The New York herald., 1878-12-30
1.-THE POET AND HIS MASTER. /"

Mr.. Richard Watson Glider is already well known
among our younger American poets. his work appear
Ing frequently in our magazines. while book of his
poems has been before the world for the last three
years. In handsome little volume, enriched with
dainty vignettes and published by Scribners, he
presents his poems that have appeared in various
publications in the interval It's title. .'The Poet and
His Master" is taken from the last poem in
the book. We find here high level Of
metrical excellence evenly maintained Indeed
in the matter Of form it is the Characteristic
OF the best Of younger poets TO be nice to
the point Of inncing high is the polish Of their
yersifcation. To the music of gentle emotions Dir.
Glider sings. Tho ideals of perfected love. warm
hearted hopes and trust of cherished memories Of
life Of argeeyed calm beyond, of mellow content Of
Joy that only smiles, all through the walls Of
material things, form the burden Of his songs.
little well said upon given theme and he is content.
1t Is not surprising that with this bent and this reti-
cence he should be drawn toward the sonnet and in
the half-dozen to be found in his book some of his
subtlest work is to be found Hero is onc:-
'-rnE STAR
The evening trembles aud hides from him
Mho fan would bold y With imporous stare;
~ h"s s sss .srsss ,.S 10 lsnfs ion aes y end ~ dim
Cool sunshine, esagnt from tho white eircas air,
Through lonely land. through cloudy seas, aud
So when my frie1a los, him sho was her neat
of s"nalife % her M fe-4all day the dgh
She slept Heaven sent rs comfort In the night
This may fairly be taken a sample of his mood.
IT observes action from distance; IL looks most
upon the things that reflect itself; hence it seeks the
beautiful and calm. If it glsnccs the awful the
terrible the horrible once aycrts its gaze and
docs not qua shudder. because II q reserve OF
philosophy that i stoicai. but epcurean. There
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morning sea. to nature in his songs
OF Early summer Midsummer" and "Early
Autumn; !" more strength in tho Poets Fame" more
sadness in "Ihc Poet and his Masier'-the compel
ling spirit that will not let his Tyre lie dle--than in
the example We have quoted. but IL may fairly stand
for all Tho subjective thought Is the theme the OBJ
jectvc pointing only tho incident Like the angels In
the vgncte On the frst page il j. head and wings.
IL il natural enough that the modern English poets
who adopt similar strain should influence Mr.
Gndcr's expression. most of all Tcnnyson. whose
lghtrcss o. touch of real things Is dwelt BY so
large soul and whose word.shading il 20 exquisite
II is curious. however. 70 note how calm poet az
Mr. Glider extracts something from the method Of
even intoxicate a singer az swinburnc. while a
Elcam 81 Rossctti is not to be unexpected. ''The
Poets Protest" is pure Tennysonian, Early sum-
mer" IL family swinburnian and the "White and
He'd Rose is Rossettoid He has, however lucent
style Of his own, In the first poem Of the book
which il admirable. Aweakness natural 90 young poets
81 visible in parts OF his book namely the tendency
60 wonder and. perhaps unconsciously, suggest
what his fame viii be. Az rule, this IL irritating.
They themselves In the next world in very good
company, and comparison Is almost forced with
their friends who are admittedly In the armament Of
song. Coming. unsuspected Of sclf-suficency. from
the brain 10 the pen. it different front what
il does when looked At with cold eyes. Mr. Glider
writes sonnets we'll and therefore may tell 'what
il a sonnet" We learn Of it--
Thgs wns fame that shook with Danses breath
The solemn ORGAN wherroB Milton plNy ed.
Aud eoar glass whore shakespsares shadow falls.
We might have heart Of Petrarch too. but that
would not have piled amy more Ia his sonnet ON