, 1879-06-28
"Detmo1d," d Romance, by W. H.
Bnhop--Tho Second Coming
Of Christ,
Literary Notcs---Ncw Books Ito-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF the
Month.
.Whet Is Llght?" by q. P. Randall
Wasted Forces IN Natufe-goisnoa
Notes,
LITERATURE.

Mfs 1Gu1fAuIS EhEllGSt ht( ~ 70 uISARus 'At0
strong contrast with his nat,rcr work by tho
publication OF -aTho Lovers Tale" Three
parts Of this poem wore written In tho authors
10Th ycar. Two parts were printed, but aftef-
vards withdrawn from the press. One Of tho
POETS frIende-the sano whose virtues arc cell
epratcl iu "ln Mornortam "-priyately clrcn-
la.ed amoug their common associates sotno Of
,he printed copies, without tho orn1sstous md
sfnendmcnts TINT tho poet had In contemplation,
and mnrrcd by many errors OF the compositor.
OF late years thcse TWO paris have been n,er-
Jlessly piratcd.' The nutllor has therefore
dceu,ed,it best to reprint them, together with
Tho unpublished third part, Hritton at tho same
time, and the seguu1,-a work Of alter lilc,-
1.-THE Golden Supper"
The Hrst three parts Of tho poem exhibit tho
qualities OF stylu that arc characteristic OF
youthful aud ardent temperament, and q COM
psrattYely unframed intellect Fullness OF dx-
prsasiop, excess Of sentiment, doubtful tnsto IN
Tho choice Of images, mar be observed on nearly
every paro. Though tho movement Is 40 im-
pctuous II advances moro slowly toward DELI
na end In the first three parts than In tho last
It wants precision. It dAshes against small OBJ
s..uctsons In the way, and cddys madly about
them. The descriptive passages, though very
beautiful, arc long ind lauguid. VIC can give
only this one:
There came glorious nnorotng, such enc
Az uawps but pnco q season. Mercury
On such morning would hare AunR h!mselt
From cloud to cloud, and awum with balanccd
70 soraa iall mountain: when sa!d tohss ..-
And men 10 soar II: for al that oshcr sazed.
Sssos hs ppsphet as tho and hs
Ruck'd into oncncAa u To lnt!e asaf
Wero drunk into the lumost blue, wa stood.
viii hands for enyes. unlocking and almost
Wali,ng 70 see some blessed shape tn heaven,
60 bathed wo Nore IN 6tlllanee:. Mover 1ee
Ponrsy'th S.v II Iu,e such M saiden delugo of ilcht
Into the middle summer; for that day
Low, rising. shock his WINGS and charged tho
With spioad Msy-sweots from bound to bound, ana
Pr1.h 151" s1s mo Il ths sun, and from within i
Burst thso' tho hoalel buds, md se ent his soul i
Into tho songs Of birds. and touch'd far.of
iii mount iii. .sltars, hts high hills. with lame
1i!der and. PufHF.
Tho speech Ia extrayaeant, even for lover
crazcd by grief. Ono is constantly reminded Of
"Lockslcy's Hail." tho smooth yeralleation mud
oYcrbutdened sentiment OF which arc moro than
ouca anticipated In tho youthful poom:
. She was dusk-haircd, dnrh-oycd:
Oh, such dark eyeal single glance OF them %
VIII govern 4 whole 1sfo from birth to death,
Careless OF all Things eIec, leu on VIII 4'Eut
n ,ase .a,r.of amp ~ 10 ,,tic, Ionornnsn:
You cannot nnd their dopth; for they TO back,
And farther back, md sttli withdraw themselves
,c.i !ma9 s,rn @ frnm hor fn,ntains tn tho br.n
hti pouring thro', Hoods with redundant life
ueF narrowporta!s.
Trnst nc, long ago
H. should t, q have d1ed. T., y ). wcrs poss.oIs
Which d. poa1 within n,e: / lid died,
trhnn ;magt' lila a chaF,n NJ Iaht and strcnrtb
Upon thS watcrs, pustl'l mo bacE aaaIn
q ,hsss ds,sftsa sands oi ls sa5Fs2!ite II :. .
FoIj into dast. and crpm5ledi in tne dark- -@~'@
Forretiiug aow 10 render beautiful
TSns a,dst nj s,v"v ,na anwnrd. cnmf1 ner,i,
Will tnn ~ ~ mntro. ~ ~ III ,lehsn pe'sh
Didss awatliis thgssIt ali round Hone's au,ot urn
f1ss!Ss' .t.!s
Mash happier, 1t sesms to u.s. nre occasional
And h,r o,,, ..,,o u,,h a.seotnd
1nto nv hen,t ~ fhroneinS fsrciss nnmn "ea'"e3'
to 'sss sss ~ FIX wss ay,
~ "''@ "e" 1 "eo' ~ '' - "ee''
AMI Il, III, ,n,.,a.n, .un,tta ~ n., m,ni;
Law ia 1 mao hsfar. H. III II. ~,
Thsrs shnro bonsS mysoif nv; s "a rrwn a, K,r,
Thets, whyrs sh.t Nv aSown'd ~ a1soif a. Rino
There IN ny rsaim and even o. my thsono, '''As'
Ano'"sT ....-... ........,..,
lho ~. second ana third parts gro morn tumultu'
oaa. Inc peftafosa aplflt VIII not rest 1t secs
Visions and dreams dreams. sttl' It tolls Its OWL
Story nut win 80 mach gttae'on that The hear
Ct can ecascaly separate INC actual from tho
.aes'. "has Julian has seen and what he thinks
70 naa sven hso so confused ID bis pooT brnln
tha1 they form !of alta only one existence. Tho
marriage ID 1oF h1m q funeral.
Tho bo,,o,. ,o,,tnu n, N, ,.,, 4aofc famo on me-
Tho yi.!on Of tle nlet. A. harctofoso
l"tboucGt by slow desrocs ths "u,ien ~ III oto~'
To,Td quicker, nnt the breakcra o., ill., TX sMo,,
Ana ;hoae tat asld tho bsr botan. meHs Win me-
NoYcd Win one splfit round abomt III hsx hs''
Trod swiftor etot,s: and yThiie Tntn;h stiih ,h.
l. marvel At that gradual change, thoueos 'As''
-Four 6olts lusIcad Of one bcaan 10 rlne'
Four mary helix fot,r n,eety marrfs 81 hs,i.
IL cianEins coacneo % japxilas peal On psslM' sl'
Tas vaods i,nor Mi liz Hi o0''S'
WaYsd with 4 sudden g,,st hit swoeptnu dovn
Took tho edges Of tha naIl. md Nav X a., uo"a
o1ss tho soad,px sess: s1St tu3md; G!s nv noo,.
shIank IN No, ike snow .ilake Ia tao Iaaa.