New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-21
ARIsropAINAS AND NWLNBURYE
From The AtheB@uia.

From The A1eH9um.
n was allured INTO tnla experiment. Oy
cousideratn Of tact which EthertO does noe seem 10
have taken consideration by any traDs,at9r
OF tue nali dlvne humOrist in whose lnc.mpafDie
genius the highest qualities Rabelsis fused and
harmoLiz with the .unremes. gIts OF shriey hame!y
that his marvellous metrcal invention OF tue
hcpameter was almost exactly rep'Ouuc'Die III Leu
guage to wnic1 II variations ana coinoinauons OF
aDap9Jlc, lanDlc, or WOcnao uetIe are DE- iatul eu
plabe all dacyc and spoudac forms OF verse are
unnatural and aBhOrrent As 1t happens, this highest
central n;trlude Ui mot adorable masterpiece Is 90
easy 10 detacn from hs dramatic setllng, anu
even from It, lyrical context as 1t was easy 20
give line for line uf II III English. III TWO met
rical points Ony does my version vary from ih'
verbal pattern Of the original. | have or cou 81
added rDyme-. and double rhy mes az necessary mhh
weights for the imperectlOn OF AZ Otherwise
language and equally OF course nave not atoemP,eu
the impO-s rle and undesirable TASK OF rcprOuuelE ne
rare EXCEPTIONAL effect Of line Oyercharged on purpose
with IA prepODdeia OF heayy-iooted spondees ana
this for the obvious reason that even II stch r.
watch dOu5t-coulI be ex- Cty represented 1901 oy
foot and pause for pause, Ill bngllsn TINS tnesn me
would no more BE- a verse III any proper sense u tnc
word tnan il the line 1 an rriting at tins moment
And nay main intention, or at east my MAN deslre, III
far as possible for English cars the music OF TINS
resonant and triumphant metre, winch goes ringing at
fun gaLOp az or horses VINO
dance as 'twere to the music
Their own hOOis make.
wond not seen over curions search OF apt or in
apf auotian nut uOthiug be tter than verse Of
sakespeares praise 20 and TO describe the most
typical verse Of ArIstophanes.I
THE BIRDS, 5s5-723
Come on then. ye dweilerS by nature IN darkness,
and like to the leaves generations,
That are little of might, that are moulded of miTe,
uner during and shadOWliEe natlOuS,
Poor punches ephemrrals, cOmtortiess mOrals. as
Visions Of shadows fast fleeing,
Lift M yOur mind unto Us that are deathless, and
Gate,ess tne date Of our beng; .
Us children II heaven MS, ageess for aye, us, all Of
whose thoughts are eternal; o
That We may from hence0rth, having heard or Us
all things Alright rs 10 matters superuai.
OF the beng of BIRDS ard beginning oi gods, and OF
slams, aud the dark beyond reaching,
I'm. fulty EupKy gnf, ; bid ErgQl-
Gus pack wish has preaching
II WIS Chaos ana Night a. tie first, and the black
ness OF darkness. and He'll broad border
Earth was ROT. nor AR. neither heaven, When m
depths If lac womb ~ tne dark without order 10
Firsi tEiug hrj-boru of the hach-plumed Nlgl NJ
was wind-egg matched III her BOSOM
Whence timely wirh seasons revolving again sweet
Love burst ut "a blossom
Gold Wines gl-aming forth OF bis hack. ike wnIri-
winds gU~tiiy tarnluE,
He. after his w,dl0ck with chaOs, whose wings are
Of Gar1 ues. in hell br1ad-DurnluQ,
For his uestlInss b'ga him the race Of Us first, and
upialsed = TO Ii IhJ new-glted. 10
And be- ore mis- not the race Of the gods, until
all things hv ave were uni'e (:
And of bi1d . with kind IN communion Of ma
tuTc the ky aud ne are
Br0nch. forth and the earth, and he race Of the
god evcrl 3stiDganG biest. - th At we are
PARKWAY tie most ancient Of all things best And
that We OF Low Z, generation
There are manifest manifold signs. We have wings.
and with "a nave the Loves nIolmtipn; 20
And manifold rair younk folk thai iorswore love
once, ere me bloom OF the u ended
Have thu men that pursued aud desired them sub
duo. by iGe help of us only hctrieu. ed.
With suen bllts rs quail. haming0, goose, or
a cocks comb staring and splendid
All bet good things that betall men come from US
birds rs Is plain 10 all eaSOu
For first we proclaim and make known 10 them
,pri,ic and the winter aud autumn IN season: %
Bid SOW wneu the crane sCartS changing for Atrlc.
in shril-vOced emlgrant numbcT
And calls 10 the plOt 10 hang ~ his rudder again
tor the season. aud slumJer;
gull( ttTeSLpg the thief. lest be
strip men OF thclra II II freezes.
And gam thereafter the KITE reappearlng an
nouuces "a change IN the breezes
And Iat here il the season snearlng your sheen
of their spring wool. Tim docs the swallow 30
GIVE vou notice TO sell grea;coat, and provide
something gnt for the hear that's 70 follow.
Thus are we rs Anmon. OK Dephi, unto you, Do
dona, nay = Gbus Apollo.
For a. hrsf We Gene all % get augureS of BIRDS.
even such IS Ia all things VOur carriage.
Be he matter matter of irale, or OF earning your
bread. or Oi any ones marriage.
And all tnIugs We lay TO the charge OF bird that
belong 10 Discerning prediction: 80
Winged fame Is Dlrd as you reckon YOU sneeZe,
anu the signs bird for conviction:
All tokens are birds with yOu-sOunds too and
Iackeys aud dOukcys. Then must It not How
That we are to YOU all "a the manifest god - i
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