New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-12
BITS or CKITICISN.

TIE IDEAL or THE ABSURD. The trick of
Iu- hng ~ poyst lab j. not peculiar 90 Nr
Ie.nysou alone. IL seems 10 be a wee 81 our Umt
GeoIg sand lu her last year. publ shed novels with
called purpose wL'cl wcr- crammed with Wild aca,
secsed 10 Lcr Us Pierre LyrOiA. ana strung together
uu. u t.clI OF !cprie prose- Gro.a. l. ot n bAila
u ROM. ras Produce d work WhiDl bYr.l-lud bored
prDlou. y-tye;y man tgd woman ~ ever opcnti ia
agr~. ArNsnate Dumas the younger a~alu, spoiit by
tie mhnauce ct ID. lcbyr,, ms printed ia4phirn
utlese--n which irW phrases OF scientific ia.k >egm
TO ape genuine scientific hupwiad-e Th'u sc had NJ
LtcJutc ac Lse. ne Fr Ech translator 81 Homer anc
me ioaui.r OF the Parma. s'n schoo. Ihls -eutema1
>c.,d to aaye get hts ambition on wiiiins 80 - To Ne
@ts aineiiloe e",r i afo,e ina, ,n ~"Sn ~
me- PIT" e r VIZ IrhdI" q lDl i was "a ca =. e oI
" fiuoC.Alll.ble lalIouHaut 'mcoa ple-on.iblr" We
haN no ttinisNau7 y't lh EuE aad-tDi is, 40 Schoo
oi N'nuS authors stt'ihS D'"ie tf eye ~, "DSdie
au dos; Lut We may Toe soon plagued Win such
SEC. u our lcuihS authors ~, hU Igni,NVu pot u',,
reuowu for wiring 8en.-lIDe Pal Mall Gazeue.
Mr.. J. A. SYMoNDs's NEW POEMs.-It is
trying task 10 Zeal wi.n DOCS o verse which conforms
To- all te formal requirements o poeuc ART ana -
certain imaginative gov, uut - aio~etAc' de'od OF
MA salt Oi spontanelty without winch poetry has nc
SAVIOR and, thereio.r 20 reason OF being We do no
say tndt Mr. symonds's porms are saVoress, or That
they have 10 rignt 10 cN> ou we must cay thar they
> 10 us noucedoy wanting IN marked feature and
individuality OF expression ANA Therefore III tha power
10 hold ma postN, us Wnch Is ere 81 tne rue, noe;
pleasure, bu II Il pleasure WHch never cum ai's ~
quick dcgut; we are 'stcd by no thlil such is VIII
rend ring OF hOugnt or EMOTION. OF even ahy perfect
felicity of phrase OF melody, OF rhythm. We pass
t4i.vel tIrousn fair landscape amid beautiful shapes
and with sound of fnt, sweet music IN ears;
but When our journey over y, tuIn ,unt 10 look ana
listen one more, the landscape ana the i-ures are os
in gl!muering mist, and the melodies melt INTO one
another Ike songs heard III dream IL spectator.
BYRoN's " SET PERFORMANCES. All Byron's
SrS"trss M Moi1 ' PEI , .ae Ia er
formance. u ever there was one. So even was the
Vision Uf Judgment o. cOuTs" has speeches We're ser
performances. One OF the greatest features of Byrons
genius Is MS power OF giving picturesque iorce To DIS
own personality. No doubt his eXp don 10 Greece IL
SELF though involving real sc>dcriiice and really high
motives. WAS set PERFORMANCES" A. Nj. Arnold
ug 10 lhC world he pageant OF MS bleeding heart"
lie never for IN instant oreo,. and never would haNe
%, ~ x are - r., wi NJ BE- hs 81 EVpo,s ncrions "a
SET performances We shall have nothing eff TO approve
There Is nothing Inconsistent wl,h hgh purpose IN
" set pr orlndnce though, OF course. where nHlue
Inconsistency out OF man. instead II selfcoa-
cous.y, We all admire ihe tone of character more
sui mere l. ole glory OF the sun. and another OF no
moon, ana another OF the stars. aud star diherch
from another star In glory Ihctc Is glory OF sell
consciousness well glory OF uucousclousness an5
By on can claim only Tie formcr- ibe Spectator
OK TIE ART OF CONFERENCE.-The there
IS by wucn even tne stu de>t oi MS may make
his uttcrahces invariably mtCre-ng ana often anus
ing, It hcre comes the great dscovely-oy telling mo
uuh The reason that the conversation OF Tools Is 20
barren Is that never tueir Il repetition OF
what they have heard read last and always spout In
minds. THEN real thoughts ana opious thsii hvS quo
dslikes. their principles and Their weahhesses Mo
world Is tending Tor. after ALL ne ioos are Tug
most important class the clever men may preach ana
write aud work, but with all their enott ihey eau ohy
slightly divert the OF the great aou Di'ch u
ignorance and prejudice that rolls on 20 steadly
throughout the ages. II the wise coulu only
understand the foolish. they might make the
world go their way; but t,e i1ohsn echo
no q the wise ava keep their
thoughts to themselves. Ana now good u
thing would IL be II women would only speak their
minds, There Is nothing that honest men desire more
than To understand nat seTous race that Is SO like
them. and yet 30 unlike. VINO snare their homes but
not tncr thoughts who So shrewd, 80 practical ami
so irrational The poor ycafn Ia break down tho
invisible barrier and see into the 1e HE OIL those AE