New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-12
LoWELL AND rH& CoMuEM0RATIOY ODE.
Ell. rnderirood IN Harper.

r. IT, Underwood IN Harper.
The wounds of the war were stlll fresh ana oieed
ing and the interest of the occasion was deep ana
thrilling. The summer afternoon was drawing 10 us
close when the poet began the recltai Oh lIe 1ue.
No living audience could for the first time follow
with intelligent appreciation the delivery OF such
poem To be sure 1T had its obvious strong points
| and ,ts sonuTous charms; hut. like all Inc ialer
poems of the author IL is full of condensed thought
| and TcQurcs study. The face oil the poe'' a,"aVs
singuarlv expressive. was on thus occasion Amos.
TRANSPORTED. glowing rs II with an inward Ilghi' III
was impo, 81 bic 10 LOOK away from H. OHr axe mas
furnished many great historic scenes but this com;
| memoratiOn combined the element oi grandeur ana
pa,hos and produced an impression as dstlugas IRE.
OF tne merits of the ode u IS PERHAPS TOO soon 10
sneak In obilitv O! sentiment and sustained power
it appears 10 take rank among the first ~ IN IAN
| guage. To u, with the memories OF the war ln
mind il seems more beautiful aud of finer quality
! than the bgst Of Dryden's Whist the people OF me
| coming centuries will say, VINO knows We ONLY
know thai % auditors scholars aud soldiers ALIKE
were dissolved III admiration aud tear$.
The writer remembers that. as tnc people were
| dispensing, a tresn-l0ukng. active, and grdcciui
man. of middle ace IN isuitesa attire met rue P''b
| with an oat SIRE chcd hand. There was Hearty
greeting on both sid g, so hearty tha5 one wonders
| now il could have happened between two Is 'stoul-
| ans whose marble manners the pubic knows nom
0ur fashionable novels. IL va. not the formal touch
of piovcd hands but an OG-flsNontd energetic
| "shakpr and II was accompanied ry Spontaneous
half arcullted wO D.. snai aS the heart translates
without q lexicon. while eager AID MISTY eyes mt
each DINER he ntN-coln' 4 was hlldh VI HloI5,
the .cGlptor AID poc'
Nv ell did Y'u come =
81 reached Boston this morning. heard You
were 80 read 20 III; tbcrC Was JUS llWc 10 maze
the tIip and C,c am
aud 9, Won nave come from Rome merely 10 hear
m" rccltr an cd Well. !. IS just Ike }ou
In person Lowell Is al medium h,l-nf, rather
slender but .luea Y aud active. lis movements ~"
deliberate rather thln Iupulsivc, nolra Hg what
athletes call staying qualities His h"lr lt maturity
Wa. dark auburn %; rdd c"esiuu' lh color, ah lbs
full tcald rather i2utrr and more glowing ~ tl1;
Tie ewes OF ucuo -cH a. ar srlaoM 10 Oe c'-7 l'd
IN ordinary terms though ~ is s@'d thCr TT YaliHg
g I,r = gray. Go oucl iiigg u-.A mentions ~ w
in0rne's gray eyes: VIII the present hri.cr, Who
oice tudIed them a.te,tiy. y. t.iuI ,h,U % ed
may and brown ana a .iidt nBlc WurarT nahi} SOFT
and winning. That they Wcra so.uctIHrN occ'PTdt
We can icaGiy brh,Nc. LIS, ls cjt' 70. lrpJ,'
have ear Clue and gray tones "l,a mna'r Gmk
wOttling. Ia cNprrs~iun III ao iron ~ liid -
tive OF ms mooIs. When hXcL upon s,udy, az ~hle
listening to serious discourse they a." grave ana
p.geiriilng; M ordinary CONVEX aeon ttcy are
,,,,, ,bc.rv: m us.i,rst. of excitement iut1-
nav, Il WoG,cg nj iusire. N1'h.nG could o" EHer
t,n Ion. facial expression UIiit ceiling e'Ory
tossing q rcpaucc. Ibc features are alive win IL
cllp,ucc aud cyc4. iuri - ANA voice appear 10 Poe
vorKi.g ~ daZ1.!tc 'i-,'s li h'.ib axe lAe
finished artists u. tic tpmci'c tiaHcu>'.
The VIZ Oi Hosea BLOW b, 'Ac hai'1e Wr OF
IoweI.-instaurIuc rs llG t"luE; aud Hosea
common sease a. IrWtirs butuic-t 90. " u,lt
| tue saline man, moreover, can cNitWutrI' c'utN-
Ing pane, AMI u.o% oGj hicaiA. Oh p'ciFM
| revere rs udtu.tit a. To- Sh'he Ii'"l
| his pine. the comb, Axiom rec"ui.s all. =
! starting Otter men haN n@ve been - "l.t'.
Loa.h recall hui three ~ i0nr IN car dai So
may MI yr bad slun.l r. iuBd a. VISION 90 ll'"rt
Nlrl nave ttiNct tf1r pc on lCN
AND let Oft mvdp ,or, i.r >1tp-unhics; nUt Low u
cloiblnes ~ conversation the varyd power, OF All.
las resources ale ncNh"usjihic. IL ls no Won"rt
t1at ne ha- ben AL nrtd tor "a his best h' i ole
| Of iic most fascDa Iug of mcl. The" T. out oat
CONNER H. immortal "Autucrat and 10 Wou:d
he GL.u {. aud .rIdp5 lmpDssibic, 4" C,d" pdi-
| ALL between thc;u.
Steele SAID oi a lady that to have known aud
loved her W. a Hucral education. More tHau Onc
man VINO c,i .Yed lpwePs rOciciy found t"dt ihe
,i>o and .,itv couycIs' 90 Yc'rsdG mucu iO sup y
I,lneuted detects 80 his OWN study and training a'd
uciu.ps war. "a, cyrI latc noWcriis plants mt
hinsscrn and f.uitage. j his also souli ne sdia,
that every man VINO ha3 known Lowell well coz
sdcrs hrl much greater thal tAe aggrc-a.c Of lis
works He always gives the impression % power
III TcscrNe. 81 .
aided IN making hm one OF the p,-,s 81 nature
with the kceuest Zost. There was no quicker eye
for bro or squirrel, rare Hover on bush, and 40
more accurate ear f-r the songs or the c0mmoncr
sounds OF tHc forest.
HIS hauits were scare " misunderstanding.
co-r,.sD md ,nce clmpositlon exercise and social
conyrIs. comm! often h2p-n1z rd; YET, beng u
"a able Of idieness. he accomplished mirh. ii
works : now the effect ." las ma o. the lii
tcII.ctuaI treasures of he world.