, 1880-12-18

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tho medium for Introducing u. 10 lis mistress.
Her Ercsts arc mnnynnd "htgh-bUrlL" First,
1he sf,ek. n1as,oa .browod jews With cold and oruo
''0" ~ "' "'' I pItsnI ,rcokA
Vivid nnd n,o,,tlc. nonthrr.i'to n in grace.
And i,v THAR ai,lo.
The y,,,',,,, ,,u' ual%ioon. n or r,nncro, 1,omc.
n.iration 1T all her noble guests:
IIg! IEI[igh ,t3hrnncl ,lron her ooryen ivory co,tch
Ine & siEaens. is' The Queen Of ttat eho!eo Court,
f sss H.. III w., - ~, !o snE mw apoc.
it when tc tsLnutrs vnisrs thril,rf lin 1l"' nir
t}hu rnisetl iiur ws,ft1I lisls md nnze,i ninr
Az though her ao,ii wero tIrrttir III its aienp
Nur knew tho iif1 tutt inppcd llcr day by day,
r 5,r sf,tary sf,F. nsGamcti II rln's ~ atars
aht m'on s'onc .he's 'ust'o"s ''s nRo 'noo'-
Tho wHvcs Of ripplina gold that crowned her
Rmnll
Tha swy swn Eonas'h hs ss ssf x9S
| Ibis.
Now cnrc'css resting OH her gnthoretl g,iesta,
N1w nt y tsq hp oSr;
IT,, IT. cossrs t, tiro;'iinK WITH faint tiisas,c:
Controlling svery y"'tthfai curve ya md iIi'e;
sfss bfss eSn. fnats s us aes sse sSsa
a. At tls teast size y he hsa, from robus, one Of
,ns 1T n"t'fS,s " u o ~, Mn9Gne; ~; ; a!M ufiSr
liz irssI,t, 1,f Itoijn.ss. '' ~ ." A'0'A 1A''A
Published In Doston by James Il, osgood
-"Couutry Love md Citv Life. an,1 Other
Poems" wul,iti be IL il,,,cI, ,n.t1 ittIns titi.
costfts tbc riinu faSturo IN y t,n poGtt S
lii. 81 .tnl,n o,uenrs Ia II" n ,nn1, win has n
ruf,rl ,taj to snv. mil nrefnrs nnn,rv tn nrnso
d. /, lnctl,,tu of txprcssion, Tlere Is s,,,nu
aulet l.l'nlor IN tho shorter, poenlgst., nn tho
yers,IllcI stories nre intercst','g. llis rl'ym-
you'd this he offers nothing. unt snt,c nf tho
eitorts, ~ on pagu Is, arc l'oattless. u y Il
very ordinary hook Of poems, u very far
AWAY gct,o M 0l t!le poet'c thunder Of tho 'nns-
sis 81 surlo us yerss fro, tho sonnet to .rho
Press" Is n falr sample Of Mr. st. Johns
s'yle:
Ts ,y otrsm II a,,,,t'a. II or ,sk sSt1!s! II p,cs
Gr sexs il thunder 'roiisi
% %hat s isaSe" ~ st% ies Sirss ''u ''e''
oIr cliaMll"n, .1.lyocate, nllli Hniae,-
lne .tess, my tr!ss'us: Try .,an IL" rsess.
Not ut oil bud, but nothing remarkable.
4au''s,ien 1.' III nos'''' ny ~. mi'!''a''s " ~
-Jntt-Vfn" IS lnoicSsenly TomnhIi4c
GySstpry tnd III yefse Is " Mrs T., Al; p i
Ss snt,s lo r ssGs ,sg'e 4 @ r. !ne IL GatsKi iS i
tilan lMlllc. IL Is inIpossihl9 to praIse any.
1lng ~ eonneetian Wy VIII ~ tiss b9Gk eXeept tI
Mr. Sheppnrtl'a cuts nmt tflq oihslli1E oI tl'G
yDii,Ie: The yersIileatsoIl ~ vory Dna ni!a
GntSkllls Wltn nero ~ llle mime ol Leon
de Al!!.trX II oMat emo,ngM, mni Is,,tmfEu l1;.l
gr9nnais lor c!!tiVatea eietteiis t, ls aeenei!y
| hwkwnrtt. Dut TUG pnOk ~ talll ~ untlerei-
opel siailcs and 1n,lIiy constructions, md y
IL W c!a53seu Will u1o Efo"'ns Aass u
poetic trash.
| MIR, Leighton Is tho author OF the volume
| nntifiinl 4 SnnI,.mnr..,s Nrenn, fin nnY
| tri"i ~ In ,,Ent IA r. ,,n+ an,,"roriiw nn,'n.
lis "l q doing in wei @ " liz @ nppsas itbS' to bS c" oyrr
inaHea: NOT tnnt ms own WORK IS nAAl III
btioi wa was II beyoi,.i lis powers. W 'i The scMti-
Mcnt fclt Is well oppressed 9y hin! ~ tllc see. e.
oHu sla',H'a ol tlls soii'.Gt ~ oh"Aspe"fe
S.Ses eaqh sss g1sr ) a. thouxnt,
win iva or patbss ,nir mir or ardeur @ friu6t III
Exocttv. Not lint Mr I,o,phfon c,,nmot
work viii TOO ,ua,y n,nEnilou,,cMt nrete,l-
s!ons. lie drives up with Il four-lorse ba-
rnuele nnu nlltrlucrs M 1Istl @ seeks 10 Wln iayGr
o noss i,t'S ~ s c :; t,ss',n Rntt t,nt
fhnt Ia II noi nnrt. bt ihnt hn I'M, ,yrlts
genuine poetry. But lis thonlo must be bet
ter adjusted to his ability t9 handle It. =,
iT;!n,llx;,cp!tne, MY U1her rne9ssI;, hY
int, inaa tint - senf "nu;,.tira M fnrtI, In NV
an uiloTen.ling rl,blte. Happily It iins Il tit
to 1iIore merit thin le other work, although
, tl1o odo g. 70 lcrscphone y tl'c leaSt . to % oYr
Snm.s IT tie sb"rter ~ sot,,,ots have ulcnsn,st
ring nflt! show thought and some strength Of
eXnresst0n. In others tho puetic vein Is ell
tire,y wnstng iisfG II & vcrse m H., fr1rt 1, t,e
so's ~ tae Dep"tHnt' oou1 ~ L'io A'ooS