New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-28
BITS OF CRITICISM.

PoR's ART OF PERsoNirCATION.--A tendency
TO personiy every emotion and all natural phenomena
displays itself in the poets earliest lie tells
that he can the darkness that lie hearkcn to the
the grass makes as II grows, can interpret the
language the hod 10 the sand on the sea-hoe. aud
can hold converse with the wind Love alone or almost
alone among the passions proper to poetry had been.
to P0e's tine peTsonhed by all the poets but ne
projects in concrete shapes every human passion all tho
workings OF the intellect and all the srrngs Of sense
tion other poets had been content to leave III its
and abstract condition was conscious thing on Poe,
Impulse and part OF his craft, until at length he cared
neither explain his persouihcations nor account for
aud the In his Of them taste IL was
this period he alleged that with intellect or con-
science poetry such hrs had only collateral rela
dentally, upon duty or truth."--Irbe Academy.
THE RELIGIOUS NoyEL-..We believe firmly
that whatever peoples station in lie may be, and what
business they may DC engaged in from statesman
ship to milnery-the one thing capable OF giving m
portance ana interest TO their business, and being
adequate object Tor their lives conscious and honest
endcaSOr 10 serve God The rule holds good IN regard 20
all work alike, whether public or private, social or do
mestic, exalted or hnmble the handspring OF action in
every one tho manifold occupations Of the human
should be nothing less than the highest motive, and just
proportion this Is acted is the goodness OF the
work done There cannot DC better example OF whas
than the hOusemaid In the well-kno"n story,
who said she knew she WAS converted now because she
took up the mats and busted under them that
IL say that directly religion became realty 10 her
she recognized the import ance OF doing what she had 20
do cOnsclentously anu therefore thoroughly Ihe result
OF this tram OF thinking on some people IA That they tbnA
good VIII be done the sly OF DOCK known ~ tho Is
iOus novel; but Lere We dlHer' ana "huo iuuy smPf
thAug with and respecting the motives OF the "tiLeI|
We doubt their having hit upon the Oest method iOr
attaining the end they desire: People who want TO lead
others to the belief which their own greatest happnes,
and SUPPORT rarely succeed by talk great deal abot
~ for When religion is made tangible In that way, the
ni side world apt deem IL wanting III genlhehess
and i'm that matter, loss Oi genulnchess-cFch houSh
only parentnsyitaDly Involves also loss OF power ~
iutueuce Tue less obvious influence - the DETER Ia
General and IL often takes most effect where Altogether
unntentonaL But IN the religious mover all ths Is usa-
ally lost sight OF The London Spectator
Mn. RICHARD GRANT WHITE AS A MUSICAL
CprrIc --'lhe author OF the remarkaOlo articles ia
NE Century ON the History OK the opera
Richard Grant WHITE the distinguished writer
I'm whom We owe, among other things, Ills adlhlIaois
cdit,on Of Shakespeare enriched WIN thoughtiu anu
ie.rned comme Atfes ami whose recent work England
without and Within" hns met with sucn felnAIhdolo
reception A yiOoucellist endowed with sensitive
musical organization aud having passion Ior 'ho NV
of sugng Mr.. Grant ate has tue hOhO OF INV hs u
nunratrd serious and philosophical criticism III the
United states His aesthetic discusslOns Oi musical anu
performances contributed SfcSy 10 elevate 'uo
tnae of the opera going public OF New YORK We nave
read with lively pleasure the pages III whch ho recoh1s
his early Impressions diletante am passes III TO
view all the artists who have SUCCESSFULLY been heaiu IN
America These relations III Mr Grant "hto arc very
,%stworthy and remarkably precise; aud We have
found In the portraits which his pen has drawn peiiece
resemblance all those who are curious III 'ho
progress OF music abroad, ana al artists "uo ~
xisf the United states. 10 read these articles III I"o
Ceut,ry They will ind In them BODY OF iacts, Oi III
rormation of valuable counsel and OF nne CRITICISM
XShoh they will seek In vain elsewhere ~ II 10 70
hoped that Mr. Grant White after ths tn IN
seiies of articles Will not neglect To PuDusn thein IA
Volume For ourselves wo should take TINS OF nul III
vood part that We may then present Ia these ooiuos
resume Of An admirable and ensilns "in crtavs Mn.
al 1ctionary one OF the officers Of tho Paris Cons"<
vatoirs. IN 4" Le 0enesIeL