New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-16

called q force.n except when used TO fashion the
deadly bolt with which Indra slew Anti. Before
Mr. Swinburne almost doubt whether girls were
called white" necks and other portions Of the
human frame swarm y; certainly kisses did not
sting" nor were things in general so apt to be
" wet" William Morris presented the poetaster
with " wan as an epthet OF water. Wan" had
been formula in the Border ballads from time i'm
memoir al. but Mr.. Morris first thought OF introduce
ing this inseraIable epitbet OF water. lt was very
pleasant IN JASON" but now IL meets one every
where Mr.. Morrss girls were SLIM" as those OF
Mr. Swinburne were white. Both he and Mr. Ros-
settl added another to the seanty rhymes TO
4" love" by employing thereof; and now We
never meet loyeD an a poem without an anxious
feeling that thereof is lurking in the neighbor
hood Who endowed the common poetaster with
utter" we do not know. Mr. Barlow-an author
rather sensitive, We fear, TO crlticism-has ridden
everything which is not utter" with this sOngster
is " wonderful" and anything that escapes these
epithets is apt to fall victim to warm" rhe
habit Of laying stress on the last syllable when
the penultmate is accented in speakng, is probably
derived by Mr.. Rossetti and his admirers from old
bo-aee. for ~diai" water dover" and
BODY are among the most ordinary conven-
tiOnallties of the modern Muse. They have Erased
water is more likely 10 rhyme now to " beer' than
to daughter" and that Byron was in error when
~ %" They Gang 1t two boobies and a noddy,
And then they LEFT of eating the dead body.
lie should have written. and if he were a minor
poet now he would write
They caught two herring and OF whitehall three,
And now more must eat the dead bodice.
This may seem queery way of writing for if We
should say "grimy" for grim" we must Say
queery" for queer9, but it is right" it Is tho
thing"
II we might offer a word of advice to a young
poet, il would be somewhat in his manner. Do
not be fashionable. If you find you have spoken OF
a slim maiden or a white girl cut ont the adjective.
Ii you must have adjective, find or dsinter
an old one. But beware OF brown" for that -
Mr.. RosSettPs private property. Make rs little use
rs possible of L" withal' and IN other words do not
displace the usual accent so as TO make 10 rest
heavily on the ultimate syllable FOrswear
utter" white" "wet." warm "sweet,"
" wonderful and generally keep keen eye on
foam" especially if 1t shows n tendency to be
blown" DistTust - h,' especially If conscience
whispers that Matthew Arnold would have sighed
an " in this very place if he had been working on
the Same subject. Avoid metres invented or re-
viyed by MIR. Swnbune; they many and mcrl-
roIous but you cannot well wite them with
originality. As you value your reputation, do not
call the waters :" wan = and if tempted 10 Use q
violet or orange sunset try if a tomato sunset will
not do Just as well or better The color of the
tomato is beautiful, and only it's association with
chops prevents this vegetable from being as poetl-
cal as oranges. Try something like this:
TOnato-reI the sunset glowCd
on VcI1iIlt waves CucumOcftne
Till night. descending, indgOd
With blue the mOurnful deep divine
II you ale successful, you will soon have followers
enough and indigo, cucumb"rs and tomatoes Will
be as common IN song roses, oranges and
danodils