New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-24
BITS OF CRITICISM.

TRANsLATIONs FROM THE GERNIAN-Heyse's
speech is very apt illustration how the language Of
every country ia evidence III record OF ITS characters
feeling Heyse has depicted in Chdre ct the World
imaginable in Germany and In the German 9agle,
but they lose large part OF their not too solid realty IN
their divorce from their native Speech gaining nstsso
an uuCOmorsb le semblance OF absugdity anu ehldSl
meas Certain modes OF thought can be nsturalzel ~
little as certain words, because, in fact ths eeinzs
which the latter would espresso do not exist We penoo
that this fact Ia large part the circumstance
thar TRANSACTIONS from German novels so rarely hnt
favor In this country Though the two languages SAL
fro kindred sources they have too hopees3y dversed
for the haZy dreaming of the one country 70 De re
dered into the speech which expresses the more pao
cal instincts OF tho other.-trhe Spectator
SHELLEY AS LETTER WRTER.-Ihere ls
enc thing which Shelley seems utterly unable 20 40 t1e
can never un6cnd In his early you'll he wasf Meuay
speak IL with reyerence-a cOnsummate prlg 1he IN
ions the profound conviction OF his absolute nialubhy
are unmsi ak be marks OF the genus. ne pIk, y %
i'm ubdued aud ethereal form, II please, was never
quite knocked out OF him. lie always mas that hln1 y.
excessive seriousness which generally associate VITA
fhe feminine character. lie had no sense OF num9t
and could not have taken JOKE aDlut my U "'
crocuets IN the intimacy OF pt'aie e ho - "io
OF those innocent, pureninded auu auiltaDle pS,RS
whom we revere but In the depths OF ou heatI es.u
as % of discussing serious subjects which they
MAINTAIN on thc hastings or 10 the pulpit Iheoharae CT
h,teT ct worse than workings and cynics who can
leaf even I their own beliefs. But they haruy n"N'
good letter Writers--l ran NAL Na%otuO'
RusKINs DEFECT.-The great defect OF Rus,
kin az an nstruc for painters is that ne DANISH v
arsona element from their work This IA very eNaens
10 the painting all hts pupils aud comes PERHAPS "A
some measure from the fact OF his teaohlng Deing
az snch "A very high standard OF technical skill pus
There is another which operates more srHns ~
than this and IL is one OF whicn rNanlptos =. IN
means oonhned TO Ruskn. In Literature as wen a. -
Al there are 10 found guides who fall IN
ar rather In teaching their pupils 10 produce
GOOD work simply because they ineiotte cerln ao t
irs methods of looking at the world OF Letters or Az
What Herbert Spencer would call the moral pas anu s
religious bias, singuarly fatal In INSTRUCTORS %
or Art or Literature neither OF which is IN itsen
or immoral. religious sntireligious Certain prsses
OF Zee ling common 10 the great mass of humanity s.
much dead letter TO Ruskn Sansbrit 10 70 tns ol
mary cab driver his inoapacity 10 understand
and their influence upon men. leads 10 os
shat orring imperfect, but wlthai genuine Art wn
looks upon Nature and mankind irou the poin maj
of error rather than perfection. lie understands .nat
picture should declare the glory OF God bu. h
Il should denote the fraty OF man aud All tnoso 81
tempts al ombining natural beauty WITH the connr
place endeavors, failures. and eio1ons Vi ~ ~
which form tho great bulk OF good, mooern Ai' nv
him wasted endeayvrs.-lThe Speosa1ss.