New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-12
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
pRowN,NG,s NEW POEM.
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A. pr,w,;ng exnlains the character OF his new |
.rI,re bv means of n short Prologue in which the
,esnse of the verse-rakcr is exercised with scr'to'
yrm humur Rarely has true poet ventufea 10
aunh lengths in search of "a rhyme, or So ifeeg
&b,,,vn IN lightweight 10 balance the line. ~ he
has IN the two pages which compare Ferish'ahs
yancies with dish of spitted uitoans'
PRAY. reader. have ynu eaten ottolans
Ever ~ Iiay = .,....-
tteeali how pnuhs there rruh them for my plans
Tu - iiytp with srit allvs
Az ihs Italian cooks safve nttniahs oh sR"we'
with hts ~ tiast and saee leaves "ihtefsretse"
itgist .asb tatinp" sn tho raet nliethates the ~
sud Aha t,spiens q dozen araloeues ahl muiei dia
aeassas, ,enVad hV istlpal hotsels, hht al '" W.
sgailowad together it wa Wanld hsvh tho hn" haN"i
nj The dish iha rhvmei sianfas, win mN''nni
iu,pagt aud 0ften a innsloal Cadence nave 'pi"'
enee ~ all cases ~ the yery serious hiahh verso
which preondes them reference not always" "
yious, bat perhaps most poetloal when " 10 m"s'
r.onndite. which is tho ortoIan and which IL Tho
crust il is not necessary To inquire, since We arc
hidden to bite through all at once and to digest
them if We can. feI.shtah's Fanoles are the con
illusions of tho Persian sage upon tho highest ques-
tons of existence, the problems oil morahN' '"o
reconciliation of Omniuotent henovolehce WIN the
permission of evil the value of life, and the qna'y
of human actions. The lessons are taught either IN
fables or In the dscOurses between the dorvish ana
his disciples. That il is mans duty 10 strNe III
ste.a of trusting azily TO Providence; that we must
thank God for His mercies instead OF repihihs a'
His chastiscmcnts; that God values hearts work
moro than heads work that prayer BELTS man. ana
ia not rs sophists pretend. a remonsirance against
fhc divine will; that man has done his part Wheh
ne sen Is forth love and gratitude to what no COLI
ceiyes to be tho supreme author OF goon' even
though his conception GO astray; that II pam were
nut out of the world there would be no room ieit
for thanks to God or for love to man; that Goa pun
ishes for correction not for vengeance, and that
the only hell is a knowledge Of what we have ost
by sin; that we ought to taste freely the eood
things of existence 20 desire JOY AMI thank BOD Tor
IL. that we should be grateful to Heaven Tor the
smallest and commOncst favors, and not waste the
mower of love in wOndcrncnt at divine nhtrN"iS'
that we are to do duty III the niue pot '"o1
God has ruled of for not frctting over scrnpu'
lously about the all-sceng eye. but only remember
ing the final account; that tr1ie wisdom - ove ho'
The pprsuit of unattainable know ledge; that tho
broader vision and the clearer sense VIII see I'D inc
mingled good and evil pain aud pleasure OF life not
amere succession Of black spots, hut the cleaning
of the general preponderatng brightness these are
the teachings which Fershtah inculcates by par
able and by argument.
Itmnst he confessed that the philosophy Is some
what painfully hammered ont. AMI that there are
sentences hardly less difficult to arprelend IMAM INC
ethical and Theological puzzles they are ntendeu 10
elncidatc In one two places Mr.. browning h'is
here carried his habit of obscurty to an almost
beart-breaking darkness The subjects are alb
struse and the verse rendered additionally severe
bv bold elpSs aud the inccssant invontioh OF oo-
structinp paragraphs In such metaphysical lahors
We do not expect to find the flush OF strong ieeing
thc accents Of sympathy, the play OF rich fancy
The flow of melody, tho analysis OF the human hcart
or the dramatic display of character whieh marx
The higher kinds of poetry. The excellence OF the
finest portions Of Fershtahs Fancies lies III the
roetica apprehension of beautiful truths, the III
grnious philosophical reasoning and its terse pre-
else and furcible statement, the elevation o. the
,nurcutlons and the imaginative illustrations Ivy
yhrh the sagc rhtons his deep discourse II tho
svr iarka rr;rr the strength OF the diction makes
ancnls n the Thought not impuls,ve, II u always
noble dirniHca and unromuun. We have referred
10 the shuit lytral arl anatury pieces placed he
fwrcn The praver n Visions " the book and we cory
sne 81 the most STRIKING of them an example of
,hs sorts ihhoi az srnS aud charm of nys'icai
-irsiHn The lrssir hv vhvh u 70 sngsest"' -
.s,,,etea M ,h-ss uats 81 f,iishtahs:
lhank, rraise lave
leNtH 49, ,hia fHt the l6Vpt iatn,9 hist
lts tNun,rais ~ cpe',iiisi sbtt hssde
tsst WenlneisHrs he'd rtpfi"nPt1
sneh Netis asisssiHs ies nv it'ie ii'e
ye,se-,sat,ug was ieas, al m5 yHiHes: ! Waived
Wealth liza, never va vas hat Hlsh. he-aii thA'
versa making were
Ii the lie roali hat enslheu TO wish et the m'nd
he lad hare. ,.
60 | said, TO du little 10 bad, TO do noiniag Is
worse -
Aud made verse. ,
Ioye-Inaking,-how simple matierl No depths TO
explore . =, ,-.
No heights Id life to ascend! No disheartening
Before
No anrightlng Hereafter,-lOve now will DO love
evcrmOre. - 8, a.,
60 felt 10 keep silence were iy:'-aii Ian
guage above,
made love.