New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-06
BITS or CRITICISM.

| FORu ~ AMERICAN POETRY.-It is undena'
bic that in OF the most distinguished Of american
poets exists marked deficiency ~ the srnSe Of forn,
! I'm symmetry Of construction ard I'm finish. Poe vn
master I'm al the magic ~ rhythm Wlzaiu coDWus
! pOteny with musical balance ~ words. longtloS
IN bis ripper work. displayed hne technical skill elsd
and Aldrich have hardly living suwriQf IN nn,s
of pure technique I'm the essentially artistic qiaiho.
| tions OF a poet. But these stand ont rs exceptions
Sometimes II looks as n the idea we're Ot supreme in
medium rf I. oppression Is handed with tfac" ~ M
rorance contempt In me minor po,, ,
uften that their reverence for their AT Is schiT
TINT 4 ~ have dlsdan Of CAREFUL and 1ey"tu lanr,
uorhas 80 perception Whatever ~ the need n ieeasns
~ roshins oi perieciing would he gnu. 'nh inr
nit tse tui The tact Inst in siutpny verse s1hlHe
Genius 10 hidden not displayed treat wcts y ,a9
Was II iauli. lhe fpfupo Week
n,tpst'a s,fHn.=we haze secs comparison % W.
boob ~ tiVW itst7st whtl " u ha9 al'i 'Fsagslael
us Ihat ths critic ha nhYef fead hrH. As 'HA',sfs
nul rehiris"' u hii H'l ~ % , Iteailg IA
iva together, rev filirs VIII have hNtli N''t o.a
deciiing ihat Ffevosls work 10 one of sunlha " a. ~
eis QUO d" talent '''i, aig , Abe ia hat i@
mortal nook slnicb deep down TO- ihr g. l'ts n md
nature; VI. Daudet has az best observed is n'sti @
has ming led n0 iiitle convention win his VnS'''
! 1.-The saturday Review
! snIE-sue Is not an instrument ouiwariB iplHlsaa
To language for s embellishments IL Is hs nue. ,iss
OF an written ana spoken matter the ,,,ni.a
! life that transforms mechanism mo ~ h,aeo1t
hrcnthcs ou every pore, aud dlfses thiusnS1
| all it's movements prevailing personal Y"'s.,ass
The nature this personal quality Is however n'i N.
able because l. indefinite. The sources Of u az no. -
upOu the surface. They not 10 be found III u' -
of worts the structure ~ sentences. Inc ehe' ~e
atmospheric. Perhaps should not be lar wrong -
called IL sentiment Where there is an absence % ;;r
/ there is an absence OF charm; and II w. IL
| has no style, IL Is not as a writer th"' nav
specially concerns Us. though what lac Wiltes mTii
be OF great value But neither grace, dghl -
beauty essential TO the nature OF STYLE They are on
attributes Of q eOOd style; and when we say 81
that be has a bad slylo, do NOT mean thai ne IL.
style al al. There l. only one quality essehua 70
nature OF style and that is Individuality Inc preSA
OF this quality sometimes makes ruggtduess pt,iS, 80
the absence Of IL always leaves symmetry lnsipG'-'N
| LyttOn.
Mr. CABLE IN TIE SoUrH.-Mr. Gable Is gen,sS" ~
! OF BoatOn culture His opini0us are lhoSe u,s,af
New England man. lie expects. WIN sIlgo iblssr
his rapicr to give quictus 10 error behind tue
arras and To pronounce Dead FOR dneat a s,s
that which provoked bis wrath Such stage rosNss
very harmless But the South Is not The gUlty iAO'"
this Hamlet who feels
He must be cruel only 10 be kind -.
Mr.. Cable listened 10 quietly and Win the resp
due 90 q guest ,.,..isn %
We cannot accept Mr.. Cable rs the proper hers
the south There who were Dorm Oh 49, ~
sol. ana to the war; and were gallant, .at, Il
der the -p1thern cross, aud vel are n"' $500 but
southern oplnu,s The south has eyils Va 61it t.s
they greater degtee nor =, - -ou;,
those az other sections OF The Union Morris we ,saI
less inclined 10 rcpress crime or --"nh1i,S'o.
ID the North VI the VEST Iu'kalOos" ~"-s''V