The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-17

10 be exIect.d from new couutry. "A
new government and a new psopl..
In short. IL WAS not rscy win Inc
flavor OF hitherto untitled SOL. Ell
cept for local sIlJslons. the wO,k- "'
lLopsfellow. Lowell. Eme sou. haS-
ia, re. srd II INES, the, CIR pi"iheu'
migpt have BIN composed undrr INC
roof.trees OF Eoglish homes and > Eog
ii;-h Il .sd.s. or M th. shadow ~ Fog
Ish oak or yew trees. Living. IN ~ II
charming of them all was 30 Il gum
in spirit ss well "a IN culsurr in"t ne
had laid the scenes Of macy OF M most
interesting works in the most classic
shires OF Old Fog and.
They adm ted that Cooper was
iuniaue 10 bis Indian d. m'io. but ne
MIGHT easily have been 'ransplan,ei
Epglishman. whose imagination nal
10. u ,un met bs traditions If the abo-
rcincs ~ BY the rOmtrtlc IN crest ~
Inf. IN prIm,vil fofe.ts or on limliless
prsI'les.
Pc. thev assert ed belonged 10 no age
AID no patton. II II doub 'ul. even.
whether be could be clalmed b. the
earth.
IT is very Interesting and at the same
time. amusing TO ,b.erve fue eage'De's
WITH winch 50 many Epglsh readers.
under the irhI-oce Of this sentiment.
have p ri ,di 'allv'seiz'd upon sIm- OBJ
scure Ame, &c IA aui nor auI held nm ~
as ODE uf he yrrs lew wiIt-rs whom
this country has produ 'ed. who reduV
reflected the surpostd uniqIe spirit
of our social, Iudust, ial AID political
! institutions
l. wuuln be bard. for instance. II ex-
age ate the den ht aid eUihu-I'sm
win wpicn maDv Eugi s1;;;eu 4 poo
found culture a. d q s'IuguIsne' literary
tepatalI.n received an, Le0res Of Grass
book 40 free IN IA uk"' BUd 'an
.usge hat il has been Ilsced under toe
b ~ of Amefic9" law - "'s 'snr ii,era
lure. The Ledre3 Of Grass Iouhly
o a'sed by siari. moral cav entlonai
EOelisnmen. with whom pop i-'y l. as
SACRED H. religion r-.ii There could
not be stranger or more lnl'c Gus
spectacle. 80 strange aud ludicious,
ILd..d, hat We lave .lSay, btu in
ciiu,d To suspect that tprie VISA GER
am degree # Ir"nN aud s'rCa-m ~ the
expense Of 6us American cIsI.lzliion IN
toe L uglish admiration for " hilmhu.
THE incense which Swinburne il al
ways burning on whrtman's msIodo
rous sbrIoe was what WA To be er-
pecied from the author of Ldus VeHe7S
IL j. difficult to say which II tuesr two
g. shlv md ~ clean writers carry III he
palm for gen'stl lewiuesr If IDagIna-
uOn aud OOlduers # exDressiOu. We
are dlsp SD. however. 20 cUnslfe'
whitman the most respec able of the
Two. a. thu claIfrness OF the Amei ican
poet Is natural AID Inherrui-Unrr
stiuiu, d. uualioyed aulmsli.m ~ brief
~ bile the fouluess Of S~iOturt IS
the sickly wen IA r-s Il c.fruIt man
uefs and ,pervat,d Instincts ihat fl ar.
ish in the 10 ben OF u i-Ome saloons
ana fetii draWIng-fO ms
W.. mink il only jI-t t. Whuman's
English admifeIs 30 suppoS- that not
an f them are T. fupnt,d bs he feel
lugs that maxi SwiubUrue 30 loud
numpe'er 4 the beauties Of The old
American Bard VINO j. At l'a-L slLcefe
aud earnest IN his iudecel ces.
THERE are many evidences that
much more er lighiened spirIt now pre-
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eral.
There could not have been a more
a. o. Il. 81 p4a 4
aiufe than The llacIng a. LOugfeliOw =
bust 10 We-i Minister a bbey. whrh WAS
virtually the act OF the ab IL b lusl
people. We do nor lear now a. of,er
as formerly complaint am NJ T. II sn-
men tndt our literature Is c. vrutloual
and after The Hrci'nt mod, J.. he,
LegIn To rec gu Z mat ds our pppula /
ton aud weauh nc cas-. our ciNIrZt
non app oecrts nearer ihe SOCIAL aud
nterarv stauOa ds If the Oh Void;
aud II is most natural aud logical that
II should 90 20.
Oar authors nav p8int d fT~rent man
. ers. d.lineaie d ffe,eDt ups OF Char
a ier aud d cub. dlhere Soma. Tut
II hey snou d r. ach the higu--t level OF
literary art ih.y will OnN find tnem
selves IN The soclriy 81 Add 500 aud
& l'isml n. SEQ t. w "dsw IN atd
George Elliott. ADD he Iilu-t lous CT cles
who rupDoif these SHINING tigIr's
There ar. certatu sta da'us Of ~xcpl-
lebce which are a. applicable IA
Am-rlca aud Au-traiIi ~ Melbourne.
5 an FraDci-cp aud New Yak AL TIE
.nalow Of the hOary towets # OxfoId
iDd Cambrldge. bnd ia the draw
IL K rooms Il London The cIyi Z,firu
4 The Anglo Ssx,b world Is COW, re-
il z TO The sau,e poi'is. litr'Arv -Ocisl
aud pOll zeal. over the whole face If
h- x. b.. Amprch shaf~- b. in
n-rItauce tbe ttaf smItted srlsndOr of
he immortal DANES OF So. k-p'a'e
add MILTON. IN the Dshi # III. 81 cen
raj suns. the beams of h"r Own lItrr-
sry considerations. wnicn are only
100 few ~ uumbsr. ,eem 10 faie almost
10 dark ess bot IT thev appear m"st
nsig nific mt ia comparison. They may
Je tut the ii ST sstr II Is of lItrra y
RIBS tlmo-t d. graz. that have no
vet risen out of tne waters of the ,
nm. usurabie ,ea of time.
Who can pfedIct WIT Will b. the ,
unit Of Ameiic u political and mat'-
nal gieaIre-,Y Who can ssy 10 ~ hat
ieIghis Of literary g.blJs the Amer
AN peosle may lot r"aTI
The Brilliant pnocsssi . II authors
y no sweep b, IL 6s ~ study lbe hi-
DRY ~ American lIt- "a uf-. ID y b- {
,ui the sa'isps and common ,Oldie'y ,
4 the ornate and msgu ficeut li'e,a y ,
iiOes who w'll follow ~ I'll tn- I'M )
,T-~-ive dIlbity anu glorious pomp II /
IekDo~ lodged suprrmrcs over tnUse /,
Who pfec, de or surround them. Il
DURING the past three weeks there !
ave ~ ben les than ten rnbbsile- I