The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-22
ALFRED TENNYSON.
Il DISCUSSION or MS DTSTiN-
GUISHED MERITS rs 4 POET.

An Essay Read Before the Members OF The
Richmond Literary Club Friday Evening,
February 9th, by IA Well-Snown Citizen of
Richmnnd.
In speaking Of Tennyson and his methods
Of work. Tom Hood. son @ Thomas Hood.
She distinguished poet. tins wrote in lbs va
unhle little book. the Rhymc.icr: NO poet
has done so much as M. Tcnnyson 10 intro.
duce new or revive old forms of ycTsihcauon
and enrich the language with musical mca~-
ures. His mastery Of metre is remarkable,
aud he also thoroughly understands ill'eia-
ton. and treats it 50 ingcniously that ho
'aitains the highest ar, which hides all art
Mr.. Hood was right. No poet las ever
filed more fully the measure Of Popcs adino-
milton that
Tho sound must seem an echo 10 The sense
than Tcnnyson las done IN the Two lines
"Ihc moan OF doves In innemorisi Gins,
And mmmnr o. innWnc.dnlc bees.
Having quoted am English authority, let ne
now clte yet greater one-pcthAps the
rrentast critic that America has produced. ana
. ,rcaf prophet of our OWu.-nO Jess one
thm Edgar Allan Poe. Hc sad long ago. he-
ff, Nlr Jcuyson had attained ll'- itnc. mat
o. Lew star had Appeared IN the HraN'I~,
vho'. lT'' " ,.r''l ,, ..,',,,
ii " "'.' .v , .,l ,,.,,..,..oft.r
,l.. H. r-ande,. enc u, modern times.
tnr Yer, creates since t.toa The idyiS
o, ihe King. weiecouing oat, you c"uid4c,H
On Hll slides DOT. - 'lN f'--'0 '' 'I'A i''
wis kr VA ~ every campfire. -..lE "
Young soldier, lying On ihe trenches ',uNrf Oh"
id -furS i..e,rirc 0f som. flf Elaine go
i,'uc thought of l..r il, the ,nl-ohlrss wo.d,
" 'nr Master. an9 ,'i'5; la l',i',.''';
"ii' veg ing mann . I.t
hftiurs knights inslj.'u may " Nr"' " ''.-
u0f under ia" iAdfd q hi'hrl"'' gray. 4 .iui'
however. sorry 90 shy that Yuu do htt hra. SEQ
irpch Of h'iu now In the A'st r'%ht a.. yen
Yeats, 40 not 'il'nh "f i"N w i'''H ANY
that Is mp io ms luli measure. avn u'. @'.''"'
lng here oil ms oiiN'', WINES 't"'. ID
Mary EarIpiu. ANA ''H'.N' n't '4'
seusus ot opinion is n&Ai. ilN 'H"F .'t Joy
clna 20 mu,riT. F'fNli9 Ne -"'" ..'''
fires 81 M muse hA'' ''''
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MN. ',...,, J,.j. ,r,1id Keen, his uamc
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uISnt anu powerful 81" ''''
.poss STRANGELY, ly him
Asthcworc iorsot'-
,l ,r;a. ont il, .st,,,,;.I,fi.uf.
"Wha,AmIpoor of latc?"
,o5 g. hin, T-lvs.os sn,,ks t1ese trne and
assIe T So.S m, lord r.r.. a., hi. back
4 srcsi-,ilcd monster Of inerautudes; 80,
4no'r scraps gre Eo"u "eV"a l"9ao''' 'i4'0" az
A. ee,o.' i,., are ,nodo forgot p. soon
IL done Perseverance. dear my lord.
Keeps honoi lreht' 20 have done Is 10 hang
3niie our @, ia mon ,. li ,i. a rusty MAJ
ln ~, lu'n'i'' MAJ iiioTN'i' uoo.u....on
10 90 back 10 l'm t"o'C lie cAu~ "'leu-
uon TO the very ie% poets VINO can W.T. W.T. s'nss
10 ~ '.''. 49, ..-' 49,. l.,I
one oi the best sohe-Wil'"I 'h"' we iia'e ii"u.
~" "nHei 80" il"N- "'" N"9 '''''-'' -
s'sel an" 'neI.i'I' h'gN ii'' 49," '''"
"l"h"l INC mum '"9"N ~ I.'''"-' ' ''
Written one ol inc hl"'l u'au'""' mus
"Iho fresh earth IN now leaves dreat'
Int nearly every word shuts mp the mouth.
Buns' songs were generally written 10 old
times well-kuoWn. and he made hls words and
verses 10 fit the tunes: but still beyond and
above and swcetcr far. there are such deep,
sve, Q. tender beauties in Burns. tnt only 10
speak them Is sWeeter and more HARMONIOUS
THAN the Singing OF 'le sohRs Oh many "'neI
sons writer's: ...:.. .c,.,.
=, enlys1n son-S ioi si'iEinE ''0 Si"''i'' ~
'H0 en- SCI,
O0iu' iii'o ''''
"The splendor falls on castle walls
anu 'n'
,..... a.. Gil. ,
70 swallow sWa4Io"' H3iAE' "'I"S 0ou.u'
"Swce; and low. sweet and low
Wind OF the western sea-
These are all good for the singer and easy
10 Gionouloo III 9iii''7' anu d. ''' r''''' 80
Wei ~ S'Isa
Inc iIahaost cA"l4o' "N''''h A'iIS "iO"sN'S
And Teunvson can think like a king and
tall like a King. c.
time h., looms mn 10 The full stature of alordlv
In, anal bi. tL1uobt and ennech are hardly
cNcclled M noble and LOFTY grandeur 10y any
thourht with the most appropriate language.
d. beautiful thouoht can cscaDe his marie
mirror, ne ca,cncs anu n.,,,j ,. une IMAGE
have space to refer to but a few. Il! H.. The
A"'r OF AfO P'il'c1 StIicI! H1'nius ~
hlllllE ~" I'i .I'O"0 IMAM 'IAO i"iio ""Sc
sd which he draws his pictures;
Plato the wise, and larCe-brOw'd Nerulam,
he first OF those WHO KNOW