The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-01
LITERATURE.

celebrated pictures on lie Life OF Christ Cloth 9TH
296 pp., 12mo, 81 76i paper, DO cents, % rhe
| Light of the World" by the aulhOr OF -, nc
Light Of Asia" poetical work tlial mas oTen
anXiously looked for. was published slhun i Hsn,
ouSy In New York aud in Enslannd y1 for "s Great
literary treat have not been dlsappoino o,;irnI
story is told In over 5000 lines, IuS oTu Ia al
theme being Jesus Christ and Tue prIucp@tr 1n
| ratori MARY Magdalene. The DINERS VINO hrule
as narraiors are OF course. Tue autnOi' = outiuS
| FilaTe and Claudia, the wife OF fliate. intie ~
bnf ono iistensr and that one is one oil the three
kings of the East who saw our Saw az % ,ta
iene'l an" lie siier-le aud triumphant death. The
| Grand subject is heated by The author IN me
m0streyerential manner. and reaGins 3i IL WI.
| nXcite me decpest reverence Of the reader. AS
tn lire dcIiOp il is exquisite, noble, pure, as De-
| comes the theme. In many potuGhs thete 10
| nresented tile most beautiful imagery.
| Richard Henry St0ddalG, III his Introduction
| 10 the poem, writes: -,
hoped il would be- by - The Light OF the Worlu,
| which from lie higher significance OF It's SUD
/ iect aud The greater eTYOF and ieFelenctoi ~, 10
| handling, comes more closely home 10 tt ne
| bo-oms OF men. The theme OF many poets ~
i many languages, the divine Tragedy Vi lHe lIto
| and death OF CmtSthas neYer,t l now pee4, con
| mas seecJed and which is one the best suited 10
| tile pOelcal ard Spiritual development ol MS
| work -tntbat il is HE one above All offers 10
Wutcn.tne greatest number OF Oriental Influences
| ana interest tend, and round which they ieFoive
| tn Overwhelming circles Glv&l his: halactelS,
| sacred ana pielaue the situations Int which
| they naturally iI, The necessity for his poem
and his rot wlilln.: i y 50 apparent tnat
one wonders IL WAS not IeIcs}yed before. ~ was
| much 10 lave written ] he light OF Asia, out
tits more, nEthitely more, TO have wrilien : he
Light OF the N.ofld,'2 oil wlch=eyely lover OF
sacred song Will say, when lie ltas tuisntu H. r..
The strain heard was of higher mood,
Tile poem consists Of six books, as fellows;
| Book l, Mary MaEdaeue; Book H. he Ma2Hs;
| Book III, The AlabasleI Box; Book ~ I'm Two
| patt>l lie PARALLELS; AL Tyre; BOOK Vine
| Love Of GOi and Mar; Book VI, The Great Con-
I summation. Precedingihe peeuL whlohls writ
| IA, B. f4pis * n
| entitled, -" At Bethlehem" WHICH Is wlltlen ,lh.
i rlymed verse (Which IS not, by the Way the
ycf e il. which MI. AfHold does MS UeStwotkl "
| In he In ST hook, Which Is descriptive oil me
Sea of laee as twas inlhe days oil me Christ
i occur the following lines. winch. Win olAeT
/ extracts, give an Idea OF tile poem: =. g..
No ali IS thanged 4all say the changeless things
:TheEmOGaJ.tiS, Ind-t he waters, and tue say
| Thesea5ls is.SaW thsR have their glory yet d.
i Al sunrise afId at sunsit; ard whelhC
! btrn5 the blus Eidt iiiio a cope OF gold. H..
And oftlmea iii the Syrian spring, steals back
| Whete Chflst'sfeet tr0d. Tho LILY which he loved
| and praised for Sptendqr PASSING SOlomOn'S-
| Tue scar ct -iAatta gQu7+1ecks herself still,
Mindful Of lis liEh words, in,red and gold
| IL meet. the stepbf summer. CycLamenS
! Lift Ilcfl PATE he,tiS 10 see II. he VIII PASS
/ And aIparI Ills and Write hydcluthS ...'..'
Pour rom their heArl9 vases slkcnsrd forth,
| Fest he should c1ue unhouored. lii his paths
+ still, as OF old thel6wiy croc1s spreads
! Small anG6nefs OF heaven. as once he sa d..
/ Who fall*lQt lnfegaTdcd, irill their hymns j. ~
/ OF lovely love ana tlianksin every thorn. T.
t.OnFy what cOJ.d 10, man h III We'll done ~.
| To 9let with beod ard tears his track diyne.
| To sweep his holy footsteps from his Garth,
In stee and gold, Splendid aud strong aud fierce,
| Host after hess under that mount has marched,
Where he safe sayiAg ' BIesspdthe peace-Hd6erSr'
/ In rase.ahd hatred lust with host has cIashesi
There, v here he taught fLoyeye Your eAeAnies p
banners Which bore MS cross have Knocked his cross
i Scattering his iaiid with stain till now, last
4 Truly the sword, not peace, Is what he 6reushtt
i For love Of mutation hates nation 50
i That at his snrint the watchfu Isiamire.
Guards Christian throats! De4d lie MS once fair
Barren tie fall0ws where his sdyer sowet;
| None reaPs theS.lyer harNests oil bis sea- ...tit
None III the 4wheatrow roots the i'll tares out
The plan of tie story Is tn It's main features
as follows: Poutuls Plate and his SPOUSE, on
Tie way to Rome. stop al MagdaIa for TIE night,
and are directed 10 the house of Mary agda.
lene for accommodations Tor themselves and
.escOyt- On his Journey through Galiiee tile.
memory Ol Christ has haunted lie Roman pro.
curator and lie seeks al interview With Mary
Thus met
@She whomest loved him. he who rendered llhl Il
.Ig death-EoUtFS aud Mary For, anon,
hebtr slides backward ofthe woaisn's Court. -.
Ana. on the stairway OF he Icewan, sin0d
oae risii, and proud, ana lair; albeit pfst GRIEF
had dnine ca rae lusterot those Large 9ar& eyes i .
i Bent urn.f Plat. Rich tl jewish bleeG b
i alVN red through me sUHuaIGt ~ Cs LeI face
i Vel ed.tor saiu frion -iaagit.s suJv- 80. ts
f UEtel0r to the thihnea. -aG9l 1red cheek;
.54gE leaving palsAs Vtar iued lcasd sifs1E1: -
Ehe fgi wfr' meek and where neek rose: fo
The terdlr margins Of The bosom. -aeuud ~.
a 5y silver b, fJiercd % ulsr, er1ssed ana !4ls
h As Iloenitshl,s heart the i9W smoctsi:s fStHheld
Under me black waved hair; forehead and halfi
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/ or s9ffeii ..ea.choJ Thst :, I'm t,facs &; s.
! y nete ths sesTE g. .aeEsll 's'iariig iseT, .:
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ne Knees lonehlns tng Eeinehe' rs sue ssIai
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| sneee6 vim his servant She mist n5a,1s
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Il as hlaiSt dIl+e request OF Illdle, SPEAKS: OF
Aer Ioi u. / liale mus Inc. piicklhG OF MS con
science unenduiabie and abruptly bTrakS of the.
| interview:
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,yritneI& - '-ee - -.
call them 10 horse - he ,.risd FOR will ride =
4 To SengJ1l,ris before rho .Is,, - non q.
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VIII brand me N4zarener =. ri
p{G,,,, liz .,,,iIspca ,,o t,Yyo I,oa ~,
,ie NM Hns1 Desn
in 10 one Of lie Macf. WHO had laid tIibIlle 10
~ dhu WY lSt''lHtt ~ ue't ge'
ioi " ues the s.otT OF tne L'oII ne Inc
Il HeAI a'i5 nc - Even auuleice 10 httS peloIe
she b gins 10 teaie The story OF Christ Mary
Il MagdAltne considers u necessary 10 Tell The
Magus lie story OF her own wicked career beEore
seeing Christ:
IlIyed in ali this land the boldest yvorst
Il VINO braided up her hair the harlot's way ~ r
hat beauty Nature gave me abased, :. ~. 81
Selling Il with tioye.es5 heart 10 win
Wealth aod rich raiment and the knees Of men.
On ne lny-days splendid ana SIAlull Earth - p.
= ler stores 70 p7"sufe ne they Drought y:
~ ny men ran Pl'rhfe ven
80 rard '--S'i 's' 'iie '"ieS' 'he'fi
I,r sehmas and daries. shekels. sesterces:
ANA aves 70 I'm nv, siash Adj yfi,ia;i shairs
\ - bear me 10 the TEMPLES ana me feasts ~.
T. that am sim aud sane to-day have led RI. 49,
Reves so mad the sh4mel stars Dire W the clouds
over their arselitfaces ChiHuerern
Burned with our cTessets; and the waterways
Ran to its brink red with our chace dregs. T..
ana syria eI0aHed ana herce sdnlarla suEged
INV A4 miiM NOUS clainoleu Iounl lle palac" gates
dreamed - -. -.