The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-03-05


us not 10 DO lmaG'hcu because Mr. hlley ID.
upon the whole. like Lon2tellow. a poet rather
Of tho affections than OF the passions. that he
is. like LopRfellow, incapable Of delineatine
tho ardor and intensity OF sexualL love. Here.
Tor ;nata,ca ;s a tro o,co, n,ctnre nv tba aida
a, ,.,t.n, AZ. ..-.nm. -, ..Nr...n. - a.
Moated Grange" seem trivial and pale;
A woman's figure. on a ground Of night
maid Win sallow stars that aim.y stare
~ u ,one.onle eye. upn..su ,ne
Might MACE ,n.,r wa, Tho trar, tina. HIND s,,
inc SAT- anu ot'er o'ooi OF het despair
her n"n"s VI ohek through 'oi'en'so ne "a'
ana grip toward 'oo WIN anguish innhNe.
II ", the eaf'e NOUN WIN u tfe1'
lnten.ity OF longing frozen fast
IN such smile rs wen may dossnate
u ao"ly murae'eu neA'' 'na'' " Tue last
eonceals eaeh newer "ouhu. anu oack Il I fate
Ihroes Loves eternal he-'Lo. ! can waltz
Tn another sonnet wa Obtain n plimnsa of
what n 4. Tho "a shion to call ,ight iovo and
II. -, 80 I,... 4. $50,
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Lot US forget. What matters 1t tina, We
And ruled for some brief sessions royalty!
What IL we sung, or laughed, or wep,, maybe:
II has awaited no, anything. and so
Lot IL 90 by that we may better know
How poor a thing is lost TO you and inc.
But yesterday l kissed your lips. and yet
Did thrill you not enough to shake the dew
From your drenched iids-and missed. with NO regret,
Your kiss shot back. with sharp breaths failing you;
And so, to-day. while our worn eyes are wet
With ali this waste OK tears. let US forget!
c.A.- -
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su''' "ie pa''.on III '"oSo ,o'uHheo. II
with recurrent and contagious fervor. What
could be more genuine than this?
Has she forgotten On TINS very May
We were to meet here, wish the birds and bees.
A. on mat sabbath underneath the trees
We strayed among the tomos. and stripped away
me vines from these od grAnites' eola ana gray
And yet. indeed, not grim enough were they
To stay our Kisses. smiles. and ecstasies,
UT closer. Voice-iost VOWS anu fnapsodies-
Has she forgottsn-thAt the Nay has won
Its promise THAT the bird'sones from the tree
Might jar the dazzling dew down showerlugly,
Has shs forgotten lfe-iovs-every one
HAS she iotsos'sh me-tofso''en mel
"
Low. Wv :" II /" wv pls,s
And yet hold silence, though I cali her dear,
Just as OF old. save for the tearfulnen
OF the clenched eyes and the souls vast distre,si
Has abe forgotten thus the Old caress
rnA. a. ouf prea.h " qu,oNenea a'moSphete
n.n.. va.
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a. :, Il, ..,a., ,.nn ,.na ,.na ni~n,, -
- -, ~
Has she forgotten me-rorgotten me:
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Tonight. against my pillow, with shut eyes.
mean 20 we,a our laees-'hrousn Tue aeu'e'
rn", "" .as p,ssen
To mate her dreams win mine in m,rr,,v.,
OF mellow Mains. smooth faces and tense .nss
or every longing nerve of Incidence
Lift from the grave her quiet lips. and stun
Ny sense with her sweet ii''es-dra~lth tho glss
OF her glad mouth. fun blithe and tenderly.
800 n.n' " 'oIs.'.u
. = 1a ' ', .ava '",u
shs ha: fo,vo,,.n u.-,o,vntt.n me-, ~
We must give place to ono other short poem
on the same theme:
IUo lo,si once. when Death came by hid
Away my face.
Ana all my sweetnear's tressss sns uhoia
Una my o'o'hs place.
The dread shade passed mo thus unhesding: and
turned me then
To calm my love-kiss down her shielding hand
And comfort her again
And 10. she answered not: and she did sit
Mlfxetly.
With her fair face and the sweet smile oft.
In love with Death. not me.
W.
We believe that q poet. and. for that matter.
a prose writer also. should be Judged by the
best. and not BY tho least worthy OF his pro-
ductions. It might not be dinlcult for an I'M
sympathetic eye to Gull from these seven vol
umes compositions much below the level Of
the strong work here exempliAed. But those
whose pulses have been stirred and whose
eyes have been suffused by this veritable mas
ter OF pathos have no heart for ia%ultfnding.
Admit that once in q great while. even whom
tho author 10 writing normal English. a WORD
receives q meaning or n regimen which IL
woul6 ha had - ;,st;fv nv dictionarv or
grammar; admit that the rules Of prosody are