New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-05

o,,er forms are equally poetic. but not equaNy IL
,,s,ratlve OF the idea at present uhaer ""'e'"e"
49, ro,dino fast TO that idea, we come IL may
! no reoeated very near to the lnnermos' sa"ou',S'
coleridee has a fine passage III rc'a''o" W -,
cunning that an analysis OF poetry mus W q"
ana,es Of the poet. he says ''' - -, man
| I, idc,l perfection. brings the "ho'e so"' " .,
,,,.,,, With the suborination or us tacul-
,os ., each other according to their re'a'"' WIZ"
and dignity lie dnuses tone anu Sp,'' as
that blends and (as II were' i'S''' ''." n,oA ,
he that synthetic and maglchi power "
- ,,,,s,,,o,v anpropri,ted the name OF magma
| ,io, This power first put III action w Wv VIZ
80 ,ary,a,dlnp and retained under their ire
,a,,o ,housh gentle and unnoticed con'ro' "aN'S
.oertus habenkO reveals hse'i III u'e '''a" ,,,.,.
reconciliation Of opposite or dlscpru'"' ,,
| ., s,mcness with difference OF 'he se''.a' ~"
the concrete; the idea, with 'n' "",es, -, no,,.
,,du,l with the representatives, the se,Se ., NV
, s freshness with old and familiar ooJects'
- ,,or usual state Of emotion with more 'han
usual order: Judgment ever awake anu S'lr s,sna
| ,ossc.sion with enthusiasm ana ieehns p'o'' ,
- h,,ont and while It blends ana harhohiNes
| ,ho natural and the artificial, sun supo''','" "
| 70 nature; the manner to the matter anu U,' no
- - tho poet TO sympathy with the
| poetry . ,o,,,b hecause In
We have quoted Coeriige at length oe." ~
tbese subtle lines he sums up that ifnp'esS'o. ~
| - ord,o,,rg mower OF constructive autho'l'y'
h,cn 10 loft first and last. by the greatest ,e''e'
w.. - o,,o,a hin, also because OF the happy pear
| ,nr ~ one important word Of his upon tne pom.
| I, s here desired chiefly 10 enforce,
! "dnfIses" he says tone anu Sp'''' o.. ht
which enwraps all else that can De ''"'', , s -
,,,s Never in our opinion. did Coler'dge sho"
- a,o,rvovant sersc Of the felicity OF worus IMAM
IN h,s choice of this epthet II lies AT ,he roo. -
tho noet's character. diffusion OF MS ''''i'''' ,
| ,,r,ivine an act direct and yet vague H,o" 49,
| arhana hut much more certainly spirituai anu
f,,,r,, pl,rll L..
.or,or, of man Colerfdge essays TO follow sun
| s,ho ,ba processes Of poetic creation. put ne
might as well hope to run the music oil the io'e'
| 90 &c source to establish a transparent se4"'
OF structural truths between the Vasia'a
NO. 600 I, and the wild wood magic 1t dliuse'
| -, ,h. summer air. How much more coh''hcns'
at,er all * ,.eridge when he drops his anayuc
non and calls the poetry Of Wordsworth-
An Orphc song indeed ss,onat. thoughts
To their own music chanteh! ,
.r.o 10 .l,yavs this difference between the CAIN
| ,no,athvsics OF a poet and his impulsVe uN''','
arI DESCRIPTIONS OF the spirit that possesS'S '','
shelley nrovides another incisve illustration. seer
| , ., s,l,e the insolube he observes that poetry
| {, , general sense. may be defined to De inc ~
| nrcssou OF the Imagination ana ne u'io' 49,
| lucid and suggestive analyses from u't' P' 7 .
s,ar,inr polnt hut is the Shelley OF the S'"',''
| h,hi, who speaks in the passage We nave ''','
| w., shelley the poet warns 10 MS th'i"e Nv
! ,,is you that poetry is a sword Of lghtn'hs ever
ursheathcI. which consumes the soa'o', ,
would contain It" In that fash OF poetic ''oa"'"1'
he leaves his subject where he fouhh H. ~
90, lots in more light upon IT than may DC u'""'
| -, al tho so-callc~l logic In his essay. MUCH pr
, a,d fruitful criticism is lmbedded In the PIC
turosnue discourse ~ Sidney. but ho""c'' - ''
| reasoning 50 persuasive. nowhere i ne ''
| ,.,,,i,.. than when in one artless touch OF per
| Too, t,lizabethan dicton. he talks OF INV AIM
| -, - %, poe,ric'' Pope for all his diaecuc
avn for all his acutencss Of pure inteHe''ua' per
| c.p,ion never rose more luminous r"nr %
| prcssion than when he said OF Homer. -.
knowledge him the father of poetca' n'','o", Wv
| a., rho taught that language OF the "o'S u
~ IT,. LANGUAGE Of the gods. Could descrp-
| ,,, n, noetry 20 higher deeper than ms wa
non,e IN his "Musophilus" would answer yes
| since poetry q, .,
Tho speech Of Heaven
Daniel expresses indeed. when he SPEAKS ""s
rlght royalty. elemental fact "h''h ~,
nuts ~ cooler aud perhaps clearer 1917" i,,lt
- IN. distinction between prose ami poetry N"'"
~ ,,', y, n. a1.rs I'm "A famous footnote, mas
t..n introduced into criticism by thls '"h"""'S
unction IT Poetry aud Prose insl""H 81 ~" "''~
philos,phiral one ~ POETRY ana Mailer OF 'a', '"
| S.i,n,,n la making poetry ana 'Wa'"' ~ ~
.r s.t,nrrH autithrfiral Wordsworth l"'' rvs ~
ier on the essential question a'lr"'" NAY ''''
IN, mind nf Che poet ami strengthen his t'N"'
HAT s,tsnt, ia fhn broad srhH', romans "N''"'
tho sa,,ri f,mun 10 Nhih hn 'A''''s'' h'' ~
,,tntri ministry. Pcs poetry " 10 1901 Wv 'h''''
~ f,.l iuf the vision beyond tho ih'' lhf' n'7'
d..,s ,ouni must aisnta he Tho d'1' a'lhs i"'''
a.. t,,, .alt that nature Eifrs tho spur :" 'h'
,,,, ,ri ,bia r. undoubtedly ituo 100 "s'ailN wv"
Ca. po,s,n ~ Quo of inndofa Imaginary con
,,,s,iinna" IN talk Win fpnih'y h''' NUN
,,,,,y nnl wine without body. Look a. shake
s,o,rn Ilacon and Milton. were those your pure
IMAGINATION mon Dil the two ~ them VINO
wrote I'm verso bulIl upon nothing hid their
nte,locossors9 And pray. whose daughter was h'
| ,uuso ,hcv invoked why Monory's. They stood
among substantial men. and sang upon recorded "'.
fiona Tho plain ~ Scamnnicr. TIA" rromontoTy "i
sigoeum the palaces OF Tros and Dardanus IN"
citadel I'm which the Fates sang mournfuHy under
tho imnRo OF Minerva seem litter places Tor me
Muses. 10 nllght on than ARTIFICIAL rockwork or tnhi
~ v,failiv I'm poetry that II shall he interlockel
wub The PASSIONS OF the human soul But turn
| TO Mrs Stracheys anthology ana rcad the opening
| OF Landor's address TO hro"hhs'
There Is delight In singing. tho mono hear
Beside the singer.
,nc,rv more frankly or more truly expressed than
IN mis- brief avowa? We viii not listen unless the
poet sings himself into the he"rt Dnt b WE h hm
, sclf as tho birds sing. and I'm the long run we
nraise him not because he has constructive genius
| but because he is poet. His sound architecture
60 ono Of his gifts perhaps the that determines
| his vocation But We say simply that ne is poet
The poets themselves. among themselves, can say
no more.
us IT NOTHING TO YoUw
by May Probyn
We were playing the green together.
Ny sweetheart ana !
| Oh, so needless in the gay June weather.
When the word went forth that we must de-
on, so merry the balls OF amber
And OF ivory tossed we To me SKY. ...
TONI IN no