The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-06
TIE LACREAIE's LATEST.
The Effort Put Forth Upon the Recent
Death OF sir John Mil ais.
Minnea polls Journal

The Effort Put Forth Upon the Recent
Death OF sir John Mil ais.
M.nneapou Journal
Enslands posl-ia9reaIs has spoken
again. TIE death Of The ate dislirg ulshee
artist Sir John MIlals was the inspiration
whch stirred the SOU Of Mr.. Alfred Aus
It'd 20 rash into print 10 his cflcia. capae-
~ WIN the following;
New Jet 10 passing bel be ,o2sd
Wal now 70 dirge OF COON,
Nor around purple pa. unfold
The traqplEgs Of rte tomb!
Dead? No. lAa artist DON 10. dc;
Enduring us the ar. The sky,
lie lets me mor,sl years roll ~,
Indifferent TO Their doom.
with the abiding He adde's
EternA4ly the same.
From sssore TO snore Times sounding
l1es
Rol aad repeat His name.
Death. TIE kind plot. from HIS home
Bu, speeds HIM unto widening foam.
Then leaves Hhn. sunk from sixst to
The ocean OF Ills fame.
Nor thus Himself alone He nveA
But by the magic known
Life lasting as His Own.
See. OF the canvHs soiAng Fate.
Nth < nd1ns gaze ana flashing gar.
Dead : "a. essI4an st4a defend tie a-asa
And y!aiicats the Throne
There certainly is no occasion sor any
body to hold his breath while reading
these lines or 10 admiEing.y nQrmur
'OA -o-o-o-c-o-o-o-oh, 80
Surely Mr Austin has not dealt leniently
wiki the memory o. Sir John Miliais. He
deserves better fate than to be pilo,ed
by death unto widening foam" and 10 be
left 10 sink out Of sight IN the foam. -
Even he m..d suggestion that after get
q f-N & "a
VIII roam the ocean OF his fame" Is ur-
satisfactory, especially as IN the second
verse lhe laureate assures Us that he
adde's eteTnsiy tie Sane" It Is more
CO.. soi.ng TO believe that Mula4s Is not
stagnatng. bat Is progressing 20 larger
know edge IN the other word The fact &.
that th=se stanxss are very tame and
would hardy pass muster al The hands OF
an American professor OF rhetoric. They
lax tha warmth Of genius. Austin does
not deliver himself Up 20 his subject lie
strains after Il and shows himself .trug-
gins 70 assume passionate admiration.
But hare ara three more verses O. this
production:
Saved - HIS hard. ths lovs1. u. !oss.
SIN keep their wonted ace;
Ar, fenGly foa.e-t our hearts accort
The varlshed form ard face
Heauty Most frat q eartu.y ssowe
TIA. ra3ss as feetlv as Il Bows,
BY LIB srr-stNe. cams and risws
N.th neveF-Wsn4ns grace
n. 700. thr wizard power 20 bring.
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