The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-09

No student OF mere form would be quite salts
fed with these lines but neither. for that mat
ter. Is the student Of form satisfied with the
Madison Square Seward statue. The birds seem
to like IT, and make nests In its expansive and
most propitious lap. but 1t is safe to say that
Mr.. Townsend Ia about the only poet OF dis
tinction who has managed to be inspired by It,
Child of the State. whose sceneries imposing
Are like its acts
The storm upon its lakes and mountains doing
And cataracts'
Thine was the pen that Glove the wars disorder
With our decree.
And wrote on history the Godlite order:
Let man be free!
Not in . Generals dress, q sword and tassels,
Thou greetst the age.
Like one who came to free anothers vassals
By might of rage;
But in the simple vesture Of thy neighbors,
With book and pen.
A tired lawyer resting from his labors.
And citizen.
There are poems about Andrew johnson.
Garfield and R. B. Hayes. and all OF them are
optimistic and laudatory. holding easily the
large view. There is one to Roscoe Conklng:
The peevish school exclaims.
That thy return so gladdens great New York;
These spiteful leaders make miss the moro
One man Of lofty mark;
One young man yet sincere.
Whose scorn 10 scorn. and his Affection sweet
Whose mind was never humbled to the crowd.
Nor covered by defeat;
Who thinks exalted things.
And ~ pines the Empire OF our State.
His brain amidst the atmosphere Of kings.
And strong among the great.
For auch New York forgiyea
His manly frailties in the love Of her,
her pride contented while . statesman lives
To DO her Senator.
He walked to respect.
Nor crept and courted like devious dog;
Bis forehead bore the sign Of one elect
Beyond the demagogue.
In his inherent strength
OF classic mind and national intent
All schools and parties sought tho leader out.
Within his argument.
There shalt he shine a star.
When baying foes and envious presses cease,
His record gallant in the time of war.
And gentlest after peace.
The book contains poem to Gibbon. which
says at tho last:
Nor in the literary life
His galantry was sunk:
His love was Necker's noble wife,
For her he a monk.
He left tho gates Of faith ajar
For science yet to hope;
gentleman, warrior,
An Emperor and Pope.
In poem about Joshua we find the follow
ing. which 10 certainly both philosophical and
abrupt
Wider than Joshua. spinoza loved Space,
In his matterloving thought all worlds had grace;
socialistc Joshuas new earth drew.
But the church of Joshua rejected Jow.
We have with us Joshua perfectly new
In the juvenescence Of each sanguine Jew,
In his friendly vshemence. shemite to brim.
But the doors Of Japhet's race shut to him.
He in Joshuas delight. halls the events.
His disbanded nationhood to all presents
Drives his golden wedge into Japhet's schism,
Fronting honestly by his optimism.
Joshua's arrogate anarchistic powers,
Build themselves no sepulchre. butlie in ours;
Joshua. pastoral. breaches and roams.
Turning mobs against the genius of homes.
Joshua pushes hard. as il earth were slow,
And he imperium in imperio;
Unto him rs Casars coin we render odds.
But refuse to his assault the things of Gods.
Joshua never sought Keplers wonder laws;
Sentimental, sensuous, effect and cause
Unto him were plattudes; genius wild,
He is reigning and will reign. the little child.
In a dramatic poem in which the characters
are Gen. Lee. Gen. Gates. and Mrs Gates, We
find the folowinR
GEN. GATEs-Nary. let's make q light, we beaten
men and thee.
'Tis our duty to get tipsy; give me the key!
There. stingy puss! Treat the last time the Gates
cabAl
Come bring the lantern Lee and ANAL ~ por,,,
gal! Grit Garsdnd Lss)
Mrs. GATES-They love other; dear. poor men OF
BrAddock's fight.
Girls. light the banquet FIRE and set them out a
bite.
I think Horatio looks pale; he loved his son.
Now in his grief I'll have him write to Washington,
Husband lived lonely once as Lee till came West
And tried to make him happy in his Travellers
Rest,
How he did farm Poor officers of EnglAnd's lipet
They do their best But Lee is such libertinel
Till he came here my husband was aye complAis
ant,
And Gen, Washington chose him for AdjutAnt
Gatesle alone is Washington Lee comes between
He thinks so many things and husbands so
serene.
Perhaps we're punished for our Saratoga pride
The laurels turned to willows. and our dear boy
died.
The book numbers 800 pages. and Is very
printed 1t contains number Of
including portrait OF the author.
n picture OF the house in which no was born. in
Georgetown. Del. and several pictures OF Gan
land Hall, in Maryland. his present residence.
An amusing philosopher. at once discreet and
is Mr., Billy Blee. in Eden Phil
pots novel. Children OF the Mist" lG. p. Put
mans sons). This is n novel OF the county of
Devon. and 1t Is concerned with children. who
are children OF the soil as we'll as children of
the mist In this age OF railroads. whereby
anybody with ambition In England may 20 to
London In Jiffy. and learn there without
trouble spfieieney Of the smart. modern idea,
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