New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-17

She selected the subject OF conversa''o"' '"'
1.-THE Sketch" and each one spoke IN 'urn' ""'
she bent them within limits by toucnine MI CIV
TT. bcu One night Ernest Renan was there
ard - was decided that the subject OF the '''
mortality OF the soul should be discussed :" ~
70 draw ont the master. In the Hiiuu'o :" ~
discussion Renan opened his mouth IKE COY
on dry land but Nine. Aubernoh cut MIN ''
with sign. When dessert arrived she 'ui'''u ~
poror and said. Now It's your turn 'Hei
NATIVE" Renan replied: II have really ho'"'"h
- cav Half an hour ago ! wanted 10 ask '''
second helping Of green peas.
1,o before the i'll health Of Nine Auoerno"
closed the famous salon the most famous 10"
h,,ues had tired Of giving their brains III ''''''
,,r Alexandra Dumas said one night
.vor understand II ever YOU invite N'-a"'
,'. ..o,, must strike my name off your WISH
,r- tic, And he never returned. THYME w.
arar. I,b,che on one occasion. she sa'o. '"'
A. ,ou think NJ Shakespeare? lie rep''''
dr,,,,. rs q friend Of yours going 10 many
him."
so-,oL Saunders was librarian 81 the
,hrorv for nearly forty years. and while
~ no,a tbo, nosition compiled his pleasant
..co,od for the Solitary and Social ana MS
..,-o~ir,s with the Sacred Poets" Now at "'e
venerable age Of ninety-two. he brings out ne"
editions Of these old favorites modern'"eu :"
,vne and ARRANGEMENT. Whitaker is the pun
Usher.
v.bue re are waiting for MT. Swinourne
-ou drama he is apparently willing 10 give W. o
,osto Of his quality in these his later years -
,oatical activity The other day the preEius ~
c,dent spurred him 10 utterance ana now, IL ~
London "Bookman." under the title OF
lake Of Gaube" we find the poem lloi"
we make the following extracts:
The sun Is 'ord and god. sublime. serene o,-
And sovereign on the mountains eaIlh aI'u '''
, =; ,' r-,re in nassion blind with bliss unseen
Bv force Of sight and might OF raplute, ~ ahox
As dreams that die and know not what tne'
The lawns the gorges and the peaks are one
clad glory. thrilled with sense of unison
In strong. compusive silence OF the sun
Fear held the bright thing hateful. even as rear
Whose name is one with hate and horror, sa.. n
That heaven. the dark deep heaven Oh "''9
10 deadly deep AS hell and dark as death
The rapturous plunge that quickens olooo anu
breath , 80 .ba,,
with pause more sweet than PASSION e'7
strive g, H.,
To raise again the limbs that yet would dye
Deeper should there have slain the Soul aANe'
shine exlllts and is glad Of his day
The spirit that quickens my hody reJo'eS ~
pass from the sunlight away ... e.,,,
To pass from the glow OF the MOUNTAINOUS "'"
erage the high multitudinous bloom. 49,
Far down through the fathomless nleht OF '"e
water the gladness Of silence ana gloom
Death-dark and delicious as death IN the u''o'"
Of lover and dreamer may be- ~
II clasps and encompasses body ana soul WIN
delight 10 be living and free: -
Free utterly now, though the freedom enquire
hut the space Of perilous breath
| And living though eirdled about with the CARR
ness and GOODNESS and stranGeness ~ neaV"
| Each limb and each pulse Of the body rejoicing
each nerve Of the spirit NJ rest
All sense Of the souls life rapture paSS'""a''
peace in it's blindness hest
| 81 plunges the downward swimmer. embraced
Of the water unfathomed of man. +,
The darkness unpummeted. icer than seas IN
! nidwinter FOR blessing or ban'
! And swiftly and sweetly. when srengtn ahu
breath fall short. and the dive Is done,
Shoots no as a shaft from the dark depth shot
sped straight into sight Of the sun;
! And sheer through the snow sort Water' more
dark than the roof Of the pines above
| Strikes forth and is glad as q bird whose nlsh'
Is rnpelled and sustained Of love
As a seamew's love Of the sea vino breasted
and ridden for rapture's sake
! Ia the love Of his body and soul for the BARKING
| delight Of the soundless lake:
| AS the silent speed Of dream too living 10 i've
for a thoughts space more
! Ia the flight Of his limbs through the sun srohA
chill Of the darkness from shore 10 shore
| Might life he this Is and death he as Ire ina
casts of time a robe,
| The likeness Of infinite heaven were symoo
revealed Of the lake Of Gauhe.
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