The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-05
Coronation Poems.

While have by OF read all OF the
coronation poems, have read large number as they
have appeared In English exchanges and elsewhere IN
GLIDING the lines OF Mr. Kipng Poet Laureate Austin Mr.
William Watson, the prize ode of l. MaeLean Watt it
appeared in the Critic and also the productions Of our
own Bliss Carman, in the Saturday Evening Post and
William Winter, in the Tribune, As ohhand judgment
OF OF these would say that Mr. Kpings was the
poorest OF all Mr. Watts the most elaborate and stately
Mr. Wasons the serious and philosophic, and Mr..
tarmans by far the sweetest and most musical Our readers
may Judge OF these things somewhat Tor themselves from
the opening of three OF these coronation poems
Here Is the specimen from Mr. Watsons;
Sire, have looked on many and mighty things
Since the Gold Dragon OF the Wessex Kings
On Hastings 6eld vent down
And slowly In the ambence OF this crown
Have many crowns been gathered, till today
How many peoples crown thee, who shall say3
inc, and the ocean and some fostering star
IN high ea6a have made us what we are,
Who stretch one hand to Hurons bearded pines,
And one on Kashmrs snowy shoulder lay
And round the streaming q whose rawent shines
Mr. Watts poem opens as foowsi
Here all alone in the dark
Ny soul grows still and harl
To the voice of the sea-wuds crying
7 From Jar away where low on the longrdged sands,
And as / listen, up from the q4osy street
And they come
The faint dull guiding pulse Of a distant drum,
The foregoing, however docs not convey fair idea OF
the metrieal quality OF Mr. Watts poem which contains
about three hundred lines in a variety measures But
there is joyous swing to Mr. Carmans lines meodous
beat which do find in any OF the others They begin
IN this way
There oybels England there flags London
town;
There is bunting the Channel where the fleets go up
and down;
There are bonfres aiight
In the pageant OF the night
There are bands that bare for spendor and that
For another King in England is coming to the crown
And it is not alone in melodie charm that Mr. Camans
exces but also in the finer qualities appropriateness
Of delicacy Of sentiment and range OF thought Among
the poems occasions surely deserves high rank and
far more than passing value.
Among the coronation poets mentioned Mr. WAITE has
hitherto been practically unknown American readers
although are informed by the Critic he is tie
author Of several volumes prose and which have
with great favor in England MI Watt from
the authority born In 1867 and is Of Skye origin
lie educated Edinburgh university where he obtained
Massons prize in poetry with his Kit Marlowe dramatic
monoogue by contemporary player with hrcnody 10y a
contemporary coegan. He carried prizes for essays
and dsncionssn classes, and licensed as
a preacher in the Church OF Scotland In 1902 he was
elected minister of Turr Aberdcenshire last year
transferred Alloa. where he has congregation
about two thousand communicates In 1909 he published q
book Of lectures the Lords Prayer entitled Gods Altar
Stairs which had excellent sale and last year his book
OF poems called In Loves Garden well received Mr..
Watts coronation ode OF thousand twenty
three submitted in competition for prize offered by Good
Words, English magazine the award Of excellence being
made to Mr.. Watt by Joint committee composed OF several
eminent hteYdepS The poem bears the stamp Of true
genius and well give rise the belief that in Mr..
Watt another has arisen in the armament English
leraturc-LA SALE a. MAYNARD in Lesies Weekiy.