New-York tribune., 1908-07-05
= E. BROWN.
,,;,o, Poet srith Streak of
Genus in Him.

.rxrs BY = =, Introduction and Notes by
raaeed and 81 G. D. oGoIaen IreaSury is,1Iy
H-fsa. fa lsmo. pp XIX -sf- nc A'-'eii''i'Ai'
COMPANY ,.
-, ,oet most haTassec OF al inter-
Tne L. ts constantly being asked TO put into
sly UI, -,e-its which are rare enough any
Us .ye Is apt 10 retort that ne Is asked
Fhe1@ .,,h Yet the chief demand made upon
s0T p' -, AZ all severe-it Is simply thai ne
lii = :. ~ n,rnself. The trouble with the minor
shouo = .,,anv that he tries TO De somebody
pce' =. IDEAS and a style really rorelsn 10
else y He works from the OUTSIDE There
BIS .-ttring spring Of music TO De olVlneo
Is n0 VIGOROUSLY polished lines Perhaps IL
ron hS 10, himself go II would be discov-
be Weae =. had. sitter al, no poetry in him
eFeo - - IA sad but at any rate the expert
ThaI w. w. 10 worth making. Perhaps, too. by
rl5n' 49, - h,rnself to the test, he might win
thus Po'---e =. ., laurel That was the expert
81 ie@s' ta+e T z Brown He was a minor
ence u = r-bi-h is in no wise obscured by the
peel 20 ,,s writings in the Golden Treasury
ncl1Sio- D. within his limits he was genuine,
Series =, ~,-ie-1v coursing blood in his veins.
rAH .,+s in his head and a perfect will
h0nes' - e ae he was moved 10 write Alb
tlsle9' 80 ne developed almost uncon-
solUie-' ,,e-z- personal and engaging gift
sioosH not either in prose or in verse,
Ihols, liter he was taken TO be by The late
Iaiis ~He - and other devoted friends, there
v. L r. - q streak of genius in his
vss unnistakatHE ="
Makeup -. ..a-aa- are easily outlined
rs p1.-- He was born in 1880, the son
y .,.-r1r1an presiding over church III tiie
q q - - The narfsh schOolmaster began MS
Isle . u -,-irb WAS continued and rounded out
sl1,@- There he was well grounded IN the
a oA'0 a7+orether fitted TO assume the
,-lssiO' -, Of the school at Gloucester Win
heA1--1-. ,,a-a-7e associated as a young man n
F-iO- F. - his life was given TO educalFoIai
-fgs p' 49, he appears 70 have won his free
allcs- -, ., = happy existence in the Island
dcA- - t7a made trends with his fellows
oi IL -. e-7o,5o-s inspired in him by them
--- 90 -,-,,-e into verses Of varying QuahIS-
-ll -. - = +t..se 10 be published IN book ap-
-1s = NC -l,fr-v-f5ve years ago It was hot
Iea.eu nc death. in 1897, that the printing OF
s--- and his collected poems drew genera
Us -. his talent. The manner OF man Iie
SS----- :, Gathered from this passage IN lle
va .5 -.-.-+5on 70 The present volume;
III ..--..-- not tall. Brown gave one the
Fhyss~- ~ a very big man ne M ,,-aeei-7y
NJ = Urgent walk. Ike leElt l-5[T - md 5eeT
ror' = = - hoods His voice vas - i,-l7-iy
.-roueh y. --a--sTv mobile the mouth siLAi-Ls s5,s
fe IAe - s-as f q most winning hlI-uil-i-, t7,
-1ye-deep :. 7ss T @17E Of boating bathing. nut
Tllase e -s-r~--a rIe long rafl2tleS f1-S -
lse t3,b When ne was IN them MS = an, %
Io - .ona felt -EaI bed was at!iivS' - r.
q lIg, lf7s.. one had been 50 wafenec an oNtI -
IoSsin-'s go ef-7re ms loud peais OF lauSI4LtI,
tToNls - ~ -is uoiSteroUs- almost ScAovL.CE
-i' neETe eETe,-s friends report Of an evening
t--- 70 qs.57 -S----a-v But beneath this buh-
hing fountain 49, ven II tenderness nigh 70
intent ss= as q -eT-s ard laughter were very close
,-t ears -+Isr tr Browns temperament he slEleu
% eacn esiS - - eohaa-- and admits that he has
.19t..l vi-t the hystc-icC pGSsiO- Such a ula-
thesis vas ~ "a es-s4-+ya 10 the inrlSh OF
rgranev tender. So Srti9--- - N-oo-E ~ no
la-Iaf Ts-Eni = - - -r--eCtet7 and curled
ralped hut The pfSS. = -. - --ese-zta5 II from
II tatrt of senti1leu-aIity- II R"sHs G@ Is ne
;znk1ng Of himself
1fe+ht-Ls I'm him there dwe1ls Away
a sea Of laughter very deep
.-5 - He laughs at fools. why should He not?
but Cod doth dwell
I1hahiting a sacred core Of sadness
n these passages ne himself gives US the ex-
preston II the Two moods de wouio say. an an.
-7rst be an economy Of JOY IL the presence OF
fool"
4 profound sympathy, which carried him
always 70 the root Of the matter was the prin-
cipal source Of his strength as poet He knew
how to pierce beneath the surface and to get at
.he true value OF things, When he is II Rome
he does not seek % illustrate the citys grandeur
n resoUnding lines. He writes. instead his
"R0mzn Women n which he contrasts the
simple Italian woman with q type Of English
ooHVentionalty seen OF the Pincio. He is not
unjust 70 the latter BE does not attack her