New-York tribune., 1909-04-11

feranG from influenza. which developed into
pneumonia He had been living almost In Sc
,-usloh al ms nome, The Pines. in company with
his friend, Theodore Watts-Dunton
Il Is understood that Ny Syyinburna had .,-
pressed the wish 10 be buried not far from, the
sea His body probably Will be placed in the
family vault on the Isle OF Wight It is ex
9octed however, that the dean and chapter az
Mesfmlnsier Abbey VIII offer a place in the
Poets Corner"
A-geraoa Charles Swim 5urne vas born IN Lon
don Apru o. 1857 His father was Admiral
Charles Henry Swtnburne and his mother a
'=-si-Ne' OF the Earl Of Asaburaham His pater-
iS. eIaiaia'aer was baronet in Northumber-
-aA1- As boy Tie poet vas precocious and he
carly read Shakespeare and studied F-lzabethan
literature Much ot his boyhood was spent on the
Isle Of Wight where he became an expert swim
n1er and cliff climber. His education was begun
"li- q tutor a1o he Eton in 1873 He
ent 10 oxford in 1881 entering Bn!ol College hut
lie did not remain 20 take a degree going abroad
Vite an uncle. At Florence he met the aged Wal
te- Savage Land0-. with whom he formed an init
mate friendship. While IN school and college
sEinbu-ne had tried his hand verse, and 1861
ne published TWO plays, The Queen Mother and
=iosamond They attracted little attention until
after AtalanJa N CayiOn' appeared. in 1861 This
tragedy in verse was regarded as remarkable. says
o-e critic, fer its exquisite fancy. its wealth
language and its strong infusion Of the old Greek
---' II 1855 appeared "Chasteiard: a Tragedy"
following Poems Ballads
The latter was So severely criticised for strong
passion and uureserved utteranCe that the English
--t sae-s withdrew Il from circulation, it was
Issued f- this country under the title 'Laus We
rsrls a1d other Poems ana Ballads The contro-
I-es= shorter poems called forth
So 1g n Rossetti Z reply critics by
NJ SuInbu-le 4 second series OF Poems and
Ballads appeared IN ISIS and third series in 1889
While oxford young SwinbuTne contributed
-r The Il Undergraduate Papers edited by John
-f- fa Va tS 5Tl- < pG
rlEe II The Greek and Latin tongues and the
-arElsses and literature derived from them He
vas devoted tg liberty and republicanlsm, and
the friend and eulogist OF L-andoT, Mazzni and
hugo His pen early found its inspiration in the
reToLutionary struggles IN Italy. and he was i'm
Ellsyely patriotic where British supremacy was
an stake NJ sviubu-uc was a close friend O.
theodore NSt-s-DUutcI- The poet, novelist ana
critic. and they spent considerable time together
the Channel Islands and al Paris, and for the +.
last score ~ years Of Mr SyynDL-nes life they /
lived together ~ The Pines Putney.
Despite The fac, that M SVinburue vas % q .
sHlnsvh hat delicate hyslque ne produced great 4
rGrnbe- Of volumes. his chief recreation vas /
swimming. I'm the Introduction 10 selection ot
The shorter poems OF M Swinburns published +
rhis country Howard Y. Sutherland wrote IN /
Although he has written much that is IN
L--1redE hne although MS vocabulary Is uniiInit-
- and his style distinctive enough TO place him /
sa0Ee al mis- contemporaries and although he has /
Written more than one Poem intensely patriotic IN /
se-tirenr. NJ SvInburne IS by means public .
t50- 81 England. His writings. in the main, are .
r7c indicative of balance and he has succeeded .
s- znrasonzing the classes without securing 10 .
himself the approval or even the friendship Of the
masses This inability 10 charm the great reading
---I5- y England Is difficult Of comprehension
begin with ne has not the excessive Brtishness.
- extreme love Of his own country, the absolute
te-i-F IN tts present and It's future. all coupled
With inherent and answering reliance IN an
established cherub thai nu-tured the well regulated
r-f0 v~4YS nv any
such unquestionng faith in God and imPregnable
assurance % the progress of the human race. o.
1y any wonderful sympathy with men and women
-r.-h their JOYS and with their sorroWs, such Is
C-szs thousands 10 Robert Browning in spite OF
RS often labored utterance. Il IS 70 men o. the
-; r7o types that the majority Of poetry lovers
20 for instruction or for consolation foF
z pae- 10 ne truly great must either be able 10
tI.-r1irs the darkness that ever surrounds Us and
s-aE us into reconciliation with our Iofr or he
must be capable Of pointing how present condi-
tons may be be-tered and QUickenlns the pulses OF
--e faint ~ eoretelIing them Of the Golden Age
.7-5einE him by his work. Nj Sw7nbuTne can
e. neither oF these things With tendency toward
.-anoclasul. born OF consciousness that there Is
-.1erhing wrong with mans administration IN the
world he mas nevertheless. no doctrines 10 eI-
-r--5 ~ suggestions make for the betternnent
~ r-.-gs no spiritual message for the ConsolinG
g s1rugEIe-v carried race He is neither prophet
ucr priest, but ctzpassionate writer OF teTriho
t-zse5les q singer oS seusuous-sOunding gong. one
e. rut not benefited the heart is made glad by his
s1rlaE but ones spirit Is never soothed- HIS
r-zste-r ~ words Is magnificent and the melody
er Ibis lines Is beyond the Of any other verse
.-ir.r either - the past the present; but Il is
only. 5.r ey--esso-. thai liz excels-in thought he
nus SIN be ciassed among the minor poets
How much he owes 10 Hugo, how much 10 bau-
cez:ra and the early French roTnanticists. is not
easy 10 determine. that he has been Influenced BY
frz- and 10 10 small extent, is apparent 20 every
r-~ p 70 has studied work Of those writer's
We're h. Z younger man ne might be Classed among
the cecaaencs Il Is, much OF MS poetry is dis
1--.-3.issatle t-- its subdued baaalite. bF lack
90 thar srenotd healthiness and vigor everywhere
apparent II the work Of Tennyson. and more es-
re-ia-7 in rnat Of tne great-sOuled Browning. To
I'm ID he is more entertaining than instructive,
more racan II thought than Christian Latin
81 temperament than Anglo-ssxon and TO this last
[acr. almost much the faults Just emu
rerate8 is undoubtedly due his lack OF popularity
II England.
There are many reasOns. however, why Ar.
ss-nbu-1le should be well received this country.
F4e is no trucker 70 6 doomed and passing aris-
:o-rzc- 10 sceptre-svvayed post who sings order
s-ld whose sacred enlisted IN attempt TO I
zcl new Iustre 70 the raruiEhed OF kings.
t5e Is The enemy oE ali shaus, and his sur J
ro-nai1Es other than what they are. there is no
saving Jut what he might sing forcefully IN the
th- higher republicanisu- n spite Of his
lac q purpose the leading poet OF to-day. and
WITH the exception whose eerie is among the
ta7-y hills that overlook the dreamy Pacific he is
ihs lar of the circle Of the greater bards."
writer IN the Canadian Magazine said OF his !
cay Gfs- :
As child The poet was extraordinarily pre- I
cor-o-E and. judging from water color by Rich l
E-7-1. very beautiful having the wonderful red {
H'- which Is heritage Of certain branch OF his q