The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-07-01
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By Beau Esprita
Poetry And Verse

Continued From Last Week.

Continued FomLa week.
The first enduring poetry was Hebrews closely
followed by the Greek epcs Both the Hebrews and Greeks
influenced largely in form by the cruder poecs OF the
Easerns especially of India When Rome conquered Greece
udea culture gained ncacuaby from both peoples
the higher artistry the making impress the
worldly Ln than the purer ideals and stronger emotionasm
of Hebrews however Rome her carried poetry to
the less cultivated nations Of the West and North rather,
spreads forms established by the Greeks to these people, and
helped shape the rough uncouth poetics Astounding in emo
tiona which they had already developed Perhaps
pie largely Influenced by their Roman the
Gaus and France and the French poets that in
debted for much of the best poetry known today Not only
have the French given much good poetry tit they who
developed all of the lyric forms us but they also served
keep alive through its most trying period It true
the French have produced world poet but Dante gained
much from study the French Methods and Milton intellectually
while Goethe proud Of the debt he owed to the
Gallo singers.
The early poetry have born the the
ryhm of the body being translated into ythm of word and
this supplemented by rythm of soundmusc As
advanced intellectually he recognized the possibilities of
word yhm apart from the Dance and the arts gradually
crysaed into distinct and separate FORMS continuing to
cling each until comparatively recent times that
recognized capable standing alone without
the aid of dance medium and today
the best arranged setug and complement
the other, or BOTH
As the spread of knowledge became general the al
mss scope of word yhm became clear and the
musical possibilities of words in themselves took hold of mems
magnaons widening the sphere of poetic expression until
the grouping of words for their musical value alone is adj
mttedy of the dominant features of poetry and DOM
inant feature of all verse;
Philosophy patriotism religion are the principle poetic
themes but however deep philosophy however lofty patriot
s however lovely religion may be- it will not make poetry
unless the spirit be clothed upon suitable body of words words
which harmony with another and ALL with the spirit
of the theme which they intended to There
passages of Millions and of shakespeare behind
which burn fires of poetic inspiration which yet fall
short of being poetry because the chosen
lacking harmony And often among the minor poets
find passages exqutey worded that their very meodc
beauty blinds for time to their lack of essential poetic prn
cples This particularly true of the French and Italian poe
and much of Tennyson poetry only by the beauty
and harmony his word grouping fuller conception of the
possibilities of word music be given analysis of the
different FORMS which does not permit this time
In the old days used and get his wife
club nowadays he goes out and leaves her for
There two ways of getting rich in world of
those who succeed do it the wrong way.
In Foro Conscientae
Steebarred, alone SIT
Each day as that BEFORE
The hours by fit
The same for evermOre.
Each day as that before
And wrought by mine own hand!
The same for evermore-
God! Can you understand
And wrought by mine own hand
This bond that inks now:
God, you understand
The painsweat my brow?
This bond that inks now
Nothing to that gave;
The pain-sweat my brow
Is death-sweat in his grave.
Nothing to that gave
Is this shirk to bear
Is death-sweat in his grave
Eased by my tardy tearg
Is this shirk to bear
More than just reward?
Eased by my tardy tear,
Can atone, oh Lord?
More than just reward
More than my mead of pain
Can atone, Oh Lord,
This ncarnadned stain?