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Article NOTES ON LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND ART. ← Page 5 of 5 Article A SIMILAR CASE. Page 1 of 2 →
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Notes On Literature, Science, And Art.
Hamand himself is , from first to last , a mere moody madman ; and , if the loving and lovable Esmeldine coidd not Avin him from his dreadful despair , he ought to have been sent to a well-conducted lunatic asylum , and never have been suffered to go abroad without a strong keeper to attend him . To chronicle his melancholy meanings seems to me scarcely worthy of Mr . Littleton ' s blank verse . When he flings himself from the cliff , and so ends his miserable existence , one feels it someAvhat of a relief to
be rid of him , and is ( very wickedly , no doubt ) tempted to Avish that some other Hamands had folloAved his example . With the lovely Esmeldine it is Avidely different , and she certainly merited a better fate than to destroy herself for so worthless a fellow . That Mr . Littleton has healthy sentiments only needing fair play Avithin him , the foUoAving lines , from his Cerus and the Goddess of Poesy , will show : — " Sweet Poesy ! the muses' power—thou bast
A blessing of thine own , which thou bestow'st . Upon but feAV , the sons of Genius , whom The muses have inspired , whose lofty souls , Fill'd with thy pow ' r , ascend the skies o £ bliss . " I do not write thus in the least to discourage our young author from pursuing poesy—far from me be such a wish—but to urge him by aE means to curb his fancy
from dwelEng too much on unhealthy subjects , and to use his God-given genius for the enlig htenment and elevation of the human race . I AVEI look Avith interest . for his second poetical volume . Rose Cottage Stolcesley .
A Similar Case.
A SIMILAR CASE .
JACK , I hear you have gone and done it , Tes , I know—most feEoAvs AviE ; Went and tried it once myself , sir , Though you see I am single stiE . . And you met her—did you teE me ? DOAVU at Newportlast July
, , And resolved to ask the question At a soiree ? So did I . I suppose you left the ball-room , With its music and its light ; For they say love ' s flame is bri ghtest
In the darkness of the night . Well , you walked along together , Overhead the starlit sky , And I'E bet- ^ old man , confess it—Xou were frightened . So was I . So you strolled along the terrace ,
Saw the summer moonlight pour AE its radiance on the waters As they rippled on the shore ; TiE at length you gathered courage , When you saAV that none were ni gh—Hid you draw her close and tell her That you loved her ? So did I .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Notes On Literature, Science, And Art.
Hamand himself is , from first to last , a mere moody madman ; and , if the loving and lovable Esmeldine coidd not Avin him from his dreadful despair , he ought to have been sent to a well-conducted lunatic asylum , and never have been suffered to go abroad without a strong keeper to attend him . To chronicle his melancholy meanings seems to me scarcely worthy of Mr . Littleton ' s blank verse . When he flings himself from the cliff , and so ends his miserable existence , one feels it someAvhat of a relief to
be rid of him , and is ( very wickedly , no doubt ) tempted to Avish that some other Hamands had folloAved his example . With the lovely Esmeldine it is Avidely different , and she certainly merited a better fate than to destroy herself for so worthless a fellow . That Mr . Littleton has healthy sentiments only needing fair play Avithin him , the foUoAving lines , from his Cerus and the Goddess of Poesy , will show : — " Sweet Poesy ! the muses' power—thou bast
A blessing of thine own , which thou bestow'st . Upon but feAV , the sons of Genius , whom The muses have inspired , whose lofty souls , Fill'd with thy pow ' r , ascend the skies o £ bliss . " I do not write thus in the least to discourage our young author from pursuing poesy—far from me be such a wish—but to urge him by aE means to curb his fancy
from dwelEng too much on unhealthy subjects , and to use his God-given genius for the enlig htenment and elevation of the human race . I AVEI look Avith interest . for his second poetical volume . Rose Cottage Stolcesley .
A Similar Case.
A SIMILAR CASE .
JACK , I hear you have gone and done it , Tes , I know—most feEoAvs AviE ; Went and tried it once myself , sir , Though you see I am single stiE . . And you met her—did you teE me ? DOAVU at Newportlast July
, , And resolved to ask the question At a soiree ? So did I . I suppose you left the ball-room , With its music and its light ; For they say love ' s flame is bri ghtest
In the darkness of the night . Well , you walked along together , Overhead the starlit sky , And I'E bet- ^ old man , confess it—Xou were frightened . So was I . So you strolled along the terrace ,
Saw the summer moonlight pour AE its radiance on the waters As they rippled on the shore ; TiE at length you gathered courage , When you saAV that none were ni gh—Hid you draw her close and tell her That you loved her ? So did I .