I know not whether most to admire the bursts of passion in
`Locksley Hall,' the playful sweetness of the `Talking Oak,' or the
mere catching of a cadence in such slight things as
"Break, break, break
On thy cold gray stones, O sea," &c.
Nothing is more uncommon than the lightness of touch, which
gives a charm to such little pieces as the `Skipping Rope.'
We regret much to miss from this edition `The Mystic,' `The
Deserted House,' and `Elegiacs,' all favorites for years past, and
not to be disparaged in favor of any in the present collection.
England, we believe, has not shown a due sense of the merits of this
poet, and to us is given the honor of rendering homage more readily
to an accurate and elegant intellect, a musical reception of nature,
a high tendency in thought, and a talent of singular fineness,
flexibility, and scope.
_A Letter to Rev. Wm. E. Channing, D. D._ By O. A. BROWNSON
Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown. 1842.
That there is no knowledge of God possible to man but a
subjective knowledge, -- no revelation but the development of the
individual within himself, and to himself, -- are prevalent
statements, which Mr.
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