The Poets and the Poetry of the Nineteenth Century Volume 9 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 Excerpt: ...Shall not thy heart more holily prepare Some depth unfathomable, --perfect-pure? Say that to thee there come love's dreadful call The downward swiftDess of thy Best to see; Say that he sin or sicken, what of thee? Are thine arms deeper yet to stay his fall? Scarcely love's utmost may in heaven be; To hell it reacheth so 'tis love at all." Her chief defects are the over-facility common to so many poetesses, and a deficient perception of the humorous. Of the qualities of her best work the following examples bear witness. Alfred H. M1les. KEY NOTES. 1879 LOUISA S. GUGGENBERGER. I.--MORNZNG. WHAT'S the text to-day for reading Nature and its being by? There is effort all the morning Thro' the windy sea and sky. All, intent in earnest grapple That the All may let it be: Force, in unity, at variance With its own diversity. Force, prevailing into action, Force, persistent to restrain. In a twofold, one-souled wrestle Forging Being's freedom-chain. Frolic say you--when the billow Tosses back a mane of spray? No; but haste of earnest effort; Nature works in guise of play. Till the balance shall be even Swings the to and fro of strife; Till an awful equilibrium Stills it, beats the Heart of Life. What's the text to-day for reading Nature and its being by? Effort, effort all the morning, Thro' the sea and windy sky. II.--AFTERNOON. PURPLE headland over yonder, Fleecy, sun-extinguished moon, I am here alone, and ponder On the theme of Afternoon. Past has made a groove for Present, And w hat fits it is: no more. Waves before the wind are weighty; Strongest sea-beats shape the shore. Just what is is just what can be, And the Possible is free; 'Tis by being, not by effort, That the firm cliffjuts to sea. With an uncontentious calmness Drifts the Fact before the ..".