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Review Of Literature, &C.
hint for his temporal welfare . The play opens very modestly , both in its dedication ancl preface . The plots , major and minor , may not be very original ; but the unity is perfect , and the language in which many of the sentiments are clothed , shows that our young author has trod the classic vale of Tempe . AVe quote a few passages to do him justice . Lord Raveucourt ' s delineation of his son Ernest to the uncle Sir Hubert , is beautiful . ( Act I . Scene l , p . 17 . )
'' Vet may we hope in yon sweet gift of heaven A golden harvest , Hubert—( points to Ernest , ) Mark the boy 1 His attitude , in what a mould 'tis cast 1 The Spartan ' s vigour , with the comelier graces Of classic beauty blended . Sean that brow So youthful , yet so bold 1—How should dishonour Cover its speaking nobleness ? An eye , The set of which I'll one day prophecy
Shall blanch the dastard ' s cheek , and bend the head Of harden'd shame in very abjectness . And yet , my Hubert , in the smile below Methinks there ' s more than woman ' s gentleness , To temper and to chasten down the whole . "
Some of the metre , to our ear , is not so euphonious in other parts ; nor do we like that punning upon words in the part of Frantz , in Scene 2 , page 21 , ( sus ) pension , ( h ) alter . A father ' s indignation , even on his dying bed , against the betrayer of his daughter , is poetically expressed by the daughter Alice , in Scene 3 , page 26 .
" My father , on his dyinglips . Gathered his powers to chide ; but heaven attuned The word into the musicof a blessing , And they , disarm'dof curses , closed in silence . Striving but one name to articulate , The which his eyealone could syllable . "
In Act II . Scene 1 , Sir Hubert ' s soliloquy there is oriyinality , we think , in his character of ambition . His development of his diabolical scheme to his villanous esquire , Scene 1 , Act IL , pages 33—34 , is masterly . We would gladly extract these passages would our limits permit . The whole of Scene 1 , concluding Act IL , is full of racy humour , ancl would call down thunders of applause , if well acted , de diis . The most fastidious in sentiment may read this play ; and we therefore heartily recommend its young author to the patronage of the public .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Review Of Literature, &C.
hint for his temporal welfare . The play opens very modestly , both in its dedication ancl preface . The plots , major and minor , may not be very original ; but the unity is perfect , and the language in which many of the sentiments are clothed , shows that our young author has trod the classic vale of Tempe . AVe quote a few passages to do him justice . Lord Raveucourt ' s delineation of his son Ernest to the uncle Sir Hubert , is beautiful . ( Act I . Scene l , p . 17 . )
'' Vet may we hope in yon sweet gift of heaven A golden harvest , Hubert—( points to Ernest , ) Mark the boy 1 His attitude , in what a mould 'tis cast 1 The Spartan ' s vigour , with the comelier graces Of classic beauty blended . Sean that brow So youthful , yet so bold 1—How should dishonour Cover its speaking nobleness ? An eye , The set of which I'll one day prophecy
Shall blanch the dastard ' s cheek , and bend the head Of harden'd shame in very abjectness . And yet , my Hubert , in the smile below Methinks there ' s more than woman ' s gentleness , To temper and to chasten down the whole . "
Some of the metre , to our ear , is not so euphonious in other parts ; nor do we like that punning upon words in the part of Frantz , in Scene 2 , page 21 , ( sus ) pension , ( h ) alter . A father ' s indignation , even on his dying bed , against the betrayer of his daughter , is poetically expressed by the daughter Alice , in Scene 3 , page 26 .
" My father , on his dyinglips . Gathered his powers to chide ; but heaven attuned The word into the musicof a blessing , And they , disarm'dof curses , closed in silence . Striving but one name to articulate , The which his eyealone could syllable . "
In Act II . Scene 1 , Sir Hubert ' s soliloquy there is oriyinality , we think , in his character of ambition . His development of his diabolical scheme to his villanous esquire , Scene 1 , Act IL , pages 33—34 , is masterly . We would gladly extract these passages would our limits permit . The whole of Scene 1 , concluding Act IL , is full of racy humour , ancl would call down thunders of applause , if well acted , de diis . The most fastidious in sentiment may read this play ; and we therefore heartily recommend its young author to the patronage of the public .