TO CORRESPONDENTS
An essay “On the reason of animals not the reason of man,” is accepted, and shall appear soon.
An essay “On the study of human nature in the works of the imagination,” is under consideration.
Lines “to Miss W.” and a “Vision,” are declined.
“Washington,” and “Poetica Falsa,” both possess considerable merit; but from press of matter, we are compelled respectfully to decline them.
“The Weather,” and a “Review of the past, No. 1.” are inadmissible.
P.’s remonstrance is received. Upon reconsideration, we perceive the impropriety of publishing the stanzas without the “Prolegomena;” and the Prolegomena are too long for insertion. The inference is obvious.
“On Death,” by D., in several respects is unsuitable for publication.
“On the death of an aged friend,” is received, and shall appear. We would request, however, the liberty of making a few alterations.
“An address to the Sun,” the counterpart of the “Apostrophe to the Moon,” from which we quoted in our first number. The author must have suffered from a ‘stroke of the sun,’ before he wrote his address, e. g.
“Great and glorious Sun!High ’mid etherial meteThou dost wheel thy burning car,And through all thine empire afar,Dost diffuse light and heat,For this begun,Thy course is run,Till time shall be no more, and thou art done.”“And what though thou, fair Sun!May’st boast a mighty sway?That earth, moon and every planetRoll round thee their imperial seat,And thy power obey?From him begunThou brilliant Sun,And all ye hosts of heaven your course to run.”
“Great and glorious Sun!High ’mid etherial meteThou dost wheel thy burning car,And through all thine empire afar,Dost diffuse light and heat,For this begun,Thy course is run,Till time shall be no more, and thou art done.”“And what though thou, fair Sun!May’st boast a mighty sway?That earth, moon and every planetRoll round thee their imperial seat,And thy power obey?From him begunThou brilliant Sun,And all ye hosts of heaven your course to run.”
“Great and glorious Sun!High ’mid etherial meteThou dost wheel thy burning car,And through all thine empire afar,Dost diffuse light and heat,For this begun,Thy course is run,Till time shall be no more, and thou art done.”
“Great and glorious Sun!
High ’mid etherial mete
Thou dost wheel thy burning car,
And through all thine empire afar,
Dost diffuse light and heat,
For this begun,
Thy course is run,
Till time shall be no more, and thou art done.”
“And what though thou, fair Sun!May’st boast a mighty sway?That earth, moon and every planetRoll round thee their imperial seat,And thy power obey?From him begunThou brilliant Sun,And all ye hosts of heaven your course to run.”
“And what though thou, fair Sun!
May’st boast a mighty sway?
That earth, moon and every planet
Roll round thee their imperial seat,
And thy power obey?
From him begun
Thou brilliant Sun,
And all ye hosts of heaven your course to run.”
We have been accused of too great severity in our notes to correspondents. We ask pardon of our contributors for our impoliteness, and offer no further justification than that afforded by the old proverb, ‘Evilcommunicationscorrupt good manners.’