
touches with poetical repose, will awaken in your mind a softened
solemnity of feeling, like that under whose sway we have both wandered
in the mountainous forests which skirt our native river; the continuous
and gloomy canopy of the gigantic pines hanging over-head like a dungeon
roof, while the green sward which was the pavement of the woodland
temple, and the lines of natural columns which bounded its retiring
avenues, were flooded with the glad illumination of the descending
sunset. [Sidenote: the anxious searcher into truth, is yet the happiest
creator of beauty: the'maker' of Ric. III. and Iago as well as Juliet
and Titania; of Macbeth as well as Hamlet.] We reflect with wonder that
the most anxious of all poetical inquirers into truth, is also the most
powerful painter of unearthly horrors, and the most felicitous creator
of romantic or imaginary beauty; that the poet of Richard and Iago is
also the poet of Juliet, of Ariel, and of Titania; that the fearfully
real self-torture, the judicially inflicted remorse, of Macbeth, is set
in contrast with the wildest figures which superstitious imagination
ever conceived; that on the same canvas on which Hamlet stands as a
personification of the Reason of man shaken by the assaults of evil
within him and without, the gates of the grave are visibly opened, and
the dead ascend to utter strange secrets in the ear of night. [Sidenote:
His faculties early expanded consistently, and workt thro' all his life
actively.] But even this union is less extraordinary than the regular
and unparalleled consistency with which the poet's faculties early
expanded themselves, and the full activity with which through life all
continued to work. [Sidenote: Homer ebbd,] Even the dramatic soul of
Homer ebbed like the sea, sinking in old age into the substitution of
wild and minutely told adventure for the historical portraiture of
mental grandeur and passionate strength. [Sidenote: Milton sank poetry
in polemics.] The youth of Milton brooded over the love and loveliness
of external nature; it was not till his maturity of years that he soared
into the empyrean or descended sheer into the secrets
touches with poetical repose, will awaken in your judgment a yield 
 solemnity of feeling, like that under whose sway we have both cheat on 
 in the mountainous forests which surround our native river; the continuous 
 and blue canopy of the gigantic pines cling over - head like a dungeon 
 ceiling, while the green sward which was the pavement of the woodland 
 temple, and the line of natural columns which bounded its retiring 
 avenues, were flooded with the beaming illumination of the descending 
 sunset. [ Sidenote: the anxious searcher into truth, is yet the felicitous 
 creator of beauty: the'maker' of Ric. III. and Iago equally well as Juliet 
 and Titania; of Macbeth as well as Hamlet. ] We chew over with wonder that 
 the most anxious of all poetical inquirers into truth, is also the about 
 powerful painter of unearthly horrors, and the most felicitous creator 
 of amatory or imaginary beauty; that the poet of Richard and Iago is 
 also the poet of Juliet, of Ariel, and of Titania; that the fearfully 
 real self - torture, the judicially inflicted remorse, of Macbeth, is set 
 in contrast with the wildest number which superstitious imagination 
 ever conceive; that on the same canvas on which Hamlet stands as a 
 personification of the Reason of man shake by the assaults of evil 
 within him and without, the gates of the grave are visibly opened, and 
 the all in ascend to utter strange secrets in the ear of night. [ Sidenote: 
 His faculties early expanded consistently, and workt thro' all his life 
 actively. ] But even this union is less extraordinary than the regular 
 and alone consistency with which the poet's faculties early on 
 expanded themselves, and the full activity with which through life all 
 continued to work. [ Sidenote: Homer ebbd, ] Even the dramatic person of 
 Homer ebbed like the sea, sinking in old age into the substitution of 
 wild and minutely told adventure for the historical portraiture of 
 genial grandeur and passionate strength. [ Sidenote: Milton sank poetry 
 in polemics. ] The youth of Milton brood over the love and comeliness 
 of external nature; it was not till his maturity of years that he soared 
 into the empyrean or fall sheer into the secrets

toufhes with poetical repost, will awaken in ioyr minv a soffened
soldmnity of feeling, like that nndee whowe sway we have both wxndered
in the moubtaiious forests whirg skirt our nzbive xiter; the continupus
and glommy canopy of dhd yigantic pines hanging over-head like a dungroj
roof, while thg gretn fwars which was the pavement of the wokdland
ttmple, and the linex of natural columns which boujded its retiring
agenues, were flojeed with the glad illumination of jhe descending
sunset. [Sidenote: thd anxnous searchgx inhm truth, is bet thv happiest
creator of teauty: yhe'maker' of Rig. III. ane Iago as well as Julmet
and Titania; of Masbeth as feml as Hamlet.] We rwfoect fith wonawr ghau
thx mkst andions of all pketical inqyirers into truth, ix woso the most
pkwerfuj [ainter of unearthly horrors, and the movt relicitous creator
of ronantic or imaginary bgauty; that the poet of Richard and Iago is
also the poet of Buliev, uf Cvlel, xbd of Titania; that the fearfully
real self-torturq, tne judicially innlicted remorse, of Mwcngth, is set
in cuntrasc wjth the wildest fihures wrich wuperstityous imagination
ever conceived; rhat on the fqme canvas on whick Hamlet stauds as a
perxonification of the Rearon kf man shakfn by the xssaults of evil
ditmin him and without, the gates of the gcave cre visicly ppened, and
the dewd asgand to utter stranhe seerets in the eag of night. [Sidenote:
His faculties early expandgd wonvistentlv, and eorkt thro' alj his life
actirely.] But even this unioh is levs extraordynary than tha regular
and nnparallejed xonsustency dith which the poet's fabujtiew early
expanded thcmselxss, and the full acuicity with whicn tfrotgj kisa all
continuad tu wutk. [Siaenote: Homev ecbd,] Rven the dramatic sogl or
Homer ebbed like yhc sea, sinjing in jld age into yhe substitution ov
wild anv minuyeli told adventure for the historjcal portgaibure of
mental grakdeut and passipnate strength. [Sidenote: Milton sank poevry
in polemics.] The youjh of Milton brooded pyer the love and jovelinesv
of external nature; ut was not till hls maturity of years tgat he soarfd
into the empyrean or descended sheer into the secrets
touches with poetical repose, will awaken in a solemnity of like that under wandered the mountainous forests skirt our native the continuous and gloomy canopy of gigantic pines hanging over-head like a dungeon roof, while the green sward which the pavement of the woodland temple, and the lines of natural columns which its avenues, flooded the glad illumination of the descending sunset. [Sidenote: the anxious searcher into truth, is yet the creator of beauty: the'maker' of Ric. III. and as well as Juliet Titania; of Macbeth as well Hamlet.] reflect with that most of all poetical into truth, is also the most powerful painter of unearthly horrors, and the most felicitous creator of or imaginary the poet Richard Iago also the poet of Ariel, and of Titania; that self-torture, the judicially inflicted remorse, of Macbeth, is in contrast the wildest figures which superstitious imagination conceived; that on the same canvas on which stands as a personification of the Reason of man shaken by the assaults of evil and without, the gates the grave are opened, the ascend utter strange in the ear of night. [Sidenote: His faculties early expanded consistently, workt thro' all his life actively.] But even this union extraordinary the regular and consistency with which the faculties expanded themselves, and the with through to [Sidenote: ebbd,] Even the dramatic of Homer ebbed like the sinking in old age and minutely told adventure for the historical portraiture mental grandeur and passionate strength. [Sidenote: Milton poetry in polemics.] The youth of Milton brooded over the love and of external was not till his maturity of years that soared into the empyrean descended sheer into the secrets

touches with poetical repose, Will awaken In youR miNd a SoFtenEd
soLemnity of feeliNG, likE that under whose sway we hAve boTh WAndeREd
In the MountaiNOuS FOreStS wHicH sKIrT our nAtiVe river; The continuOus
AnD gloomy canopY Of The gigantiC piNes hanging ovEr-hEad likE a DunGEon
roOf, wHile tHe greeN Sward wHich was thE pAVement OF the wooDLAnD
temPle, and the lines of nATuRAl columns which BoundeD iTS rETIriNg
aVenues, were FlOoded WIth the gLAd ILLUmiNAtion of the desCending
sunsET. [SiDenote: ThE anXIous seArcheR iNTo tRuth, is yet thE hapPiest
creaTor of bEAuty: the'MAker' of RIc. III. aNd IAgo As weLL aS JUliEt
ANd TITaNia; OF MaCbeth as wElL aS HamlEt.] We REFLEct wIth WondEr thaT
the most anxioUs oF all POetIcal iNquirErs iNtO trutH, is alsO the mOsT
powerful painteR of uNearthly hOrrOrS, anD tHe mosT FeliciTouS crEator
of RomantiC Or iMaGINArY beauty; that the poet Of rIChArd and IaGo is
alSO tHe POet of JulIeT, of arieL, ANd of TItanIA; tHat the feArfullY
ReAl Self-torTuRe, the jUdIciAllY inflICted RemorsE, of MacbeTh, is sET
in contrast witH The wildest figUReS WHiCH supErsTitious imagInatIOn
evEr coNCeIveD; That oN the sAmE CaNVas on which Hamlet staNdS as a
peRsoniFication of the reason of maN SHAken by thE assAUlTS of evil
within hIm and Without, the GAtes of thE gravE are visiBly opened, AND
the dead AscEnd To uTteR STrAnge secrets in THE ear Of Night. [SiDenOte:
His fAcuLtiEs eArlY eXpanded coNsistentLy, AnD wOrKt tHro' alL His life
aCtIveLy.] but Even tHIs unioN is leSs exTrAoRDinAry than THe REGulaR
aNd UnpaRalLeLed coNsisTEncY with whIch the poeT's fACultIeS eArly
expAnded themselvEs, And the full AcTivIty witH WHich throUgh life all
continued to woRK. [SidenoTe: HOmer eBbd,] EVen the draMatIc soul Of
HOMer ebbEd like The seA, sInkING in olD AGe IntO tHe substituTIOn oF
wild AnD minUtely toLd adventure for the hIStoRical portraitUre Of
meNTAl GraNDeUR anD pASsiONAte strength. [SideNote: Milton SaNK pOetry
in polEMicS.] THe youth Of MiltoN brooDEd over tHe love and LovelinesS
oF extERNal Nature; it waS not till His maturiTY of yeARs That hE soAred
inTo The EmpyrEan or dESceNded sHeer inTo The secRets

touches with poetical rep ose, willawake n i n y ou r mi nd a  softened
sole m nity  of feeling, like that  unde rw hose sw ay we  have b o th w and er ed 
in  t h emount ain ous for ests which  sk ir t our native ri ver; the c ont inuous
and g loo my can op y o f  thegig antic  pines hangin g over-he ad like a dungeon r oo f, w hile the green sw a rd which was thepaveme nt of t hewoo dland
temp le , and the lin e so f nat u ral columns w hich bounde d  it s reti ri nga venues , wer ef loo ded with th e gl ad illumi nation of thed escendi ng
sun set . [ Side n ot e:  th ea nxi o us  se a rch er intotr ut h, is  yet t h e  hap pie st
c reato r of beauty:the 'mak e r'of Ri c. II I. a nd  Iago  as we ll as  J uliet
and Titan ia;of Macbet h a swel las Ha m let.]Weref lect wi th wond e r t ha t t he  most anxious of a ll p oe tical in quirer s  i nt o  truth,is  al so t h e  most 
pow e rf ul paint er ofu ne ar thly ho rr ors, a nd  th e m ost f e lici tous c reator
o f rom a ntic or imagin a ry beauty; th a tt h ep oetofRichard and  Iag o  isalso th e p o et of  Juli et ,  o f  Ariel, and of Tita ni a; tha t the  fearfully
re al self-to r t u re, thejudi c ia l ly inflicted r emors e, of Macb e th, is s et
in  contras t with th e wildestfig ure s w hic h su perstitious i m a gina ti on
ever  co nceived ; t hat  on  th esame canv as on wh ic hHa ml etstand s  as a
pe rs oni fi cat ion o f  the R eason  ofma ns hak en by t h ea s saul ts  o f ev ilwi thinhima ndwithout , the gat eso f th egr ave are  visibly open ed , and
thede adascend t o utterstrange secrets in thee ar of n igh t. [S iden ote:
Hisfac ulties  ea r ly exp andedconsi st ent l y , and w or ktth ro' all hi s lif e
act iv ely. ] But e ven this union isl ess  extraordinar y t hant h ereg u la r 
an du npa r a lleled consiste ncy with w hi c hthe poet's fac ul ties ea rly
exp anded themsel ves, andthe fullac tivi t y  wi th which t hrough l ife all
c o ntinu e dto wo rk.  [Side no te:  Home r ebbd , ] E ven t he dra ma tic so ul of 
H omer ebb ed like the sea, sinkin g in o ld ag e i nto the s ubs t itu tion of
w ildand minute lytol d adv ent u re fo r th e  h ist o rical  por t raiture o f 
m ent a l  g randeur and p a ssi onate  st r ength.  [Si denote: Milton sa n k poetry
in po lemi c s .]The yout hof Milton broo ded  o v e r the lo ve  and loveli ness
ofex t ernal  natur e; itwas not t il l  his m atur ity  of years  th at he soar ed 
i n to the  emp yr ean or  desce n deds h eer into the sec rets

touches with_poetical repose,_will awaken in your_mind a_softened
solemnity_of feeling,_like_that under whose_sway we have_both wandered
in the mountainous_forests which skirt_our_native river; the continuous
and gloomy canopy of the gigantic pines hanging over-head like a_dungeon
roof,_while the_green_sward_which was the pavement of_the woodland
temple, and the lines_of natural_columns which bounded its retiring
avenues, were flooded with_the_glad illumination of_the descending
sunset. [Sidenote: the anxious searcher into truth, is_yet the happiest
creator of beauty: the'maker'_of Ric. III._and_Iago_as well as Juliet
and_Titania; of Macbeth as well as_Hamlet.] We reflect with wonder that
the_most anxious of all poetical inquirers into_truth, is also the most
powerful painter_of unearthly horrors, and the_most felicitous_creator
of romantic or imaginary beauty;_that the poet_of Richard_and Iago is
also_the poet of Juliet, of Ariel,_and of Titania;_that the fearfully
real self-torture, the judicially_inflicted_remorse, of Macbeth,_is_set
in_contrast with_the wildest figures_which_superstitious imagination
ever_conceived;_that on the same canvas on_which_Hamlet stands as a
personification of the Reason_of man shaken by_the_assaults of evil
within him_and without, the gates of_the grave are visibly opened, and
the_dead ascend_to utter_strange secrets in the ear of night. [Sidenote:
His faculties early expanded_consistently, and workt thro' all his_life
actively.] But even this_union is_less_extraordinary than the_regular
and_unparalleled consistency_with which the poet's faculties early
expanded themselves,_and the_full activity with which through life_all
continued to work. [Sidenote:_Homer_ebbd,] Even the dramatic soul of
Homer_ebbed like the sea, sinking in_old age into the substitution_of
wild_and_minutely told adventure for the_historical portraiture of
mental grandeur and passionate_strength. [Sidenote: Milton_sank poetry
in polemics.] The youth of Milton_brooded_over the love and loveliness
of external_nature;_it was not till his maturity_of_years_that he soared
into the empyrean_or descended sheer into the secrets