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The Elon College Weekly. he had more learning than imagination. Aj a poet he was influenced by Plato in philosophy and Italian poets in style, especially Petrarch and Tasso. Sir Philip Sidney was his model in Englsh verse. Drummond’s sonnets and madrigab are adorned with some fine touches. His re ligious poems breathe a noble sentiment but they are largely little more than versi fied prose. I like his hymns better than Donne’s, but as a poet, 1 do not feel in him the firey vigor that there is in Donne. occasionally, there are flashes of the rain- I MORROW, SlirgGOIl OGIltiSt bow m the spray cast up. ” Qeorge Herbert. Upon reading Izaak Walton’s Life of Herbert, 1 got an impression of a saintly soul, the son of a very devout lady of the nobility. Then turning to Herbert’s "Priest of the Temple" 1 found a sensi ble charge to a young country clergyman, such as a Methodist bishop might give when full of years, wisdom, and piety. 1 then read his poems from start to finish, but before 1 had got through, it was dif ficult to make the m’nd stick to the busi ness in hand. There was enough, rather plenty, of variety in verse form to express only one note of inspiration, if, indeed, in spiration there be. " The Church Porch" is didactic, epigrammatic, showing style influence of the Proverbs of Solomon. Neady three-fourths of the verbs are im perative. " The Church," as title, covers a great many supplications, adorations, and hymns. In such exalted subjects as " The Sacrifice," Herbert is not able. There is no great soul-striking fire as in Donne. His tone has not enough vigor and ocean swell. 1 feel a sense ot mo notony. If to be an appetizer at all, his poetry must be taken in broken doses. There is lack of wit, and when he tries to inject it, the effect is bad. For example, in " The Sacrifice," " Man stole the fruit but I must climb the tree [cross]" is in such poor taste as almost to ruin the poem. Too, if there had been more of nature play, his poetry would have been more j pleasing. There are only two or three nature touches in the whole collection. Examples are: "Sweet day, so cool, so cool, so calm, so bright. The bridal of earth and sky," in the poem entitled " Virtue" ; and again, " Hark, how the birds do sing, And the woods do rmg," in " Man's Melody." ! Henrj Vaughan's T^eligious ‘Poems. Vaughan is more pleasing to me than | Herbert, yet they are in the same class, j Vaughan has all the peculiarities, and all the quaintness and conceits necessary for a typical metaphysical poet. Herbert impressed me as being afraid that some thing was going to tear him from his re ligious faith and conduct. Vaughan is in tensely religious but without Herbert’s dreadful fear. The form of verse, in many instances, is not suited to the thought. "The Pas sion" is an example. The figure in first | part of second stanza is nauseating. i I like " Peace." It is a beautiful apos- [ trophe to the soul. I Vaughan plays in shallow water, yet Thorr%as Carew. , As a poet, I feel Carew to be a ma- j jor of the minor poup. For grace and beauty of poetic expression, none of the metaphysical poets surpass him, if, indeed, j he has an equal. His theme was as in-1 tensely love and beauty as Herbert’s was i religion and atonement. ! Carew has no invigorating idea, but his poetry is full of passion and fancy,— i love-pictures beautifully done. His lines | are aglow with such words as " flame," " fire," " suns," and " stars." But for a few passages that are too sensuous, as in " The Complement," I find no objection to him on that account. There is, too, very little of bad spirit shown anywhere in his verse. Once it seems that his mis tress had grown jealous and bad him re turn her letters, yet the demand brought from him no satire or revenge. Among his best poems are; " The Protestation," a sonnet, " A Prayer to the Wind," " Celia Singing," and "A Song, ask me no more where love bestows, When June is past, the fading rose " etc. cTMORROW BUILDING, Cor. Front C&, Main Streets, BURLINGTON, - - N. C. FOR PHOTOGRAPH.S OF QUALITY Have them Made at ANGLIN’S BURLINGTON, - - N. C. ALAMANCE INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE CO. INSURANCE, LOANS, REAL ESTATE CASH CAPITAL, $30,000.00 |y^ONEY LENT through this Company on real estate is secured both by mortjraffe and Company's guarantee. The lender receives 6 per cent, interest—3 per cent, promptly every six months—and is is not bothered about interest collections. BURLINGTON, N. G. W. K. HOLT. President. R. MORROW. Vice-President, W. E- SHARPC, Trcas. and Mgr. (To be continued.) 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