Reginald Arthur Kenney College of William & Mary - Arts & Sciences

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Robert Burns and the Old South

Robert Burns and the Old South

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Kenney, Reginald Arthur, "Robert Burns and the Old South" (1935). Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects. Paper 1539624431.

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t h r o u g h mm. o f Southern lit e r a r y a n te b e llu m p e r lo i* i t determ ine th e inoe th e tu ife o f s s not no e r i t i e a i op in ion s o f a la t e r o f th e *fhe f i e l d o f p e r io d io a l lite r a t u r e in jlmerioa Mae h em Tory s l ig h t ly reaped* $& rtieni& rly i s t h i s l i t e o f th e peri-* o d ie a i lite r a t u r e o f th e South* ♦♦* ‘

wife mm

vm m mM&m

mm

mm$

t o e o r t u iia t e ly ,, in d e x e s w ere e it h e r by th e ir toneme# t o to# lite r a r y ito e r ta l meet* or ©xeeeiaLtogly

t f e e f t t o # «# # g u ii# f o r to e

mmmm^ wm0m^

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j^ rio& toals o f w&ieh* to: i a i f tomtom##:# on ly s to g l# o o p ie s

mm Mmm*

" I

t o to#- iem to u n t il 1?#% to # f » death*

Stoo# W to to ^ tto i B* 0 * # -to g eo g ra p h iea lly to to # South, I m ma&tog me# #f: e a r ly perio&to&l# t o m th a t o tto #

1 bar# toelu&ed t o i # ' Baltimore* a o ity to m to m M to * # W - •■»#&**

sto e t were f i l l e t w ith to# s p ir it ant the oontributiens o f Southern f##pI#* lia-ny periodieala most v io le n tly southern were issued. from both eoimismltles* and th e ir #2&~tto$ emltto#-

pyiey to 1860 reprea#mts& th e South rather than til# Borth*

.In. toto

ha#

1 * i t o t t o i t o a t i m # b a y s mm o f t o t o #

ante-bellum South?

1* " P e r io d ic a ls P u b lish e d t o t h e S ou th B e fo r e 1880, # 4 D is s e r t a t io n P r e se n te d t o t h e jea&e&i© f a c u lt y o f t h e U n iv e r s ity o f f l r g t o l a t o O an iid aoy f o r th e D egree o f

m mm m m wmm *s /Jil'rE-BKLLUM m M o to r # t o t o # <rt t o la poem w o f y #t>% £&* * iv * o f to # ’ pi### i s * .*» in only a&#**ral r to # poem i# tti#

w ito til# memory o f a I

R i c h o f t o m # S » 1 8 U4 * l a m to# pen o f th e D r * t o r r i # o f S t r a w * t o t o © o n -• 1 t o # e d i t o r t h e m a n * I t l a s p i o u o u s f o r t a & e n t h # f f o r 1

1* South Carolina m^WLs liiaonmt ¥ol* I* fob* Ei* If# 3?. | ™ W 'Sea 'apji. I * " 1'1 ‘ ■“ *...' ...

#* Hiohmond g&fluirers Tol* 1 , Mmf i* ton# i f 1804* S## ; : ; c r j ' !;r™iji';w,"riruir

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poptklar a t m

psrto& o f 4©yel?tos**. htohe^f when th e matJMm mm a lt o a f

t a t o e e h t t e . t o t o i e f t o e ep& t h e m m o f £ 8 i $ * f t o t o w # t o i t o

Se%atoor to r to g t h is I t o s r r s t v n t a r t l y g ir e r esrsr t o mmm*-

isehi# of the

tomie## to t a f e w #ii?totog\:_

mm.

w if e the

of. the &«&£ the $$#& stw se

to the peto

nXn t t o f i e i t o f promt toaoav-om r sh o rts to oar to u ts

O a r t o m a a t w a o i m t r f t o e a r ©

While irtoterp sh tees on I ife * s to st ebb tog santo* Oli who would not r e s t with th e hr&sre?1*

§3S^M m%

f a il

s t i r

poop lawho

to st

' fought wietorgr to w the mother eoaatry*

4 tow peers

ito * If* 1807,

jgtouirer fr to to t •■an orig to a l poem to **Qn© o f the poets o f .Petersburg* se t to th e te to * ^fto ta&or® - o f &lem** I f to* a,

eom pleto to tta tto s* o f .fu ra sto lo r e p o etry , th e oomparlson

of the heaaitos of mafare with the feea&tgr ©f the poet*# M&jqr#

to f toft tor©’ the w tflM «&, most mortog appeal that Bum#

. ta to to to o th er restore*

lorer*# plea

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to ^

aglne o f Washington:* $* .#** le t * t* ISOt* sees f i t to te r o ts J .tig h t pages, w ith fHsretoi more to the toast tom e* t #* a*.

"Safjsativa o f tha infamy Youth o f Eobart B am s, th e .poet# {W ritten by h im se lf)" B esid e t h is au tob iograp h ical m aterial we a ls o fta d an, "Elegy aa '*h®‘ heath o f th e S o o ttia h Poet B uras, '*

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w

w ^ iU ia a Rosooe* J|§ would appear .to s t t h is oon sld erab le to e u h t o f fift e e n - absnssto*. M lo to e d b o Burns mi th e b egin n in g o f tom n in eteen th Mmdfta&p was aa' a p p reeia tlo u &£ i t o

poet and M e %ork* ^ Id e u tljr th e readers o f t h i s pub l i e at Ion

were aO Q.ualnt ed t o some degree if1th and post * or

a lo e t h i s s e r ie s o f^ srtlm lee woe in se rte d bar admiring ed ito r* to r ,i# s to find- elsew here t o th e f i r s t tm jm&r#;of th e I800*s M ;&:ii*sidersbls amount o f M egi& fM eal, or an totoiogr& phioal,

m atter on tom s; and aim M is*

th e f l a t t e r o f Riehiaond, fa * * t o r Han* flf * i i l i * p r in ts an extended b e t t e r o f Robert Barns t o F ra a eis Ofesm*

*

&* 4* £Ut aoneerning w iito 8b© rles*n too. prmfaom t o tot- l e t t e r , whleh purports to be 'an o r ig in a l le t t e r apd i s sign ed «0 * 0 .** 1 # t o fe llo w s* 11 O riginal le t t e r * to o n Robert Bum s, b ein g

t o e toundabien e f o n e <t :M i most e t o e lle n t poemas11 ^Weei mounted on b is grey mare Hag,

A b e tte r , never l i f t e d le g ,

to rn sk a lp it on through dub and m i r e *

B esp isin g wind and r a te end- fir e ;'

W hiles h old in g f a s t M s guide b lue bonnet; Whiles eroohing o fe r some auM to o ts sonnet;

#* to tio n a l toga&tem, fo l* 1* to*- '£,, tor*;- % 1801, p* 18

antiquary ir o a e , whioh I

htn by Burns, whoa- th e form er was

t o t i t o t t l e s o f Scotland* When 1 prem ise i t was 'to. th e second tr a d itio n th a t to afterw ards form* th e in im ita b le t a le o f ^fam 0 TS to a te r f , i oan a< doubt o f i t s b ein g wtod w ith g rea t in te r e s t * 11

were 'burning d a y lig h tv to ppint out t o a reader (and who i s n ot a reader o f Rome?) th e

n arrative* O* 8U*

a ls o is o laded a sh ort

f I* 4 , &81&*. n & t o e r #

An in terestin g anecdote o f Burn* appears in to e

,, ?&*» » p o m t o i o a t # 4 f o r ^ p t o ?

poet is .fs fto r w i t o to/p i' "sweetest bards th at ever poems to;;toh^M ^sine

i n l a s h t o g t t o * CU, u n d e r ftGa Commemoration o f fa r em * . M s ro y a l forfc in th e c h a ir , by Hr* B osw ell,, n is l e f t was Mr* fo r th e dined a t th e London t t to Xhike o f on t h e A m e r i c a n am -y Ji*r*. am d ■■ t h e ^ V ol. 2 , HO. 26, M g. 4 , 1810, p . 105.

admirer' o f H i m t o th e t i l t e d S tates** d tte # too to a s t, Mr* t o t o said* #He f e l t M gM r g r a t if ie d t o hetog present on to o ooaa sio a , and honored t o haring h is name aeupXOd w ith th a t o f too illu s t r io u s man whoaememor? th e# mrnrn mot t o o eleh m te* toru s addressed h im self d ir e e tljr to toe heart*, and e e a se tu e a tl# th e im pressions produced were „ in d e lib le * S is wor&s w ots u m lrersa ll# read and admired to dmerlee* and t o tr u ste d th e# wohld he so when p r e s e t em pires were sm ashled to to du®b*-t*~,/

f t o to lib sto g roar th e m tlo a a l R egister published

an o flg to & l jpta% :*tong* w r itte n on hearing a. m l a i r sto g

• ‘ 4 '■ ,"■ 1 i d * ' '-■ -■

' ♦#* a to Mr® th e Winds: Bo to e poem i s a e le s r im ita tio n o f Bums *s worlsu t o loir* 12* 181#* to e H atlonal

R eglater n ote*: : -'

* V *' * ? • ',■ •.'• -* •* •'v-*^: ! A V i* *

*fh© follow ing l#rie& l composition of the fe e t tom e I s omitted -to serera l edition® o f M e wos^s* i t i s elegan t, and t o l l o f pathos, strongly in& leailre o f a pure and,

tend er lo r e * I t i s one o f th o se poems th a t r e a llr *111 h ea r sa h se tse o t reading**

, * - 11

t o e pee» p rin ted i s tom e*® *&&? toirtiiom ** to e p f i i a r * s

1% o f tom® se a t toned, and la te In Jsmarjr# 182®, we fin d appearing t o the Hegts^sr P la t e r , - a dirge **<*b# Bohert

tom ®#* 4 g lo s s ie r •«& to e b tto ii word® i s p isse d a t t h r e a d ■- :ld ' ’

o f t t o Jid d a*

Wm more than te n gear* a fte r I 8&0 th er e 1® a blaafc

period t o howerer, from th e 1820* s on* *

ward th e rerto a l 1® marked| and progresslire* .ijtat me? not® th at

•* t o t i o ^ jleg to te r i Tel* i , ho* 4 , * 0 * t t * 1818, p* # 8*

10. S»&y V o l. f V" lo ': 1,* Jan, 2, 1819- p . 14. See app. a

u . n » M i 7 o i . d , s o . s o , b < w , 1 3 , i s i s , 3 2 0 .

o t M t o I s i s -mm *ft fran k o f tils p o s itio n m m

0%mm& 0m&m w ith o f M s work* in

th e l@ 3t*s th e r e i s a o f © t'tu m o r s *> ^

work, f h t im ita tio n o f l i t them es and t t y i o , and th e * o f © M tioai opinion o f th e Snobbish 9 M&& If-n n a t e n s from $amiiigb©% 'Baltim ore,, a n t M ohmori toward eterlestom * on©

fin d s a m fr esh iisg © r ig liM lty i n © o a tr lte tis a s t o th e Southern

Bo©© Bad* in th e is p i* mmm o f th a t aagusin©

tender ^ fr% in a l p h eti^ i t r th e Bos© *3Hi* M alt

o f Sum er* | l l e ,?, a poa® aomewhat In th e Burn© thorn© a n t mamer*; Popular fa v o r it e auihore are l i s t e d in th e Cot* 1 2 , 1833,

Ison©, e n title d ^Surnamee*11 ‘ - \ : „

n T M T m m ® m y M M ttl% y e t S oott I s Soot*

JM Bant Mm &©©& w o rth ily bantedi

Mr* Crabbe lm h is orabbednese oraw ls thro* M s p lo t Jn& Iamb i # n o t promply affron ted *

Mr* Gray has grown o ld In th e r e s o r ts o f fam e, Mr* Mason M e g io r y © reotet,

j u t Bums in h is gsM ae glow s s t i l l w ith a fla m e, Whiah th e toroh o f ©Id tim e has r e f le e t e t * * * ** ♦ ♦ fu r th e r ©vileno© o f B um s1© p op u larity in th e C harleston lit e r a r y world appeared in th e same magazine in th e fo llo w in g advertisem ent o f Jan* 24* _I83hi:

#fa a 'G*:ahanter« th e e x h ib itio n o f th e fmm- sta tu es- by th e s e lf-ta u g h t a r t i s t , James thorn, w i l l open a t If©* 24? King St.*, on fri& ay, Jan S3r&„ b r illa a ily illu m in a ted

every evening* Hours o f th e © aehibitioa from -10 n*M* to- I t P*SU, em ep tin g th e hours

C O LL EG E OF W IL LI A M & MAS T Z to 3 , az&'from te a k -to 7 3.-M. e w f e z i l i i m m * m t i c k e t s -m m f t o i i - f n o f th@ • a r t i s t *

, , if aa& im sria g o f t t o group, &M wfciofe tto y illu s tr a te * taasr to

i n c r e a s e s i n 1 8 5 5 -#* k * f « M k , o a t i n $& l i e a t i c l i r e r p o o l * ‘ ig a %m tat Itm Stewart t o a i * t o t .ui a- . i t in a t t o eon o f X&* Oorrle

b i G g r a p & e r o f B n s n o i

oot .to f t o eeletoate&

im w r i t t e n i n a l a r g e * o f f t o .antisor o f *fam u iarin d a I M O ffers % l o r o , -Ml Boar*0 f f j i i t o a g n # $ t i n t o r i g i n a l poem*

fcaMistoa* «fto

WAt ? o l * & Bo* 1 1 . Jan* £4. 1854. IbHTToTi'-SJ," l o . l ? , A p ril 3 , 1835. p . 131.

1514. V o l. 3 , S o . 18, Ifey 2 , 1835, p . 1 3 8 .

Ihi&j V ol. 4 , So. 2, Sept. 13, 1835, p . 18, Se« I514I V ol. 4 , So. % Soy. 88, 1835, p . IS . See app

** i l l «* S o m i t o n * f t o m f o r SSL 1 S S ? * m & tm m & w • t « S c o ttis h til# sam® one f toiW th e

Ju ly ll.*>- 18&5* re p r in t tog t o to e toen t

to ir ie ib to t o o t t a t ^ b o tefo M * to which S co tt

forward in time* and m ention

how

I

th e b ir th p la ce o f Eoberi Bams* 1 passed

a whole morning about *th© hanks and braes o f bonny boon* .with, h is tender l i t t l e lo r e r e r s e s running to a y head* X f ound a poor S c o ttis h carp en ter a t work among th e ru in s o f Kirk £L1 assay, which was to t o eourerted in to a so h ool-h ou se. Finding th e purpose

'V isit* he l e f t h is work# s a t down w ith

m

songs were fa m ilia r, to th e p oorest and most i l l i t e r a t e o f th e country f o lk , and f t

M m 'to i f th e country tod grown more to m e had w r itte n M s

18* Southern.

Hose|: lol,* &,

a p p * #r’.

l b l d | F o l * 4 , B e* 1 5 *

* 8,*,. Pec* 13* < 133T# p*

m&hm® mmmgk the f a s t -titttom a a mm& W <?* Jeaea ©£ Baltiiao*© ©m

the fMtei?a$r Brehfeets o f *■**!•&*• + »• The whole argument may he etate& th a s~ -

«*'hare mot tom© m m h jrot# t u t sa fe s t t o &o a $i?eet deal ia th e ©oaree o f th e mead; tern mmtrntm m m e m M o f th e »lm »..of. t h i s

©omi*y» Bom la rg e i« th e ir s n ** th e Aarrf Bom wt&e l a B o o t l e g th e lea d o f f o o t s , fM lo eo p h ers, ou t M sfcoriamsf,t

T his o f i i o l # ia fmlt© la a s s o r t w ith imafe&romo oth ers th a t

one f lu t e im UmWmm lits r a r r a f le a

J p r a M M lw M M l»ea?loam !l£ * m fc w «

■ • ; . . * ,--*■•• * .... »■ .••.* .

Whom one ©acaflsimes th e Southern ^IteraTr MeQgeagees - _ *■ ; -&■ ^ - - t " ; ‘ ' " " ■' one fin d s o r itlo a l a r tic le s on Bbhw's work In oonsiaerabl*

profusion, the f i r s t notable e r ttie ic n appears in tb s Hareh,

. S T 1 &

1836, iaane, R0a the Poetry of Baras," by James P. O tis.

>. ->-■-* • v t

Skis a r tic le g lr e s an aaecmat of B om s's l i f e in a most :''-r>', V *

sympathetic mammsr* Am sseslS ssS - tiseueetom in th e suae weim s ffe s e s in the »Tam., 1836, tseue under, »Baglish

Poetry***

V irg in ia as a f em tile s o i l IfNsif w rit ears on hear fe o a lia r so erne i s i t # theme o f an u r i i s le in W m Uovember,

1828, is s u e , mhinh i s h s a te t, "Idteratur© o f 'V irginia*

1|&,Ji>re£asaor tools®# o f th© IhS^sroity* l r £*• r t a ii l#

'* r {'" r \ •'

observes tb s genuine admiration fo r S co ttish thought in the

i 8 9 ... .,>■ '

life - o f th e an te-b ellao South. th is admiration takes an

... T el* 2 , Harsh 1826, S o .

28. Ib id j T e l. 2 , B e. 2 , Tan. 1836, p . 101.

8 9 . Seathstm . i^ tsrw r.-ia w w sB » » t fo l* 6* Be* 11, swehb®*

scsxt aora aoutatia form in th e Seyteaber,. 1849, xausiber ia a mmim o f aid S co ttish ballade, e n title d , "lays o f the

S co ttish Cayaliere and Other foes® ,CT tgrWilliam s« Aytoon, 8ft

renriewed by th e e d ito r o f th e S ooth ers lit e r a r y HSBsaeaasr*

’ U * ' - • 5 • v t - '

-Wkmm uppeare i n iwrnrnt* lii® * m& ifc* in th e S c o ttis h fm$m*: Bkmim JMM w in ter e a lie A m m in ­ h ab itan t of. a. c e r ta in ottf;* ..ant. ka» th ey togeth er* Xa a l l th ere a re ts*o»t§r^imm stan zas* feat th e fo llo w in g ones f i l l show th e Bums type in rath er «rri&ent fash ion ;

n ig h t ae 1 s a t in th e gloaming* ' t im in g a t w ife ana feairns gaen reaming*

Afeeat th e town; ... 5 - ■

fh e stona howled an w if a i t a tin * I thought th e hens# ana &f w ithin* Was coming down.

th e h a il i t r a ttle d on th e roof*

2he felaat e a se down th e chimney mouth

« *

And, in i t a racin g w ild career*

law here* now there* in fr o n t a n t rear* B angw ide th # *t o w * **«**##

In th e A pril* 1 M b is s u e baffles ,&*■ S ta te r o f a ifsttla * Ala** aoB trifeutst* R e t i n a l S im ila r itie s * 1* fh e a r t ic le e clearest th e warh: # f Thomas w ith th a t # f Barns a n t g iv ea an In te r e s tin g com parative estim ate o f

m

Moore*, a. &&e»&te Scmthera poet* a n t Baras* §m tie-*- a ls o in - th e l ^ a h * ■ l i i t * mmfeer o f

20* Southern 3*iterarv mmmmm lo l* IS* lo s * f and I t*

September l&tv* p* $S#*: S e e a p p . $ SI# Ib id 5 ?#1* $ , So* 1* January !S t0 v $•

* m

'ljto Ifor* M'4 1848* number o f th e gj

Qms&Mm. eo M o ln s «t w m tm h y t t o # iitei^ -$ W &- M otor##, wf -«SkitBtt.M- & Jtoefc ana «w *,&#&»* ®M$h m m s i y t r t i e s t in tim

m '

^ m $ m m kmmw:* Mm® t h i B m v im s tr ik e s mm '®$ $im. m%®

w r itis# !. aeb as among. # f SttgM* 1%m m m

m m o f mmMm$:

"Boberfc Barns i s so e n tir e ly id e n tifie d w ith th # p resen t g en era tio n th a t m m m :-,###» in te r e s t belong# n e e e e sa r lly to

w e r y hoot: o f *1*1 oh h # ami 111# im perish­ a b le gen iu s so?#, th e themes* *# h#r# iie t d issev ered to e h th a t i s mew in h i# book; a n t, indeed, I f th er e were muefc, we should be com pelled to gp est ion i t # tr u th , fo r a t t h is la t e day l i t t l e rem ains t o he r e ­ v e a le d o f th e eharaeber o f th e wan, whom th e

author d eserih ## a# % l# r ito # in hi# , I n te l le e t a a l eteriM iter, and magnamioas in h is m oral.* We would g la d ly y ie ld a ' f a l l a s se n t, if ; w# 41# not fe a r th a t in #o doing we should ea o r ifie © th e eom rietlem o f th e mind t o th e f e e lin g © f ib s h e a r t, th a t Bum s had lo f t y and n ob le end ©M#**lhg:~ t r a it s o f © haraster mmm m end f e e l : t o t th a t M s w ea teets was a lto g e th e r excu sab le, h is w ise# v e n ia l, and h i# moral eh araeter

'magnamious*, n o t even th e p ersu asive elo ih sn e # o f h i# noble oountryman and p an egyrist w eald assure..##*1*

th e temper o f t h is © ritieism i # so lasigtmg M- sympathy f b f : Bums* -■e^ s o a t warlanoa w ith ethos* o r itio is m bjjr

jsatl.9 Southern w r ite r s , th a t one should not* th a t Kiehards was a a a t i .e o f 3 m Torfc, a graduate o f Sladlaoa tfn iv era lty

(sow C o lg a te), and an aotiT a supporter o f tha Sons o f feaiperaaoe at A thsaa, Sa» Siaoo' ha returned to tint forth. b efore th e oncoming war. I t i s presumed th a t th e tend er o f 43* Southern lite r a r y S a z e t t e .; TTol* 1, S o. E9, lo r * 25,

say th a t, I® net'

m M - *

Ba^ds n f - th e S c o ttis h % deorge M I f ilia a . in

mMrnk'Tkmmm A irC jui ti--4b **#&» tr u e s t d e lin e a to r

oi S c o ttis h ch aracter and soemery th a t -.has appeared sin c e d f

Bttrna." M m h ap ace io ^ iv e n in th e . August^ 1 8 53, lum­

ber $$ a le n g th r a r t ic l e ®m "Ancient B allad Poetry*n I t i s concerned with- mu&U&hr <**' ^ oefeisge#* wham ©It

b a lla d e were .mm®* At in te r r a le groups gathered to g eth er

i© hear Ham soiag ©i? feall&i. ©uag e i t h e r ^ a frcissifito & l

or amateur b a lla d singer* 0£ Burma th e a r t ic le sta te s* "Surma d eeen fees hear tug SflfM&tHr song a t o u tle t. t h e ir

t o Fasfeera*© h at a ree&iti**

l o wear th e roc& and ©a* th e eto ch in g t And th ere was muefcle f t a ant io k in V

•ITe- head' so toufeit

M- liw g ih we h a t a la is r if ■ pclilm*: At eangafeout*

At thee© gath erin gs m Mm . I r i s h ' s id e ; sow bmmm* - i t S#

iM fttM m. ©tog i s sung worthy o f feeing lis te n e d t% arnicas ■hf ©hasee ■toe o f Sternef* 9m -April* tiift* tmhfeer i f . M gfelf

©©fflpiii&entarr to a im s i s -a vmrfm- o f •^rofosaor W lifos% t

l i g h t s ant Shadows o f S c o ttis h Btr*«t , _ are iso lin ed to rank Wilson* a s a sst to Baras* the greatest ©osrerser Scotland* perhaps ■ Britain* has erer produced* fjr

nature# he i s Scotland fs b righ test son#

e«re Surms| and he* Scott* aid. -Butns least remit ev erla stin g ly together as the f ir s t three o f her men o f genius#

~ - ... Southern E o leo tio ; Vcl* 1* lo # 3* Map- 1853, p* M§* 4 0 . i S S f fo l* i , Hof* 4* August 1853, p* £01*

B efore ie a v iiig tiie Oeorgia magaeinee oae should

note* ^Sonnets on hearing Syne*«« aontrlbuied.

-Orion.- M:.:BeafieA4 hyiOrionis* Since 'Barnm f« the $0eepte.& author of . eh r" « lern v m w tm o f the song*

4Sf|

o f J iS o f f it *

-Among the lite r a r y a^a& inee fmBv&ll*9.

Magnates.^, e d ite d h$; $tau&;jfesi£ltefe Septa a t ghfta&ee&m* $*.

£#* ;9Md39 f ir s t * ,r:,Jmmmz& 0aitool3,^] I n n c r i t i c a l a r tie l# , ■ en titled * ^Beranger*" published l a the April* 1807* number*

has the follow in g ootlmato o f Burns*

^ t e i i s the theme o f many o f the most profound essays* Mid a continual and de­ lig h tfu l study to the greatest mind* hoekhart t e l l s u s that there i s hardly a, fam ily in Soot laud so poor a s not, to • ^ r i 4 copy o f the r u stic poet*s songs*,

l a a word* tl*@ geimiite melody o f the soul fin d s i t s f i t t e s t exproasicm la th e ly ric* which needs tu t l i t t l e a rt to a fte r i t s e l f * sines, nature has breathed upon i t her eh otseet la sp ir a tio a s* ***

A more valuable opinion appears in *$fce dharaojier s a l Scope of the- Sonnet#* 4p [Wmmrp fimre4*#7 While fM s a r tic le i s le s s iH r o r ^ le t o Hams than other re-^

n ew s, one should r e a lis e th a t fla red i s making a plea fo r s o v ie t appreeiatiou to a sm all group o f cu ltiv a ted readers*:

i|flhere,* sin ce the time o f Milton*,, has the -reputation o f ere**p feet* with the sin g le eaGoepfion of. &mm?- commenced? lo t .with th e multitude* A -ft* e u lt if e # ^

' e#*!** e fe srsiisiM * #

50. Orion; V ol. 1, Bo. 4 , Vuly 1642. p. 218. See mm* 13 * 51. S & iill* 8 Magazine; V ol. 1 . Bo. 1, April 1857, p.. 3 7 .

o f authors Mm- Hus s e ll fs Magazine ar e taken from Hayne’a own oopies#em r $ l r lp B ^ F Iy 1 lf Puke

h e a r t* w hieh e e h o e s i t amah a s mm eehoes a v o le s . Ivem tins

t th e so n g s o t 'M m ® am i ' w# a m d is p o s e d t o a t t r ib u t e m b h er t o th e a ir s t o w aion 'th ey have beam m arried

b ism t o t h e © m e lie n o e o f t h e i r

fo r M99»

o f • Wordsworth M m a t :t o < le sb r y t 1*^ b y

d affM il. ts* ”'; he does not stumble on them asst* d en tally lik e •Bums, -whom he hums one op w ith bio plow* Bee* aeeordlngly* the

difference' la the manner o f the fea writeri** th e words o f Burns seem to gush from h is

to t h e ir ,*■ 'Wordssrorth^ib

are meemmieal* -as i f 'he. hud walked a mile. w ith a trowel to M s hand had dog up th e flo w e r o r os* w hloh he makes M s la m e n ta tio n s w ith th e e x p r e ss p u rp ose t o « k e them# B» w ro te from th e ey e and head* and n o t* l i k e B om s* from t h e h e a r t# f i e v e r s e s sam e t o him mot lik e ' a stream

from a fo u n ta in * b u t l i k e w a ter

from * reservoir***^

I f one turns oaoe more to the Si

lite r a r y 2a< one

the S o o ttish d ia le c t

n th the beginning o f the mss se r ie s of th e in S oottish o f th e j?ehruh*,y* 1S§B

aamb«r> i s g iv en oven to h u z i d r e d t J i a i m i T e r s a r y o f

ia s a o f in d io a te s

f##ISilg SOSaSSk BUrS# #$$#'

b i to # b irtto a y * Th&

Movth and Sooth* nhv to, t o m wmt Mm

plane th a t h# held to to # g ig era # e g th e p eriod to . %#to

t o #to%

*8# 4# not r e e o lle e t any & m m lm to ia e rio a » M el lias sa ile d ’ fo rth so m ap .tod various expressions of gratitude

and tiso sr a to g praise as toe One ton* drsdto toaiv#rsa*y ’o f too Birthday o f Robert Baras* whioh ooaurrsd on to# '

25th* o f January* From to # end o f th e land t o to# other* tb s v o io e s o f to # o rator to d to # fo o t u n ited to readertog t o a t t o to # g en iu s o f to # fe a sa n t b aid o f jy w h T fs^ Im Boston* E ilia r d and ‘

Holaea toariasd to#' tours o f tonoeeat . f e s t iv it y ! t o Hew Tort:* Bryant and for* plaaok and Br* Fm aois graoed to# banquet of w it and wines to Baltimore^ Zmm$& and WalXia offered th e ir eloquent trtout## to the ffieaorr of to# master; t o Washington City* to# w ise and great to sbahssfsaisshlp t e s t if ie d to to# ru lin g power o f aoagi t o

Shariesbon* King and Betigru and Bryan Joined to# general ©horns of f e e l tog* I t w ill be remembered -m • to e dying p#f&s»h

o f Burns, deeply p&thetlo t o i t s haaor* that they would not l e t to # f awkward #$aad* f i r e m m M b grave* fb e s p ir it o f t h is tetuesb ««$ needed to to# homage whieh was; so bs~ ooaingly rendered to to# hard in th e tot# sommerat ion* I t was no towkward sguadf that fir e d the salute* t o t th e veterans to

literator#* who have rendered to e highest la fcelleeto a l Servians to th eir oou&try, end who have never broken step to toe fflusio to to# marsh of mtod*«

<-£•* i/Nv

id* Southern I,, .. Mogaaagwi J o l ,

** m

: jw e fe .* . * .* • . &

4ani o f the historian* fuw iiehs* mm w ith earn rofloatioB S oa the l i f e as aiB tiagaiehea from th e geaias o f th e poet.

iSr* Hamsay says#

*m wmmmt 'Mm l i f e o f t w # as

inappropriate a# to rehearse h is in - Ipired words* We; know, th e world knows* how th e iy r sh ir e peasant beeame a lord o f song* fo say t h is i s almost t o satieip& te a story o f neglect and d is~ appointment* I f l a natural* perhaps in e v ita b le, th at S » fs lie s t i s « m 5 ^ ela ted by i t s timet, to *#a& the oritieiam s

o f r e a lly g ifte d i^ |. ta s te fu l frien d s and a d v isers, to eoaslder the a lte r a tio n s their suggest, Sir the p o in ts they depredate* is only to e m it s astonishment* f h is perception o f power i s so t denied to contemporaries* merely from the fa m ilia r ity which dwarfs greatness* i t is sometimes im possible to praise Mm want of. ompreheBsios* th e goal may he so d istan t that the r is e o f

sentiment or language appears a departure

from rectitude* w hile i t i s i s fa s t a necessary d e fle c tio n to reach th e mart: and nob f a i l short# from whatever cause*

or fo r whatever rep o se# an age i s always occupied w ith i t s own fle e tin g present! and as a wayfarer views the progress o f time or th e d ia l plate# while the machinery, * whose throb and wmm propel the index, i s hidden and unnoticed* i s IfSS*, the lord s

gentlemen o f th e Caledonian Bast were takas and accepted as the w orthies o f that period! y e t sow th e ir only chance of immor­ t a lit y i s i s the noble and manly dedication

o f lurme^spoem#* fig s# r o ts the perishable o f existence ;■-> hut approves that which i s enduring* fne s k illf u l hand o f the master may cease to create beauty! the bard*s voice may he bushed w ith that ly re ©hose brakes chord# can vib rate m longer# Master and bard may d ie; th e ir work can merer# *

M s oh araeter .m m mmt*. t t e t b rin g s us here

tonight,# Be was a post o f the f ir s t , er&eri but th at 1# mot a ll# Jyaong M l th e p osts

endowed w ith a v isio n and a fa cu lty so high as. Ms# w# r e c a ll m© ©me whose genius i s o f m popular a quality* fake for instance M s immortal p©e% «fhe C o tte r s Saturday

^hb*1* Where oan we fin d toother post

SO: f

t o f a M t it o w ith i t s

as tru e as i t tm b eau tifU lf the poetry o f Burns h its th e heart o f mmju s t between wind and

every lin e and every word t e l l s * ' $rery mam

*« «— «i* -fer there. Is me other training

needed than the mo of life* there m m h lore* ..mo the raters of seen the t o tope c la s p e d th e hand o f man

enough for ail sentiments with

mm oomposnded,

that he has written# which the poor mam

perhaps uaeomsetously, of ataimtioa and gratitude# gratitude to the genius

poured such Meal light around the

'mm empurpled with celestial very turf beneath M s feet-

to him* the child cf poverty

BG f fsse xm a Q ^m m m & m m a s m s m ss m

was b o ea b is, w idespread, ob w em m m

ffaese abundant evidences of th e appeal of Banos to the Southern lite r a r y world and i t s reading public re­ f le c t th e opinions of the most notable Southern perlodioA la.

!5iM& ^ i p o f Sirt^BS- .is f&Qffi :SSW Sl8Si2B*B$S<ill

lin e to Bear Orleans. fh e mass' o f c r it ic a l opinion and poems c le a r ly inspired by Bams i s strangely universal throughout th e South*

lo c a lity seems to count fo r l i t t l e , escoept that certa in lite r a r y oentera lik e HiahmGnd, f a ., and Charleston, S* S.,, supported eith er b e tte r p eriod icals or a .greater'

number o f them* One m e t oonolude th a t in tere st in Bams was widespread throughout the Southern states*

B afortuaately where S co ttish emigration wan m a t n otab le, aa in Berth Carolina, lite r a r y magazines did not e x is t , and other m aterial was not a v ailab le fop t h is atudy* In terest in Bums was d iffu sed throughout th e Southern

population on a aoa-nat lonal or r a c ia l b a sis rather than m m Innate lo re o f sootfcish verse by a Scotch, or scotofa­ ir is h , population.

m m a m m m mmb mm m m m A B m m m m a w m m m m w m m

ia tm v m m a wmmm swm, aid w m m m m bbm a m x m m m m m

U m ftA s m e te o a tto i* f t i w t o 1860 m ore# a lo n g

s t r i c t l y e la e is t o a i ' M m m t o t e t o r * r e e r e a t le iia t r e a d in g

t o t o t e i t e a t e I t o g i l t e .* M t e 9u«* a t e

m tW

t iei*..t e l r e » i b t o e w ere t e l # in high ostoom w i t i t t e 4*» relopm ent o f .t e t s ^ o s t to, fM X o so f^ v seieteO r te d to e

study o f r e lig io n * .fte to in flu e n c e * •* t ogether w ito to te ' o f S cott* tr o d to o d an it e e e e t e 1# S c o t t is h l i f e a t e S it e

orators* 4 p e o p le aXrte% f a m ilia r w it h th e rom an tic t e g t e la t e # i« s # by io o t t a& tely to r to i' t o t o o XosiXate

t o a r a e t o r e

.ate te te te

Retort? t e n * -®te

t e t e had i t # a f f e c t , g u ito m tu r a lly , t o Southern readin g

a t e l i t e r a r y t a s t e s * w h ich m ate a t e and women o f t t e t a t e le r walks o f l i f t t o t e t e a now aeaniag a te d ig n ity * liv in g

g r ift m m m ® o f .n tem rte b eau ty* so u th e r n f o o z le begun t o W f ^ t a t o t o e i f m t o r a i s a w an te t o g s ate*. *£$,.«$&*& o f t o o f e u d a l u iia e a fte r e t h a t c h a r a c te r is e d t o e f la t e t e lo n * t h e r e mmm a d e lig h t t o s h u f iie it y t t e t n t e t Mmm m 'fa to r ite

f o o t among a t e c l a s s e s o f t o e $ o p y ta tto a * . Ho p e o p le t o r e a g r e a t e r lo r o f o r . t h e ir h e m e le te t o t e t o o s e te e % a t e t o e

t o t e aMta&:a o f saotoll ate, ;iote#lfe^toito em igranto t o t o e .it e t io t o t e t e e s must t o e turned to to » % :t e .'t te is e t e tome

t o ld Mm t o be th e t o u t e t o I t f e t e o f t o o S c o t t is h p eo p le* f t o sih c ie o f lur*m #« f o t e r y w as la r g e ly th e S»*

-** M l «

sp ir a tio n o f a a ta fe* %mm& mm tern heaths m& rugfei. h i l l s of h i t s a t ir e e o o a tff, l i t g ea iu e toafoM si lik e th e lih iit y t f th e sim p le th a t i l l # o fte a th e theme

o f Mm fmmm* 'Mm most M reet appeal was l i t sim p licity

M i lip : o f l i t fo o tiu p t o f ew tsr ® ss# %hs

V ia l to g .fog Mg* 4 , I&IO* st&hes*

tffis Ms&egfi MO frssig& t w ith sim p lic ity * th ey hreathe th e warn l&hgoage o f th e heart* U i l l s t llste & ia g t o l i t li|fS * wo- f e e l hy tu rn s t i e rap tu res o f lo re* t i e w ilta e s s o f Jeyy t i e deapoaaeuay o f g r ie f , t i e a p p a lliu g s o f terro r* •Ss. age ia ro lu n t& rily to m e apea th e w iags o f s a f ir e s t e d fsu ey * am& sweetly' parta&S o f e l l

h ie p o etto r is tM s * * !

■ir-*

H i o f 'tom e to -the'"htM tejof o a p iiis i appears l a the.: rep o rt o f th e Zom&on f o e le ty fo g "'the aooaeaogetioa o f - Mmm*. f u t lie h e i ■$& i t e g

a# fi«* la which th e M erleah ambassador* ,Hr* .Each sa y sf, *Mm® addressed M m eel# d ir e c t ly t o

th e heart*: eaui ser a e$ u sh iiy the ia - p ress &ms- ■ffotoftef were ia d e lib le # - - M e war&s were m ir o r s s lly read a a t s t a ir ad in amaris&* aa4 he trash ed they would lie .'M when, pregeat empires f p t oruiahlei la te . aust*"^ \ , r

fto- m m t f i g BMsir% «aM «afcai- appeal t o th e Scm thim , heM t i s . f l t t sa & la iM l $&* f*Ihah i s Bosi*sf#^ tgr t i l l i M .J ^ i e i ^ i i t o lu a e e ll^ e Ma^a^liai^

.la the theme o f mm& o f tMviMst"

:profouii4 essa y s* a a i a, o o a tiim a i, M g h ifu l study t o th e f l a t t e s t s t o i* tmtem&s t e l l s a s th a t th ere i s hardly a fa m ily l a Scotland so poor a s not to h ate a oo®r o f th e r u s t le po*&*& song#* .la m west.* th e geau iae melody o f th e so u l f i a t s i t s f i t t e s t e g r e s s io n la

W C a la iW iW M

1 . tfaa yiaitw ri ?©1* % Bo* 26, Mxg*4, 1310, y . 108.

th e lyrio* whioh Met© but l i t t l e art

to u tter its e lf* sin es nature baa breathed upon i t her ch oicest

iiusbher ** * g»t iff#%iit opinion ej* the wftMt appeal

I t o i ^#vsn new* i t i s not te e .Mfth. i s say that there i s mot* probably# ess Sh th e l i s t ®M;mm whose p ester tw t eaused so many hearts to palpitate*

w®m she tics to glow* and so many to be moistened as Ms# Wherever isgrllsh tonga# i s understood* he i s the poet o f a l l raafcs from the

palaee to th e hat* Wm he i s the poet and in terp reter of that mighty nature# that reigns in th e universal heart o f man* and a sse r ts her dominion over a l l . siHiS*, Sueh 'Sim the> claim s of B srss*^

th a t the appeal t o th e h eart was n ot in t e lle c t u a l i s th e id ea exp ressed in a .feview .in the- to o th e r s

'fffhe lew of Burns #s nature mmto go tireo b ly he th e heart, and melt i t by the burning fo res of h is passion***** not t o play round th e head* or das&l# th e admiration by events or descriptions* fie. Incidents and scenery o f M s songs* sad mm of h is ballads are quite subser** w ieni to the m ^M rnrn^m ^

m e ia ila r veto* a review o f ^national ?cx i l s y ; a

Mtost relay: a Heview of. th e Songs o f England and Soot land** 'published t o the Southern lite r a r y Journal* the author

says i * tt has been w l e t to have seen wash o f the S co ttish oteraoter* and we can tru ly say th at there was never' one o f the mm$m hr Baras* sung by human lip s* th at did not fin d

t

an echo to the .Seetetaam*# M art#11 By appeal to th e heart

f # hi a it* 7 *

d* Southern lo ses VoT« f* to* % Sept.# Bt* 1838, p* 3 3 ,

i# Sw B eS?IB iSietle^ fbJU 1* So* 3 , May 1833* p* 183*

■€# ic S tlK ^ Journal? lo t* d* Sew Series* in * 8*

w r it in g i n

of any - age* sh a ll

t Of Mimm o

shudder or to

not whether to

# 3 3 #

i s one or t he

I t i s absent fm m Milton*. f e e C arlyle

has M id w ith tr u th th a t a ll. ‘ a t i d t and': elephantine* fh e C ollegian o f he f a in t on th e a t M i elbow* h ie toterisid#***then th e ♦ to t reaming M a te t h a t trank low ire fo llo w tarn a f t e r he i s

mounted on h ie grey mmm Meg** How

v f r ld i s th e ls# p e e e io h o f th e soeme o f th e ohaee* which lo s e o f lh g g rf i t e l l ! M op i t mmm* a b ili t y to t h e t le t o th e 1 0 * S PwS# p* 11* $he Ho * 8 i ISSi* p*

lm& a faot>I« lirtareet anfl, o tir aom o f the deeper aympatiil.ee o f the reader’e nature. I t 4m th ie underataB&iBg o f Some j&itlfc Jtak'iM_{»J$|l3i OlOn&eCl &HGl JlSrmOniSSm# f i l l i n g With, wSaUty am& l l f S} k Ifefc-jl ’£&«### JK‘.dfeJ&L m ill *m ijiigrfii - -i|’ ta* iiv-Jt 'Mt- &A-4i±. ' **V" j6‘iife-$W, ''Wtt jiLiigh. wIil jfri -Lmhl -jul '*%' $lt the cieaaeet animal, o r t o s SrtUMfe fiosar* t h is d fc ilitr

to create ;*»sotitof*rt

at

% #

:S£ rt y e t I, M m i «*«* mow forms# tow

to # t e r t r s p » t t e s th e *Xtees t o * Moun- t o t e im iey* w ith unm oistened sy#s* Tam

o f t t e

h ea rt, and o f a- h eart mf tem rt f a to s'f ap tip ath yw ith a i l tom w orts o f art# Bmt| perhaps* to # mast str ifc te g sh o rt m i t e o f tor##* a f t e r m llt I s h is sfr o s g

aanee, Mm r ig o r a r t manly r s s i i i r t # o f s r ts r s to r tte g * 'to man*# Judgment warn more o ls a r "art - d iso rim in a tto g th an h is* Hi the eoagt o f Burns tfcor# i s m sMfefc* mss©* a pathos^ a Mmm# am energy a r t con cen tration o f thought a r t ex p ressio n , a p assion ate tend erness and n atu ral tr u th - .te lmmm o f statem ent# mo where s is # t o ho to a rt* On t h is ground h is f a m s w lil

p r te o ip a lly r e s t h y m h g a g e s | mrt i t

w i l l r e s t seoure#ffi® ' ’

t o a people of, a t r r t it i o r t l s p ir it of teispsa--denoe^ a sp ir it th at tolrtm stod in {a "tor th at srtsd am art

o f Southern p rogress, Burns made a v ery d e f in it e ap p eal.

4 -trth sir In the, fesgsm ger p te a tr a ts s #he

aooret o f Kttsos*. flaJfy- ia&ependeiwe, %$$ ttoe geaeral

tm m W m 0 *#. tim m km *® m m m im asl- ai§ii©& t ip tl© o # it t o

h la M oeiP i.

*Baras mm f o i l o f mm&sm. lo ta f antes©# o f •#plriS% 1# trsa&s oot into t i e »o#t fie r r

«a$rw*#loa* o f ©omtompt fo r tip rl©& su t

t l* gvtet* Sat wo ' to thas© raibor

Sip wwa of genius than tip ©i«.i* of'.real inAi* penbenee* i f in h is r ea l fM lS o fs -l# la& been ia& epenteit o f tfee rioh ant tb© great* tbegr « ig b t bat© goa© tb e ir wigr an! ho wools M rs gem Mt» wo ff&ow&i bar© hearO. nothing o f b is m wm : ami d is la in . fhes# were 41#** ta tei* m% m they pt*o£©©s©& to 1©, % a O firlt" o f IM epeatepe* bat hr ib a t whieb* wherever i t erisfe* oomoa in Matement o f

independence--by prM©****

M M bs of' tb© M e .1dea i s found Im moot bar w r ite r in. tb »

Southern M teraff. who motes th a ti

*ft*er© are soap p o in ts o f reeeiftliam#© betw een %ron ami Bam s whieh ©ammot ,

©soap© th e aasu al observer* th ere w as. M oot ea#h o f them a s t r it la g p erson al

imdepenteioe* t h i s ts* £ t properly die*

played i s t o be sto lre d * l o t So lo ti-,

ssen i t wap offen sive.^ **

OMKp from l i m % :

iM 0 »

fM trs^ m l o f o M soonos © m r e ise t l i e gro& iest tm fisi*

Moo on tb s mimt# of imthsnm anthers*, Sim© they liwed

■'• ,-;: <?

fo * tb s a s s t part along th * A tiarrtio seaboard amid ©oantry o f w ide d iv e r s ity o f soeaerjr, tait In many way a c lo s e ly

a kin t o 'to#'ty&s of abjeats w iih wMmbMmm Mm fhm iiiar*

they m m to tor# losto eonstaut to&igto im #rert$tog 1#

tb a ir own seot ions & rociant io fe e lin g fifc? tho beauty that to # th e ir £ to i|r ■$#to#toleiite to 'mmy i t brought h d e sir e

to w m m $iii$h fo r th eir own eosaminlMoa wtot itotofagtsn iw ia g liai. dose fo r bhotodsoo W » m fa iley * the o rea tio o o f a b d ^ ©ft legends im--m d istin o tx y m m im m settin g *

’ ” „ 'x •;•• i'v’-1''' . J"

OM ortanately, in the South, t h is daair# 414, not h seams a r tic u la te ezeept la a vague, general way, but was a thing to be tosge& to r . -there was 4 mutual fe e lin g o t intense pleasure In fin d in g them selves able to copy plaees and tb in gs about wMoh Bams neutered so many- o f M s poems.

A w r ite r t o tto - Southern lit e r a r y Ili&eeenKer sa y s o f th * gjy Jtj IT* S’ *ur' .JliJiMI# a ’ ■■s'lt ijlY' 'm ‘ Mr ■“— ast/ a. «kdt. *aa*

»OQ&a8 0* , joUrO# # ;: J06JSS*

"Buraa’e wont was o f perpetualdevotion to Soot land. He seams to to re been shot op w ithin ism eardinal $ o in ts—to have

gazed as her eastern son and western stars* nn t»*>» highl Snow 8 Qa# hO^ B it Mai©

flowers* Be Xored to r brown elcm&s and misty sk ie s, &s& to r aurfsoe was to Mm

a t t t o l t o i A f l o w t o whloh to# moved £to*

ward M the mossi© temple o f th e mao##* His atojtottt and Imagery were Xoeal* 3to M*fcar the moors* th e straths* tto# tra**- t i t le a s, the toieto^* the m s ti* oustcrne* m& the torvest m m m o f hi# native land mere the themes wtolefe resounded from h is ©ystoX* Painters hare follow ed in h ie wakm, ato engravers have retu eet in to the o& ptivity o f th e ir art every ©hjsab to# toe towtotot****’

M mmm general u g l i e s t it o to to# South ie the CtoSMSsif #ompa*lsto #£ torn Moore w ith B sm st

#e#m ^a#‘WiNiih:#eepipf

IS . Southern lite r a r y Messenger; If e l . 16. Bo. 3 .

S f **

timerb .to # g a x ta i

m aidst trimmed herder# mM c u ltiv a te d ri# fa # * whioh insrlhe t a

M fteM n ,e f XQMnps Bream* *

luran*# flo w e r # a re to e «eui*t&fn .d aisy* th e r t e l e t t o new- maasy sto n e , aM

mafei m sp rin g spontaneously e p e n th e riot* and ranied- f i e l d s o f matone* Moore is * howerer* n e t /le s s n a tu ra l fc#e#aa# he i s f t o p oet <f e ie g t o t se a ie ty * - t o r

la la m s more m heoaue# h# bm s e le e te d tom to t soars© a t -Ms in sp ir a tio n to©

tan gled wildwoocl* th e rt# hness o f moan- t a in so ©aery, and t o t eno hasted stream© or h is a a tif© land* th ey a r t stu d en ts t o l r o f d iffe r e n t p sge* o f t o e g re a t hook o f ttatoM ****

One o f the a a tk ti oh araoterietios o f \tfee tonto*

landw ae a deep enjoyment of ham© l i f e # M #

le r # f o r t o e to ta k a l t o a s t i e s -of to e fmm mme an t t h f

responses o f t o t iadirl& uai# in th e home o it o le gar# the

poetry o f t a l an im portant p la te in th e Soathem heart#

itagr ere to # refereu### to »fhe O otterfe to to * to r l i g h t ,«

#n& none i s nor#: ;sfgnlfto«uat th en th e fo llo w in g ! ^ho fa n « e a s a fan stan d , in du lgen t a# a fa th e r , a generous to o th e r * . and a ' ooaatant frien d * t o th reaten # fr ie n d -' sh ip w ith d is s o lu tio a , h ot has no inA te n t io n a t to # tim o f d is s o lv in g h i#- e t o la l tie # * to f e l t th e o h a r h o f hone# to # p leasu re# o f th e f ir e s id e , t o t th e en tto m en t# o f domesti© l i f e * ' I t 1#

im p assib le th a t *fh# C otter*a to& ostoy lig h t* eould to r e heea w r itte n t o a -man who h af neren f e l t to e p rop riety o f

devotion***"

M * Southern lit e r a r y to sa en ^ en ¥01* 1C* to * ;t , A o ril_{-*• *}

Mm a sim ilar mm 'Mmm «. thought i t *Wmm *tm C •Shunter** l e t ms tm a i/t#

f$h# C otter*# .% tordsir ligb b ** t o d escr ib e $&* m erits i s aboire jsy pett*

.1 siwqr th a t man1# heart* mim read .it

w ithout p erc eiv in g i t s fcreo * Shere . i | a p ish o f f e e lin g in th e d escrip tio n * which -is fan g r e a te r in h erita n ce m th e humbler

mmlMm of

la th e r ^ ta tn i I s th e fo llo w in g e d it o r ia l I n th e J a gasta " • iB B a g

*1# I s n o t e s s e n tia l to th e happy home that- th ere. should he th e lu m iy of- th e carpeted f lo o r , th e r ic h ly cushioned s o f t , th e s o f t shade o f th e a s tr a l tamp* th e s e e le g a n c ie s g ild th e apartments*

hut they reach n e t th e heart* I t i s neatn ess* order* and a ch ee rf u l h eart which make home that- sw eet p arad ise i t

so o fte n 1# found he he* th ere i s ic y *

a s .real*, .as h e a r tfe lt* by th e cottage; f i r e - e i t e * a s 'Mm- th e moat splendid

sa lo o n s o f w ea lth a n t refinem ent* What a t « e | y p ic tu r e h a s t e l gitrsa ms o f th e return, o f th e c o tta g e r to- M s home* a f t e r th e labors" o f th e day;,

wdb le n g th his- lo v e ly c o t appear# .in view* 'Sssieftth4 th e s h a tte r o f an aged tr e e *

th e exp ectan t wee things* tod d lin g* stagger thro* t o a c e t t h e ir dad* w ith f lu t t e r in g n o is e and g lee* His c le a n h ea rth -sto n e, h is i b r i f i i # wife*© sm ile* th e lis p in g in fa n t p r a ttlin g on h is knee*

S e e s a l l M s weary cash ing ceres- b e g u ile *

and makes &u* u n it# fe r g o t M s lab cr-an d h i# t o i l* fh# lu m r ie s and: elegan ce# o f l i f e are

n o t t o be a sB p ised . Ww* are to be re« o elv ed w itb g r a titu d e to Sim wbo has prw ld eft them' .fa* oar eaje®aH»t*«*“ ’

i; Vol. 1, Bo. 6, Kars* 1839, * . 23.

m 3 3 m

Mmm 'the w lih te

i t s e l f , 1mm l i f e wm# cm a more e s f t a f t f t ' - t B s w » # - ' th e ©am# fe a l$ n g :;;of:- for#. f o r home m e t have th e

.-ootmtny and would a t any o u t M t b lo o d t m h er* Im poured fo r th b io In** 11 error^ am /fo r g o t t h a t bo w a# r o c p e c t a b ilit y n e v e r waw t u it e ik u lh e n ob le 02? wmf m th e a, fitap-n;. * which fo r g o t| and ♦ or I llu s tr io u s * in trea so n a b le o: a s fo llo w s : wffee celeb ra ted F le ie t e r somewhere says*

*0iv e mo th e making o f a people*e songs*

end. l e t who w ill make th e ir law** and,

la m e has* In th e com position o f h is songs* p laced h im self on an © duality

'Witt* o b i le g is la t o r s o f t i e T O ridlr-F< p&lace* t hey onsiuagt th r ille d * and open b is tone lin g ♦ to ld over a ie W illie l a s n ot -'has-not b een ; a i r o f

Biedi* baa w e lle d

earn n ot J o in in t i e chorus o f la s o* k Pee k of?

sadness w h ilst lis te n in g tar.hifi ‘Farewell

t o jyr* and M s eelebfated^^M ary in ,' Seaton*? l a M l th ese* and many more* which -are fa m ilia r a s very prelrerbs in

oar mouths* th e p oet la s shown sueh a v e r s a t ilit y * , and y e t ©aeh am en firen esis .. o f ta len t~ ~ su eh ten d ern ess a n d d e llo a o y in M s sorrow—y e t* w ith al* so pare and

d e lig h tfu l a rapture in M s m irtbj he weeps w ith so tr u e and f e e lin g a, heart*

and laughs w ith sunk load* and. a t th e 1

mmm

mm&

mirth,

:flrae* natural s ty le la wMoh to treated them* te r # woa Mm th is p r a ise ^ and I t sh a ll endure* the constant and l a s t l y trib u te o f generation a fte r generation."*5

t o i t e u n lik e Walt Whitman, whs proolaimed him-* i i e i f th e ^poeb o f M i maaMM^ t o t was t i t M B l t I g n o r e d t o o e p i h r * f t p l i t e r a r y

§m

a ttitu d e towards Bam s i s w e ll illu s t r a t e d in -tfe* fo llo w in g

e d ito r ia l from the

"Who remembeze Qeorge the f h lr it &t points to one goo4 notion that tw

over perfomed? The name

at

i s heasO at every hearth; I t i s fam iliar as a household *ror4, a a i h is undying verse l i e s in every heart, Afttf3Lft1y>ff n n d d M I g h t f i f t g f M l * B U toS#* '

though a peasant* mm a s much su p erior t o Oeerg# th e th ir d a s f i r # guinea# are t o th ree #M llJjigs~~yew* in f in it e ly su p erior t o th a t r a tio * Would th a t th e world had done Mm Jmet io e w h ile m M r e tf* *

M tot B um s wee th e p oet o f a l l e la e a e e 1# evid en t from th e

ffHow u n fortu n ate in M e l i f e * a l i f e

o f t o l l * disappointm ent* f p r e r i f * e a t d e se r tio n ; and y e t , t o some r e s p e c ts,

how u n fortu n ate! fo r he lu r e d and was h#*»

lo red t o sought fame and obtained i t s M s very resid en o e has besom e o la ssi© ground* a r e so r t f o r t t o lo v e r s o f th e

tr u e aid th e b e a u tifu l; tod th e basic#

t o the fw*e&* th e loon* and th e jy r t a r e

•* dS""»

bees irendered a s immortal by M s Terse as Xantbas, Soamander, and S in o is. M s genias i s ooasidered a s an expression o f national character, and revered by Scotchmen as snob. Wherever tb s English language i s spoken, b is b eau tifu l songs, whether o f lo re or war, o f exq u isite -

s e n s ib ility or touching pat bos, hare wreathed fo r *the inspired bard* a never-Sying chaplet o f renown. nB

Howard C aldnsll, w ritin g in K naaell's Magazine. s ta te s

tbs-case In siBW^sS mmm

*#*

“fhe only men wbo see so beauty in Hogg, Baras, Hoore, ana th e bumbler song w riters, are those « o U , ca l­ cu latin g, mechanical persons who are amazed a t any m anifestation o f fe e lin g , ana wonder a t th e enthusiasm o f th e ir neighbors."6

the. demooratio popularity of Barns i s noted

by

tb s reputation o f

waxy

m l

m m

more

aim

One should note t h a t f l a r e d i s making a plea- in t h i s a r tic le fo r appreciation o f th e o la e sio a l sonnet. He admits th e demooratio appeal o f Instil to the- m ultitude; the o r itlo a l opinion o f Burns's Terse .is th e r e su lt o f c o n flic t in tb s

5* H a ssell's Haa&aine; 7 o l, .1, Ho. 1 , A p ril 1857, p . 07. 8 , Southern 'Quarterly SGowicw; f o l , 1. Ho. 1. January

i&y, » ; Hz.• ,,v —

him

whiote * tlio adm iration ttetmateltfas oror tela whol%