Suchapoet，itmaybe，mistswithsighsthewindowofhislifeuntilthetearsrundownit;thensomeairofsearchingpoetry，likeanairofsearchingfrost，turnsittoacrystalwonder。Thegodofgoldensongisthegod，too，ofthegoldensun;soperadventuresong—lightislikesunlight，anddarkensthecountenanceofthesoul。Perhapstheraysaretothestarswhatthornsaretotheflowers;andsothepoet，afterwanderingoverheaven，returnswithbleedingfeet。LesstragicinitsmerelytemporalaspectthanthelifeofKeatsorColeridge，thelifeofShelleyinitsmoralaspectis，perhaps，moretragicalthanthatofeither;hisdyingseemsamyth，afigureofhisliving;thematerialshipwreckafigureoftheimmaterial。
　　Enchantedchild，bornintoaworldunchildlike;spoileddarlingofNature，playmateofherelementaldaughters;"pard—likespirit，beautifulandswift，"lairedamidsttheburningfastnessesofhisownfervidmind;boldfootalongthevergesofprecipitousdream;
　　lightleaperfromcragtocragofinaccessiblefancies;toweringGenius，whosesoulroselikealadderbetweenheavenandearthwiththeangelsofsongascendinganddescendingit;—heisshrunkenintothelittlevesselofdeath，andsealedwiththeunshatterablesealofdoom，andcastdowndeepbelowtherollingtidesofTime。Mightymeatforlittleguests，whentheheartofShelleywaslaidinthecemeteryofCaiusCestius！Beauty，music，sweetness，tears—themouthofthewormhasfedofthemall。Intothatsacredbridal—
　　gloomofdeathwhereheholdshisnuptialswitheternityletnotourrashspeculationsfollowhim。Letushoperatherthatas，amidstmaterialnature，whereourdulleyesseeonlyruin，thefinereyeofsciencehasdiscoveredlifeinputridityandvigourindecay，—
　　seeingdissolutionevenanddisintegration，whichinthemouthofmansymbolisedisorder，tobeintheworksofGodundeviatingorder，andthemannerofourcorruptiontobenolesswonderfulthanthemannerofourhealth，—so，amidstthesupernaturaluniverse，sometenderundreamedsurpriseoflifeindoomawaitedthatwildnature，which，wornbywarfarewithitself，itsMaker，andalltheworld，nowSleeps，andneverpalatesmorethedug，Thebeggar'snurse，andCaesar's。
　　Footnotes:
　　{1}Thatistosay，takenasthegeneralanimatingspiritoftheFineArts。
　　{2}TheAbbeBareillewasnot，ofcourse，responsibleforSavonarola'staste，onlyforthusendorsingit。
　　{3}Wemean，ofcourse，thehymn，"Irisefromdreamsoftime。"
　　{4}Wearealittlesurprisedatthefact，becausesomanyVictorianpoetsare，orhavebeen，prose—writersaswell。Now，accordingtoourtheory，thepracticeofproseshouldmaintainfreshandcomprehensiveapoet'sdiction，shouldsavehimfromfallingintothehandsofanexclusivecoterieofpoeticwords。Itshouldreactuponhismetricalvocabularytoitsbeneficialexpansion，bytakinghimoutsidehisaristocraticcircleoflanguage，andkeepinghimintouchwiththegreatcommonalty，theproletariatofspeech。
　　Foritiswithwordsaswithmen:constantintermarriagewithinthelimitsofapatricianclanbegetseffeterefinement;andtoreinvigoratethestock，itsveinsmustbereplenishedfromhardyplebeianblood。
　　{5}Wordsworth'sadaptationofit，however，istrue。Menarenot"childrenofalargergrowth，"butthechildISfatheroftheman，sincetheparentisonlypartiallyreproducedinhisoffspring。
　　{6}TheRhythmofLife，byAliceMeynell。
　　{7}"Andthestarsofheavenfelluntotheearth，evenasafig—
　　treecastethheruntimelyfigs，whensheisshakenofamightywind"
　　（Rev。vi，13）。
　　{8}Suchanalogiesbetweenmasterinsister—artsareofteninteresting。Insomerespects，isnotBrahmstheBrowningofmusic？
　　{9}SeekFIRST，notseekONLY。
　　{10}Wehopethatweneednotreferthereader，forthemethodsofmagicarchitecture，toAriostoandthatAtlasamongenchanters，Beckford。