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。