”St——St，”he’dwhisper，”theCorregidor！”[90]IhadbeenusedtothinkthatpersonageWasonewithlacqueredbreeches，lustrousbelt，Andfeatherslikeaforestinhishat，Whoblewatrumpetandproclaimedthenews，Announcedthebull-fights，gaveeachchurchitsturn，Andmemorizedthemiracleinvogue！
　　Hehadagreatobservancefromusboys；
　　Wewereinerror；thatwasnottheman。
　　I’dlikenow，yethadhaplybeenafraid，Tohavejustlooked，whenthismancametodie，[100]
　　Andseenwholinedthecleangaygarretsides，Andstoodabouttheneatlowtruckle-bed，Withtheheavenlymannerofrelievingguard。
　　Herehadbeen，mark，thegeneral-in-chief，Thro’awholecampaignoftheworld’slifeanddeath，DoingtheKing’sworkallthedimdaylong，Inhisoldcoatanduptokneesinmud，Smokedlikeaherring，diningonacrust，——
　　And，nowthedaywaswon，relievedatonce！
　　Nofurthershoworneedofthatoldcoat，[110]
　　Youaresure，foronething！Blessus，allthewhileHowsprucelywearedressedout，youandI！
　　Asecond，andtheangelsalterthat。
　　Well，Icouldneverwriteaverse，——couldyou?
　　Let’stothePradoandmakethemostoftime。”Transcendentalism”：
　　APoeminTwelveBooks——
　　*Transcendentalism：apoemintwelvebooks。Itmustbeunderstoodthatthepoetaddressedhaswrittenalongpoemunderthistitle，andabrother-poet，whileadmittingthatitcontains”truethoughts，goodthoughts，thoughtsfittotreasureup”，raisestheobjectionthattheyarenaked，insteadofbeingdraped，astheyshouldbe，insightsandsounds——
　　Stopplaying，poet！Mayabrotherspeak?
　　’Tisyouspeak，that’syourerror。Song’sourart：
　　WhereasyoupleasetospeakthesenakedthoughtsInsteadofdrapingtheminsightsandsounds——
　　Truethoughts，goodthoughts，thoughtsfittotreasureup！
　　Butwhysuchlongprolusionanddisplay，Suchturningandadjustmentoftheharp，Andtakingituponyourbreast，atlength，Onlytospeakdrywordsacrossitsstrings?
　　Stark-nakedthoughtisinrequestenough：[10]
　　SpeakproseandholloittillEuropehears！
　　Thesix-footSwisstube，bracedaboutwithbark，Whichhelpsthehunter’svoicefromAlptoAlp——
　　Exchangeourharpforthat，——whohindersyou?
　　Buthere’syourfault；grownmenwantthought，youthink；
　　Thought’swhattheymeanbyverse，andseekinverse；
　　Boysseekforimagesandmelody，Menmusthavereason——so，youaimatmen。
　　Quiteotherwise！Objectsthrongouryouth，’tistrue；
　　Weseeandhearanddonotwondermuch：[20]
　　Ifyoucouldtelluswhattheymean，indeed！
　　AsGermanBoehmenevercaredforplantsUntilithapped，a-walkinginthefields，Henoticedallatoncethatplantscouldspeak，Nay，turnedwithloosenedtonguetotalkwithhim。
　　Thatdaythedaisyhadaneyeindeed——
　　Colloquizedwiththecowsliponsuchthemes！
　　WefindthemextantyetinJacob’sprose。
　　ButbythetimeyouthslipsastageortwoWhilereadingproseinthattoughbookhewrote，[30]
　　CollatingandemendatingthesameAndsettlingonthesensemosttoourmind
　　Weshuttheclaspsandfindlife’ssummerpast。
　　Then，whohelpsmore，pray，torepairourloss——
　　AnotherBoehmewithatougherbookAndsubtlermeaningsofwhatrosessay，——
　　OrsomestoutMagelikehimofHalberstadt，John，whomadethingsBoehmewrotethoughtsabout?
　　Hewitha”lookyou！”ventsabraceofrhymes，Andintherebreaksthesuddenroseherself，[40]
　　Overus，under，rounduseveryside，Nay，inandoutthetablesandthechairsAndmustyvolumes，Boehme’sbookandall，——
　　Buriesuswithaglory，youngoncemore，Pouringheavenintothisshuthouseoflife。
　　Socome，theharpbacktoyourheartagain！
　　Youareapoem，thoughyourpoem’snaught。
　　Thebestofallyoushowedbefore，believe，Wasyourownboy-faceo’erthefinerchordsBent，followingthecherubatthetop[50]
　　ThatpointstoGodwithhispairedhalf-moonwings——
　　22。GermanBoehme：JacobBoehmeorBehmen，ashoemakerandafamoustheosophist，b。1575，atOldSeidenberg，avillagenearGoerlitz；d。1624。The24thverseofthepoem，”Henoticedallatoncethatplantscouldspeak”，mayrefertoaremarkableexperienceofBoehme，relatedinDr。HansLassenMartensen’s`JacobBoehme：hislifeandteaching，orstudiesintheosophy：
　　translatedfromtheDanishbyT。RhysEvans’，London，1885：”Sittingonedayinhisroom，hiseyefelluponaburnishedpewterdish，whichreflectedthesunshinewithsuchmarvelloussplendorthathefellintoaninwardecstasy，anditseemedtohimasifhecouldnowlookintotheprinciplesanddeepestfoundationsofthings。
　　Hebelievedthatitwasonlyafancy，andinordertobanishitfromhismindhewentoutuponthegreen。Buthereheremarkedthathegazedintotheveryheartofthings，theveryherbsandgrass，andthatactualnatureharmonizedwithwhathehadinwardlyseen。”
　　Martensen，inhisbiography，followsthatbyFrankenberg，inwhichtheexperiencemaybegivenmoreindetail。
　　37-40。himofHalberstadt，John：”ItisnotathinkerlikeBoehme，whowillcompensateusforthelostsummerofourlife；butamagicianlikeJohnofHalberstadt，whocan，atanymoment，conjurerosesup。””The`magic’symbolized，isthatofgenuinepoetry；butthemagician，or`Mage’，isanhistoricalperson；andthespecialfeatimputedtohimwasrecordedofothermagiciansintheMiddleAges，ifnotofhimself。
　　`JohannesTeutonicus，acanonofHalberstadhtinGermany，afterhehadperformedanumberofprestigiousfeatsalmostincredible，wastransportedbytheDevilinthelikenessofablackhorse，andwasbothseenandheardupononeandthesameChristmasday，tosaymassinHalberstadht，inMayntz，andinCologne’
　　`Heywood’sHierarchy’，Bk。IV。，p。253。The`prestigiousfeat’
　　ofcausingflowerstoappearinwinter，wasacommonone。”——
　　Mrs。SutherlandOrr’s`HandbooktotheworksofRobertBrowning’，p。209。
　　Itmaybesaidthattheadvicegiveninthispoem，Browninghasnotsufficientlyfollowedinhisownpoetry。Onthispoint，awriterinthe`BritishQuarterlyReview’Vol。23，p。162justlyremarks：”Browning’sthoughtisalwaysthatofapoet。Subtle，nimble，andpowerfulasistheintellect，andvariousasisthelearning，allismanifestedthroughtheimagination，andcomesforthshapedandtintedbyit。Thus，evenintheforegoingpassages[citedfrom`Transcendentalism’and`BishopBlougram’sApology’]，wherethematterisalmostaspurelyasitcanbetheproduceofthemereunderstanding，itisstillevidentthatthemethodofthethoughtispoetic。Thenotionstaketheformofimages。
　　Forexample，thepoetmeanstosaythatProseisagoodandmightyvehicleinitsway，butthatitisnotPoetry；
　　andhowdoestheconceptionshapeitselfinhismind?Why，inanimage。AllatonceitisnotProsethatisthoughtabout，butahugesix-footspeaking-trumpetbracedroundwithbark，throughwhichtheSwisshuntershelptheirvoicesfromAlptoAlp——
　　Poetry，ontheotherhand，beingnosuchbigandblaringinstrument，butaharptakentothebreastofyouthandsweptbyecstaticfingers。
　　AndsowiththeimagesofBoehmeandhisbook，andJohnofHalberstadtwithhismagicrose——stillaconcretebodytoenshrineanabstractmeaning。”
　　ApparentFailure。”Weshallsoonloseacelebratedbuilding。”——ParisNewspaper。
　　1。
　　No，forI’llsaveit！Sevenyearssince，IpassedthroughParis，stoppedadayToseethebaptismofyourPrince；
　　Saw，mademybow，andwentmyway：
　　Walkingtheheatandheadacheoff，ItooktheSeine-side，yousurmise，ThoughtoftheCongress，Gortschakoff，Cavour’sappealandBuol’sreplies，Sosaunteredtill——whatmetmyeyes?——
　　St。1。ToseethebaptismofyourPrince：thePrinceImperial，sonofNapoleonIII。andtheEmpressEugenie，bornMarch16，1856。
　　theCongress：theCongressofParis。
　　Gortschakoff：PrinceAlexanderMichaelowitschGortschakoff；
　　whilerepresentingRussiaattheCourtofVienna，hekeptAustrianeutralduringtheCrimeanWar。
　　Cavour：CountCamilloBensodiCavour，Italianstatesman，b。1810；
　　attheCongressofParis，broughtforwardthequestionofthepoliticalconsolidationofItaly，whichledtotheinvasionofItalybytheAustrians，whoweredefeated；d。6thJune，1861。
　　Buol：KarlFerdinandvonBuol-Schauenstein，Austriandiplomatist，andministerofforeignaffairsfrom1852to1859。
　　2。
　　OnlytheDoriclittleMorgue！
　　Thedead-housewhereyoushowyourdrowned：
　　Petrarch’sVauclusemakesproudtheSorgue，YourMorguehasmadetheSeinerenowned。
　　Onepaysone’sdebtinsuchacase；
　　Ipluckedupheartandentered，——stalked，KeepingatolerablefaceComparedwithsomewhosecheekswerechalked：
　　Letthem！NoBriton’stobebalked！——
　　St。2。Petrarch’sVauclusemakesproudtheSorgue：
　　FontainedeVaucluse，acelebratedfountain，inthedepartmentofVaucluse，inSouthernFrance，thesourceoftheSorgues。
　　ThevillagenamedafteritwasforsometimetheresidenceofPetrarch。
　　3。
　　Firstcamethesilentgazers；next，Ascreenofglass，we’rethankfulfor；
　　Last，thesight’sself，thesermon’stext，ThethreemenwhodidmostabhorTheirlifeinParisyesterday，Sokilledthemselves：andnow，enthronedEachonhiscoppercouch，theylayFrontingme，waitingtobeowned。
　　Ithought，andthink，theirsin’satoned。
　　4。
　　Poormen，Godmade，andallforthat！
　　Thereverencestruckme；o’ereachheadReligiouslywashungitshat，Eachcoatdrippedbytheowner’sbed，Sacredfromtouch：eachhadhisberth，Hisbounds，hisproperplaceofrest，WholastnighttenantedonearthSomearch，wheretwelvesuchsleptabreast，——
　　Unlesstheplainasphalteseemedbest。
　　5。
　　Howdidithappen，mypoorboy?
　　YouwantedtobeBuonaparteAndhavetheTuileriesfortoy，Andcouldnot，soitbrokeyourheart?
　　You，oldonebyhisside，Ijudge，Were，redasblood，asocialist，Aleveller！DoestheEmpiregrudgeYou’vegainedwhatnoRepublicmissed?
　　Bequiet，andunclinchyourfist！
　　6。
　　Andthis——why，hewasredinvain，Orblack，——poorfellowthatisblue！
　　Whatfancywasit，turnedyourbrain?
　　Oh，womenweretheprizeforyou！
　　Moneygetswomen，cardsanddiceGetmoney，andill-luckgetsjustThecoppercouchandoneclearniceCoolsquirtofwatero’eryourbust，Therightthingtoextinguishlust！