St Nicholas [serial] . shepherds heard the news, To that Child they did repair. The wise men, also, from the EastWere guided by a star,—Oh, I wonder often, at this day,Where those good wise men are ! Miltons Hymn on the Nativity, from whichwe copy a few lines, is among the grandest ofChristmas poems. Written when the great poetwas a very young man, it is full of the noble rhythmwhich makes all his poetry so wonderful. the one, for instance, the Hymn on the Nativitybeginning— But peaceful was the nightWTherein the Prince of LightHis reign of peace upon the earth began;or this : Ring out, ye cry
St Nicholas [serial] . shepherds heard the news, To that Child they did repair. The wise men, also, from the EastWere guided by a star,—Oh, I wonder often, at this day,Where those good wise men are ! Miltons Hymn on the Nativity, from whichwe copy a few lines, is among the grandest ofChristmas poems. Written when the great poetwas a very young man, it is full of the noble rhythmwhich makes all his poetry so wonderful. the one, for instance, the Hymn on the Nativitybeginning— But peaceful was the nightWTherein the Prince of LightHis reign of peace upon the earth began;or this : Ring out, ye crystal spheres!Once bless our human ears,If ye have power to touch our senses so;And let your silver chimeMove in melodious time;And let the base of Heavens deep organ blow,— and you will feel what rhythm is, without explana-tion. Milton was a very learned poet, but that has notprevented him from being a favorite with a greatmany children. Grown-up people cannot alwaysdecide for the younger ones what they shall ad-. THK HEAVEN-BORN CHILD. Now, children, look in your dictionary and findout what rhythm means, for you cannot knowmuch about poetry unless you have some idea ofrhythm. If you are not satisfied with the definitionin the dictionary, we will explain it as the tune towhich poetry goes ; for the best poetry always hasa tune, which is part of itself, like the stir of pine-forests in the wind, or the sound of a mighty riveras it sweeps along. There are many kinds ofrhythm—flute-like, bugle-like, piano-like; it mayhave any musical resemblance you can think Miltons poetry seems filled with the deep,strong harmonies of the organ, upon which heloved to play when he became a blind old you have an ear for music, ask any one whoknows how, to read aloud to you some verses from mire, and grand poetry often takes the childish earand heart more than rhymes prepared expressly forjuvenile readers. This is because a love of rhythm, or harmony, isborn with us, and we ca
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