Médailles d’Argile, p. I

et Poésies,

THE .NEW POETRY IN FRANCE

character, the obscurity, tlie awkwardness, of certain descriptions in recent poetry.

But also what expressive depth, what living vibrations will be Nvithin the reach of the landscape ! Each picturesque note causes the resonance of a sentimental harmony. In perceiving the lite in things, the poet tells of the relatioir between his soul and life :