Mt. Pleasant Pyramid | 1927-04-29 | Page 7 | Poetic Imagery that Fixes Idea of Places

Poetic Imagery That Fixes Idea of Places j A memorial to Milton lias been unveiled un-veiled in the place which he made famous by his words "Thick . us autumnal au-tumnal leaves that strew the brooks In Vallombrosa." Today the trees of Vallombrosa are mainly, pines, and the "autumnal leaves" that fall from (he few beeches and chestnuts scarcely seeur sullicieut-ly sullicieut-ly numerous lo carry out the M II-toiilc II-toiilc Idea of multitude. But the quotation quo-tation Is not likely to become any less popular on that account, and in (he minds of till lovers of poetry, the. woods of Vallombrosa will remain .' lh!ek-eurpted with Iruvfs. I! would also ba of lalervst to trace the In finenee of the poets on our Ideas of places. Thanks to Byron, Cl.iilon Is forever associated with a dungeon: and a famous sonnet of Keats has linked Darlcn with a sen view from a meuntcl'.i. "Moxwellton braes" will , always be lnule. &nd the name if Afton will conjure up the vision of a peaceful stream gliding softly among' green hills. These ideas may be truth- j fill or the reverse it doesu't matter j We shall never be able to rid our- I selves of them. j