The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-30
Literary Notice.

Poetica Tributes to the Memory Of Abraham Lincoln
by J. n. Potts. J. b. Lippncott, Philadelphia.
This beautiful volume OF memorial poems will be .
welcome addition TO every household library. No man
who has occupied high political position among us ever
thoroughly endeared himself 10 the popular heart
Abraham Lincoln. The simplicity and nobleness OF his
character his unspotted integrity and his GENIAL kindly
disposition rendered him peculiarly fitted TO deal with
the perpcxng difficulties that besct him throughout the
whole Of his official He seemed, as Il wese an
instrument specially selected by the Almighty to work
out phase Of the nations regeneration and his martyr
dom formed his browning claim TO an impcrishsbIe
record among the nations bencfactors The evidence
OF the depth, the sincerity and tho universaIity
OF the appreciation tn which his memory is
held by his counirymcn TO be found in the coiec.
ton Of obituary tributes Of which this volume Is CON-
posed They from Of nearly every shade
Of political opinion including the leading names
in American literature Although consisting Of several
hundred pieces the collection does not pretend en-
brace all the poeca illusions to which the tragical end
Of this great and good gave birth The editor Mr.
Potts has selected only those which could lay claim to
literary merit and he has very properly declined give
exclusively national character by admitting mum.
Der OF the English and Canadian eeges which the event
called forth The publishers have done full Justice TO
the work. II Is Of the most elegant volumes that
has emanated from their press.
compensation and Other POEMS" by Emily Jane
May, has been published in London.
''who Is the Herr republshed from the Dublin
Un,versy Aaoasine Is out in London The work Is the
nst essay Of Mr. Mortimer Collins in the world Of fiction
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OF Mr.. Trollopcs "Florcncc," Mr. Louis Fguiers
"wcrd Before the Flood revised edition OF Mr.
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Of Field Marshal viscount Combermcre, the sec
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