New-York tribune., 1866-12-03
LITERARY ITEMS.

A vulgar and abusive attack on Professor Achssiz
sud bis theological Sbecses appears in Tcccn; nambsr Of
she ondon) Reader weekly literary journal whose claims 70
Tpciabhy shoud guarantee ats audience nom such specimens
os ON Bilmgsgate
bIr Hepworth Dixon, editor Of The Ahenaam, who
nesoy to london from extended tour niDe OAed
States thu speaks OF the opinion he found among oas literary
tho question Of international copyrights lhe aG'lo's
sav with confidence with their Englsh L4elHen
30 mar. At Boston NeW.Nork, and ILuaGVpuA Lou t
ion N~.sl iooiI Emerson Holmes Boxer Bayard TAYLOR
Nowios Richardson Horace GTeeiey anu 'hel @ ~ i
eminent men OF letters not only feel as we m Io heie ,Lo nA W
us'cc done bv the literary pirates both sides OK The Aae
hnt prepared all ocas ons warmly 'ld s-y 70 uEe
t c on puhlshcs and politicians. 50 far taen rs our
literary fellows are concerned we may rely on every assistance
trug given TO us IN our quest oi justice.
We find an estimate of Mr.. Longfellow in late Lon
don Journal which tie wames admirers Of that iayonte poet
win think does him complete Justice The author oi Ivan
yene genuine poet who has written many true and bear
tl things but his tendency to be superficial lie has
so Of coolnatlrod readiness in adopting those obvious par
oly true but not entirely true views Of things winch strike
,- tbcir own tbo and feelings Wh grace and facility
while leaving the de- decis urSounue lie has exactly e
ieht amount Of imagination fancy sentiment ahos and re-
fion 10 interest and pcasuraby those TO whom poetry
simply form of the bes itc or an idle relaNaon-not
te understood with he neither shocks nor startes He
whites Of things which an people Of ordinary feeling and culture
can auprched and which they Like 10 have 10 We're sep
sratcd the dros OF hcrye and set 10 poet
music lie daes with large emotions rather than gIappes
issues specially recommends himself % readers who are only
iaif earnest in tcr devotion 10 the strenuous dees ui
poetic suffering ndoy Add to this ihe pleasant favor OF Od
World romance which he brings into h New England home
stead aud difficult 70 understand te causes Of BIS pop
ularity both here and bcy oud the Atlantic
very favorable opinion is expressed Of Miss Alice
Gary whose volume appears to have made her name
known Of the English critics oT the first time Her
vein is somewhat that Mrs Browning by this we DO not
mean that se at an savish mator OF that great authores
any else but that the bent Of her mind being simr
there resemblance IN the notes she sounds 10 Those W
country profoundly and no0y stirred ihe lls
OF the whole English speaking race As,Gredy the Antiie
the equal of the English woman-wlch We say s! s
amaitcr Of fact and not ont Of any feeling Of nauonah
Tor in higher than Governmental We are one NATION
divided certain miles salt water The luminous passion
The farrcachng SultCty tho strong creative power 0 MIS-
Browning sgenus nights not yc- attained by MISS GARY
81 she ever is 10 attain them but believe that Mrs Brown
sng would have recognized in her kindred spirit The ten
dency Of her mind like that Of the authorS oi Arror
Leigh is intrOsVectye Thoughtful melancholy 'aoiicl
sensitive and perccpye deeply religious ~ certain large ana
unconventional should think not greatly given "a
churches and probably 0t issue W many OF the scs SIC
makes her poetry vehicle for the expression ot her own
uatuohcr personal Oy and soOws That tins leads 10 some
inonotoBy deny; but hn The value Of true I'e
laon OF things actually ict which is always be'eF iAan
"a literary prcteisc.