New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-04

want you TO come and pass sentence
ON two or three books with plot o,,
OF course y0u know "Janets Repentance u
I'm reading Sir Waverley Scott
The story of Edgar and huCy,
m How hIlinc romantic ana true;
Reminds me Of you.
To-day, in my ride, I've been cr2wning
For up there You discoursed about Browning,
That stupid old Browning Of yours
His vogue and his alarming,
I'm anxious to give him his due
But Fred, he's not nearly so charming
poet as you.
Iheard how you shot at The Beeches,
saw how you rode Chanticeor
have read the report of your speeches
And echO'd Of the echoing cheer
There's whisper of hearts you are breaking,
Small marvel that Fortune is making
Her idol of you.
Alas for the world and its dearly
Bought triumph and fugitive bliss
Sometimes | half wish were merely
A plain OF penniless miss;
But perhaps one is best with measure
OF pef and I'm not sorry, too,
That I'm pretty, because its pleasure,
My dearest to YOU
Your within is for frolic and fashion,
Your taste is for letters and art,
This rhyme is the commonplace passion
That CLOVIS in a fond womans heart
Lay il by III dainty deposit
For relics, we all have few
Love- some day they'll print it, because it
Was written to you
The announcement has already been publicly made that
Messrs Fields OsgOod Co. to add another to their
editions Dickens in fourteen volumes, uniform with
their Household" editions Of Reade, Thackeray, and
George Eliot with the pictures which Mr. Eytnge drew
for their Diamond edition. The house has reduced
the price Of its authorized" edition Of RobertsOns
sermons, probably 10 meet sudden competition COMING
from New-YoTk.
Messrs Roberts Brothers will Issue book in mid
summer-Mr. f. 6. shaw's translation Of "Monsieur
syvestre in continuation Of their series OF George
Sands novels. This will be speedily followed by The
Man Of in Miss vaughan's translation The house
five rot,isa "a
possession of Prof Seeeys long delayed volume OF three
ESSAYS on Roman Imperialism and two on Milton re-
printed with editorial revision from MdcnanS Maya
zine IL has been decided TO issue Mr.. Arthur
Helps's Companions of my Solitude which was
published here many years ago by the extinct
firm Of James q Co. and has long been out of
print which has just reached its seventh edition in
London Messrs Roberts Brothers will issue edition
of Miss Christina Rossetts book of tales Commonplace
and other Stories" They have put in type Miss Jean
Ingeow's new poem and have sent proof to the author
for examination; but the book will not appear till Fall.
The title will be "MOnitons Of the Unseen; but not
wthstanding this promise Of vagueness and mysticism,
the poem story, told in six hundred lines of blank
Verse of the life of poor faithful curate Miss Ingeow
contemplating story for children the scene Of which
is 10 be laid in Florida Another venture OF this house
for the Fail trade will be edition Of Rev. sylvester
judas story Of Margaret" which famous gen
Grafton ago which gave barley theme for some OF the
best pictures drew, ami which. after all its &C.
NN' "
coveted American novel anything have had since.
In the new edition the novel Will fill only one volume
Of 500 rather capacious pages
Messrs Lee q Shepard make one new announcement,
the republication here Of the book promised in Lon
don y the cleveret Of fantastic writer's for children Mr.
Lewis Carol author OF "Aces Adventures in Wonder
Land" The title is To be Through the Looking Glass
and what Alice found There and the book will be illus
trated like its predecessor by Mr. John Tennel the pie
lures being quite a charming as the story.
Massachusetts, court has made decision which will
he very welcome 10 class of authors, that
publishers gre legally liable for manuscripts
offered for acceptance which they destroy or
neglect return until they are lost The test ease was
made against Mossrs Elliot, Themes Talbot, propre-
tors of cluster story papers, who have TO pay fifty
dollars matter which they ddnot consider even worth
taking care Of
Nj W. II. H. Murray has left his church for the Sum
mer and will speedily be of for the Adrondacks taking
with him Mr.. Eben Tour6e, the director Of one Of our
musical cOnservatories and organizer Of the chorus or
The Jubilee of CO. Mrs Murray already in the ST. Regis
region Mr. J. r. Osgood Of our leading publishing house
j. making long stay at Newport, for the benefit OF his
health which has been impaired by ten years or so OF
steady and exhaustive labor Mr. LOngtelow Is at his
cottage at Nahant usual Prof Agassz continues in
such poor health that he Is unable 20 leave home even
for the eeashore this Summer and his cottage the
rocky peninsula has been let Mr. Howells OF The Allan
he is having long vacation at his old home in Ohio. Mr.
eudder Of The Rirsde Is rustcatng in southern Berk
shire Miss AlcOtt is wandering about Normandy, with
the most cheering results to her health.
Mr. James T. Fields will contribute to the August num-
Der OF The Atlantic Monthly paper giving some Of his
"reminiscences OF his walks and talks with Charles
Dickens Mr. Fields the constant companion Of Mr.
Dickens I'm his prodigously long morning tramps in the
ne4Rhborhood OF Boston, during his professional visit
here and was quite lately the nOvelsts guest at Gads
EI In the same magazine will appear the beginning Of
series Of extracts from the 'NDiTy Of Virginan in
New England Thirty-fve Years Ago." genuine dOcu-
ment edited and very gracefully introduced BY Prof j.
K. Lowell into whose hands the papers have faen.
Prom private letter from England gather some facts
about Mr.. william Norris the poet, whose works are
quite well known in this country in his own. He
was born in London suburb almost within the sound OF
Bells in 1885, 80 he still young man. His father
was london tradesnan. The was literally
educated, graduate Of oxford and although he has
dabbled in architecture and in the fine art business
ne has always devoted large part Of his time 10 tera
tnre had share in unsuccessful magazine.
The London firm OF which he is the direct
and public taste in matters Of domestic and
shurch ornament, especially IN painting glass and
in designs for wall paper. There is other instance
on record Of poet directly engaged In identifying
the homes OF the people. Like most persons Of his
tastes Mr. Morris appears 10 strangers somewhat cold
and reserved, is a most delightful acquaintance.
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