New-York tribune., 1876-07-25
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

THE ECHO CLUB. AND OTHER dd Ld5he"i pe. Isl r.
osgood & Co. r ,:.o.or,
The motive of this collection OF literary
,,uy esorlt described in the frank anoSno"e'
which introduces the volume. IL haU Us o'i-'' " w.
I meetings twenty years since, of few young poets
of mild Bohcnian fc.w Snip, who-souSh' "'''>','
- M ,,rs of relaxation, IN the frCc-}nd-ea'y iI'"
g. ~ so,,c or the older and moro renowned VI
t5at Jay Nothing further from ihc minus VI 'N''
;,-,ucIl, Youths than to make luh OF INC ''"'i a."
bcttcr soldiers their ranks, bnt th'N saw i'
,I,, inc little miscIevous nonsense by taH'us d" '0
r,cr of writer's whom they cordially revcrcG' oouo
,rcr comic cTIsions soon found their way into pilh
and we're received in the spirit III Which 'n'F -,
SIGNED as harmless jokes, not as cyhic'i u MAJ" -
sarca.1ns Few Of those primcyal carlcaIueS "i0 ~
tancd in the present volume. It's coh'e"S' Io - ~,in
mari have been rewritten. preserving, perhaps "
e,c h,,t rot tl,e form Of The original prOducIOiH'
slpbt dramatic element has been adaed pS INC .
non of a few critical pcrsonages VINO coii'I' -, So
performances with careless good-I"ihoi 90 - ~I -
- w., u one OF them an old literary stager VINO 's
sunposed 10 have attained something OF '"0
i,.,,oss ,,,i., ace and study do not always "eSe"
- a to.tv svaslbucker, the Miles standlsh ol
criticism, who always the alert lor ne"u '"" "
can hit-a third is y sentimental gushing !O."7 :,
whose Judgment is swamped in mush OF eh'uS'"'S'
,rbue the rear is brought mp by man III a cees'''
white choker and patent leather Shoes VINO ooNs oS "
,b ticuee of a pOem without the fantest sense oi ''S
scpacance The remarks OF these ~'thcuo ~, o
drinkers of course, consist to q ceIlah ues'o0oi
disiopted chat" but they Oftencr chance Oh s"I"'
comment or a brilliant illustration when deserves
lacc in the best company. No reader VIII ne 50 Suiu
ms 10 fancy that the authors own vews though
,,lr tlro cbOnt the dialogues. together VIII 'h'I'
,bo c+ opposites are specially expressed by an! ono
of the four fgureheads Of the little drama III SP'
bovcver Of the attempt at Illusion, the persons "le %
kent rieidly distinct from each other nor loi' va,
autbor and their suggestions must he taken ioi Np'
I'll, fonfr raTl
ta,acers they are supposed represent lndce" 'EeIe
is store Of admirable criticism in the VOitn'e' CONT
from what source &c may, which certain ic"ucI' VIII |
more to their taste than the gayer PieaadhV''s Vi wy
limitations One Of the most successful OF these PulIi
70 he modern idylby Tenuyson and Will perhaps hoIo
as good a specimen any other OF the qNu'y o' 'ne
work. - , ,,,,,,c,xr.rorrrr
Here's the right place for lunch; ana II, an me- u'C
Tho lOlllcs ptick, and burT-wccd grows too near
Wen arr our cyesignt DER the swelling do"tnSi
And SO not mind them "nile :, t4e m M,uoG pc, @ S"'''
Fakes melowor warmth, IN tel You what dia
To Eustaco Green-iost Cammidsc-tcIn II was
just when the snowbai by the farmer gate
Made jokes Of Winter at the garden rose
No marvel Of much wisdom Eustace was
You know hln, Hal,-uO h,slrbroWed lntellecI
snch AS with easy grab the wgGngleI'S pace
Pucks from the clutchus hands OF college YOUTH
But home-bred, as it were; and al Tue sloeA'
His stalwart dad and mother M4Ilsou r
I'VE called herr, Kate, Corneia, Joseph Jane
A country posy oi Sr,atboys ard glIs. ,,
But she ihe mother when the brown ash tooB
And eeandines the milky Eine q i9MeFs owe ,1r
We're yellow in the lanes hung o'er the hre
A ealdron huge-oh me, It was q sleht
To see heI stir the many herbs therein!
Mat stifDSi Know ii ali she boiled and slowly breyed
Tie strange connection: twas an hciflooih Op"'
The recipe. . SOvr3n cure, and famed - 49,,
From Hants to Yorkshire: tlls must Eustaee taAe'
Not that the lubher iat was ill-O, no!
You did but need IL punch INN IN thc lids,
TO feel how muscle Oycl.a the bone; ~
Aud aS for trenchcr pracuce.-trust me- ia,
A donkey-load OF lunch were none too much,
Were he here with us. Were was it-Ah,ycs
Tne N aGGGqS nG !c sine r g he he Tlea yhoG Es
Enstace, the dose at NOM, and n9ou ara m might, ,
Not she what airs blew DER the meadS OF Cam;
Preventive ounces weighed pound OF cure.
Al last thrust the bottle III my SACK,
And LETT her.
Now returning Cambridge ge-wards,
Some devil ticklee me TO turn ttg ihns
To JOKE or was it Lumors IN the blood,
Stirring, perchance, when oysters out OF date
Aud game prohibited, the stomach pinesi
Ihns reasoned: need to lin Of medicine
is none: the green cicala IN The grass It'll,
M cast this useless 6rewase i t. Ia. Ins Tts, afe
HAPPY some ancient hostel !in5 near
And O fRis the thing aco 6mplisGed. then ddI
FrSirsr to EGst5ee Green All eager he
For news of home and mother Mariggld,
HIS dad aud Kate Corncl!a, Joseph, Jane ,,
And Boss, the and BOuncr, the p2W-horse DID,
One-eyed, and spawned. But the medicIns
lie took with: Pshaw w. that bcastll stuii aSainf
Am rat that She should send the dOsc!
Then l. "Dear Eu,tatc timcs are ieverous
Malaria brcczes blow across tine Cam:
Preventive ounces weigh pound OF cure
30, damn your ounces!' he proianely cried;
but # must must summon Giles
The undcrtGkCF, when take tHis d0sc
And gently coffin Iue So hen now de"
So drank; and then, with great eyes all astarc,
Cried: Taste it, you! Fourth-WoOf, .. T. ana
Wen have punchw And that teetotal dame,
His mother, did we pledge III sitaIning puuCh,
NJ She KNOWING not; and tears OF laughter ran
Down both our checks, aud trlckltd in the bowl,
Weakening the punch
But now the Mcloc's chill,
And warm The sweet champagne; so, Whle the col5c
VytI~ rOIu6 Il, N
Down the long h0ilOws to the dusky sea,
Let us with sandwich, ana the bard boiled egg,
Enjoy both natures beauty and our own!
The following estimate OF TennysOn by the critical sage
of the group presents example Of the gayer features,
which often relieve the exuberan merrment % his COM
rades "Whie might, possibly agree with his keenest
critics in regard TO many details OF style exprcssion
especially his earlier poems yield to no one In the
profound respect for his noble loyalty to his ant Ienn
son is poet Who recognizing the exact quality OF his
gift has given all the of his mind all the energies
ofhs c to perfec; it, can that he has allowed no
form OF owedge which this age has developed to arise
without assmiaug at least its substance; but all is
EMPLOYED in the sole service his poetic art He began
with something OF the rank, lusR luxuriance Of style
which Keats was Just leaving behind him when he died
he now rises often majestic simplicity and dignity
which nearly remind me OF Milton. Not that the two
are similar in any particulars but Tenny like scarcely
any other EXCEPT Schiller has achieved high success
poet by comprehendlug clearly both his powers and their
limitations How easily, by mistakHg his true work, he
might have scattered bis rays, instead Of gathering them
into clear focus Of light! All honor to him, say in
this axe when 50 many writers degrade their gift by
making II suhserylcut to worldly ends!'
The kindly reference to wills evidently suggested
by personal knowledge Of the higher qualities Of that