The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-16

Palmer, and in tho index to William Pitt
Palmer. II is William Pitt Palmere. The
famous translation from INLAND
since | crossed this restless wave,
is attributed in one place to Longfeow. and In
another to Sarah Austin. The Inter is correct.
The editors should give their authority for
crcditing Brownell with The Lawyers lnvo-
cation to Spring" II is not in the COM
plete edition OF his poems (Boston. lo6GL
A poem on Light" is attributed simply
10 Bourdillon." meaning probably f. w.
Bourdllo a well-known contributor to cur
rent literature. The waif. " Only Waiting" is
attributed to Adelaide A. Proctor. II docs not
appear in the complete edition OF her POEMS
" NV mind to me a kingdom H." always at
tributed to William Byrd. is here credited 70
Sir Edward Dyer. II there is any authority for
tho change. 1t should have been given in foot
note. The Sailors Wife" is hero still attrib-
uted to Mckle; but every good editor, If not
every reader. knows the prcponderance OF evil
dence is largely In favor OF Jean Adam. Scot
tsh schoolmistress.
The book is provided with an index Of au-
thors wherein. besides the usual Information
rs to place and dates OF birth and death, the pref
ace tells us that readers will references en-
abling them to find the publishers Of tue entire
works Of any American writer TO whom their nj
tenton has been called by any fragment or
poem printed in this volume" Let us be thank-
full for the index and proceed to use H. Here at
page 500 is little poem entitled The NeReta-
BILE Girl" 1t is Il curiosity because it is full Of
puns and was written by woman. May Taylor
We have been told on the high authority OF
Holmes that a woman never mukes pun ;
therefore we are Interested in Miss or Mrs.
Taylor and turn to tho index to learn who she
is and where we can buy her entire works. The
index has no mention OF her. At page $40 II
"A Prayer for Life" by George s. Burleigh.
Who is or WIS Bureigh2 lie is not men
toned in the index. Perhaps two acct
dents are not too many to expect in so large n
family We will try again. Pago 35l. AIS
Well" by Harriet McEwen Kmball. No mem
tion Of her in the index of authors. Page 20. No
Baby in the House. by Clara G. Deliver. The
poem Is familiar but tho name seems new.
Who is she2 Not mentioned in the index Of
authors We will try once moro. Page 3s9.
signs Of Rain " by Dr.. Edward Jenner. We re-
memberth that name in connection with smallpox.
But is not entered in the index. This is dis
couraging Suppose we 90 through that index
and sec what 1t does contain:
Sarah =. Adams. England. d. 1913" Correct a. far
gocs, but 1t should have given her name IN lu
Flower and tR date Of birth, isOs.
"Cocn Francis Alexander" Nc Information II should
be Frances "a woman. and she lives in England.
william Alhnshem, ireland" Tie editors might have
foun his date is2~ any cyclopgdia aud SHOULD have
known that though born IA Ireland Ia has LONG been
resident OF London. who're he edits Ha.a'. Iasi-iae
Richard Allison. England. sixteenth century" Name
mssitle ed "i1 and should be seventeenth century.
"Geonc Arnold. New York. d. lsej." why not give
The LII. OF hi- birth. 1887
Nrs Ether Lynn beers America Rather indefinite.
The iadv resides iu orange. y. j.
William Con Bennett Ireland Positively wroug as
well IS detective lie was born In Greenwich. England.
90 1910. ana nov lives n London.
"Horauus Bonar Scotland, b. isio" The correct date
isisf~
Sir John Bowrlnr. England. b. i7ol" Prom which
tho reader would INFER that lac s hyn,, whereas Ae
died lu 1877
"Jo.,ph Brennan" name nis.pcl'cl. ANA no informa.
ton given. Joseph Brennan born In Ire land 10 sae
and died in New orlcans in 1857
Henry Howard Rrowucl. America. 1874" Incor.
rect vague and detective. Ito born In Providence
in i~a aud lied IN Hartford 1871 and there was no
-. Boa he name.
william cullcn Bryant Cunuington. Mass, b. 1874"
Defective Nj Bryant died IN June. Is7s, before this
book WAS is-ied.
E.hett buchanan was born in isti. no, ISIS
= = callanah's nrst name was Jeremiah. not James
Cal,crley The misrrint 81 whose already
mentioned. was born IN 1881. not isa7
Lady EhIHb, III c.rcw cor Carosl. England about
49," why expires doubt as to the sp"lng oi her
Nh'n there l. noncf A. her tFasody ol Marian from
which the Iocm selected Is nken appeared IN 1913: she
was probably born considerably earlier tian 1870
Henry Carey, Iuslsnd. i7Uo-i7,3" Nobody hat the
editors 90 thi' volume knows the date of hi. birth.
"Ihobe cary near Cincinnati, ohio, asa" Why not
add tint she died iu is7if
"ta.iuir the Great. King Of Poland 1854 century
just easy to give his exact datos-iape-is7o
EdNatd Ca,W al was born in l-l4 NOS isl7
"john white Chadwick" No information as TO hi.
date OBJ nauaitr A. Mr. Chadwick IS the beloved pas,
to- OF church IN Hrooklyn It would sccm a. II Prot
Raymond his iown-nau. might have told o., something
about linn.
"will chamserioyne. England iGio-ioso" Ills name
has always been written william. Why this ianii.
art,f
III chorcy England 1910" III. fuu name wa,
died ava l-71
" Roberts conn. Brunswick. Ne. 1927 i-is57.r In
tended fur Robert Barry CONN Barry urlyl No he
isn't quite - ola A. hat aud ne published vol.
unc as 1tely as 1877 It IS not likely that he died in
lsf7
Nniuformauonis given concerning Mortimer Collins
A. hc ticl in Lomon but very few years aro ana IA,
Lite and l. TORS was published this book should have
tt'i 1s somcthin, ahoat him
"Gcnrse comar. TuHani i7oa-is3s This author
wished Co he known as George Coiman the younger to
distinguish lnm IRON hi, iather OF the two poem. At
tput'd Co hmm IN the index signed tcnr.e Col.
man Tie younger" and the other simply George col
man"
George Dsrle, died IN 1916 notisn
"pcrlhavin. Russia" III, Christian name was Gabriel
RomancW itch. ami ms datr..I7t3-isis
" Sir Aubrey DE We're. Ireland Il islan Yes he died
ia ist6 but he didn't writ the sonnet hero attributed
"a n ltis the production of his urd son, Aubrey De
were, without an, title, WHO Is still living. We believe.
sydney DobelL represented h,ing. has been dead
four Years
Noinio'maiion is given about Austin Dobson. Hcisan
Eusi..lma born In 1870
Lady puiyrin Ireland" The dates iso7.iso7 should
have been added.
49, Danlop, Ireland This is amazing. The very
title Of the poem chosen " Dnua We ask me. should
favc suggested that the author scotch and little
nVesueau0u would have shown that his Christian name
WAS john ami that has dates were l7a5ls2O
The Re-, William Rankin Duryca America Inquiry
al The office OF The paper Whose prize was won by the
"rciehei poem quoted, might have resulted in more
definite Information about t,, Row Sir Duryea
John sullivan Dwight America. h 1918 Bostoni,
te princiI al mart of Ameic, hut no, quite all oiit
Miss Edwards. England" Her Christian name is
Amelia haul"ri, and She was hotnin 1881
"Frcdcrck william Faher, ENGLAND. b. Iso" lie was
born 1874. nui has been deal hleon years
''oWchu, oror-c fcnncr America. ls.a Is47r lie
was born 10 Providence AMI died ia Cincinnati