The New York herald., 1879-08-31
LITERARY CHIT-CHAT.

Mrs. Jane Simpson calls Lonefellow ''fhe great en-
chanter.'
Gilbert's .4aretohen" il published for general cir
culation.
Commander Cameron. R. N. G. B.. has nearly I'm.
ished his work Asistic Turkey.
The tenth volume of Avon Arnetti's ''History Of
Maria Theress" is soon to be published in Vienna.
An exact photolithogrsphic reproduction Of
Thomas Kempis' "Imitatio Christi" 10 about to be
made from the original MS.
A writer in the Ot9ol6sok sndeavors TO show that
the most distinguished Russian novelists have not
boon Russians. but the descendents OF immigrant
foreigners.
Severn. tho last of Keats friends. who recently
died in Rome. kept journal during his ton years.
consulship in that city. Mr.. Severn introduced
to Keats In 1918 by Haslm.
The A1em1Sm. in reviewing Didior's Life of Mme
Patterson Bonaparte." says:-
She was q girl OF ton, repeating Rochefoucauld.
when. in the Thirteenth vandemisire Bonspartism
got its first chance; and had she lived but few
months longer she would have seen its Anal extinc
ton in Zululsnd. That is perhaps. the most notable
fact about her.
The London critics speak very highly Of the bal
lads and songs of Alexander Anderson. Scotch rail-
road laborcr man who after mending roads all day
would come homo In the evening and read Petrsch.
Schiller. Victor Hugo. Dante, Goethe and Bersngcr
and write verses. His strongest poems those 70.
lntng 10 MS Ire - . ''burIhco u1Au w trscA
mender. He writes Of the engine bounding along
its track
Yet glory to think that I help to keep
His footsteps q little In place.
And he thunders his sthanks ~ he rushes ON
In the lightning speed Of his race
And think he knows WHOM he looks at me
That, though shaped Of clay ~ ! stand,
could make him weak ~ q three hours ohild
With pstry witch OF my hand.
Poor Mary wollstonecrafti How little she
thought whom sho poured out her heart on the ay
leaves of copy Of shelloys ''Queen Nab" that the
book would ono be put mp at public auction and
knocked down to the highest bidder. But 80 1t has
boen and the passionate pcncillings Of this unhappy
woman we're recently sold in London. The booh
was q presentation copy TO MARY Wollstonocrsn
Goodwin, p. b. s. with his autograph insorip
tions one at end in pencil. "You soc. Mary. nave
not forgotten YOU" On tho fy-leaves at the end
Mary wollstonecrsft Goodwin has wrtten.-
July 1si4.-This book is sacred TO me and
other creature shall look into IL may write in
itwhat please-yet what shall write--that love
the author beyond all powers OF expression and that
/ am parted from him dearest only lovely that
love we have promised to each other although may
not be yours can never be snother's
But I am thine exclusively thine
BY the kiss Of love by the glance none saw besoe
Tho smile mono else might render 49,
The whispered thought Of hearts allied
The pressure OF the thrilling hand
have pledged myself to thee and sacred s the gfs
/ remember your words--you are now Mary goina
to mix with many and for n moment snail dephrs
but In the solitude OF your chamber shait DO Wild
you-yes you with me sacred vision
But ali feel In this was given
A blessing meant Ior me
Tbaa III TOO irne = dream from heaven
FOR earthly levs ~ merit shsss