New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-17
LITERART NOTES.

-. ~. standard Tursh authors, which J. B. lppm-
colt Co are publishing, is Cowpets Iask' JUST ou.
,rho ,ner yoIumps already iqsucd arc Gra)s "Eegy,
The first csno OF SCOTS Lady OF the Lake. and Gold
.i,b. tTrayeller and The Deserted Village" This
firm also have a volume in their series OF ancient
classics for English readers. Iii Pndar by the Kew
y u MorIcc ~ Queens College, Oxford Ihere are
now tNenty-eght volumes in this series me aSJ
- P,nIar having been Iucrcjius," by y. H. M1iock
author Of Tho New Republic " and Tie New fau'
and Virginia
Mr. RosSiter ,Jolnson's affecting sketch OF
Richard Rent in Lippincoirs Magazine contains some
details OF Rcalfs early life related by himself He was
an English peasant boy whose evident scnus drew ~
him the attention ~ Lady Byron, Samuel Rogers MISS
Milford and others. Lady Byron sent him TO her
nephcw Mr. Noel manager Of ono O: her estates with
whom Reaf was study Agriculture aud continue MS
literary work the intent bcuS to make him IN the end
sort % superintendent portion OF her farming
property. Alas! The young pOctpcasant fell IN love
with Mr. Noels eldest daughter and the girl responded
fwcen the two was TOO deep To he crossed, and Rca,
after suncIluC serious u"ss, came 10 tins country 10
endure. until the day 81 his suicide, with kudS hta'
and manly courage, lie OF singular variety an" ms
fortune.
Among American comic writers Of the class
represented by Mark Twain and Artcmus Ward me
Daily Ncrs Gondon) finds two remarkable festnros-
their "rustictv" aud their "puritanism.' They are
Puritans at bottom as well Tusc5. Their familiarity
with certain religious ideas and certain Biblical terms -
"amszng" Their boldness In their use OF the scrip
turcs is certainly very odd in England, but IN
their " astounding GOODNESS ana freedom OF manners
''Fe no'N'"s oi '.' $50 ~, ,'o ,nt,I
often marks our own s'.Hs,' As i ,. e"o
...o ,,,. ,,,. i,. r'.,,y ~ rho carth were
made highly udicrous by the lonely want OF sei-Coh-
sciousue-s displayed toy The oMhrI o ne hat1C", s,;
@ m oist Mcrhis,o,,Iciian GOODNESS"
ouJ " "A s.orots Ntin OF e1aggcruou' IFS " colossal
cXacc,rauon ~ course natural t. ud 81 "c, a..1t
iNtIN dnn '', S, ,a, ,TGo bad purchased " a
rsnUiIC W'lign nI- /, orc Of the funniest thiugs
IN literature" and one Of lis passages j. more moyluS
t',,' ''5 III NJ IA onIs !, me Innaccnts
ArIo.i" irrrr - ths place where 81 &c has always
3si,d I, has lacked ,y,reuce and sylnpathv."
Fanny kcmhlC, when girl, had f0ndnesS
o., ,hc t,, os B,,on but finding It injurious to her
mind ana heart, size gave mp rta'IhS H. Larry !" NV
when visiting a" amt III the eoun'il' sue o's ~ ,'",
bNi"u an" '.i'"S i'S'' 49, -,
III ,,o.t l.,t, i,,,o..cl her. They stirred her
t......, . -, ~ ~, it,.,.,,t mat left me
IN state 81 mental perturbation iWpos-hl' 10 describe
for long time after reading them Giving up ltIs
poetry a great effort AID Very great f1c!Acc'
Ior me delight iorud iu IT, vas iat'n~c' HCr mother,
nccWstoncd to discuss h,. character and genius to-
reticr nuh finally sne gave mp the discussion alto
S , r. m s,lc,t thon 10 sIout her mothers views.
SIR ii,, t.re Hls "a ,,rc.t deal of unrcaiity" IN
et,D,crts IN Which fne charm of his verses lent
az, rro.raucc of truth ana denim IL was not Don
Tu I'M, sf tnor"It ci IN I1schicycVs int Man
70, "a .. fI,r,i srS .. rough fliofp
MI Bvron's own spir-the dcsuoDGcnt, defiant, cues
uonlns, murmuriuE, bitter proud tpUi '4at s,t53
tIrnrs nelson ifto their natural fermentation"
m oo,,i,c colo of tho Krinlcv library
-, ., en- 1,,, Cor,or provvn collection
80, -, a., 49,, - a. ,ol.os re,rr,rL Tho
-, -, ,, nv, mr.. ora. mot ,,.y ~ acces.
- . 80. -. ., 90, ,-,i,,,,es ,r r. o,,r, sold
.s,so ,, - tto ,,,7i,s s,l, f., the citv q nearl,,
-. "a, tr,,,,, 600 I,,t tho General nol,,fs OF
,,. 800. ,r., ,ro ,i,cr In NJ Uorltio Po-c-5's
.,p.i., r,,r,as ~ rrCr,1o,,c I,,l,rsbc1 abou,
,...., r., o,t.f foot.rc. - hofb collcctiops are
- e. =. - ,,,. D. ,,,,rr,,
''r W"An Irt'lus ~ .. ,iat hnse pnhjsbed
1Ur4 500 have for nc most mart been excluded. OF
Inc Piolclny Geography II contains no fcwcr than
nineteon editions all OF which were printed between
So ~ 49, ~ lri,nd oUd Isai,elI1 syiur an nc.
CONT Of ms frst voyage. which printed at Paris
aud Rome III 80 sven t1"hs OF ~ pc ~ arc arc
1T,naI. and Tree fac.sIm!es one of them Is the only
cory OF the edition known. A small quaTto entitled
I%si hoyamCnte rCtOu%e, 10 proU az yovares
rrI,t,us :" America in existence" The first edition
and several others are " ms library Ot INC wos on
1 Ar,c 1T uIIons and whose bo3k. coItan extraoIo
S,morv accounTs Of sDauisu atrocities. there are no
5T.Tslated mr. cdted Inv Richard Hakluvt, to whom
i,,rJr I,ics All nail 10 thee Richard Hakiuyt for
mon Wort genius OF no ordinary complexion" all are
a. mi filr, oven ia Ills first work with s rare maps.
,j.,'' - tii.t,- indian Kihlc and inward III
1vn,lra5 otI.r bnnLa i Indian languages all printed
i,frr rho t4sct century arr In he collection. AZ ~
~ ~ I ,t,r aud CptaE rJsscs 1rutcd bv Aldus there
va W. - +, ~, nv ,l'Icc hundred vour.rs
w wv "a ' ~ Ill
Turner was no dtOlsU Ill "oIuS' Ho Cou'"
x,,o ,e,tbor rrose nor verso corrective Several mean
, -. ... -, -, ,,,
choy instances OF us ".,mI'' " OU'n "io "a l,