New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-01
BITS OF CRITICISM.

The DETECT OF PUYCH.-It may be that the
difference IA ourselves bu to our minds the spwy
certain hatness III tone and want OF S1ttng en.o ia
Its MIS- rs every booy it were mddle-aged ana IN
good 1 npcr with most things, Irshmen excepted, and
disposed TO be rather jolly than enectNeiy humorous
and WY snnild we not crlticse him, he has be
come parsonage in the sate-thai IN bis late mtdle-
age ms temper ad improved aud very often his looks,
Quoting m proof OF the latter remark Mr.. Du Mau-
reI's often wonderful interiors ID when dozen per
sons are portrayed each with character yet eacD lsp-
ing towaids the pcturebut that ms wit had not VIII
satire sharp aud ringing epigran these seem TO us me
features when teud TO become 600 N 1Encm
and which not replaced altogether by parody, now
GOOD, or Jest. however humorous we seem 10
want, though were OF those VINO found iund OF
laughter III Happy Thoughts ana MoRanna NJ
Tie more Jerrold and llttle les burhshL ar IayIor
did not contribute his needed n1v"r, larty peFnsp'
because he gOoduatured which Jerrod, with ali
difference his bographers, was mott Tue Spectator
LESLIE STEPHEN ON PoPE.-The insincerity
Of Pope been proved beyond doubt Dy Ia isDoIs
this irincerty cts the tone OF recent
gusted Mr. Ewin who al tunes can Win GlinculN con
fine hi, Indignation within just limits MT Leshe ste
pheu practses restraint or rather mas less scope
Tor the expression OF contempt al the poets ingehuN
OF deceit rhat thus fault should force ltsen upon ine
also Inevitable should detract from the charm OF
biograD pliers narrative. Mi stephen does not spare
language indeed when ne calls the poet liar Hnd
hypocIile the words are honest ana when ne adds th
the foundation Of his character not selfish or grOV
cling he does little to mitigate their force MI stephen
is not ungenerous and he allows nueh as ne Is ooui9
70 dO for pAysica lntrmics; but This popular HE OF
Pope although admirably wrteu, not htted TO make
Pope popular Possibly the authors view OF the sub
Jet is not quite the true one; possibly. wmie gVhg iu
prominence POpes defects, ne Is aot sufficiently I'M
pressed oy his virtues. Mr.. Stephens entire familiarity
with hs subject may have led him 10 regard II WIN
something Ike WEAKNESS. Pope as the head OF bri
liant circle Of wits, IN most brilliant though not the
greatest. penO1 OF our literary history, deserved, We
venture to mink, somewhat more honor than Mr. ste
phen has awarded him. rhe Spectator
"COLONEL SELLERS" IN LONDON.-lf any
wagHshness Of purpose nave animated The author o
luUOceufs
selers" We have failed to detect H. In the case OF
loss CmpuatlCaly humOflol, We hlient hOu Coh-
elusive OF the existence OF serious purpose ibe ihc
that tue e 81 act consists or IDuIder committed
by q woman upon whom She had regarded as her
but jest. poison in Jest; ana IL may perhaps
be that MaR Iwains befOue Is animated IN her action
by similar ieehng OF costly Al any Iate INC play,
u Is not buriesque, IL no hing at a. Inc .ehiia
figure. winch bytheby ls wholly uncOnnected win the
central action, Is an amalgaDaton OF MeTcadet H
Faiscir WIN Mr. Mlcawber aud it, most DOpuiar and
play gong world long been familiar. Were scenes
ana clever ia their KIND, their LACK OF oIgi
Of wOr,hessness. An American mock-trial Ike
tbat win which " Colonel Sellers concludes
differs from an English mOck-tiial such as
that say "a BaTdc against PiCkWck" Ia the fact that
comprehensive and might easily DC lenGered very Ell
PERTAINING character. There are, hfer all, but few
Dramatic types, aud these do service for ninety nine
hun fedth, OF dramatic representations. Few indeed
are those who Ike shakespeare ana III Tar less dc
gree MOee BaZae, give separate ply siOgnOuy
10 every individual they call into Oeng. 80 Jar ow-
Distinct individual IL Is owing 10 the actors As
tngsh performances IN general the entire interest IN
IN representation histriOmc rather tIaO dramatic
lfal Mail Gazette.
BROwEING's AIM AND PERFORMANCE.-Mr.
@iO"uhg Is intensely dramatic III the senSe mat he