New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-03
BITS OF CRITICISM.

LA REvoLUTIoN," VI. TAINE's New Book.
III s not easy to explain why writer of the experience
which gives such unfayorabe and unjust impression
OF bis STONED talents The French have always
style II they read this book fact will prove fhat
they have at least partially overcome this aniipa;hr
Can the solution possibly Toe this that NJ Tame I" h,:
many ana rare Siits does not mite the historical faculty
TO b. So Let anyone read his of tic evciS ~
August. and hc will ind that there ia hardly an xI.t
history OF tna' period which does lvoraby compare
is Xcnophon beside NJ Tane lie never seems Il, Ian,
nr cp S uh ] nc would tel the story a
1istiiahlc ambition or whether he would assume TIA
e is 10 be well known to the reader discourse on
them as political rca.cncr. drawing his coicl.iou,
Gazette.
lloLMESS, on THE COMMON LAw.-Before this
we have called attention 20 the danger in which En-i
lawyers stand Of brn4 onfrin ny their American In
rcn in the scientific and historical criticism Of rnril
M o. " Holmes adds considerable 10 the a,l,amta -
thcori, or cities and IN ne hai ~ rs; s , 'ool o..
owes, apparently very liitc previous authors in .
same kind Observers of hereditary talent may ra;lc~
no'e in his sube and lginal fcovn IN aaiori.
and regulation OF familiar elements lr.h N.hfs
snhclsh ~ pam continuance OF Ike pow r. which,
orcs,u on more popular ana Iaiions topi"-. have ior
many ears charmed r. id,is of English Aoi sius Z
The Atlantic IN the works of Or ON Hones "a, ister
sill. Ny l1o mes may said certain scnse 10 LONG
To an American school OF lcaal criticism distmg.~-
iarogably for The dcfac,;nci, ,na reatb ~ i
are among the chief requisites ofsYsrmaiic LEGAL critic
ism. For time International law has been Nth fh~
character offers abundant facilities FOR thcoriimc "a
waning m mater which enact criticism can 'ay hold OF;
and its iAorctcai part belongs as mach To politics
aw Ihe energy OF American ingg!rers is directing
h SS',s si' r Spp , We 10 not say that
they have already done good work and NE S,si S
the way to do much more. Altogether. Mr. Holiness
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 10 the scent,nc student Of Se
history.-lrhe saturday Review.
THE PowERLEssNEss OF CRIrIc1sM.-This is
the lncessant charge against critics that they poison
tine existence of authors good and bad. The accusation
seems 10 have very little sense IN IT, Authors really
G So me sSlhhy ma Snd 81 game They throx
he does not take up and they become half VITA
time, might teach even authors that critics have ltus
power to make or mar LG book be good or bad u it
spite of the unrigteous reviewers
amount Of favorable or even Of gushing notices w M
rescue 1t from neglect Every great poet OF The century
beginnings The real mischief which sound criti-
warned of fault and may accept the warning bu his
natural power is abated for the moments he thinks Of
stride But this sort Of effect soon passes away and
sautary.-lrhe Saturday Review.
WALTER BAGEuor As A Recommendations
ing with the inner life. the ideal aspirations OF poets and
called real" nfc life in the market place and the Sen,
ate there bis power OF insight ceased hin that
sphere ms glance was sure ms imagination active his
sympathy intense. If We might attempt TO sum an
should say that he brilliant expostor OF public
life. He clearly, and he made his readers see clearly
the motive powers of real life the machinery OF lie
market the dynamics of politics.-[Tne Athensenm.
A SOUTHERN Critic ON DAvIs's Book
uLon me Whole we must say after comparative and
we might and should have expected It's chief ia
In lie certified quotations It's reci tai Of military events
Is often partial and not seldom incorrect
narrow and personal it's style is very bad manner
offensive and It's worth found chiefly in the that
part OF IL makes compendium of a history which Mr.
Davis had no share We must regret that who WAS
officially taken 10 be representative OF the Southern
States, and who did in captivity, danger and hag.sir
braNey ana truly uphold his and their cause should In
this work. betray thoroughly personal and an acrd
spirit should perpeiuate aad dwell upon his individual
carping and ault-nding and scidciensive selfprais
ing hunor sEond make himself a special pleaaer.
should sink his account Into selfexcuse and self
andation and should besides after lifetime epent in
public affairs be unable 10 arrange properly his plea
his indictment. and equally anabe either preserve
his story the OF time present argu-
ments, his facts or his conclusions in good Engsh