New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-01
BITS or CRITICISM.


THE POET OF WIT.-Unlke such poets as
Burns and Blake. who speak directly to the heart and
whose imagination has It's source IN profound and pas
souate feeling, Pope appeals chiefly TO the intellect
nurscd in town atmosphere lie Is the poet Wit the
master of literary arhce. u. like Paganin he play
but upon instrument, his skin m the ~ thai is
exquisltey subtle and Nh Swiuburne says truly that
matched on his own ground ne never has BEEN nor
be- The Spectator
TIE "THUNDEEER' on HESRY JAWgs.-Nr.
James pa himself graceful compliment Do assuming
the OrbCaranCe OF hs readers iud reviewers when writ
ing a novel OF extraordinary 9Th .nguariy un-
vas of vast proportions while is finished on with tss
minute detail ~ the most panstaking miniature painter
contrary. she Is the old and familiar acquaintance whom
We have met in many OF biz former stories. l-s',.A
Archer IS his typical American EIl VINO JOINS T. neg
GOOD looks certain iudeclsion Ot CLaractcr which
seems to exercise strange ihNeihati9 On th' Eh-AsS
men who try IN vain To tss"3h h'G' We are pf'tti.I
tlat personally should have been soriN O. marry
her; the only certainty we have beyond that taat ho
never, under any circumstance knows her own mind
The London IliaeS
NORDENsEJoLD As \ WRITER. Baron Nor
dcuskiod, Ike most SGrras is not endowed with what
swift called the talent o. showing hen 20 leave on 40
hammers his metal out To ls utmost ttuuyi ara Pr u,
b, deficient like most specialists In what may be termed
intellectual perspective ms treatment OF t',I toio 10
has occasion 10 touch upon a determined H', "J l ~
trusc Importance but by the accident whether ne may
Dee possessed Of much or OF little Information ON lN' SUD
icct n hr speaks Of WaIr0'' We axe o. ela'I .I2'
Iota about the Walrus IN ancient or modern lmrs'
Alfred the Greats edition OF Orosus ls rtrrcd To- No
content with writing OF fll miuj about Bird ici,i
and fowl ia the body Of The page, The Baron ',,I,
there is some difficulty I'm finding the Thin thread or l'-
native amid the mass OF detail-rrhe Aihenrum'
De QUNCEYS ELUE.-We live IN period
OF action. aud oar heraturc particularly cur mug
aZnc rrutur, IL much more literature oi atluh iAau
of speculation, or even suggestion. Al is mlthA,d ~
move tho masses, and thty are $40" 10 A' Z" '".sP
magazine efforts to rouse them must seem D IN' of'
the thoroughly Informed ernie 70 be- OF ie nature
'damnAOe iteration" and "sI!nSs OF ta''''t'.''
IL 4, to tUc man actively engaged ~ Wht W. move ~ -
the literature Of action" that De QmhceV " Oh lno
greatest selN ice, and a tonic. huCh su'h n'a
th.uks he hns exhausted all available hho"'tue, 'Ls
particular subject above all when on tie point tl
overriddru by particular theory, Jet nm turn H,o
stvtreu volumes OF DE Quincy before hc commits H
srlf iu print 10 Wih he strange indeed n ne do zoe
tu5 u one or other If these volumes something ~ No.
s him somcthng altogether new, either IN me TO- -
<,iormat ion OF uIguuuut- something Whch - -
o Five his writing the strength that comes ho ouy, a
knowing all Sides but Of penetrating al ftcessv'o VI
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