New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-03
LITERAhY NOTES.

judge Belford of Colorado, Is writing his autobios-
rnphy aud the book will be published in tie spring.
Those are not going to be many mute, agloricus
Greviles in this country.
Little Volumes if they pretiy printed. always
fascinating to tie book buyerand Mr. ECutcGge has
found them in bis experiment with Pocket Library"
lie has sold fewer than $4,000 copies Of Bret uares
sketches in this shape. mere American may he for
given for modestly hoping that Mr.. IIarte received
something by way Of copyright
Mr. Rushns pamphlets will no longer be bought at tie
tremendously high prices at which they have heretofore
been heldfor the very good reason that they now
to be collected and published three youucs under Tho
title On the Old Road" Mr Kuskin'- queer methods
OF giving his IDEAS to the world ought properly 10 have
been practIsed in country which never heard Of rail-
road or a newspaper.
MI Ruskin has lately taken the pleasant part Of tie
domestic poet having added M or Of nursery rhymes
to an ancient original illustrated by Miss Greenaway
The book is called Dame Virgins Of Lee and Ter Seven
Wonderful Cats"
Z Miss OlThants next serial story Is 20 be called a
Poor Gentleman" and it VIII appear in The Leistrc
The literary life Of this lady 20 reute the
statement that women not capable Of PERSISTENT
work She Oh several novels cry year and there
s. o deterioration in their quality
The critic Of The st. Jaategs Ca-.ts thinks that ,lr.
Austin Dobson "would perhap hardly arrogac to himself
proud title Of Poet ana might even be content with
that OF Versiher. generation which expects passion
and emotion and philOsophic thought and such
branches OF learning IN poetry Will not consent to ud
poetry perfect dietiOn the incest cunning IA the use
words the most charming mastery Of the Of genre
painting. But, judged by the standards OF the age
most affects, Mr.. DObsOn takes high rank II IL lad
been Mr. DobsOn's lot 70 have 1Ourisled il teacup
days Of hoop and gown he would have been bard Of
high repute lie write good verses IS Prior,
whether that poet is in his lighter conn a'a;iycly
speaking) in his graver mood lie is IN fact classici
and to those who stI think that classic perfection Of
form is as valuable as almost anything else lii literature
he is infinitely pr cious Moreover, with the classic
form twhy. by tho by, does he seldom never write ia
the old aud honorable heroic dlsuchD hc has al the
quiet reasonable common and the clear, II sOmc-
what limited, perception OF the Eighteenth Century
poets"
NJ Remains new book, The Priest Of Nemi," purpors
its face to be a drama OF ancient Rome but L. in
reality QUO or contemporary lire In his preface VI.
Renan thus sets forth the object OF his work Ny desire
Is to develop my idea Tat is, my belief IN the final
triumph OF religious and moral progress Notwithstanding
the repeated victories OF folly aud evil [ have
attempted 10 show the good causc gaining ground in
spite Of all TIC faults ana ceblcuess Of It's apostles and
It's martyrs have AIMED in short 10 render evident
network Of truths all tending to the iron law which
DEGREES that crime is often rewarded and Virtue pun
shed The result, no doubt, Is sad picture since the
foreground is hled with The sehness OF TIE great the
folly or he people the poworlessness men of intellect
e infamy Of the Isso priesthood the weakness OF the
Liberal priesthood, the ready receptions Of Patriotism
the illusions OF Liberalism tho incurab!e basencss OF bad
people believe, nOtwithstanding my work 10 he
wholesome because 1t teaches that we should not be too
mach moved by whatever Of tho unstable here rna, ma
On tile equilibrium Of humanity. We see in spite If
everything. that what is good AID what is tue emergDs
from the dreadful bog whore yep aud wAlloy- IN neil
neil confusion all the inepttaGe grossncsses and I'm
snri,ies."