New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-28
LITERARY NOTES,

LITERARY NOIES,
The forthcoming book by the author of" Alice in Won
derland is said to fun Of wise each idea being
embodied in knot or hidden, the author says, Ike
the medicine so dexterousy but Intellectually cOncea!eo
IN the Jam OF early childhood"
Mr. Theodore Roosevelt will consider the question Oh
sVho should 20 Wet In the next number OF Ha'PeTS
Weekly.
Pores copy OF Mlltons poems has Just been SOFA III
London It has divers marginal notes IN Pope 8 hano
writing; among them IS the remark as 10 Cous 'n"s
there several excellent lines III 'hiS in"'1' A
very lively images"
The Iadependen meekly confesses part OF Its errors
in the matter OF "calling " from London poem oy
ennyson which had been published by the whole Amer
fcan press two years ago. and II promises 10 Try W
eharpen ltsl wits. 4" IL then proceeds 10 snow no"
,oflIv if needs such process by falling foul OF THE
TsIruNE for quoting from an English magazine STORY
a. had also Published. Bless its poor old mulded mhu
AS religious journal ought to know that IL WOulu W
highly immoral for TIE TRIBUNE to borrow matter Iiou
foreign periodical and zvo the credit to me 1n@ePe"
deseoular journals don't do such things ought 10
realize too the profound gratitude OF the English writer
who is rescued from the obscurity of me "
shine In the glory Of TRIBUNE type We snah "iw"!s
be pleased to confer this benefit on the strussHns
English author-whenever his natter Is goOa enough
We regret to note the reprehensibe presence Oh ihu
with which The Jndepenaent carefully AVOIDS any
mention of the most picturesque part OK It's uuhess
the fact that it cabled and published poem which
1t had itself copied two years ago WITH derlsVe anu sur
castle comment
There ia a deep, dark and deadly thrust at Mr. Gosse
in The Pail NAL Gazette 1t quotes his poeteai con-
lecture addressed to Mr.. DObson:
Owe have cheered and helped each Others
Till so far the fields Of each
Into tho others stretch ana reach,
Neither may be named alone"
The Gn-ets is reminded by this prophecy OF an aDecdote
of thu elder Dumas A forgotten playwright OF the
same name happened TO have play produced WIN some
success, and meeting the great AleXandre IN INC
exaltatiou OF the moment said to hiih win esion,
Ueuesforh peope will speak of the two Dumas as OF
Tho two Cornees' Dumas looked at his namesake LOT
n ,nonent with twinkle In his eve, then waved his Land
10 him and passed saying Adieu, Thomas' similarly
IL poserity brackets Mr.. Gosse with Mr. pooso IL wiz
be in the sense which Thomas Corneille Is DracketeH
with tho poet OF the Cid las his bIotheT not as hls
neor But we see no reason suppose that posterity
will do anything OF the sort 1t Is not quito certain that
when both are gone either will be uhlhed at ALL butt
seems very likely that Mr. DoosOu VIII be haineu u!
lovers OF the lighter Tyre aud will be named alone.
Then the critic descends pay'lness into ferocity
aTbe difference between the two writer's 1t declares
ais simply this that Mr.. Dobsons manner Is his own
while Mr. Gosses manner is every ono elses Mr..
Dobson has done little things neompaFably' Mr. GosSe
has done greater things tolerably Mr. Doosoh even
in his limitations Is full OF originality, MI Gose OF MS
most risna il full of imitation. MI Dobson mas au
abundance at wit-aptly called Attic salt since it pre-
sorvos from decay whatever is STEPPED in t-whereas
Mr. Goose If he possesses this quality at all certainly
does not succeed In importing 1t into lis poetry even
xhen as in his Epstlc TO Or. o. W. Holmes II wUm0
no emiueptly IN keeping with his theme. Mr. Dobson'
settlna forth to DO verso writer becomes poet so to
sneo I'm his own despe Mr.. GOssc, setting forth 10 DC
poet is lost the modern throng OF clever verse
writer's There many GOsses, but only one 'oDSoH-
tbot why VIC believe that II Mr. Dobson is named at all
by those who come after he will he named alone.
Posteriy will take small account OF writer's AMBITION
lint perfection even in trivial things, will always have
its yaue Some OF Mr.. DDbsOns canoes deserve pmce
among the gems of modern verses but what Will our
eranasops do with Mi G0sse's mOsalcsf Even Lord
Tonnvson I'm defeating Tresias to Mr.. Browning
ismaIv apologetc and claims tolerance Of his friend
There is none Of this about MI Gos6e He goes
frankly an TO Mr. DObsOn saps him Oh the back taxes
him iamiliary by the ana says, Come let rs Jon
the immortals" Here is Jealousy, no selhshneSs.
.Ithipk you're every bit as good poet as am says
Mr. Gosse in eject, and can't say fairer than thaS
Indeed no. for II man was thoroughly convIuceu
OF his own high calling and election that iGa Is MI
Gosse."
The Rev. Dr. Van Dyke, author OF From Gloom to
Chimes" has In tho press OF A. G. Armstrong q Son
n book entitled Theism and Evolution"
mfr Loves biography Bismarck, which Will be pub
lished Immediately by Casse Co, Will have preface
by Professor Smith, OF Columbia College
The following bit OF verse from The Southern B'oo"ae
ta truthful description whatever may be as poetry:
CHEROKEE ROSES.
With stars of gold, in cups of snow,
They bloom along the twisted Vine;
Like angels censers IN row,
With stars Of gold in cups OF snow.
On wreathng arches high they grow
Or swinging from the dusky pine,
With stars Of gold in cups OF snow,
They bloom along the twisted Vihe'