New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-25
LITERARY NOTES.

A copy OF the original edition OF the Ingoldsby
Legends in three volumes with Crukshanks illustra-
tOus brought nearly 500 at English sale the other
Oay.
.Our Experience Meetings is the title of a depart
meut in the number OF Lippc0rS Eo0a-iae. 1t is
ontan bits OF autobiography from prominent people
NJ. Julian Hawthorne, Mr joel Chandler Harris and
Mr. Edgar Fawcett will contribute details OF their
literary experiences Mrs. James Brown Potter has
prepared this department Paper on The Expert
eDccs OF Amateur Reader" with particular refer
enco 10 her recent visit III Washington.
Two little commonplace books the property Of
Robert BmDs and containing many prose essays and
unpublished poems 10y him. viii shortly he sold Edin
burgh The verse, which mostly expressive OF religious
feeling is rather DOR; the prose in the conventional
style OF his time. a poem in blank verse on The
tncOmprebensibility o; God concludes as follows:
Bls be the stroke which bursts these freshly chains!
That hold III immortal spirit clOggd ana bound,
Growing In dust and oentr'd 10 the earth;
Then shall this better part this heaven-horn soul,
Spring iIOm its prison and quit IN qui0erinR clay;
and in moment Roach the throne OF God;
Then shall know, and love- and serve Him more.
tits reported that MIS-. Bancroft was engaged npon
book "reminiscences during the last years of her life
Mr., swinbnrue's tumultuous criticism is thus bur
iesuued by The WhttehaH Rerie,o:
II at all inc'ined-which, happily for
selves, MOTTO adopt o. adapt for critical
purposes the somewhat eccentric and irresponsible
VOluhy OF Mr.. Swinturne's vernacular, should in
all probability set 1orh our opinions Of him and his
hero somewhat after the following fashion. We should
begin 10y passIonatey declaring voice pitched TO
topmo9 scream OF passion that only TO minds moulded
and mudded 10y hateful and horrible helotry Only to
critics c9nkersd by malign perY9Tsty and withered by
distorted malice could victor HUGO nc SGT up as
croiesque and gibbcring oagon IN the Pantheon OF
pure and perfect poetry. We should probably enforce
heaps on which ali those disagreed with u.s. we're it
bet by the patriesj title ptuest hairs hIea1h OF
etcntnaly cast out We Should PROBABLY set up some
other idol in opposition TO MI Swinburnes and dissolv
ing ourselves into shower OF shining sUperlatves,
descend like new Jove TO beslege and bewildor the
Intelligence of the reader Thon, when hal howled
ourselves hoarse with Bacchc ecstasy veneration
the right and blasrhtny OF vituDeratiOn to the left we
done dOty according TO the gospel OF criticism
novel by Dr.. J. L. Ludlow is coming from the
press of Dodd Mead Il Co. II entitled The Captain
Of the Janizaries and the is laid the times OF
lscahder5eg This firm will bring ut tho same tine
a Ranehman's Stories" by Howard seely some OF
these stories have been privately published under the
title OF" Lone Star 30 Peep"
meeting of the Vienna Academy of Sciences
DR.. Won Bartel read paper the Renter PapyIi.
Among the latest discoveries made In these interesting
relics of old Egypt he noticed scroll with some unpub
shed by the poetess Sappho elaborate
from Eurpides tragedy. Melanippe," and some frag
ments from the writings of Aristotle -hich offer some
new and valuable information the constitutional
history Of Athens. In addition to these are many
remnants Of Arstophanes, Plato and Thucyddcs. Two
nyrl which have lately been decphCrcd by Professors
Karabacek and Wesley contain ia their eight columns
part Of the speech which the Atlenian Hschines in
August $50 b. c., attacked his rival and vanqusher
DeInvsthcncs.
The new Shelley Society founded recently by Dr.
Turniyall, has nearly hundred and fifty members
aui was nauguratcd the Other evening by an address
from Mr. stopioId Brooke. Mr. Brooke hold that society
must sooner later be disntcera:ed and then from
among the lower orders for the Wa2f does not move
IN the better educaed casse would arise the
Of humanity who would recognize In Shelley his prOphet
and his priest.
d.. FurBival at this meeting gave an interesting
OF his fathers attitude toward the poet Dr.
F1rniya tue elder, IL appears, intimate with
shelley. and, though "a Tory, Churchnan, and a
believer in Pope the greatest Of English pOets was
yet fascinated 10y the simple and Ovable humanity OF the
young man who used to como over from NARROW to sit
On his surgery table and chat with him. 70 his hospit
able question Now Shelley, whatl you have T. the
vegetarian poet would respond by request for dish OF
milk and piece OF dry bread; and the tradition OF this
PLAN living and high thinking among the household
infG"Eces which shaped the mind OF Dr. Purnivall the
younger Therefore, whon Mr. remarked one day
to Or. Furnysl, why don't you found a shelley
socefy T. that man OF interchangeable initiative at once
replied BY JOve. will! lie was my fathers friendr
The Pal Mall Gasette observes that lit Is certainly
quaint personal bond between the Shelley Society and
~ hero that 1t should Town a. it, founder the OF