New-York tribune., 1886-05-18
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
pOrTS FAyORIrE POEMS.

REPRESENTATIVE POEMS OF III LitiNG VIZ .,f fEns NAM
American and English Selected oy ,ne roets e"%s
IaTIIRoP Royal Svo. pp. ILL.,, 6s3 Casseu " 'o
The collection of about three hundred Repre-
.cntstiye Poems chosen by the poets themselves.
is novel and interesting result OF the enterprise OF
Miss Jcannette l.. Glider Nearly all the best Iv-
ing verse writers of England and America seem 10
have complied with her request for assistance III
the ingenious project and she has thus succeeuc" III
presenting a manifestation of tue spirit OF con-
temnorary poetry which in some respects no other
single work can equal. Poets are not AWAY '"o
best Judges of the quality of their own work. pu.
.h, .re +hc hest iudpes of their own purposes ana
fec,;nos. n collection of their favorlte creations
nas srecial and important significance as an Nus
traton not of the highest reach OF their ar' pu' Vi
the aspirations and sentiments 10 when 'le9 "io
ronscions of having given the most SATISFACTORY
expresson. A poets favorite piece is the one whlch
contains most of his heart. In many cases Inc
selections in this volume are inst those which any
GOOD critic would have made. Among AldrcD
favorites for instance are Identity" Prescience
q On LYNN Terrace" and Unsung," which have
long been favorites with al of us. and are surely
characteristic of the best mood of this hne singer
Matthew Arnold agrees with the majority in liking
g Tho Forsoken Mermanr but we wish that he had
oivcn something more Robert Brownings selec-
tiops are" Abt Vogler," Caliban upon Seteoos,
q 4 Forgiveness. SAUL" and "Cive" Here the
nnblic will miss some welknown poems WIN
snrprise bat the specimens represent "hat 10
stropcest and most original in the poet s mat"rer
work-subtlety and insight in speculation upon 'he
highest themes and the dramatic portrayal OF
fierce passion as in"A Forgiveness" and intense
emotion. as i'll Give" John Hay chooses ." Inc
stlrrup Cnp" and the finely conceived and hnely
finished Religion and Doctrine" and to these he
IL af no hpk
In either of ms two pieces An ldyl of the Road
and .What the Chimney Sang" Dr. homes
selects 2The Chambered Nautilus" "Iho Last
Leaf Old Itonsides" and " The Voiceless"; what
n general chorus disappointment would have risen
over the omission of any one of them! Mrs Julia
Ward Uowe's favorites do not include her one
lannon's poem. the "Battle flynn of the Republic
Mr. Howells gives his admirable Pilots Story"
lean Incelow's Echo and the Ferry" and High
Tide on tie Coast of Line olnshire we've newt
allie MIR. Lowell makes a short extract from the
Commemoration ODE" and chooses also "
Paf,blen 1.-The Present Crisis What is so karc
a. n Dav in June r. and "Jhe Courtin'." Sted-
man puts forward "The Dlscover,r we knew
that we should find it here, for it must have come
straight from his heart" The Hand OF Lipcon'
"Kearny at Seven PInes," "Ihe LORD Day
Gale.v Mime The Old Picture Dealer" and
" lhe World wen IOSI, group Ih "uiOh H'' '"'S'
exoniste work is represented as well as his strong
est Ternyson's favortes are the splendid ballad
of The Revenge ," BOadicea," " Come Down,
q Maidu and The Daisy "a list in which popu-
lar suffrage would make some changes. whittier,
The Stoddards. Trow wbridge. Boxer. Winter, whose
striking Orga and beautiful Victoria and
"Fideler rightly find place, Story. Marston.
Leland, Lord Lytton. and Aubrey DeVere are among
the many other poets represented. The collection
is not complete and does not profess to be, but only
three or four of those omitted are writer's OF much
Importance The book is handsomely printed and
we'll arranged.