The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-24
Literary Review.


Biographies ci Poets. By Prof. Frank
NcAlpinc, illustrated. Philadelphia,
Chicago and Cincinnati: Elliott & Becz-
ley.
This volunc comprises Il class OF per
so,s that live in the popular mind, and
that are the delight OF al CLASSES OF
readers. Persons who have not the
time OF the n:ean> FOR ~ extended study
of the port> ..ay be delighted here with
the sweetest strains from the world OF
poetry. There are also gathered numcr-
O'IS sweet ami tender poems that, in
moment Of inspiration. were breathcd
ont from ufj>cUr" sources into an INN or
til l:i.'. These p0emS have Just Is firm
hold wpoM tl!v affections OF the people as
have the i;tt"G;amceS OF tic master poets.
Ia This volume we may learn some
thing Of the genius and all-cmbracing
humanity oi Wordsworth" the magic OF
Byron and Colvri,!-r." the ever muir
mnrng music" Of Dur!s and Moore. the
'rnchanting verse; OF TennySon and
our own beloved Long low; and our
hearts. like a. untouched harp, may
break forth into sweet. harmonious
songs when touched by the gentle iatlu-
cncc OF Poetic Pearls. ."-.S0uthe7m
Critic.
THE GLASsE OF TIME, in the First
and Second Age. Divinely handled by
Thomas Pcy>on, of Lincolnes lime,
Gent. Seen and allowed. London
Printed BY Bernard AlSop for Lawrence
Chapman. and are to be sold at his shop
over against Staple mnc, 1920. Now
reprinted in neat volume. long primer
type, bound in fine. cloth, @i!r top, bev-
clcG boards. Price 80 cents. The quaint
poem, OF the title page OF which the
above is 4 transcript, appeared nearly
halfa century earlier than Paradise Lost,
and it is intrins;cally probable that it
would have fallen under the eye Of Mil
ton; in any case there are striking
points Of resemblance between the two
poems, and many have supposed Milton's
immortal work to have been inspired by
the former. Only two copies OF the work
are known to be in existence previous to
! the issue Of the present edition, one be-
ing III the British Museum, the other in
the Bodlcian Library, Oxford. The
copy in the British Museum was pur-
chased at Il noted sale OF old books in
1919, by Baron BollanG, who notes upon
Il blank leaf that it cost him 2le. l6s. Cd
(about Sll0.) Some years ago gentle
man OF Virginia. Mr.. J. L. Peyton,
sprung from the old English family OF
that name, made an accurate transcript
OF the copy in the British Museum, pre-
serving even the quaint spelling, pune
tuation, capitaliZing and italicizing OF
hn irin This Ic
printed without alteration. Apart from
its presumed connection with Paradise
Lost, the poem has very considerable
merits OF its own, and is in every way
literary curiosity. John B. Alden, pub
Usher, New York.
THE ECLECTIC MAGAZINE for March
has as its leading article 4 paper by Mr..
Gladstone, entitled ''Proem to Genesis
4 Plea for 4 Fair Trial., in which he
carries on the Old controversy against
Huxley and NJ. Reyille in favor of the
orthodox view Of the creation as now
held. Arthur Symons discusses ':Frederi
MiStral, the Provencal Poet.' and
George Saintshury tells Us about George
Borrow, the fascinating author OF La
vcngro." "D2rwiniSm and Democracy"
BY ". S. Lilly, and the critical paper on
the English dramatist, Middleton, by
Swinburne. are both entertaining and
suggestive articles. Government in the
United StatrS," by Gamaliel Bradford,
and "a Ih;rkiHS Machine.' by Grant
Allen. recommend themselves 70 intel
ligcrt rca;"GS. There are several short
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FULL Up to its best. Published by E. R.
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THE GRAPHIC News, the illustrated
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DEMCREST'S MONTHLY MAGAZINE is
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THE Industrial Problem" by jennie
June, and Lace Making" THAT
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The Prohibition articles are all good,
W. Jennings Denorest contributing
The Irrepressible Conflicts" The
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