New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-03
LITERARY NOTES.

Only translator who had Flauher,'s own wonderful
ear and painful of all that IS 10y the word
syle could hope, The saturday Rsuiew to give
Eaglsh Saiammbo which should he equivaen; of the
original Such writer would probably fiud other work
10 the drudgery OF translation Mr. Charities
has Just Published in London translation which is said
to be reasonably good.
The Saturday declares gravey that there is little doub t
that the stately and passionate cadcnces of Mr. swip-
burne's Dolores " suggested thor Oh the trans
formation of last line partly hides the change and
partly assists tile emphasisl by the airy measures OF
Pracd's MY own Aramnta. Say No."
A. Merry 2. Robinson has written the life Of Blanche
Women " SERIES
A plcasauter side OF shelley than has ever been
revealed before will be presented is said, in Professor
DowdeDs forthcoming biography
wrrtemhssg certainly ne ads the list OF Ph!lis.lne
regions II is there that sclder's poems have been
revised ana expurgited for use In the elementary
schools The Lay of the Bel has received most
attention. the idea being TO c3as the poem OF all Pagan
slr sions after fashion which. If pursued would com
pctcy do away with all aucont aud a great deal OF
modem literature. Were Schiller says, Hopeless man
yields to the power II the gods G. HOfuungsoswelcht
der Mensch Goter starke y the re'dng has been
altered to Iau yields to the power Of the DEITY, "h'ch
is doubt correct orthodoxy, but IT Is not sehiier
Other poems received similar treatment IN oAe Oh
MurtemOtrE'S
"spazicrcans was beloc rccited. When the line. And
the sun OF Homer see smiles rs tao, was reached
the teacher stopped and asked the girls whether Schiller
would not have doae better an1 have shown greater
regard for the spiritual welfare of the generations which
were to follow him. IT, instead O thus nonoring Homer
"a pronounced hosthen he had usei the name OF David
o. 20 give the Testament its due, the name say, OF
st. raul
Mr. Gosse who has boon o-electe, TO his Cambridge
lecturesp intends to give fewer lectures FOL future.
Or. Tlarcis II. Browns Harvard University III the
Wa of 1861 1865" will be published by Cuppes, Up
ham Co. IL will te a complete record OF the graduates
aad students who served the war The book Will De
published by subscription.
A copy OF 1.-THE Wing Bible which was printed in &c
neva IN 1862 is announced FOR sae in England. The
phrase which the book its appclaton occurs In
Matthew Vs. 1t reads: Blessed are the pacemskers.'
Tho edition is rare one often found In per-
fec: state.
Coventry Pa.more the poet has lately turned his at
tention from agriculture and Landscape gardening to
bricks and mortar Having qlred several housed In
quaint old wuchesea ana III other localities in the neigh
borhood IL IL one o. his amus.ioents to constantly
drive superntcni the Of alteration ani re-
pair. for he is his architect and builder In tue
High street of Hastings he has bought considerable
property his purpose bcing only to preserve the
memorials OF this interesting though mar
row aad announcement thOrOnghfsre blttoestaDsh quite
Catholic colony around the handsome stone eTolned
which his iberaty has raised to the faith he EN-
tracec some three and-twenty years ago.
The second volume o.the encyclopedias OF Painters
and Paintings" will be brought out by the Scrioners in
the autumn.
Mr. Robert Grant the author OF tho novel; Pace to
Face" lately published by the SoIIbaefs.