New-York tribune., 1886-08-27
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
souE ENGLISH CRIrICIsNs.

-,c,s. wIsrrLLAYfEs BY yoas Mcxtsr. Vol
ch'iti Globe svo pp. xn. 5eA Macmillan ""
ras .ubec,s OF the essays comprising the third
- last velumc OF the handsome coiiect'on OF "l
uo,,ey's sCrticai Miscclianics' are somewna'
,,,rc diversified than those OF the previous Vor
umes. and perhaps Of . somewhat more genera ,n-
..,..t Several ef them are reviews OF books-the
s,n,ohioeraphiesr OF J. s. Mill and Harriet
,,.s,i,a.u. the Memoirs Of Mark Pattison. the
.rsfes of George Eliot. the hrst part OF NJ. Iaine
sOrirnes de Ia France Contemporaries tn're !"
q. address on Popular Culture delivered oe'''"
The Midland Institute; vigorous exam'ha''o" -
A. x.r,ous schemes OF imperial federation-'o Az
n, tieh Mr.. Morley 10 strcaucusiy oppose" ~
,,,ae spropo- of Nr. Seeley's work on =" Iho t>Pan
.ion of Englanl '" and an expoutory and "iog'ap"'-
al article on Auguste Comte ~ reprinted "oin
sThe fncyclop~iia britannica" Here We INV "
.ample Of the variety aud importance OF me "o'A
~,i,h Nj. Morley has been iu the habit OF dong n
,ouroa,i.n. After we have admired th" io'o'o'e
=, ,,went the clear and attractive statement """
.he lively style which distinguish nearly a 'neSo
sapers let us pause a moment to consioe' "o"
v.ighty ~ Their matter. md we shsh oc ~ ~
loss 10 understand ~hy Mr.. Morley ranks a. QUO ~
the strongest men in the profession OF ''''
iterafura The critical reviews. Tor efahp'e "'e
NOT of that easy and often entertaining N'"u ""'"
can lie masle by any clover wrier WIN no ''n''
lnn led 20
.xa.n,n,,,on. They are the ontgivings ot inll
mind and a. a rule they are intended to illustrate
same independent proposition or to nehne the re'a-
&c., of the .ubiect 90 the most important phases OF
modern Thought
Mr. Mofley's anti.theo ogical radiraiism N
MAINLY enough indicated IN the 'cholce OF some
of his topics. and he expresses u ~ 'his
volume with the same excess of warmth !" "'heo
We Lave taken exception In noticing The previous
ones But II his ratioDaistc rancor Is not dunn
i-hed In inteasity. there at least fewer occa-
s,ous for It's display. IN the paper on Harriet Mar
tiaeau he dwelis upon the "highly important
maxim that it Is a great mistake To- exren" moro
time and labor a piece Of composition than u
enough TO make IL serve the purpose In n"nu
Those highly fastidion~ aud 'ndoent
,eople who sometimes live at oxford and Cam
bridge with whom indeed. for the most part thor
high fastdiousnes. Is only fine name for iupo'
tenee and lack Of wilt forget that the less immortal
kinds of literature are the only kiuds w'thin thrii
own reach Literature IN po doubt a hne art-tho
finest Of the arts-bnt u II also practical aft hn
IL - deplOrable To think bow much siont instruct
i've work might and ought 90 be done hy people
who in dreaming OF ideals IN prose or verse beyond
their attainment. end. like the poor Cn~""""" "'
hction. IN a hide pamphlet on q particle. "' els"
In mrdiucrc poetry or else IN nothing 1hcS@ re-
hections. conveying "a counsel OF winch America"
men Of letters possibly stand In no particular
ne.d. are carionsly characteristic ot th" minian''
strong h.adcd Iournal II who has prov1d hi"~'i
al.oa yer. capable. sagtcions. and practical poi
tlcian of the best type. They would hardly nave
occurred to a genuine scholar yet u any man 'm
az nes tnat Mr.. Morey's occasional work Is
u,Gcicnt m scholarship. let him read these essays
ana he will rid himself OF such false ihrie'-
sian After all. the tune and labor Wh''h NJ
Morley thinkAenOugh TO make piece OF compost
ton serve tie puroose IN hand are ample TO tax
q very indu stri0us essayist.