New-York tribune., 1891-08-29
LITERARY NOTES.

~, c,oar,ao,s brilliant lectures on The Nature
and Elements of Poetry delivered last spring at
Johns Hopkins University, viii be published curing
the coming year in "The Century, 1t wii' Vi
course be remembered that Mr. Stedman's stahuaru
works "The Victorian Poets" and "The Poets OF
America originally appeared In the magazine The
new critical essays will be heartily welcomed no
doubt as were their predecessors. These iec'ureS
will be repeated, moreover at Columbia College uunS
the coming winter.
Mr. Stedman has been. as all know, stuuerV
OF aerial navigation we'll as OF poetry. iie on'o
wrote for "The Century, interesting paper on inc
former subject-a paper which Is recalled oy mr. i
s Maxim in an article which will appear IN a coming
number Of the magazine. Mr. Maxim says III ae
scrbing his own remarkable experiments IN acna
flights. that the machine which the French "oVeri-
ment has lately been testing is practically the same rs
that described by Mr. stedman.
@Lyra Heroca. is to be the title Of the anthology
which Mr.. Henley has in preparation In IL VIII up
pear all the notable poems written III praise VI 'o
great deeds of Englishmen from the time OF Sihe
TO that of Kpling. "The Charge vi INC % L,e,,'
pripade which is certainly too much with u.s. Wll'
however be omitted and the noble bala" VI '0
Revenge and tho verses on the Heavy Brigade lhoo
so welcome, are to be substituted at Tennysons own
suggestion.
Tho noems NJ the late Emily Dickinson have not
been received with much favor In England whefe 'l0
beauty OF their thought Is not considered s'lce"'
cuse for their faults of grammar ana metre anu
speaking frankly, it must be admiVca '""' an ~
,hpsiastIc admiration for Miss Dicknsons compostos
hos in ~ something of the element Of the fad WhaT
eyer these compositions may be- they are not poetry
In tho highest sense
Nsrk Twan,s new story 4" The American Claimant
presents his old hero, the delightful ard exasperas
Colonel Sellers as coming into possession Oh an hussh
title left TO him by an English knsinan OF course
This gives en- opportunity for funny complications
A oueer collection of verse is that announced Dy
Mrs Graham r. Tomson. Her volume VIII con.a"
all the best cat poems In the English language r'
Arthur Tomson will illustrate 1t.
Mr. Francis Wilson, the actor, will publish carry III
October volume of verse by Eugene and Roswell NJ
Field The edition will be limited to 100 copies Inc ue
Of the boOrs will be- Echoes From the SABINE faiin
Renc Certain Horatian Lyrics Dscreeuy Done INTO
English by Eugene and Roswell NJ Field win Many
I,ttle Picturngs by W. II. Garrett; Published IN ths
seemly Wise by Francis Wilson, NewRochelei 1871.
These volumes will be printed upon Japan velium' VIII
he rubricated throughout and embelshed with original
vignettes and tail-pieces.
To NJ. L. Gray, Esq, of ST. Louis, the Echoes e4e
dedicated This Mr. Gray was the intimate lrienu ol
r. NJ Field father of the authors OF the iorthconils
hook upon the death Of their father he served as their
guardian until they became Of age TO tls moS'
estlmable gentleman, now seventy yhve years oi age
the Field brothers feel themselves bound by sentiments
of gratitude and affection and they have hao genuine
pleasure in dedcatng their first conIoint work TO ts
venerated friend. The dedicatory hnes written oy the
elder of the brothers, run in this Wise
TO NJ L. GRAY.
Come dear old friend and with us twain
To calm Dlgentian groves repair;
The turtle CO.'S his sweet refrain,
And posies are a-blOomng there;
And there the romplng Sabine girls
Bind myrtle in their lustrous curls.
Iknow a certain lex tree
Whence leaps fountain cool and clear
Its voices summon you and me,
Come let us haste to share Its cheer!
Methlnks the rapturous song it sings
should WOO our thoughts from mortal things
But good old friend I charge thee we'll:
Watch thou my brother all the while
Lest some fair Lydia cast her spell
Round him unschooled in female guile'
Those damsels have no charms for me
Guard thou that brother-Tl guard theel
And TO- sweet friend behold this cup,
Round which the garlands intertwine;
With massic IL is foaming up
And we would drink to thee and thneI
And OF the draught thou shalt partake
Who lov'st Tor opr fathers sake
Tark. youl from yonder Sabine farm
Echo the songs Of long ago,
With power to soothe and grace to charm
What ills humanity may know;
With tTfSc sweet music in the air,
Tis Love and Summer everywhere.
So, though no grief consumes our lot,
(snce all our lives have been discreeD,
Come, in this consecrated spot
Let's see If pagan cheer be sweeti
Now then the songs-but, first, more wine
The rods be with thee, friends Of mine
EFF
In Sir William Fraser's sparkling book on Dlsraeli
and his time, Disrae is quoted once saying: "When