New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-01
LITERARY NOTES.

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Mr. Henry James has put into his charncterlstically
serene and refined prose his "reminiscences OF James
Russell Lowell and early copy OF tine Atahtic'
will contain this much-tO-bedcsircd paper
Another volume Of Mr. Lowell's essays Is now in the
hands of his executor, Professor Norton, ana VIII
shortly he published. 1t will include LowePs papers
on Milton Gray and Landor his sketch OF Keats
prefacng the poems OF Keats in the British Poets;
his paper on saa1 Walton. printed rs an Introduction
to the recent edition OF "The Complete Angler and
an address before the Modern Language Association.
In Mr. Woodberry's sketch OF Lowell. in the Novem-
Der Century appears letter from the poet dated
49, in which he explains his motive for writing Inc
Worlds Fair and Temporal Nlutantur' 81 hah
Just home" he writes, from twoyears stay III
Europe, so it was discovered that had been cor
rupted by association with foreign arlstOcracies!
need not say to you that the society frequehted IN
Europe what 1t IS at home that Of me- w1fe, my
studies, and the best nature and art within my reach
But confess that was embttercd by my experience.
Wherever went was put on the defensive. WHAT
ever extracts from American papers told OF some
fraud defalcation, public or private. 1t was
sixteen years since my last visit abroad, and found
very striking change in the feeling toward America and
Americans. An EnglsEman was everywhere treated
with certain Difference Americans were, ut best, toll
Grated The example OF America everywhere
urged in France us an argument against republican
forms of government 1t frnitess to say that the
people still sound when the body polite. which
draws its life from them, showed such bOtches and
sores. came home, and instead Of wrath at such
denominations, found banter. l was profoundly
shocked for | had received my earliest impressions
community the most virtuous. believe. that ever
existed . . . In the Commonwealth that built the
first free school and the first college, heard culture
openly derded. suppose like to be liked as well as
other men Certainly would rather be left to my
studies than NEEDLE with politics. But l had at
tanned to some consideration. and my duty was plain.
wrote what did in the pIainest way, that he who
ran might read, and that hit the mark aimed at IS
proved by the attacks against which you so generously
defend me- These fellows have notion what love
OF country 1t is in ny very blood and bones.
If am not American, who ever wasp
The surviving relatives of Jane Austen are said to
have furnished to Mr. o. F. Adams much new and In
tcrcsting material for the biography of her which he
has just brought out
Tho serious Wordsworth made at least joke
People have not hitherto believed the report that he
said on hearing Of the Browning marriage: 81 hope
they'll understand one another, but the ncredulOus
may now he convinced. In a letter just printed for
the first time, and written by Wordsworth to Moxon
a month after the Browning marriage, he says: Miss
Barrett / am pleased to learn Is far recovered
10 have taken to herself husband lie is very able
mall Doubtless they will speak more integlby to
each other than they have yet done to the public"
Richard Mansaed's long promised book Of musical
compositions will be published in November. 1t IS
entitled zone Evening" and 1t contains songs,
opcratc numbers, farcical musc-in fact a medley Of
serious ard comic material, such as would furnish
an evening of entertainment. In the
words are by other writers. In all the music is
by Mr. Mansfield.
A correspondent of "The Chicago News. says in all
entertaining note concerning Bernard QAaritch, the
famous London bookseller that he has for sale the
Persian English dictionary used by Edward Fitzgerald
during his work the Rubaiyat' Of Omar Kayyam.
Quaritchs appearance at a SALE says this CORE
spondent, strikes terror to the hearts Of all other
buyers. for he Is known the crafest and boldest
of competitors. The old will sit for hours walt
Ing for some coveted treasure His eyes will be
closed aud his head dropped forward upon his bosom
undoubtedly he Is asleep. But how does 10 happen
that e always contrives to be awake just the right
time 2 He Is never caught mapping he starts, opens
his eyes, Is wide awake and ready for action the
ment fhe sale OF valued volume or manuscript is
reached
A reprint OF the first English book printed in
England the Recuyel of the Historyes OF Troye {,
press. He has finished third Of his beautiful re-
print Of Cations Golden Legend 1t is said that
Morris planned work OF this kind to last his press
for many years TO come. He has designed q new
bnck letter type for the edition Of Chaucer which he
will soon publish. 1t Is said to be a double column
folio.
These delightful communications addressed to divers
library authorities are quoted by "The Library
Journal"
Victor Heighgo.'
a university professor asked us Just now for
an edition OF Scotts novels In the original dialect
" Have you book I'm the library called So The
bustin' Of a chestnut burr"r Readers of L. p Roe's
stories will guess this conundrum at once
That genial Irish NJ. p Mr. t. p. o'Connor Is at work
upon a translation OF Pierre Lofts uvre de la
Pltie ct dc Ii Mort"
The announcement that the English Browning So
ciety is about to be dissolved lads Punch" to caper
after this cruel fashion
Hark tbs the kncll Of the Browning Society,
Wind bags are bursting all round us to-day;
Pne. se S en' maiden 1a s a sMa Nc
Long has he fed upon cackle and platit,de.
still IN the i iavSt te fuTnival altitude Il HS
Gr,ibbing about IKE a mole IN the earth
Now mnst he vanish. the moe-hs are fat again.
FOllles grow fewer II seems By degrces)
Lovers Of Browning may laugh and grow fat again,
Rid OF the IaIT0n Of Furnivallesc.
In charming little sketch Of Nathaniel Iiawthornes
boyhood, written by relative Elizabeth Manning, for
dc-Awakc' appears the following old fashioned
poem" II was the composition OF the little IIaw.
thorne:
MODERATE VIEWS
With passions unruihed untalnted by pride
nv reason my life let square,
The wants OF my nature are cheaply supplied
And. the rest are but folly and care
How vainly through infinite trouble and striis,
The many their lab0rs employ
Stnce ALL that n truly delehtful In lihp