New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-16

.., ,.h,.. NJ Tahb has avoided. Our anOny-
r,ous noo, 10 mystical in the extreme, mystical
in his thought and not always aDsoiuteiy iuc'u
+, tho exnression of IL. But he, too, Ike Mr..
Tobh convevs n sense OF genuine feeling, or
ma turaI relation between his spir'tuai ifnasihihss
and the eoua bic style. the pensive Key Oh iiieouy
In which those dreams are made tansipie. a. r.
Is a poet Of no sngularity TO speak o. ou' ne
has tenderness a capacity for seeing into the
atmosphere of uplifting moods ana Tor bringing
that atmosphere within the reach Of his reader.
Because felicity of phrase is not WITHIN MS o""
CRASH he is not a quotable poet nor mas ne
nusic enough TO sing himself into the mind
That which he does possess. quiet ana meas
,rod charm rooted in the subtle Apprehension OF
natural and spiritual loveliness, makes MIN OF
marc than passing interest a kindred purity OF
texture belongs to The Ind OF ELM Town
(Macmillan & Coz, by Jane BARROW WHO mas
I'm addition store OF fancy ana gossainc' iue''-
itv which makes her unique in the cohect'on Vi
poets now under review. MISS Barlo"s 'ouc"
is light and it is her OWL. Her fairy rhy'hc -
really eIdsh In spirit and with the marvellous
designs accompanying it from the pen Oh MI
Lawrence Housman the book Is nt'!e oooh
Of innocent and blithe enjoyment, for all tha' 1t
celebrates a fitting sad to think on. Inc tone
Of the poem is one that At Is very good 10 near
hind her whimsicality but she is content with
the latter, content to give pleasure In charni-
ing conception deity set forth. For anything
lilo bcr snrghtness and power TO amuse we
look I'm vain among the minor books when re-
main before lis There IS sunny, artless toucn
which gives qualification in Miss Augusta
Iarned's hook of unassuming verses, In WOODS
and Fields &C. T. Putnams Sons) and there IS
some fun of sort more transparent TO an Eng
ljshman than to American in the Han
Hours with an Old Golfer Nlacmilian q Col
which bears the pseudonym OF Cala"o O"i-
rcnte." but there is little to raise one sp'ritS
IN rho .Treasurcs of klrium' CO. +. Putnams
sons, 4 book wherein Miss Ellen NJ. H. Gates
presents not a single treasure OF verse; anu
there is little of stimulus in the nan do%e"
volumes of panstaking rhyme which fali INTO
line with that unfrutful performance. The
Moods of a Soul Charles Wells Mouitoh
rs sung by Mr.. Louis Elshemus, do not
seem to us to have any OF the I'M
aginative quality which such moods should
,,,s,ss tn n. AT all apposite. The authors OF
IAN olio of Verse" tG =. Putnam's sons. MISS
NJ and A. r. Sawtelle. have not apparently
the remotest excuse for bursting into song MI
Walter Malone has nothing 10 say 70 US Oh co"-
SEQUENCE in his Songs OF Dusk ana Dawn ~
w Moulton): I'm 9TH, Mummer ana other
p,a,,s', ,tliot SioclO of Mr. Henry Gielyn We
b,ye M, found a single reason for its existence
tine pictures in Verse o.. i. PutnaHs Sohs)'
bv Professor g. l.. Raymond. are excessively
poor pictures: and though considerable amount
of Industry and aspiration has gone 70 the max
ing Of j. T.. Nesmith's "Philoctetes ana o'he'
Poems and sonnets" oThe Cambridge Press. as
well as 10 the production OF 'Ihe Poems Oh
Henry Abbey" sent us in new edition pub
pgfp
to extract poetic excitement from either book
Endeayoring hopelessy 20 find virtue In all the
minor poets who pass in review before us al
this time We return To the sources touched upon
AT the hegnnng to some OF the reprints or ear
uer writer's They are comforting 10 the reader
whose duty has carried MIN through the Diea'-
ings and twaddlings Of group ot poe'as'erS'
II is refreshing to dip again into the pages oi
The Faeric Quecne." In those handsome DOCKS
which the Macmillans are making Win MI
Cranes Illustrative aid and into The Lyrical
Poems, ,Nacmillan & Coz of Spcnser which
have been excel!enty edited by Mr.. Rhys Tor
one II those small volumes he has lately seen
through the press. He makes another collec-
ton in the same form. OF The Lyric Poems OF
Burns: but perhaps the most satisfactory coll
,orial service which Mr.. Rhys has rendered 10
reader. who prefer their literature in selec-
nal forms has been in making collection u
the Lyrical Poetry from the Bible only the
first volume Of this work has thus far appeared
but were it to 20 no further than the Psalms
and the Book II job II would still be invaiu-
able II IL true that the same material Is PROB
ably AT the hand Of every Christian in the Eng
disappearing world: but hundreds OF poetcai
students would never think OF studying the
Scriptures for poetic inspiration unless they
were brought t. them In some form IKE the
prcsent sccuarized "A little. made a little less
devotional than usual and a iittle more poetic
from the literary students point Of view. IL
I matters not how the latter Is brought into con-
tact with the magnificent invocations here coll
lected once let him feel their rhythmic pas
sion their lyric rapture. their winged stateH-
ness. and he will realize what he has often been
told thar the Bible Is unique In poetcal litera-
ture The selections made by Mr. Rhys have
been wisely put together. The little book is
opened BY reproduction of Blake's famous
plate when the morning stars sang together
and for all that II means Of beauty and nspira-
ton this may be- dismissed one of the most
desirable books of poetry which have been print
ed or reprinted in long time.
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