Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-17

o,,, us eiass. Had he written oniv ht. A.
uulsise poem. Echo and silenca,. 80,
Mo1usWorth and Southev % ,,. ".,n
praissu' ne might have been ssr,ir,a ~, ny
.nnlsu, and all the world would haze ~
$500. mat his muse was so chary M her
neiled ,t ' ms subsequent efforts dis-
peheu the charm he had raiseS ena
showed that he was Indebted "a sar,,, an
"os 70 real poetic genius, for hla success
Ahlh 70 this was the case Of Woife ~
psuuuced an ode that provoked ,niversai
@ a'loh, and was pronounced nv pvron
one OF me finest in the Language. Had ~
,,,,iii,n ., The Burial Of Sir John Moore
,,,hia i,sn ~ only those memorable lines.
s.ata... .inNe peeh detained in schools and
academies. and parodied oftener ,han, nos,
slDly' any other English verse, who would
nave nave suspected his poverty Of imagina-
non Inc flrst shot struck the very cen.
found. eo"'u foe pe
similar remarks might, perhaps. be
hlaue OF Collins, not the author OF the ode
90, 81 me PASSIONS" but OF Tomorrow"
t ,,ia uuiy noble poem, the climax Of sim
PIE sublimity,' as Mr.. Francis Turner
palgrave, who places it in Ms Golden
treasury Of Songs and Lyrics" Justly
churacterlzes II. No one knows whether
the author attempted to write any other
songs but II he did. they have passed,
hHe ms christian name and ull knowl-
edge OF his birthplace, into oblivion.
70 these poets may be added the name
oil wordsworth, who had but one moment
Of inspiration when the idea OF 'sTbe ord
oaken Bucket flashed upon his mind ;
and Key to whom the muse once ,ent her
IRE when he wrote the star spAngled
Banner but was ever afterwards grudg-
Ing Of her fne frenzy
Every once in a while the literary world
Is astonished at the high prise PAID for a
single rare volume. II is most often the
case that the man who loves books has
not the money to buy them. There are
many exceptions, however, MS Is proven
by. fabulous sums often paid for rare
old tome. a list lately prepared in Paris
OF the % hlghest-prced books In the
world. Is as follows; 'L'Amoureaux
Transi' by Jean Bouchei. printed on
vellum. Quarltch paid $500 for It at the
sunderland sale In 1852 The psalter OF
Mentz Of iij7 Louis XVIII. paid s2i0l
for copy Of it, which he presented to the
National Library at Paris Quaritch's
price for the second edition Of 1859 Is S25,-
Co., The Naldarfer "Boccacclo," printed
at Venice In li7i. brought at ,he Bland
ford sale So iOO Boucher's Figures dc
Moliere' brought $500 at the PichOn sale
The CaNton "Boccaccio," printed in 1876
brought 1900 at the Techener sale IN 1856
"L'Oitce de la Toussaint' brought $500
at the La Carelle sale. Baron Pichor
paid 50 for Il IN 1871 "Boccaccio." frs
edition OF IN, brought 1880 at the Rox
burshe sale. The works Of Rabelais
printed by Dolet, brought $3.50 at tn,
Techener sale in 1851. Monument dt
Costume" by Freudeberg and Moreau
brought $500 at the Behague sale IL
1850 The works Of Origene, bound viii
the arms OF Henry H. and Dian d,
Poitiers brought $500 at the Muller salt
In 1882. Oyld's "AietamoTphosls," Illus
trated by Moreau Boucher and Elsen
brought $1,000 at the Marquis sale IN 1890
'Entrec de Henri II. a Paris ct de Charles
lN,' brought 5000 at the Destauleur sal,
in 1891. Les Amours de Daphuls e
Chloe" printed in IT'S, brought $500 n
the Quentln-Bauchart sale. LA Chass,
RJyale du Roi Charles *" printed 8,
1923, brought $3.50 at the Behague sale
lie songe de Polyphlle" printed 1889. b,
Aldus, brought $500 AT the Gosford sail
in isS2. Les Quatre Dernieres Choses,'
printed by CaNton In 1874, was sold q
Quaritch for $3.50 The works OF Virgil
printed on vcllum at Rome in 100, wer
sold by Quarltch for $500. The works o
Homer, printed by Aldus in 1904, were sol,
by Quarltch for $500. The 'Roland' o
Arl0stu. printed at Ferrara IN 15l6, wa
sold by Quartch for S2j00 The ilrs
edition, 1863. OF Gelius Aulus, brought 500
at the Sunderland sale In iSs2. The work
| OF Monstrolet, printed on vellum, IN l5s
brought 5000 az the Techener sale in 49,
THE Boke Of 81. Adams" printed In lisl
was sold by Quurltch for 5000. "Illstorl
arum Romanorum," printed at Venice Z
| 1870, was sold by Cuaritch for 5000. tn
/ first folio OF Shakespelre's plays wa
| sold by QuartGh for 5000. Gutenberg