New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-15

tho mind on and on the recognition OF ola anu
,raasured lyric friends never ceases, ana the
hands OF the clock travel on unheeded.
The English reprints extend oacK lro"i .'e
,,,.,rn noets 70 Elizabethan times. from Mr.
Dohsor n Shakespeare. In republishing Tine
c,or,, ~ Rosina" CDodd. Mead & Coz. with sew
eral other productions Of his polished anu re-
noIished art, Mr.. Dobson has called IN the a'o
NJ Mr.. Hugh Thomsons dainty pen. and petwee"
tho two they have made very decorative h'''e
volume Mr. Dobson rhymes, with eehtie ia'
lery. OF some modern figures, nut "he'nel MS
theme be drawn from the past or present "e
cultivates the same eighteenth century eieea"'e
Hts good taste. his refined humor and his care
IN, workmanship are all illustrated In THIS Vo'-
r,oe ~ selections. ard. while the Introduction
Of the modern note is detrimental 10 the quaint
art Of Mr.. Thomson. who never deals so sue
.o.ss,,,v with the costume Of to-day as he does
with the furbeows and buckles OF hundreo
vears ago. the greater part Of the work Is as
nerfect as It can be- Neither poet nor artist
goes far beneath the surface. but on the sur
face thew dIsport themselves with an agihty
ard q emmy temper that are Thoroughly enter
tanning The richer craft of Tennyson ana 'he
nobler themes he sings arc presented a' oh'e
daintIly and with becoming seriousness III ~.
series OF booklets which the Macmiiians cal.
their PEOPLES Edition" Six new members OF
this series have appeared since the typograp"'
cal excellence Of the work was uiscusSeu' an"
the generally admirable character Oh the oooN
making was praised. THE Princess mis- '"o
Of the volumes; 'Enoch Arden A!i'e' .
Field" and "Iucretus" are printed IN 'hiru'
49,, .,o containing three are devoted to miscel-
laneous collections headed respectively u!
"I ocke,ev Hall" "Win Waterproof" and "A
Dream OF Fair Women" The form in wh'ch
these are printed is In itself an invitation 10 re-
read the poet, and 1t Is fairly unique III us
combination Of faultless workmanship with
price exactly in keeping with really popular
edition.
T,yo now editions Of Keats have lately peeh
nublished One is brought out in popular lot
from Mr. Buxton Formans wei-knowh text Wy
r Y Crowell & Co. who also publish py-'"e
UNIV IN uniform style a complete edition OF
Moore The American volumes are introduced
u,th carefully written biographical matter by
Nr Nathan H. Dole. Otherwise they follow 'he
lines OF standard editions. and are emery Oh
value as good specimens OF inexpensive DOOM
making The edition Of Keats edited Tor ~
Muses' Library" (Charles Scribner's .sons). In
two volumes by Mr.. G. Thorn Drury. Is OF more
,,or ordinary interest because 1t is introduced
ert BRIDGES This exquisite poet may not nave
q nrosc style calculated to satisfy MS admirers
tho Introduction Is disappointing. In fact as
q niece of mere writing-but of Its critical vaiue
there can be no question. Mr. Bridges pro-
ceeds from the point Of view OF one Tor "ho'i'
rho works OF Keats are works Of art. as wei
"a nooms But he takes no trivial craftsman
view of his subject. The result OF his can"
ANALYSIS tracing defects az well as virtues III
the poetry of Keats. Is TO deepen unhersta""nH
NJ the latter's genius. and he would have 10 De
an idolater indeed. who could be repeNcu ny
the judicial way In which "Endymion' inc
sonnets and the rest are sifted ana appra's'"
The systematic labors Of Mr. Bridges are maui
the more profitable for the student py 'H''
Drury's scholarly and sympathetic notes III
tho work OF both editor and critic there Is
cheerful freedom from sentimentality. the com
monest sin OF writer's dealing with Keats am"
on tie whole. this new edition must stahd III
the sanest. most thorough and most service
! able extant.