New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-13

volume there ia quatraln Win" "e
hay. been written for the young lazy VINO "e''
thought to say Son Of genius shaNe
FASTENED away so that the artist might nave
aao, ord ou,et The verse 70 which we refer
runs follows:
Forbidden fruit flavor has
That lawful orchards mocks ,;;,,n
How luscious Hes the pea "lt''"
The pod that Duty LOCKS
How luscious indeed. 1t Is great pity ''''
Mrs Mabel Ioomia Todd did not bend he' '''
ges upon the running to earth or tn"' e'"'',
nod wherein the luscious pea OF duty i"'e"'
have been found. Then she would not nave
to bear the blame of having done more ''''
a,v ono else to belittle the powers of her dead
friend and 20 make them ridiculous just a.
mucL os Miss Dickinson ever had to say tha'
WAS poetica. she said IN the posthnmous r"''
Series" Even In that volume she had not
line 10 her credit which might have justifed
her elevation to a place beside the poets. She
had nj most a poetic impulse which sometimes
was spurred to attractive utterance. Beyonu
this the record OF her life has nothing 10 sno"
OF any Importance whatever. Mrs. Iodd io'-
gets this She prints this Third Series as she
printed the Second Series" and the for''ie'
IS even more Of superfuity than the latter
Why could she not leave her friend niue la"'c
in peace? This book Of immature ana mediocre
verse will only irrltate readers who might nave
been disposed to remember the first volume WITH
sympathy and kindness
The reader who comes prepared TO oHer DUN
those gifts to the half-dozen volumes headeu ny
Miss Premises Sunshine and Shadow VIII De
a little puzzled as to whether he should WIFI
hold them or not Miss Prentss to begin wlth
had a certain amount of fancy, and IN IL"
pieces. like The Rainy Day" or THE Ascetlc'
her penslve ideas are expressed In lines which
call I'D a picture well as a mood but sic
never evokes either OF these things with eia'
ticity with ease and there Is not hote VI
music between the covers Of her book respect
she NAV extort. but warm sympathy or praise
e difficult to Weld to her. In the same way
Miss Anna ~ Pratt has made her Li'tie
pbvmes for Little People sufficiently danny
and amusing for them 10 be given oiisA
glance. but they will not stand second reau
ing Neither will my Rosary ana Oth e.
Poems" though Mr. Kobbe has reprll'eu "a
this Collection one or two rhymes OF the purely
tournalistc sort which show a deftness III .le
Exploitation of merry thought. AS ~, ~ In
philip Verrill Mighels, ne Is QUITE mp ,in
hia "out Of a Silver Flute" The first quatiah
a. in ,h hooi, describes a sunset as the golden
exclamation point Of God and the next oiie
nrotcsts that while great lines or fnouiit ,',
peaks" in California stand against the SKY lnc
Goods eternal vast chirography, there IS olie
huge solemnity, exc Grea' Thsries I.eon-
stands IAN awe-inspiring l." Charles Iii SU,i
ard NIoore's "Odes" mediocre ana uuli
"The Glory OF the Garden, by Wlilidih o.
cont Rvars IL not dull-there Is Pia! la -
sonnet to Mother Goose-put !. ~ 1 us. % 90 ,be
ocre Mr.. Hector Macphersons Heres 10 tls
Heather" forms a fitting conclusion Ia'he anr
imnotent 10 this little gathering at the emu VI
the minor poctcal procession