New-York tribune., 1898-11-17
LITERARY NOTES.

The discovery of literary rarity In the share
q Snel'oys Victor and Cazire' poems. has
been followed by another. The latest "hnd'
Ike the first is valuable chiefly as curiosity.
We quote from The London Athensum':
Mr.. Dober Of Charmg Cross Road. has re-
Gently picked up copy of Boswelrs 'Dorando;
a Spanish Tale work which had disappeared
>or many years. Nh W Keith Leask referring
20 "Dorando" in his biography Of Boswell, lS9''
Famous Scots Series" writes:
mo copy OF this forlorn hope of the book
hunter has ever been found. though doubtless
tt turks in some library where its want OF the
writer's name upon tho title page may have
kept it from making its temperance.
Hitherto little known Of the volume OK
cept casual mention by Boswell in letter 10
Temple and short snd not very fafterins re-
view in The Gentiemans Magazine" for JulS,
1851 Mr.. Dobell's discovery shows that the re
viewers opinion the subject "as correc'.
The plot Of the tale is very simple. Dorando.
the hero, IS Spanish nObleman with large
estate In Anjsusis. His married sister has
who. in the case Of Dorando dying without
Lawful Issue. v Juld succeed 10 the family CS
tate : report was. however spread that the
hoy was supposititious and not child Of Prime
Dorandos sister. In the end however. right
prevailed. Don Ferdinand triumphed over his
enemies and was recognized As his unclos heir.
The story is uf course thinly disguised YER
sion Of the Douglas case. in which Boswell him
self was professionally engaged. and this breach
OF professional etiquette was nearly getting him
into serious trouble. For the benefit Of bibliog
raphers We may state that ;he pamphlet is in
Quarto. and consists Of fifty pages. including
half-ttle and title-pase which runs as follows
'Dorando. Spanish Tale Frcnch quota
tom London. Printed for j. Wilkie the
Bible in -. Paurs Church Yard Sold also by
j. Dodsley in Pall Mall. Z. Davies I'm Russell
Street. Covent Garden. And 10y the Booksellers
OF Scotland. MDCCLXNIi."
An English critic. writing IN The London
Spectator observes that # is possible to guess
with some exactness the probable position OF
three out of the four chief poets Of the Vic
torian age. whether Tennyson who threw
back with almost the cearness Of echo the
troubles and aspirations IF his time. Will ulti-
mately keep the place given him by his con-
tempOrsries is some what doubtful. Setting aside
his lyrics many OF them of quite supreme quail
". we find in the general body of his Work too
little perhaps OF that primitive force that world
outlook which alone enables verse % sustain
the siege Of time. But be this as it may. Ton
nyson has certain definite and obvious qualities
Of poetry which be appraised and valued.
The same remark applies 10 SHinburne. IL he
lives ultimately II will be by a lyrical tenn
rather than BY any Interpretation OF life. eithe;
contemporary or general Arnold has touched
on Vital issues Of his time with scntlcr and
even surer. voice than TcnnysOn. but il must
he admitted that hc. too. lacks something OF
primitive force, and his range is somewhat mar
row for that 81 great singer Brfeny. then.
r il possible 10 single Out certain salient points