New-York tribune., 1902-03-30

renness in the higher realms OF poetry Con
| celve what would have happened if Mr Court
| ney had talked such stuff TO his pupils in ~
\ old days at oxford! Then Mr. William Arcbae
hears the voice of Milton in Mr. PbiI1i,rsI
| lines; while Mr.. James Douglas caps all Win
/ this rhapsody; '''Ulysses'' lmuch snd,,ri III
| UlysSes,l is splendid shower OF dazzlinS
poetic jewels flung against gorgeous taTag-+-9
that are shaken by the wind of passion Va
are Wiling to admit that some Of these par.rs
men, OF whom we could have cited verv r,77,,
more and passages quite as brilliant ho-cs+f
believe what they say of Mr. PhiIIips be-o5
they do not know better. while others v-~it
drivel simply because they cannot write , 80
thing else. It is a pity this excuse cannot 6
many able and cultivated men could Ioel =. 80 -
/ head at the same moment. The explanation i
not want of ability" "
Religion as a Credible Doctrine &c ,b, ...,-
OF forthcoming book by Mr.. ". H. MaIlock
The Tiger. is to be the odd title OF a new
English weekly projected by Mr.. r w H. Cros,
land, the author of divers witty fables ana ~
leSque verses
y and complete edition of SCOTS Mi
strelsy of the Scottish Border is To be hroTIeb+
l out by the BlackWOOdS. Just a hundred -
ago the first two volumes of the ''Minstrelsv',
I appeared The new edition Will il is r,r0rnfss5
correct and supplement the notes of I.0ckbar,
prepared for his edition of seventy va7rs -
will trace the different versions of tba ball9'
and will show the nature of Scutt's aIteratiCrS'
This new edition, to be brought out i'm fonr
Volumes. is to be produced by Mr. T. H lien.
derson. -'e''-
The fascinating pocket editions Of novels
which we have lately had occasion to ygrIroTne
are to have an addition in the shane of ~
stories of Thomas Hardy. This afir4-r So
be peculiarly successful
Still another Stevenson volume is impepaire
a pocket volume Of selections made by Mr
Lloyd OSboUrne,
Many a literary aspirant wrote in his d,r p,
Charles Dickens asking for advice and criticism
Cn accompanying MSS The novelist who -
/ kindness itself To such people. once replied to
fered for sale
Il have reason to he very earnest in advisfps
you to abandon all thoughts of literature as n
pursuit. and in expressing To YOU my firm en-
viction that if YOU DO not. you VIII devote vorr
self to a life OF misery. heartaChr df-arr,0irr
ment and regret. Whether the substance -
your book he true fictitious is nothing q, tba
purpose. If YOU cannot grace truth IN the mr.
ration. and have not the faculty of telling i-
/ in writing, You should either leave f. uDfof5
or IeaVe IL 10 the chance Of being told by some
one else II it We're Il reason for writing that
what is written is true. surely there is notbjDa
70 prevent the whole civilized world from h.
coming authors, inasmuch every man. wom-
an and child has some truthful experience and
might, on such plea, rush into print with if
| do not discern in this piece you have sent me
one element or success, and see such obvious
defects in ii, as regards the cOmm0nast rules
or literary composition, that I honestly believe
you would find il difficult 10 bring il fnto
any shape or form of merit as You vouId-if
you We're to try-tO make a steam engine NJ - ?"
Dickens added that he wrote with great ra
luctance and with little expectation that vou
VIII defer 10 my judgment" and he ended thrs-
"IEe sad Consequences that flow from a mis-
taken trace present themselves Frequently ba-
lore mo IN terrible shapes. HOWev-r poor vau
are now, rely upon it YOU viii never be- ,ba
richer for this kind of effort. and viii 0DIv
laNISh upon IL the time, the hope ana -n-rav
ihtt, Otherwise directed. might lead tJ hapD-
ness II YOU knew how much il costs r1. IN
write this, and how often / rndeavur rl ma Ike
the resolution that l viii never read what is
sent 10 me as your manuscript has been You
would at least value IL for its sfur.r.-,- T- ,-.
VIII trHtct that there is nothing wrong o~ dis
SIaceiUi III such mistake as I believe va1 are
tending To-, and that il Is one Of every 5sv
occurrence. You viii least receive il MS -frr,.
AS l mean it,"
In The course Of some "reminiscences n Brown