The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-05
"JOsh,nS" the Literary Gen.

disrespectful little volume in a mus
tarl yellow cover is -Caiban's Guide to
Letters" T.. p. n'1tton 4 Coz, by Mr.. Hi
liire Belloc. NJ. Belloc seems to be a
SISSY young cha.s with the bump Of vene-
ration nconsuicrcusly developed. Even
'oe ancient ano honorable art of reviewing
does not inspire him with respect. but is
made the target for his gbes and modern
English literary activity in general is dealt
With by him in waggish way. Some of
/ ne humor is not of the highest, but he
MAS neat touch as \ parodist and one Of
the best things in the book is in the manner
Of Engand's most strenuous literary gent,
one Of those little things that from time
10 time ring through the Empire like a
bugle call" thus
Hark and attend my Chosen Ye have heard me
out Of the East.
i"ane and the nations treTbled: bore the yoke
OF the Beast
And made we hundred bookshelf! even an
hundred and one
OF all the labors Of msn that labor under tho sun,
And clad me about with Terrors yea! ! covered
my paths with dread.
and the women folk were aston shed at tho horn.
bic things | said.
And the men OF the Island R.ce were some of the
woundily bored,
But the greater part OF them paid me we'll: and
praised the Lord.
And when--as the spirit was full sniCgered and
Tapped and swore
As ever did men before me- men OF the days of
yore.
When a, the spirit was ful-but when 1t was
bare and low
copied the Psalms at random and 10 II was even
sol
Then UP and arose the Daughter Nations up
and arose
Fearless men reciting me fearlessy through the
nose
Some Of them Presbyterian, and some Of them
Jews and some
OF the Latter Day Church, King Solomon sect
which Is awfuly rum.
And some Of We stand at wicket. and they are
me uckler men.
hN' others hcld afar on a field, and ever and then
"hen-as the over is over they cross to the other
side
weary thing 10 the flesh and woundIng thing
70 the pride
ANA CABINET Masters play at game we should
1t Is played villa youngllng bats and pellet o (
cr!l.oIi
Ana ""ie not on a table and is known as the Ping
and the Pong
England Daughter OF Sion. why do you do this
wrong
And some IKE wltherIcS, Frenchmen. circle around
IN rings.
Lnsand. daughter Of Son, why do you do these
things
IhaI II the sort Of thing that the strenu-
Gus literary gent in an imaginary interview
WIN MI BELL" describes rs Al COPPER
h'''omed poetry, In the chapter on the
"de an example is given of one supposed
Z" be sung by selected choir on the return
q Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain from South
Africa The chorus Johannesburg" ends
thus
A"' bel aocl hr0 du ubermelsch woh!-
g.No.n graf Won Cnanbrrr'n
WIN" unl Prourd,
While underground
|I'A farr and scattered kafiirs a. are found
' peat '" happy happ1 happy happy sound
IN NJl' On Sty,a -four canoHs are ret
Iorth, u which the first has reference, 10
""N00i,h, which may " course bs obtained
y Nh. ire" Ills" Of archaic, provincial or
''h SI1. words here and there A pleasing
''7"'fi, ir ~ AIMED w disturbing the
"Al MAJ prd0r 81 ia" wOrur IN sentence,
" 10y lh' uI5sp'Iliug Of a foreign word, or
.mImppr'aDl person or event that your
"Mr. cannot po,silIy nnvc any knowledge
q" u us nor" iaId down as an axiom that
'r p'"n. n. WurpR only when one IL
'O'H" be- quite unworthy Of tho htylIst
property ep-nallrI and oan never pcrma-
'.h'. tpi :, ur reputation Tho oc.a-
''"Nl "urInu ~ Vrr, or ot rns predicate
.'..t 'p no 'rrrly. ara hgrpaLIy
'pu-Ig an NJ. IS No. l.AS kn"Vu ga
''s "r"d NhJU' .trnrr.l wlulo al
''' '"..Ipr I'D. ru. ,. stop plIllD'g ~
" lY'an t"Il ~ mprr DO hH h"wil-
...l. ~ 'm aRbruI UO"k for y,nrs
'''' Oh" haJor p'urraI sould "N"aim WIfh
animation nl the ,iyL. of the wubr
me ipurih and last canon deab with
u'f Ase Of metaphors Of . striking. violent