New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-19


living in Oxford where she is engaged upon
various literary enterprises. She is editing Tor
the Clarendon Press new edition OF the works
OF Vaughan. the Siurist; she is writing brleI
biography OF Richard Hurrell Froude, and she
has undertaken d biography Of Hazlltt. to be
printed in the series IN which the Scrloners
have Just brought out biographies OF Matthew
Arnold and Cardinal Newman Miss Quincy
published the other day Lew monograph on
Robert Emmett.
The Putnams have just issued the second.
third and fourth volumes IN the new eoluoh OF
the works OF Charles and Mary Lamb edited by
MI T. Y. Lucas. an edition which we have al
ready noticed with cordial appreciation. The
second volume contains Ella" and The Last
ESSAYS Of Elia"-in other words. the best Of
Lambs work Il has also most voluminous
collection Of notes. but these. fortunately. are
printed At the back Of the book MI Lucas
has been at great pains to trace his author
inuumerable quotations. He gives also. OF
course. a great quantity Of useful photograph
ical informal ion. In The third volume he prints
the Books for children bringing all the ma
ierial Of this sort between two covers for the
first time in the fourth We have the Dramatic
Specimens" including not only the familiar text
hut the Garrick extracts and the fragments
found in Lambs Note Books" 1t was a good
idea OF the editors 10 prefix this volume Mr..
Sutuburne's sonnet on Lambs Specimens. but
we cannot approve his introducing as an cpl
logue the same poets sonnet sequence on the
ole dramatists. It is interesting, but II has no
right to appear IN book that remains pecul-
isrly Charles Lambs. These volumes, like The
others which we have previously noticed. have
each a good frontispiece portrait and contain
divers opposite illustrations.
An early number Of The Independent VIII
contain the first instalment Of a series Of some
forty hitherto unpublished letters written oy
Herbert Spencer to friends Of his in America
The most important OF these relate TO the con-
sroversy with Henry George. and show how
keenly he resented that writer's attack upon
him in "A Perplexed Philosopher" Spenoer1s
Autobiography viii appear in a very short time.
Some IDEA OF its quality, and especially Of It's
oendor, may be gathered from this passage on
Carlyle:
He has. strange to say. been classed philoso-
pher! Considering that he either could not or
,rs1sses and reasoned his way 10 conclusions but
Sabitually dealt in intuitions and dogmstio aSser
than any other distinguishes the PniiosopneI prop T
sg 81 fhinliuE calmly as the philosopher above
al others does, he thought in passion; II WouIa
take much seeking TO ind one whose inteneseI Nss
rerturbed by emotion IN the same degree No less
oharacierisfic opinions does the claim made for
him 70 the name OF philosopher seem uJteTiy in &C
rule OF the strong hand having curing cary ases
se ule fbeyefore GOOD FOR Ell tine proved by it
how little he had got beyond that dogma Nhlch
man nature is everywhere the same and VIII re-
main, The soreEer Gne T9 SPseq m a R
either that the desires OF men working together
laws OF Industrial action and Commercial move
ment; or else that 4 is Of no consequence whether
the study OF such laws is uninteresting they
may as well be ignored: betrayed neither the tenn
per nor the insight which BELTS the philosopher.
one who grew bLndIy FURIOUS over J9In I IIe
utitarianssn pig philosophy; and thereby iden-
suit Of material qualifications, spite Of the proofs
before him that IL compartments the pursuit OF
stsIe 81 an o15rs en- c1fTTs inteeence much
more 10 one ranked as a thinker. No one TO whom
the name philosopher is applicable could have &C
quired that insensste dislike OF science which he
betrayed: and which, FOR example, prompted him
~ pursuance o. ms o.. . ..
tuis. as though - have discovered the oblatencss
,75o1 80 Il IS ~ MS ,3T-sTse md he reoesstS
for respecting them. ne venting his scorn
against those who devote their lives TO learning
4 contributor 10 The Tailor and Cutter has
been studying certain classical pictures from a
sartorial point OF view. He finds fault with
Hogarth because. in that picture IN the "Rake's
Progress" which shows the son being measured
for clothes. he places the tailor in bad
1T IS not an easy matter" says this critic. TO
lneel on the left side Of the customer and take
the measurement OF the right side seam; neither
is It easy to apply and manipulate the tape with
the left hand" The critic also complains that
Hogarth has shown his tailor holding a pair
OF shears IN his hand while using the tape
measure. The Morellian school OF art criticism
has missed promising recruit.
The third and fourth volumes in the new edi-
ton OF Grove & Cavalcaselle's History Of
Painting in Italy" which Mr.. Langton Doug
las is editing. and the Scribners are publishing
IN this country. are nearly ready. These are
the volumes which treat respectively Of the
early Sianese and Umbrians and the Florentines
OF the Quattro-cento Readers interested in this
publication must deeply regret the recent death
OF Mr.. s. Arthur Strong. TO whom. with Mr..
Douglas. the editorship OF the work was origi-
nany intrusted- We do not know as yet wheth-
er he had completed his share in the task before
ne died
Mcclure. Fslups & Co. bring out the tenth
OF the twelve volufl1pz IN which the Dent edi-
ton OF the collected works Of William Hazntt,
edited by A r. Waller and Arnold Glover. is
being published This IS the excellent edition
which we reviewed at length not long ago The
present volume is filed with Hazlitts contribu-
lions to The Edinburgh Review" vigorous
papers on literary themes which are still read
able and delightful through their vivid style and
interesting though uneven criticism Here is a
very characteristic fragment from his review
Of sheIley's posthumous poems:
NJ Shelley was a remarkable man. His person
vs. "A TYNE and shadow OF his genius His COM
rlexson fair golden freckled, seemed transparent
1,fh a. Inward light. and his spirit within him
$50 dvinely
That 70 might almost his body thought.