... our French censors are perpetually pointing, while they defend what we call the improprieties of French novels, plays, and poetry, on the ground that they simply paint human life as it is actually. What is to come of it all, nobody can tell. Whether we ...

... to that of No. 3, Outward bound, which is as plaintive as the most serious drawing-room tenor could wish. No. 1, Love and Poetry, appears, to us, the least attrac tive of the set though even it helps to prove that M. Offenbach can, when he thinks fit ...

... moderate gift of melody, could write to any extent. Lord 1 Houghton's verses are appropriate, and quite reach the level of poetry as distinct from verse but they clearly failed to inspire the musician with adequate ideas. The Chorale was very well sung ...

... composed by Mrs. J. Holman Andrews, refers, of course, to an absent loved one. The familiar subject, if not treated, either in poetry or music, after an original manner, is made the theme of a very pleasing, expressive, and well- written song. It may be objected ...

... quarrel with the music as music, it is thoughtful and artistic but we doubt whether the profound faith so simply uttered in the poetry would not be better enforced by less pretentious means. The principal feature in Mr. Trimnell's acceptable anthem is a movement ...

... ts are well written, as also are the words. Herr J utius Stern's Heavenly Tear is a song of the orthodox German type its poetry being tinged with the mysticism, and its music having the fervid expression so dear to Teutonic taste. It is an excellent ...

... we are sorry that Mr. Waldeck's talent should be thrown away upon such third-rate words. We recom mend him to look out for poetry next time, to which he is quite capable of doing full justice. 44 Hope a Little Longer, a song by that popular composer, ...

... most assuredly cannot write poetry. The poem is in seven books, and didactic Mr. Hurnard, who is a member of. the Sect of Friends, objects strongly to Conservatism, Established Churches, Gothic architecture, modern poetry, and tobacco on the last head ...

... students and grisettes in the Quartier Latin, their suppers, their dances, their amours, a few chapters of dissertation on art, poetry, and medicine, the introduction of two or three episodes, which help to fill three volumes, but have no effect on the story ...

... contribu tions to edition B (songs) of the April number of The Musical Monthly, are a quaint Cradle Song, by W. C. Levey, .poetry by Jean Ingelow, and a dreamy little ballad, When Eyelids Close, by Franz Abt. Edition A (pianoforte pieces) is certainly ...

... Alfred Cellier, was produced at the Royal Gallery of Illustration on Tuesday after noon. Dora is a young lady with a taste for poetry, and a sentimental fondness for poets indeed she is resolved to marry a member of that honourable fraternity. But a young ...

... talent, for she sends therewith a very charming little ballad, entitled Changed, for which Alexander Lamont has supplied the poetry. Messrs. Hammond and Co. It is really to be regretted that a composer of J. Schmuck's position should pander to the music- ...