... THE JANUARY MAGAZINES. The Dishop of Ripon'* promised series of papers •stilled “Tho Religious Element in Poetry—St«*p towards Inquiry,” commences in “Tho Sunday Magazine. Dr. Boyd Carpenter recalls an anecdote of too lato Muster of Balliol, which sets ...

... familiar, and generally the mrancemeute are marked originality. It Mr. Tree’s aim. however, preserve intact the atmosphere of poetry which envelopes the comedy. King John,” which has had more successful run than any classic work of late, to lx* withdrawn ...

... (Elliot Stock), suffers none the inconveniences Lord Rosebery a.-s iciatcs with excessive endowment of taste. His ideas of poetry, and even rhyme, to say nothing of reverence, are crude. What of this, for instance, ns versified paraphrase of David’s prayer ...

... fashion, and Titaniu irradiated with brilliant stars which glow from headgear and corselet. fullest sense of the word the poetry which pervades the play has been preserved, and perhaps heightened. Even the humble scene in Quince's house iis endowed with ...

... musical history, construction, st.vle, and jest belies. The teaching of literature does not necessarily involve ability recite poetry, still less to write it; why then should not the student lie taught to appreciate Beethoven and his position and work in art ...

... been created without them. The ‘’lamps'’ ara the spiiits of sacrilice, truth, power, beauty, life, memory, and obedience. i,j poetry ami literature, a?, in architecture, painting, and sculpt lire, this moral standard serves; nothing that i? pessimistic, morbid ...

... colour his view. What really means is disclosed in sentence which represents what he styles “principle: All perfectly rhythmic poetry meant sung to music, and all entirely noble music the illuntration of noble word*. The art of word and of note, *-eparale ...

... nothing. all who seek the point of view Louis Stevenson, be seems to us to have the finest natural endowment of romance and poetry. In The Bread of Tears (John Long, 6«.) Mr. Q. B. Burgin offers spirited story of Armenia, in which the characters are chiefly ...

... those days was rising by literary rather than ecclesiastical merit. In IS2l—it seems long time ago—he was elected Professor of Poetry at Oxford. was trn>tcd (Quarterly Reviewer,” and .Murray's request lie wrote his “History the .lews.” was one of the first ...

... vital question* fact. I know that for the moment the British Constitution i* out favour(laughter)—not only with profes.-ors of poetry and small tribe of idcali-t-. but with the leading members of the Government. (Laughter.) It melancholy •date of things when ...

... Chapman and Hall are publishing. Mror*. Mothuen will puhlish iu fow a new rtliuun of liook of Irish Verse,*’ audiology Irish poetry eollecteil Mr. W. B. Ycots. Life of Lord Rol*©rls. Mr. Walter .ierroltl, whose Life (fer.eral Boiler is st?.l demand, wi!i ...

... Company.) The Absent-Minded Mole and other occasional W. 11. Cropland. Pp- 31. 6*l. (London: At ilip of the Unicorn). Tin* New Poetry Book for School*. Selection* from Spender to K. K. Speight. (Horace Marshall and Son. lr.) •The Human Fan* .i' of character ...