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BIDDLE. "Amatories" and "Love's Excuse' were not published, and only one-hundred copies of each were printed. "Glances at the World" is entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1873 by Horace B. Peters.

PROUDFIT. In a note published in "Mask and Domino" Mr. Proudfit says: "The character sketches in the latter part of the volume first appeared in the New York Daily Graphic, in its early days, over the pen-name Peleg Arkwright, an awkward and unsuggestive pseudonym which I did not originate myself, and of which I was always heartily ashamed.”

EIDSON. The poem "Source of the Nile" is founded on explorations of Grant and Speke.

SMITH, FLORENCE, born in New York, 11th March, 1845. Daughter of Augustus F. Smith of that city, where she resided, at Fort Washington. "Piero's Painting and Other Poems" (1872) was published as a memorial volume. Died Fort Washington, N. Y., 19th July, 1871.

GREENE. "De Sheepfol' " is a notable instance of a simple little poem attaining a wide circulation in a brief time. The author is Sally Pratt McLean Greene, author of "Cape Cod Folks." The poem first appeared in a novel of Mrs. Greene's, entitled "Towhead, the Story of a Girl," published in 1883.

KING. George Saintsbury in his "Seventeenth Century Lyrics" says of this poem: "I have made too many anthologies myself to quarrel much with omissions or exclusions in those of others. But I have never ceased to wonder at the exclusion of this master-piece, the very type of its kind, from Mr. Palgrave's 'Golden Treasury.'"

CARLYLE. This poem was written in Craigenputtock, in 1832, and enclosed in a letter to Francis

Jeffreys. It is published in “Thomas Carlyle: A History of the First Forty Years of his Life, 17951835," by J. A. Froude.

KNAPP. Gilbert Peter Knapp was born in New York, N. Y., 3rd November, 1855 He was chiefly a resident of that city and engaged in mercantile pursuits.

CARTWRIGHT. Mrs. Cartwright is a resident of Salem, Oregon. Her talent runs particularly to old French forms, which appeal to her from their difficulty and novelty, but her favorite style is the sonnet, and her delight in that form never wearies. She has written everything from the simple triolet to the sestina and chant-royal. Her first rondeau was published in the "Californian" in 1882, and her first sestina in the "Overland" in November, 1883, This sestina appeared in "Harper's Magazine” in May, 1884, and was quoted by Gleeson White in his "Ballades and Rondeaus."

HOLMES. Few of the younger poets have done better work than Edmund Gore Alexander Holmes, who was born near Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland, July 17th, 1850. His father, Robert Holmes, was widely known in Westmeath, and his mother belonged to the old family named Henn, of County Clare, one of whom, Jonathan Henn, defended O'Connell in his famous trial. Mr. Holmes has published two volumes of poems in London, and, although a stranger to the reviewers, his productions have been well received. It may indeed be said that they have won an unusual meed of praise in high literary quarters. He appears to have a special talent for what is sometimes called landscape poetry. He is at ease with nature, and he not only paints her moods, but interprets her mysteries with graceful and sympathetic skill. His descriptive poems are rich in coloring and beautifully picturesque. Most of his years have been passed in England, and for some time past he has held the position of an inspector of schools in that country.

LOWELL. An Antislavery Poem. This poem has not been published in any edition of Mr. Lowell's works.

"This is copied, at Maria's request, for Edward M. Davis, of Philadelphia, whom I would make the vehicle of my thanks to his circle of friends for the kindness which, more than anything else, made Maria's stay in Philadelphia happy and gave the air its healing properties.

COXE, A. CLEVELAND. The Paschal. Poems for Passiontide and Easter. Second edition. New York: James Pott & Co., 1892. 12mo, cl., pp. iv. and 232. $1.

The poems here collected were written, nearly all of them, at the season they celebrate, in successive years. Some of them were written more than forty years ago. The first edition of this book was published in 1889. For a sketch and portrait of Bishop Coxe see Vol. IV., page 163.

COXE, A. CLEVELAND. Christian Ballads. A new edition with additions. New York: James Pott & Co., 1891. 12mo, cl., pp. xii. and 240. $1.

It is to be regretted that a complete edition of Bishop Coxe's poems can not be obtained. May we not be allowed to urge upon his publishers the desirability of issuing a uniform edition? The first edition of this volume was published in 1840.

THE EDITOR'S TABLE.

For engravings in this number of THE MAGAZINE OF POETRY the publisher wishes to acknowledge the courtesy of the Buffalo Electrotype and Engraving Co., Buffalo, N. Y.

For copyright poems and other selections the publisher returns thanks to Houghton, Mifflin & Co., Boston; John B. Alden, New York; The Fowler-Wells Co., New York; Charles Wells Moulton, Buffalo; Frank E. Housh, Brattleborough, Vt.; F. A. Stokes Co., New York; J. B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia; Horace P. Biddle; Porter & Coates, Philadelphia; Daniel Connelly, New York. He also wishes to return thanks for the use of two poems from "Tales of the Turf," published by F. J. Schultz & Co., Chicago, used in the April number.

-)(REVIEWS.

ARNOLD, SIR EDWIN. Potiphar's Wife, and Other Poems. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1892. 12mo, cl., pp. 128. $1.25.

Sir Edwin Arnold's last collection of poems, already in its second edition. Without doubt Mr. Arnold is one of the most popular living poets. The book is divided into three parts: Egyptian Poems," "Japanese Poems," and "Other Poems."

BYERS, S. H. M. The Happy Isles, and Other Poems. New York: Charles L. Webster & Co., 1891. 12mo, cl., silver, pp. 162.

Mr. Byers is a native of Pennsylvania and was born about 1835; was an adjutant during the Civil War, and was attached to the staff of General Sherman. He was afterward U. S. Consul at Zurich, Switzerland.

FEARING, BLANCHE. In the City by the Lake. In two books. The Shadow, and the Slave Girl. Chicago: Searle & Gorton, 1892. 12mo, cl., pp. 192, $1.25.

A strong poem by a young lawyer of Chicago. It has been much praised by Rev. David Swing, Holmes, Whittier, Stedman, Dr. Powers and Joaquin Miller. For biographical sketch of Miss Fearing see Vol. I., page 443.

GORDON, H. L. The Feast of the Virgins, and Other Poems. Chicago: Laird & Lee, 1891. 8vo, cl., ill., pp. 366, $1.50.

An elegant edition of the poems of Mr. Gordon, containing many full-page illustrations, fifteen in number, with a steel portrait of the author. Many of the poems are Indian legends set in the attractive garb of verse. Much of the author's life has been spent in the Northwest, on the frontier of civilization, and he became personally acquainted with many of the chiefs and braves of the Dakota and Ojibway (Chippewa) Indians. He has written the poems largely from his own personal knowledge and observation.

HENLEY, W. E. The Song of the Sword, and Other Verses. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1892. 16mo, cl., pp. 102, $1.

Mr. Henley is a poet of much promise. This volume shows a marked advance in poetical skill and technical treatment of his volume of poems published a few years ago.

KOOPMAN, HARRY LYMAN. The Gothic Minster. A Poem. New York: Humboldt Publishing Co., 1891. Svo, paper, 100.

This poem was read before the Alumni of Colby University, 30th June, 1891. It is not a study of any one cathedral; but for the description of the outside it follows somewhat the lines of the minster in Ulm, with its single spire, among the spires of earth, peerless in height and beauty; while the colors of the interior it has drawn from the more gorgeous cathedrals of the Ile-de-France, the cradle and the throne of Gothic architecture. For a biographical sketch of Mr. Koopman, with portrait, see THE MAGAZINE OF POETRY, Vol. I., page 165.

LYTTON, ROBERT, LORD.

("Owen Meredith "). Marah. New York and London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1892. 12mo, cl., pp. x. and 202, $1.50.

Lady Lytton says these poems were already in proof at the time of Lord Lytton's death, and he was occupied during the last few weeks of his life in revising them. No doubt they would have received from himself still further correction, and he had ordered several privately printed copies, to submit to the judgment of friends. These did not arrive till the day after his death. While each of the poems is complete in itself, they are so arranged as to form a connected whole, and are meant to be read consecutively. Lord Lytton's intention was to represent progressive stages of feeling, and, in accordance with this design, he divided the book into four parts, each with its corresponding motto prefixed. There was a poem originally included in the first part which he did not think good enough, and had made up his mind to omit. The last days of his life were spent, as if in haste, in the composition of another, to take its place. This was never finished, but the fragment is given at the end of the volume, as his wife found it by his bedside, with the ink hardly dry on the paper. A longer and more elaborate poetical work is also ready for publication, but Lord Lytton contemplated publishing these shorter poems first, and they will be especially welcomed by the old and faithful friends and admirers of "Owen Meredith." For biography and portrait of Lord Lytton see Vol. III., page 183.

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HOUSH, ESTHER T. The old and New, A New Year's Poem. Brattleborough, Vt.: Frank E. Housh, 1886. 16m0, pp. 19.

IBID. Miscellaneous poems.

GOSSE, EDMUND WILLIAM. On Viol and Flute. Selected Poems. New York: White, Stokes & Allen, 1886. 12m0, pp vii. and 250.

IBID. New Poems. London: C. Kegan Paul & Co., 1879. 12mo, pp. XII. and 231.

PECK, SAMUEL MINTURN. Cap and Bells. New York: White, Stokes & Allen, 1886. vi. and 164.

16m0, pp.

BIDDLE, HORACE P. Poems. New York: Hurd & Houghton, 1872. 16m0, pp. xvi. and 341.

IBID. American Boyhood. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1876. 12mo, pp. 228.

IBID. Last Poems. Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co., 1882. 12mo, pp. xix. and 435.

IBID. Glances at the World. By Hieronymus Anonymous. Mundus: Published by Cadmus Faustus, 5878. 12m0, pp. 371.

IBID. Love's Excuse. By Excusatus. Mundus: Venus, Cupid and Psyche, Anno 5885. 16mo, pp. 97.

IBID. Amatories. By an Amateur. Mundus: Eros and Anteros, Aphrodite and Psyche, Venus, Cupid and Hymen. Anno Mundi 5885. 12mo, pp. xix. and 172.

BLOOMER, HARVEY N. Miscellaneous poems. NAYLOR, JAMES BALL. Miscellaneous poems. STODDARD, CHARLES WARREN. From South Sea Idyls and miscellaneous poems.

CLIFF, MARIA. Miscellaneous poems. YOUNG, JULIA DITTO. Miscellaneous poems. CONWAY, KATHERINE ELEANOR. Miscellaneous poems.

BEAUCHAMP, Lou J. Miscellaneous poems.

MCLACHLAN, ALEXANDER. Scottish Poets in America. By John D. Ross. New York: Pagan & Ross, 1889.

IBID. Miscellaneous poems.

MURPHY, JOHN ALBERT. Cosmostoria. A Poem. Chicago: Moses Warren, 1878. 12mo, pp. 151. IBID. Miscellaneous poems.

PROUDFIT, David Law. Mask and Domino. Philadelphia: Porter & Coates, 1888. 12mo, pp.