Poetry.RHYMES AND RECOLLECTIONS OF A HAND-LOOM WEAVER.ByWilliam Thom, of Invernry, Aberdeenshire. The Second Edition, with Additions. In post 8vo., price 5s.with a Portrait.“An’ syne whan nichts grew cauld and langAe while he sicht—ae while he sang.”—Old Ballad.“The Rhymes are to be read with interest, and not without admiration.”—Examiner.“Let every good man and woman think of the author: from this book he looks for some consolation, and we trust it will bring him still more effectual protection from other sources.”—Literary Gazette.THE COTTAR’S SUNDAY, AND OTHER POEMS,Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect. ByPeter Still. In fcap. 8vo., price 3s.cloth.THE PALACE OF FANTASY; OR, THE BARD’S IMAGERY.With other Poems.ByJ. S. Hardy, Author of “Hours of Thought; or, Poetic Musings.” In fcap. 8vo., price 3s.6d.cloth.“There is much of the pure gold of poetry in this handsome little volume.”—Macclesfield Chronicle.“The principal poem in this little volume, written in the Spenserian Stanza and diction, contains many pleasing passages.... Much talent is evinced by the author.”—Oxford Herald.“This poem contains many passages which one would read again after the first perusal—a remark which cannot be made of much of the poetry which is published. Some of the miscellaneous poems are very sweet, reminding one of Cowper’s smaller poems.”—Herts County Press.“The ‘Palace of Fantasy’ is of a higher character than the generality of poems: the spirit of poetry is perceptible throughout, and the work has a healthy tone and purpose.”—Cheltenham Journal.“This little volume is one of considerable merit. The principal poem contains many beautiful passages, original and striking, which cannot fail to please.”—Plymouth Herald.“Mr. Hardy has produced a poem which, had it appeared during the last century, would have secured for him a sure place among the British Poets.”—Derbyshire Chron.A METRICAL VERSION OF THE SONG OF SOLOMON,And Other Poems. By aLate Graduate of Oxford. In fcap. 8vo., price 4s.6d.cloth.KING RENE’S DAUGHTER.A Lyrical Drama. From the Danish ofHenrik Hertz. ByJane Francis Chapman, Translator of “Waldemar,” and “King Eric and the Outlaw.” In fcap. 8vo., price 2s.6d.cloth.LAYS OF THE SEA, AND OTHER POEMS.ByPersonne. In fcap. 8vo., price 6s.cloth.ISLAFORD, AND OTHER POEMS.A Book for Winter Evenings and Summer Moods. ByGeorge Murray. In fcap. 8vo., price 4s.cloth.GRISELDA:A Dramatic Poem. Translated from the German ofFrederick Halm. By Q. E. D. Royal 18mo., price 4s.cloth gilt.“An elegant translation of an elegant German poem.”—Athenæum.“In conclusion we would strongly recommend ‘Griselda’ to our readers; assuring them that, in our opinion, they will not easily meet with anything so deserving of popularity, either from the purity of the style, the interest of the story, the fidelity of the translation, the easy flow of the rhyme, or the elegance of the language.”—Foreign and Colonial Quarterly Review.THE COLUMBIAD:Comprising Geographical Sketches, and a Narrative of Nautical Adventures in the Eastern Seas, including the perils of a storm, and providential escape from shipwreck: with Meditations on a Future State. ByArchibald Tucker Ritchie, Esq. In demy 8vo., price 10s.handsomely bound in cloth.“Under this title the author has given a poetical narrative of his voyage in the Indian Ocean, somewhat in the manner of ‘Falconer’s Shipwreck.’ ... The most remarkable passage is that where he announces a new attempt to explain the phenomena of Geology in connexion with the first chapter of Genesis.... We would recommend the perusal of this poem, which contains some pretty passages both to interest and instruct the reader.”—Edinburgh Weekly Journal.“This is an interesting poem.... In so far as it is descriptive, it is a painting from Nature, and a narrative of real life. The author can say, ‘All which I saw, and part of which I was.’ If to landsmen the poem is interesting, it must be peculiarly so to those ‘whose march is on the deep.’ ... The author is evidently a person of right principles, of a kind and pious heart, and of a generous and polished mind.... He has a higher object than merely giving pleasure; he seeks to benefit his readers.”—Scottish Guardian.DAYS IN THE EAST:A Poem in Two Cantos. Descriptive of Scenery in India, the Departure from Home, the Voyage and subsequent Career of an Officer in the East India Company’s Army. ByJames Henry Burke, Esq., of Marble Hill, Lieutenant Bombay Engineers, Member of the Bombay Branch of Royal Asiatic Society. In demy 8vo., price 6s.bound.“The Stanzas of Mr. Burke bespeak at once high feeling, a vigorous cultivated intelligence, and a delicate poetic taste.”—Morning Herald.“The execution is even, finished, and good.”—Weekly Chronicle.
Poetry.RHYMES AND RECOLLECTIONS OF A HAND-LOOM WEAVER.ByWilliam Thom, of Invernry, Aberdeenshire. The Second Edition, with Additions. In post 8vo., price 5s.with a Portrait.“An’ syne whan nichts grew cauld and langAe while he sicht—ae while he sang.”—Old Ballad.“The Rhymes are to be read with interest, and not without admiration.”—Examiner.“Let every good man and woman think of the author: from this book he looks for some consolation, and we trust it will bring him still more effectual protection from other sources.”—Literary Gazette.THE COTTAR’S SUNDAY, AND OTHER POEMS,Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect. ByPeter Still. In fcap. 8vo., price 3s.cloth.THE PALACE OF FANTASY; OR, THE BARD’S IMAGERY.With other Poems.ByJ. S. Hardy, Author of “Hours of Thought; or, Poetic Musings.” In fcap. 8vo., price 3s.6d.cloth.“There is much of the pure gold of poetry in this handsome little volume.”—Macclesfield Chronicle.“The principal poem in this little volume, written in the Spenserian Stanza and diction, contains many pleasing passages.... Much talent is evinced by the author.”—Oxford Herald.“This poem contains many passages which one would read again after the first perusal—a remark which cannot be made of much of the poetry which is published. Some of the miscellaneous poems are very sweet, reminding one of Cowper’s smaller poems.”—Herts County Press.“The ‘Palace of Fantasy’ is of a higher character than the generality of poems: the spirit of poetry is perceptible throughout, and the work has a healthy tone and purpose.”—Cheltenham Journal.“This little volume is one of considerable merit. The principal poem contains many beautiful passages, original and striking, which cannot fail to please.”—Plymouth Herald.“Mr. Hardy has produced a poem which, had it appeared during the last century, would have secured for him a sure place among the British Poets.”—Derbyshire Chron.A METRICAL VERSION OF THE SONG OF SOLOMON,And Other Poems. By aLate Graduate of Oxford. In fcap. 8vo., price 4s.6d.cloth.KING RENE’S DAUGHTER.A Lyrical Drama. From the Danish ofHenrik Hertz. ByJane Francis Chapman, Translator of “Waldemar,” and “King Eric and the Outlaw.” In fcap. 8vo., price 2s.6d.cloth.LAYS OF THE SEA, AND OTHER POEMS.ByPersonne. In fcap. 8vo., price 6s.cloth.ISLAFORD, AND OTHER POEMS.A Book for Winter Evenings and Summer Moods. ByGeorge Murray. In fcap. 8vo., price 4s.cloth.GRISELDA:A Dramatic Poem. Translated from the German ofFrederick Halm. By Q. E. D. Royal 18mo., price 4s.cloth gilt.“An elegant translation of an elegant German poem.”—Athenæum.“In conclusion we would strongly recommend ‘Griselda’ to our readers; assuring them that, in our opinion, they will not easily meet with anything so deserving of popularity, either from the purity of the style, the interest of the story, the fidelity of the translation, the easy flow of the rhyme, or the elegance of the language.”—Foreign and Colonial Quarterly Review.THE COLUMBIAD:Comprising Geographical Sketches, and a Narrative of Nautical Adventures in the Eastern Seas, including the perils of a storm, and providential escape from shipwreck: with Meditations on a Future State. ByArchibald Tucker Ritchie, Esq. In demy 8vo., price 10s.handsomely bound in cloth.“Under this title the author has given a poetical narrative of his voyage in the Indian Ocean, somewhat in the manner of ‘Falconer’s Shipwreck.’ ... The most remarkable passage is that where he announces a new attempt to explain the phenomena of Geology in connexion with the first chapter of Genesis.... We would recommend the perusal of this poem, which contains some pretty passages both to interest and instruct the reader.”—Edinburgh Weekly Journal.“This is an interesting poem.... In so far as it is descriptive, it is a painting from Nature, and a narrative of real life. The author can say, ‘All which I saw, and part of which I was.’ If to landsmen the poem is interesting, it must be peculiarly so to those ‘whose march is on the deep.’ ... The author is evidently a person of right principles, of a kind and pious heart, and of a generous and polished mind.... He has a higher object than merely giving pleasure; he seeks to benefit his readers.”—Scottish Guardian.DAYS IN THE EAST:A Poem in Two Cantos. Descriptive of Scenery in India, the Departure from Home, the Voyage and subsequent Career of an Officer in the East India Company’s Army. ByJames Henry Burke, Esq., of Marble Hill, Lieutenant Bombay Engineers, Member of the Bombay Branch of Royal Asiatic Society. In demy 8vo., price 6s.bound.“The Stanzas of Mr. Burke bespeak at once high feeling, a vigorous cultivated intelligence, and a delicate poetic taste.”—Morning Herald.“The execution is even, finished, and good.”—Weekly Chronicle.
Poetry.RHYMES AND RECOLLECTIONS OF A HAND-LOOM WEAVER.ByWilliam Thom, of Invernry, Aberdeenshire. The Second Edition, with Additions. In post 8vo., price 5s.with a Portrait.“An’ syne whan nichts grew cauld and langAe while he sicht—ae while he sang.”—Old Ballad.“The Rhymes are to be read with interest, and not without admiration.”—Examiner.“Let every good man and woman think of the author: from this book he looks for some consolation, and we trust it will bring him still more effectual protection from other sources.”—Literary Gazette.THE COTTAR’S SUNDAY, AND OTHER POEMS,Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect. ByPeter Still. In fcap. 8vo., price 3s.cloth.THE PALACE OF FANTASY; OR, THE BARD’S IMAGERY.With other Poems.ByJ. S. Hardy, Author of “Hours of Thought; or, Poetic Musings.” In fcap. 8vo., price 3s.6d.cloth.“There is much of the pure gold of poetry in this handsome little volume.”—Macclesfield Chronicle.“The principal poem in this little volume, written in the Spenserian Stanza and diction, contains many pleasing passages.... Much talent is evinced by the author.”—Oxford Herald.“This poem contains many passages which one would read again after the first perusal—a remark which cannot be made of much of the poetry which is published. Some of the miscellaneous poems are very sweet, reminding one of Cowper’s smaller poems.”—Herts County Press.“The ‘Palace of Fantasy’ is of a higher character than the generality of poems: the spirit of poetry is perceptible throughout, and the work has a healthy tone and purpose.”—Cheltenham Journal.“This little volume is one of considerable merit. The principal poem contains many beautiful passages, original and striking, which cannot fail to please.”—Plymouth Herald.“Mr. Hardy has produced a poem which, had it appeared during the last century, would have secured for him a sure place among the British Poets.”—Derbyshire Chron.A METRICAL VERSION OF THE SONG OF SOLOMON,And Other Poems. By aLate Graduate of Oxford. In fcap. 8vo., price 4s.6d.cloth.KING RENE’S DAUGHTER.A Lyrical Drama. From the Danish ofHenrik Hertz. ByJane Francis Chapman, Translator of “Waldemar,” and “King Eric and the Outlaw.” In fcap. 8vo., price 2s.6d.cloth.LAYS OF THE SEA, AND OTHER POEMS.ByPersonne. In fcap. 8vo., price 6s.cloth.ISLAFORD, AND OTHER POEMS.A Book for Winter Evenings and Summer Moods. ByGeorge Murray. In fcap. 8vo., price 4s.cloth.GRISELDA:A Dramatic Poem. Translated from the German ofFrederick Halm. By Q. E. D. Royal 18mo., price 4s.cloth gilt.“An elegant translation of an elegant German poem.”—Athenæum.“In conclusion we would strongly recommend ‘Griselda’ to our readers; assuring them that, in our opinion, they will not easily meet with anything so deserving of popularity, either from the purity of the style, the interest of the story, the fidelity of the translation, the easy flow of the rhyme, or the elegance of the language.”—Foreign and Colonial Quarterly Review.THE COLUMBIAD:Comprising Geographical Sketches, and a Narrative of Nautical Adventures in the Eastern Seas, including the perils of a storm, and providential escape from shipwreck: with Meditations on a Future State. ByArchibald Tucker Ritchie, Esq. In demy 8vo., price 10s.handsomely bound in cloth.“Under this title the author has given a poetical narrative of his voyage in the Indian Ocean, somewhat in the manner of ‘Falconer’s Shipwreck.’ ... The most remarkable passage is that where he announces a new attempt to explain the phenomena of Geology in connexion with the first chapter of Genesis.... We would recommend the perusal of this poem, which contains some pretty passages both to interest and instruct the reader.”—Edinburgh Weekly Journal.“This is an interesting poem.... In so far as it is descriptive, it is a painting from Nature, and a narrative of real life. The author can say, ‘All which I saw, and part of which I was.’ If to landsmen the poem is interesting, it must be peculiarly so to those ‘whose march is on the deep.’ ... The author is evidently a person of right principles, of a kind and pious heart, and of a generous and polished mind.... He has a higher object than merely giving pleasure; he seeks to benefit his readers.”—Scottish Guardian.DAYS IN THE EAST:A Poem in Two Cantos. Descriptive of Scenery in India, the Departure from Home, the Voyage and subsequent Career of an Officer in the East India Company’s Army. ByJames Henry Burke, Esq., of Marble Hill, Lieutenant Bombay Engineers, Member of the Bombay Branch of Royal Asiatic Society. In demy 8vo., price 6s.bound.“The Stanzas of Mr. Burke bespeak at once high feeling, a vigorous cultivated intelligence, and a delicate poetic taste.”—Morning Herald.“The execution is even, finished, and good.”—Weekly Chronicle.
Poetry.RHYMES AND RECOLLECTIONS OF A HAND-LOOM WEAVER.ByWilliam Thom, of Invernry, Aberdeenshire. The Second Edition, with Additions. In post 8vo., price 5s.with a Portrait.“An’ syne whan nichts grew cauld and langAe while he sicht—ae while he sang.”—Old Ballad.“The Rhymes are to be read with interest, and not without admiration.”—Examiner.“Let every good man and woman think of the author: from this book he looks for some consolation, and we trust it will bring him still more effectual protection from other sources.”—Literary Gazette.THE COTTAR’S SUNDAY, AND OTHER POEMS,Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect. ByPeter Still. In fcap. 8vo., price 3s.cloth.THE PALACE OF FANTASY; OR, THE BARD’S IMAGERY.With other Poems.ByJ. S. Hardy, Author of “Hours of Thought; or, Poetic Musings.” In fcap. 8vo., price 3s.6d.cloth.“There is much of the pure gold of poetry in this handsome little volume.”—Macclesfield Chronicle.“The principal poem in this little volume, written in the Spenserian Stanza and diction, contains many pleasing passages.... Much talent is evinced by the author.”—Oxford Herald.“This poem contains many passages which one would read again after the first perusal—a remark which cannot be made of much of the poetry which is published. Some of the miscellaneous poems are very sweet, reminding one of Cowper’s smaller poems.”—Herts County Press.“The ‘Palace of Fantasy’ is of a higher character than the generality of poems: the spirit of poetry is perceptible throughout, and the work has a healthy tone and purpose.”—Cheltenham Journal.“This little volume is one of considerable merit. The principal poem contains many beautiful passages, original and striking, which cannot fail to please.”—Plymouth Herald.“Mr. Hardy has produced a poem which, had it appeared during the last century, would have secured for him a sure place among the British Poets.”—Derbyshire Chron.A METRICAL VERSION OF THE SONG OF SOLOMON,And Other Poems. By aLate Graduate of Oxford. In fcap. 8vo., price 4s.6d.cloth.KING RENE’S DAUGHTER.A Lyrical Drama. From the Danish ofHenrik Hertz. ByJane Francis Chapman, Translator of “Waldemar,” and “King Eric and the Outlaw.” In fcap. 8vo., price 2s.6d.cloth.LAYS OF THE SEA, AND OTHER POEMS.ByPersonne. In fcap. 8vo., price 6s.cloth.ISLAFORD, AND OTHER POEMS.A Book for Winter Evenings and Summer Moods. ByGeorge Murray. In fcap. 8vo., price 4s.cloth.GRISELDA:A Dramatic Poem. Translated from the German ofFrederick Halm. By Q. E. D. Royal 18mo., price 4s.cloth gilt.“An elegant translation of an elegant German poem.”—Athenæum.“In conclusion we would strongly recommend ‘Griselda’ to our readers; assuring them that, in our opinion, they will not easily meet with anything so deserving of popularity, either from the purity of the style, the interest of the story, the fidelity of the translation, the easy flow of the rhyme, or the elegance of the language.”—Foreign and Colonial Quarterly Review.THE COLUMBIAD:Comprising Geographical Sketches, and a Narrative of Nautical Adventures in the Eastern Seas, including the perils of a storm, and providential escape from shipwreck: with Meditations on a Future State. ByArchibald Tucker Ritchie, Esq. In demy 8vo., price 10s.handsomely bound in cloth.“Under this title the author has given a poetical narrative of his voyage in the Indian Ocean, somewhat in the manner of ‘Falconer’s Shipwreck.’ ... The most remarkable passage is that where he announces a new attempt to explain the phenomena of Geology in connexion with the first chapter of Genesis.... We would recommend the perusal of this poem, which contains some pretty passages both to interest and instruct the reader.”—Edinburgh Weekly Journal.“This is an interesting poem.... In so far as it is descriptive, it is a painting from Nature, and a narrative of real life. The author can say, ‘All which I saw, and part of which I was.’ If to landsmen the poem is interesting, it must be peculiarly so to those ‘whose march is on the deep.’ ... The author is evidently a person of right principles, of a kind and pious heart, and of a generous and polished mind.... He has a higher object than merely giving pleasure; he seeks to benefit his readers.”—Scottish Guardian.DAYS IN THE EAST:A Poem in Two Cantos. Descriptive of Scenery in India, the Departure from Home, the Voyage and subsequent Career of an Officer in the East India Company’s Army. ByJames Henry Burke, Esq., of Marble Hill, Lieutenant Bombay Engineers, Member of the Bombay Branch of Royal Asiatic Society. In demy 8vo., price 6s.bound.“The Stanzas of Mr. Burke bespeak at once high feeling, a vigorous cultivated intelligence, and a delicate poetic taste.”—Morning Herald.“The execution is even, finished, and good.”—Weekly Chronicle.
Poetry.
RHYMES AND RECOLLECTIONS OF A HAND-LOOM WEAVER.ByWilliam Thom, of Invernry, Aberdeenshire. The Second Edition, with Additions. In post 8vo., price 5s.with a Portrait.“An’ syne whan nichts grew cauld and langAe while he sicht—ae while he sang.”—Old Ballad.“The Rhymes are to be read with interest, and not without admiration.”—Examiner.“Let every good man and woman think of the author: from this book he looks for some consolation, and we trust it will bring him still more effectual protection from other sources.”—Literary Gazette.THE COTTAR’S SUNDAY, AND OTHER POEMS,Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect. ByPeter Still. In fcap. 8vo., price 3s.cloth.THE PALACE OF FANTASY; OR, THE BARD’S IMAGERY.With other Poems.ByJ. S. Hardy, Author of “Hours of Thought; or, Poetic Musings.” In fcap. 8vo., price 3s.6d.cloth.“There is much of the pure gold of poetry in this handsome little volume.”—Macclesfield Chronicle.“The principal poem in this little volume, written in the Spenserian Stanza and diction, contains many pleasing passages.... Much talent is evinced by the author.”—Oxford Herald.“This poem contains many passages which one would read again after the first perusal—a remark which cannot be made of much of the poetry which is published. Some of the miscellaneous poems are very sweet, reminding one of Cowper’s smaller poems.”—Herts County Press.“The ‘Palace of Fantasy’ is of a higher character than the generality of poems: the spirit of poetry is perceptible throughout, and the work has a healthy tone and purpose.”—Cheltenham Journal.“This little volume is one of considerable merit. The principal poem contains many beautiful passages, original and striking, which cannot fail to please.”—Plymouth Herald.“Mr. Hardy has produced a poem which, had it appeared during the last century, would have secured for him a sure place among the British Poets.”—Derbyshire Chron.A METRICAL VERSION OF THE SONG OF SOLOMON,And Other Poems. By aLate Graduate of Oxford. In fcap. 8vo., price 4s.6d.cloth.KING RENE’S DAUGHTER.A Lyrical Drama. From the Danish ofHenrik Hertz. ByJane Francis Chapman, Translator of “Waldemar,” and “King Eric and the Outlaw.” In fcap. 8vo., price 2s.6d.cloth.LAYS OF THE SEA, AND OTHER POEMS.ByPersonne. In fcap. 8vo., price 6s.cloth.ISLAFORD, AND OTHER POEMS.A Book for Winter Evenings and Summer Moods. ByGeorge Murray. In fcap. 8vo., price 4s.cloth.GRISELDA:A Dramatic Poem. Translated from the German ofFrederick Halm. By Q. E. D. Royal 18mo., price 4s.cloth gilt.“An elegant translation of an elegant German poem.”—Athenæum.“In conclusion we would strongly recommend ‘Griselda’ to our readers; assuring them that, in our opinion, they will not easily meet with anything so deserving of popularity, either from the purity of the style, the interest of the story, the fidelity of the translation, the easy flow of the rhyme, or the elegance of the language.”—Foreign and Colonial Quarterly Review.THE COLUMBIAD:Comprising Geographical Sketches, and a Narrative of Nautical Adventures in the Eastern Seas, including the perils of a storm, and providential escape from shipwreck: with Meditations on a Future State. ByArchibald Tucker Ritchie, Esq. In demy 8vo., price 10s.handsomely bound in cloth.“Under this title the author has given a poetical narrative of his voyage in the Indian Ocean, somewhat in the manner of ‘Falconer’s Shipwreck.’ ... The most remarkable passage is that where he announces a new attempt to explain the phenomena of Geology in connexion with the first chapter of Genesis.... We would recommend the perusal of this poem, which contains some pretty passages both to interest and instruct the reader.”—Edinburgh Weekly Journal.“This is an interesting poem.... In so far as it is descriptive, it is a painting from Nature, and a narrative of real life. The author can say, ‘All which I saw, and part of which I was.’ If to landsmen the poem is interesting, it must be peculiarly so to those ‘whose march is on the deep.’ ... The author is evidently a person of right principles, of a kind and pious heart, and of a generous and polished mind.... He has a higher object than merely giving pleasure; he seeks to benefit his readers.”—Scottish Guardian.DAYS IN THE EAST:A Poem in Two Cantos. Descriptive of Scenery in India, the Departure from Home, the Voyage and subsequent Career of an Officer in the East India Company’s Army. ByJames Henry Burke, Esq., of Marble Hill, Lieutenant Bombay Engineers, Member of the Bombay Branch of Royal Asiatic Society. In demy 8vo., price 6s.bound.“The Stanzas of Mr. Burke bespeak at once high feeling, a vigorous cultivated intelligence, and a delicate poetic taste.”—Morning Herald.“The execution is even, finished, and good.”—Weekly Chronicle.
RHYMES AND RECOLLECTIONS OF A HAND-LOOM WEAVER.
ByWilliam Thom, of Invernry, Aberdeenshire. The Second Edition, with Additions. In post 8vo., price 5s.with a Portrait.
“An’ syne whan nichts grew cauld and langAe while he sicht—ae while he sang.”—Old Ballad.
“An’ syne whan nichts grew cauld and lang
Ae while he sicht—ae while he sang.”—Old Ballad.
“The Rhymes are to be read with interest, and not without admiration.”—Examiner.
“Let every good man and woman think of the author: from this book he looks for some consolation, and we trust it will bring him still more effectual protection from other sources.”—Literary Gazette.
THE COTTAR’S SUNDAY, AND OTHER POEMS,
Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect. ByPeter Still. In fcap. 8vo., price 3s.cloth.
THE PALACE OF FANTASY; OR, THE BARD’S IMAGERY.
With other Poems.ByJ. S. Hardy, Author of “Hours of Thought; or, Poetic Musings.” In fcap. 8vo., price 3s.6d.cloth.
“There is much of the pure gold of poetry in this handsome little volume.”—Macclesfield Chronicle.
“The principal poem in this little volume, written in the Spenserian Stanza and diction, contains many pleasing passages.... Much talent is evinced by the author.”—Oxford Herald.
“This poem contains many passages which one would read again after the first perusal—a remark which cannot be made of much of the poetry which is published. Some of the miscellaneous poems are very sweet, reminding one of Cowper’s smaller poems.”—Herts County Press.
“The ‘Palace of Fantasy’ is of a higher character than the generality of poems: the spirit of poetry is perceptible throughout, and the work has a healthy tone and purpose.”—Cheltenham Journal.
“This little volume is one of considerable merit. The principal poem contains many beautiful passages, original and striking, which cannot fail to please.”—Plymouth Herald.
“Mr. Hardy has produced a poem which, had it appeared during the last century, would have secured for him a sure place among the British Poets.”—Derbyshire Chron.
A METRICAL VERSION OF THE SONG OF SOLOMON,
And Other Poems. By aLate Graduate of Oxford. In fcap. 8vo., price 4s.6d.cloth.
KING RENE’S DAUGHTER.
A Lyrical Drama. From the Danish ofHenrik Hertz. ByJane Francis Chapman, Translator of “Waldemar,” and “King Eric and the Outlaw.” In fcap. 8vo., price 2s.6d.cloth.
LAYS OF THE SEA, AND OTHER POEMS.
ByPersonne. In fcap. 8vo., price 6s.cloth.
ISLAFORD, AND OTHER POEMS.
A Book for Winter Evenings and Summer Moods. ByGeorge Murray. In fcap. 8vo., price 4s.cloth.
GRISELDA:
A Dramatic Poem. Translated from the German ofFrederick Halm. By Q. E. D. Royal 18mo., price 4s.cloth gilt.
“An elegant translation of an elegant German poem.”—Athenæum.
“In conclusion we would strongly recommend ‘Griselda’ to our readers; assuring them that, in our opinion, they will not easily meet with anything so deserving of popularity, either from the purity of the style, the interest of the story, the fidelity of the translation, the easy flow of the rhyme, or the elegance of the language.”—Foreign and Colonial Quarterly Review.
THE COLUMBIAD:
Comprising Geographical Sketches, and a Narrative of Nautical Adventures in the Eastern Seas, including the perils of a storm, and providential escape from shipwreck: with Meditations on a Future State. ByArchibald Tucker Ritchie, Esq. In demy 8vo., price 10s.handsomely bound in cloth.
“Under this title the author has given a poetical narrative of his voyage in the Indian Ocean, somewhat in the manner of ‘Falconer’s Shipwreck.’ ... The most remarkable passage is that where he announces a new attempt to explain the phenomena of Geology in connexion with the first chapter of Genesis.... We would recommend the perusal of this poem, which contains some pretty passages both to interest and instruct the reader.”—Edinburgh Weekly Journal.
“This is an interesting poem.... In so far as it is descriptive, it is a painting from Nature, and a narrative of real life. The author can say, ‘All which I saw, and part of which I was.’ If to landsmen the poem is interesting, it must be peculiarly so to those ‘whose march is on the deep.’ ... The author is evidently a person of right principles, of a kind and pious heart, and of a generous and polished mind.... He has a higher object than merely giving pleasure; he seeks to benefit his readers.”—Scottish Guardian.
DAYS IN THE EAST:
A Poem in Two Cantos. Descriptive of Scenery in India, the Departure from Home, the Voyage and subsequent Career of an Officer in the East India Company’s Army. ByJames Henry Burke, Esq., of Marble Hill, Lieutenant Bombay Engineers, Member of the Bombay Branch of Royal Asiatic Society. In demy 8vo., price 6s.bound.
“The Stanzas of Mr. Burke bespeak at once high feeling, a vigorous cultivated intelligence, and a delicate poetic taste.”—Morning Herald.
“The execution is even, finished, and good.”—Weekly Chronicle.