From W. B. Donne, Esq., Lord Chamberlain's Office. "My Dear Sir,-Thanks for Sudden Death is Sudden Glory.'

"Your lines on Bernard Bolingbroke Woodward show that you appreciated him, as well as loved him, well."

From A. Jefferson, Esq.

"New York, August 18, 1870. "Dear Sir,-Your poetical and sublime Lines on the Sudden Death of Mr. Woodward have been received, and I thank you sincerely. The attention to myself and friend at Windsor will never be effaced from our memory; and this token of respect paid to the memory of the kind, and good, and learned Librarian, shall be treasured to adorn my little closet of choice literature."

Other letters would only be a repetition of the sentiments expressed in these. Whatever difference might have existed in religious or political opinions, there was perfect unanimity in honouring the memory, and doing justice to the worth and probity of Mr. Woodward.

CRITICAL REMARKS,

ALLUDED TO IN THE LETTER, DATED 21ST FEBRUARY, 1869, PAGE 152.

'Should another edition be called for, which I expect, I would recommend uniformity and appropriateness in title-mottos at pp. 53, 64, and 128.

'Dulce est decipere.'

'Domus et placens uxor.'

'Causa latet res est notissima.'

All, perhaps, rather hackneyed, but all suitable.

"To be over particular in critical remarks often nauseates the reader. Critics are frequently accused of self-interest; even the elegant Addison did not escape censure, although he invariably pointed out the beauties rather than the blemishes of an author."

"YOUTHFUL IMPULSE.'-These verses are plainly the harmonious and harmless expressions of a poet's love. One thing I would here notice, that it is the tendency of our best modern poets, beginning with the richest in verse of all, Lord Byron, to adopt the same spelling as in prose. The termination 'ed' is rarely pronounced as a distinct syllable, and when it is so intended in poetry

is marked 'ed.' The vowel in the article 'the,' when followed by a word commencing with a vowel, may safely be left standing; there is no necessity to write thus, Th', so as to put us in mind of a rapid pronunciation. A poet can gain nothing, and may sacrifice much, by calling attention to petty irregularities of language, or by manufacturing his lines out of what, at least, are the admitted artifices of one who distressingly converts prose into rhyme.”

'MATURE REFLECTION' repairs all the seeming mischief which youthful aspirations of the muse might have occasioned, and leaves the pious reader happy. The last seven verses are complete."

The modest observation of presumption for printing the translation of Horace, after having seen the Prime Minister's succinct lines of the same ode, reads very well.”

"SONG OF LIBERTY,' is grandly patriotic-the metre is real poetry-but are not the sentiments rather democratical?"

"Whoever' FANNY' may have been, the addresses to her are original, sweet, and perfect. As the editor of the Standard says (26th Oct., 1868), 'It is to be hoped that Fanny was satisfied with these sprightly, ardent, and charming verses.'

"THE FALSE ONE.'-These lines are among some of the sweetest I ever read on such a subject."

"ON

"ON QUITTING SCENES OF YOUTH'-Is very obscure, and, in my opinion, the last verse but one in the MS. now before me, and which is omitted in the book, would have rendered the poem interesting. Is it a portrait of any one?"

"DREAMS.'-Wild conceits."

· -MOONLIGHT,'

What visions will

"EVENING, crowd,' are very pretty."

"DISAPPOINTMENT.'-I think equal to any in the

volume."

«‹ TINTERN ABBEY.'-Deserves to be printed by itself, and illustrated.”

“THE PIC-NIC.'—What a pity some stirring incident was not introduced here. A large company upon a cliff; amongst rocks and near the sea; the journey, too,—some eight miles by road-afforded opportunity for an accidental tumble on the rocks, a ducking on the shore, a summer shower, or a spill upon the road."

""ARIADNE THESEO.'-Translations, however, excellent, are not popular reading. This, however, according to Mr. Marriott's opinion, and I agree with him, is very accurately and poetically rendered."

"TO MATURIN.'—Breathes a pleasing, familiar friendship, fully ripe."

" OPENING OF THE RAILWAY.'-I like this invocation to Commerce. The allusion to Triptolemus is original."

""PEACE'

"PEACE' all through is solemn and suitable."

"ON THE DEATH OF A FRIEND.'-Is full of genuine Christian feeling."

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“' ON THE QUEEN'S VISIT' (A SONG).—Ought to have music set to it. Dr. Elvey should see it."

"MASONIC SONG.'-Of freemasonry I know nothing, either by reading or experience, but once on a time 1 had an acquaintance who belonged to that secret sect. I say sect, since I find that the Jewish sacred writings have ever been held in high veneration by the brethren -that the Patriarchs, as well as King Solomon and the two saints John, were all masons; and whenever I spoke of his mysticisms, he would declare that he could not and would not try to argue or reason upon the subject with one not initiated into the sacred rite. 'What! not ask me to become a brother?' I exclaimed. 'No,' he replied; 'I would not solicit any ( one. If you feel a desire to belong to the free and 'accepted body, you must solicit the honour, as no invi'tation will ever be given,' thus making the privilege doubly doubtful by such unusual, if not pretended, precaution."

"TO MY WIFE.'-Utters all the fervent fire of love, duty, and gratitude. By all means give the air by Brinley Richards. You can have any sized musical type."

"THE INAUGURATION.'-Inferior to the other poems, and appears to have been done in haste."

"FOR