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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Grace E. Denison. The latter is the better of the two. It is a narrative of the adventures of a man and woman on a summer trip through Ireland. It is well illustrated. "Feathered Dancers" by J. M. Murphy is one of the best articles of the number. The author opens with some entertaining remarks on dancing in general which go to show that as a rule dancing is a sure sign of frivolity; he finally quotes the rather cynical advice "If you dance well, dance seldom; if you do not dance well, do not dance at all." Speaking...
...twenty one chapters describe various excursions which the author made in the White Mountains about Chocorna Lake. The reader is interested in the movements of a human being and the descriptions of birds and trees and flowers seem to be mere incidentals, yet in reading the book one finds that besides being delighted with a story, one is learning lessons, unconsciously learned, but valuable still. It is the faithful record of what may be seen and heard in the world of nature by one who will use his eyes and ears. There is an excellent index...
...Portrait by Whistler" by H. U. Greene is perhaps the best thing in this line in the number, though it can hardly be called poetry. "The Song of Man" by H. B. Eddy is certainly not poetry. "Melancholy" by Eugene Warner is rather below this author's former work. The simile in this last, "like an Oriental steeped in oblivious drug, insensate lying" is not pleasing. "On the Progressive Motion of One's Best Foot" by C. M. Flandrau is the cleverest thing in the number. It is written in an entertaining style and consists of some rather cynical advice...
...Choice" is obscure in its meaning. It is hard to understand the feelings of the hero and harder still to grasp the situation. "A Character Sketch" is not a very deep study, but merely an account of the doings of a kleptomaniac. "The Reward of Indolence" is poor. The author's strongest point is in his descriptions which are not above the average. "Blackberries" by Kenneth Brown is pleasant reading though it tells no story and has little point...
...teaching, he entered the Divinity School, and then accepted a charge in Portsmouth, where he remained for twenty-seven years. Here he laid the foundations of his reputation as thinker and writer. He was through out his life-time a prolific contributor to the magazines, and a frequent author of works upon religious topics. His writings combine the clear, vigorous, rich and suggestive style with the power of unprejudiced, critical, mature, and even sublime thought...