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...thus depriving us of man's peculiar distinction, - the knowledge of good and evil. Some books may have been put under restriction rather hastily. Walt Whitman was in disgrace, though, to our minds, reading his verses, if a crime, is in itself sufficient penance; and Swinburne was forbidden, while Byron was not. But the list of restricted books has been carefully revised, and the number upon it is now almost ludicrously small. Some may think that they should be permitted to read even these few, and we doubt not that upon presenting good reasons to the Librarian they will...
...first column of Monthly Musings is aptly headed "The Muse." It consists in selections from Byron and Shelley. There are also Musings on Aristotle, and on Campbell's poetry; also, there is an article entitled "A Summer Reverie," consisting of judicious clippings from Wordsworth. After this, it is needless to say that native genius is not called much into requisition, as far as poetry goes...
...BYRON D. HALSTED, of the Bussey Institution, will accompany the Cornell aquatic summer school in the capacity of botanist...
...show the clear idea of the nightingale which the poets had, it is interesting to remark that Byron speaks (Parasina) of the "nightingale's high note," and Keats (Ode to the Nightingale), of "thy plaintive anthem...
Though it is true that the works of Shakespeare, Byron, Hawthorne, and other standard writers may be bought at any time and without particular thought, yet there remain many books which every educated man wishes to select for himself at his leisure, - books which he does not care to purchase until he has at least looked through them, - books interesting to him because connected with some subject which he has studied, though not to the majority of even intelligent readers...