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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1908
Page
17
Excerpt from The Tides of Spring describing dreamlike winds and royal visions. The speaker envisions ancient queens and phantoms of love as dawn approaches, space and time dissolving into a night of memory and desire.
Paul Wilstach finishes a seven month study on Richard Mansfield's artistic life. The book traces his growth from English stage beginnings and covers private life where relevant. Mrs Mansfield reviews manuscript and periodical clippings. serial installments will appear in Scribner's Magazine. Poe plagiarism jibe reappears via F B P with a sonnet from 1810.
A 19th century poetic exchange analyzes a slave dream sonnet from the Weekly Entertainer of 1810 and parallels it to Longfellow’s 1842 The Slave’s Dream. Critics discuss similarities in race, dream imagery, and the fate of the dreaming figure, noting potential sources from Byron and others.
Richard Kearton visited President Roosevelt in Washington where an illustrated lecture impressed officials. He plans to publish The Fairyland of Living Things next week with Cassell Company. The nature book covers birds, beasts, insects, and plants and aims to spark children's interest in nature, complemented by Cherry Kearton’s illustrations.
An English statesman and author Lord Cromer, famed for thirty years as ruler of Egypt, is reportedly invited to the United States this season by President Roosevelt. His visit would mark a notable event illustrating his literary achievement in Modern Egypt.
Six years after a famed telegram to the Czar stirred world interest in German sea power, Percival A Hislam presents an exhaustive study of German naval development past present and future. Published by Longmans Green and Co it includes unpublished facts explaining British North Sea policy and German coastal plans.
The will of Varnum Lincoln of Andover Massachusetts allocates 500 dollars for an annual spelling bee in the town. The town school committee acts as judges for contestants aged 10 to 18, with 20 dollars in prizes. The document names no supervising authority, foreshadowing possible orthographic debates in the public hall.
The article notes that Keats has been translated into French by the Marquise de Clermont Tonnerre. Byron and Shelley are known in France, but no one before has attempted Keats in French. Her version is praised for classical elegance though it may miss the original warmth.
The article traces William Penn's life balancing his role as courtier and religious leader within the Quaker movement. It notes ongoing debate over how his public duties align with inner faith principles and his influence on 17th century religious dissent.
The essay reviews Mrs Grant's Quaker and Courtier, noting it offers a sympathetic portrait of William Penn as a cultivated gentleman with high aims. It acknowledges limited critical analysis of Penn's colonial work and emphasizes his inner light doctrine and personal conduct over factual judgments.
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