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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 17, 1878
Page
3
The essay praises Archbishop Trench yet critiques his handling of Wyclif and Lollards, noting his biases toward High Church Episcopalian views. It argues Wyclif’s reforms prevented greater harms, while lamenting a church led astray by ecclesiastical power rather than true Christianity.
A critical notice discusses the perils of compiling a lyric collection by Davenport Adams. It faults his taste and judging, notes limited catholicity, and praises brevity and inclusion of exotic forms with an interpretive note by Austin Dobson.
The piece critiques Davenport Adams and Leicester Warren for overrefined taste in a poetry volume, noting efforts to include exotic forms and translations. It contrasts artificial lyricism with direct perception, cites John Anderson’s Answer and Burns, and questions lyric dramatic quality in Warren’s work while offering examples of Warren and Adams poems.
The piece discusses Schmidt’s critique of presumption in criticism and proposes a simple sincere lyric approach for a genuine John Anderson’s Answer. It praises a drawing-room volume’s printing and binding as chaste and elegant, noting its attractiveness despite drawbacks.
A critic previews the April British Quarterly noting two weak pieces while praising Mycenx on Schliemann, a balanced Hugo article, and a strong Constantinople essay by a longtime resident. The North Western Frontier piece debunks Russian invasion fears, urges preparedness, and questions Afghan knowledge. It also highlights a favorable Lew University for Manchester argument and calls for wider liberal education beyond Oxbridge.
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