Wisdom from Great Minds on Learning and Conversation
The passage extols living among learned people and making friends teachers. It portrays renowned individuals as models of discretion and notes that social circles become an academy of noble conduct through example and interaction.
Ingoldsby Letters on Revision Reconsidered in 1879
The essay recalls Mr. Hildyard’s vigorous Ingoldsby letters on Prayer-book revision, notes shifts since 1858, and argues that Royal Commission revision is out of time. It praises his factual rigor while doubting practical impact until the Church, freed from State ties, adopts a new position and reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church
Convocation
Aron
Lord Ebury
Prayer-book Revision Society
Jacob
Ingoldsby
Clerey
Hildyard
Mr. Hildyard
Church of Ireland
England
Petrarch in English Critique of Cayley Translation
The review argues Cayley’s Petrarch translation is competent yet imperfect. Critics’ praise spurs closer scrutiny of Petrarch and Laura. Cayley preserves Petrarchan rhyme schemes though some lines lose the poem’s delicate aroma.
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Petrarch
Laura
Biagioli
Cayley
Mr. Cayley
Dante
Vita Nuova
Poets Praise Cayley Renderings Of Sonnets Seven
The editor lauds Mr Cayley for translations of Sonnets ninth and others noting exquisite music and fidelity. A friend’s renderings are offered for judgment, with brief comparisons to long original lines and a call for a fuller second edition. The piece ends with praise of Cayley’s skill and a hope for improved future work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosi
Rai
Cria
Patchwork criticism of Locker and Dobson on verse
A review contrasts Frederick Locker with Dobson as social verse writers. It argues Locker is the leading but limited figure, with narrow range and artificial spirit that spoils broader interest and leaves the work narrowly conceived and overly polished.
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Frederick Locker
Dobson
Locker
Vers de Sociéte