COLERIDGE. Joseph Blanco White (1775-1841) is chiefly known as the author of the sonnet "Night and Death." MARTIN. "Love's Way" is original in THE MAGAZINE OF POETRY. WOLCOT. The original version of "Epigram on Sleep" was written in Latin, to be placed under the statue of Somnus, in the garden of Harris, the philologist. It read as follows: Somne levis, quanquam certissima mortis imago Consortem cupio te tamen esse tori; Alma quies, optata, veni, nam sic sine vita Vivere quam suave est; sic sine morte mori! KIPLING. "The Conundrum of the Workshops' will be also found in "Departmental Ditties, Barrack Room Ballads and Other Verses." LATIMER. Arvers was a young littérateur who died by his own hand about 1846. This sonnet was found among his private papers. It is known in French literature as "Le fameux Sonnet d'Arvers." THE EDITOR'S TABLE. ACCORDING to promise made in the October number of THE MAGAZINE OF POETRY, this issue of the magazine goes to its readers in an enlarged and improved form. All the old features have been retained. Owing to a general demand made by our subscribers, the number of Notes have been much increased. Familiar Quotations from Burns and Ingelow, given in this number, will be followed by Familiar Quotations from other standard authors. The departments, "A Collection of Quatrains," "Quotations on Poetry," and "Personal Poems," will appear in the April number. FOR engravings in this number of THE MAGAZINE OF POETRY the Publisher wishes to acknowledge the courtesy of Jacob Leonard & Son, Albany, N. Y.; Matthews, Northrup & Co., Buffalo, N. Y.; The Art Alliance, Buffalo, N. Y.; Harper & Brothers, New York; Frederick Stokes Company, New York; James Phinney Baxter, Portland, Me., C. E. Brinkworth, Buffalo, N. Y. 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Each winner will be required to furnish a statement that he has neither assisted, nor received assistance from, any other prize winner. VI. In case of a tie in totals, the combined prizes will be divided pro rata. VII. Prizes will be declared August 1, 1891, and all answers should be received by the publisher on or before that date. VIII. All answers and inquiries concerning them should be addressed, with postage fully prepaid, to the editor of "PRIZE QUOTATIONS," in care of C. W. MOULTON, Buffalo, N. Y. Award to be declared in October, 1891, issue. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF POETRY FOR 1890. A Bibliographical List of Poetry Published in Book Form in America and Great Britain during 1890, including Cyclopædias and Collections. Buffalo : BAXLEY, ISAAC R. The Tempie of Alanthur, BAXLEY, ISAAC R. The Prophet, and Other The Fallen Pillar Saint, and Other Poems. New York: G. W. Dillingham, 1890. 12mo, cl., port., pp. 120, $1.25. BLAKE, MARY ELIZABETH. Verses Along the Way. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1890. 12mo, cl., pp. 162, $1.25. BLOEDE, GERTRUDE. ("Stuart Sterne," pseud.) BOWER, ORIE. Dixie Poems. Denver, Col.: Orie BRINE, MARY D. Memories of Home; Poems and Pictures of Life and Nature; illustrated by Allan Barrand, W. H. J. Boot, E. F. Brewtnell and others. New York: Cassell Publishing Co., 1890. 4to, cl., pp. 80, $1.50. CAMPBELL, WILLIAM WILFRED. Lake Lyrics, and Other Poems. St. John, N. B.: J. & A. McMillan. CARLETON, WILL. City Legends. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1890. London: Sampson Low & Co. 8vo, cl., il., pp. 170, $2. CAWEIN, MADISON JULIUS. Lyrics and Idyls. Limited edition. Louisville: John P. Morton & Co., 1890. 16m0, cl., pp. 194, $1. CHERRYTREE, HERR. Herr Cherrytree's Prose and Poetry. New York: John B. Alden. CHITTENDEN, Rev. E. P., A. M. The Pleroma. A Poem of the Christ, in two books of seven cantos each, written in semi-dramatic form. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1890. 12mo, cl., pp. 347, $2.50. COX, PALMER. Another Brownie Book. New York: The Century Co. 8vo, bds., il., pp. 150, $1.50. CRANCH, CHRISTOPHER PEARSE. The Bird and the Bell, with Other Poems (new issue). Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1890. 12mo, cl., pp. 334, $1.25. CRAWFORD, MRS. JOHN. Songs of All Seasons. Toronto: Rose Publishing Co., 1890. CROFTS, G. W. Golden Rod. Omaha: Nye & Johnson. DANDRIDGE, DANSKE. Rose Brake: Poems. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1890. 24mo, cl., pp. 114, 75C. DANNELLY, MRS. Elizabeth O. Cactus; or, Thorns and Blossoms. A collection of satirical and miscellaneous, embracing religious, temperance and memorial poems. New York: Atlantic Publishing & Engraving Co., 1890. 12mo, cl., pp. 384. A reprint. DARLING, S. I. (“Lupa,” pseud.) Messages from the Watch Tower. San Francisco: Carrier Dove Printing & Publishing Co., 1890. 16mo, paper, pp. 54. DEXTER, CHARLES. In Memoriam: Versions and Idle Measures. Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co., 1891. 16m0, cl., pp. 197, $2. Edition limited to 250 copies. DICKINSON, EMILY. Poems. Edited by two of her friends, Mabel Loomis Todd and T. W. Higginson. Boston: Roberts Bros., 1890. 12mo, cl., pp. 154, $1.50. DU BOSE, H. M. Rupert Wise: a Poetic Romance in eight cantos. Nashville, Tenn.: Publishing House of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. 16mo, cl., pp. 151, $1. DUPUY, ELISABETH. The Dragon Yoke. New York: John B. Alden. Chicago: GILES, ELLA A. Flowers of the Spirit. Charles H. Kerr & Co., 1891. 16mo, cl., pp. 93, $1. GREENE, CLARA MARCELLE ("Kate Kendall,” pseud.) The Magdalen, and Other Poems. Portland, Me.: Brown, Thurston & Co., 1890. 12mo, cl., pp. 128, $1. HADDÆUS, JOHN. Lord Ively. An Epic Poem in Fourteen Books. New York: John B. Alden. 16m0, pp. 162. HARLOW, WILLIAM BURT. Sons of Syracuse, and Other Poems. Syracuse, N. Y.: W. B. Harlow, 1890. 16mo, cl., port., pp. 72, 75C. HARRISON, S. FRANCES ("Seranus," pseud.). Pine, Rose, and Fleur de Lis. Toronto: Hart & Co., 1890. 12mo, cl., $1.25. HARVEY, JAMES CLARENCE. Lines and Rhymes, Grave and Gay. New York: Frank F. Lovell & Co. 12mo, cl., pp. 97. HASKELL, T. N. Young Konkaput, the King of the Utes, etc. Denver: Chain, Hurdy & Co. $1.50. HAY, JOHN. Poems. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 16mo, cl., pp. 272, $1.25. HAZLETT-BEVIS, MRS. S. C. Poems. Cincinnati: Henry H. Bevis, 1890. Small sq. 8vo., cl., pp. 100, $1. HEARD, JOSEPHINE D. (HENDERSON). Morning Glories. Lancaster, Pa.: The Speaker Print. JONES, K. L. Meeting of the Waters. Kingston, Ont.: Office of the Daily News. KEATS, WILFRED S. The Song of the Exile; a Canadian Epic, etc. Toronto: Hart & Co., 1891. KOOPMAN, HARRY LYMAN. The Crime of the Culprit Fay. Introductory to Drake's Poem. Burlington, Vt. 1890. Three hundred copies printed as manuscript for private distribution. 16mo, paper, pp. 22. LARCOM, LUCY. Easter Gleams. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1890. 24mo, paper, pp. 46, 75c. LATTO, THOMAS C. The Mosque of Omar. Brooklyn, N. Y.: Thomas C. Latto, 1891. Svo, paper, pp. 13. LEE, FRANKLYN W. Dreamy Hours. St. Paul, Minn.: Sunshine Publishing Co., 1890. 12mo, cl., port., pp. So, $1. LILLIAN, (pseud.) May Blossoms. A collection of short poems written by a little girl between her ninth and thirteenth year. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1890. 12m0, cl., pp. 121. LOGAN, ALGERNON SYDNEY. Messalina: A Trag- The Song of Hiawatha. Illustrated by Frederic Fremington. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1891. Svo, buckskin, pp. 260, $6. LOWELL, JAMES RUSSELL. Poems. Riverside edition. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Co., '1890. 4v. Crown Svo, cl., pp. 312, 438, 290, 271, each $1.50. LOWELL, JAMES RUSSELL. The Vision of Sir Laurfal, with Designs by E. H. Garrett. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1891. 12mo, cl., pp. 48, $1.50. LOWELL, JAMES RUSSELL. A Fable for Critics. MCCANN, JOHN ERNEST. Songs from an Attic. 12mo, cl., $1.50. MacKELLAR, THOMAS. Rhymes Atween Times. Second edition. Philadelphia: Porter & Coates, 1890. 12mo, cl., pp. 336, $1.50. McKERRACHER, W. Verses of Feeling and Fancy. Montreal: W. Drysdale & Co., 1890. 16mo, paper, 50c. MCKINSTRY, REV. L. C. A Poetic Offering to John Greenleaf Whittier. Haverhill, Mass.: L. C. McKinstry, 1890. Small 8vo, port., cl., pp. 126. MARTIN, EDGAR SANDFORD. A Little Brother of the Rich, and Other Verses. New issue. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890. 12mo, cl., pp. 98, $1.25. MERSEREAU, W. T. Vesper Bells and Other Poems; illustrated by George R. Halm. New York: Privately printed (George R. Halm), 1890. Folio, hf. cl., pp. 200, $5. MILLER, JOAQUIN. In Classic Shades, and Other Poems. Chicago: Belford Clarke Co. 12mo, cl., pp. 154. MOODY, JOEL. The Song of Kansas, and Other Poems. Topeka, Kas.: Geo. W. Crane & Co., 1890. 12m0, cl., port., pp. 197. MORE, PAUL ELMER. Helena, and Occasional Poems. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1890. 16mo, cl., pp. 78, $1. MOULTON, LOUISE CHANDLER. In the Garden of PENNYPACKER, ISAAC R. Gettysburg, and Other Poems. Philadelphia: Porter & Coates, 1890. 12mo, cl., pp. 94, 75c. PERR, NORA. After the Ball, and Her Lover's Friend: Poems. New edition, in one volume. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1890. 16mo, cl., pp. 375, $1.25. PFRIMMER, W. W. Driftwood. Buffalo: Charles Wells Moulton, 1890. 16m0, cl., pp. 88, $1. PHIFER, C. L. Annals of the Earth. Chicago: American Publishers' Association, 1891. 12mo, cl., pp. 289. PIATT, JOHN JAMES. At the Holy Well, with a Handful of New Verses. New edition. Dublin: M. H. Gill & Son. 8vo, cl., port., pp. 96, Is. PRESTON, MARGARET J. Chimes for Church Chidren. Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1890. 24mo, cl., pp. 111, 50c. PROCTOR, EDNA DEAN. Poems. New edition, greatly enlarged. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1890. 12mo, cl., pp. 263, $1.25. READ, T. BUCHANAN. Sheridan's Ride. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Co., 1891. 8vo, cl., no pp., $2. RE QUA, MRS. HARRIET WARNER. Zionia: The Bride of the King, and Miscellaneous Poems. Chicago: Fleming H. Revell, 1890. 16mo., cl., pp. 226, $1.25. RICE, HARVEY. Select Poems. Illustrated edition. Boston: Lee & Shepard, 1890. 16mo, cl., pp. 204, $1. RICHARDS, LAURA E. In My Nursery. Boston: Roberts Bros., 1890. 8vo, cl., pp. 238, $1.25. RILEY, JAMES WHITCOMB. Rhymes of Childhood. Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bowen-Merrill Co., 1891. 12mo, cl., port., pp. 200, $1.25. RYAN, MARY C. Poems. New York: John B. Alden. 18mo, cl., pp. 62. SALTUS, FRANCIS SALTUS. Shadows and Ideals. Buffalo: Charles Wells Moulton, 1890. Small 4to, half mor., port., pp. 368, $2.50 net. Subscription edition. SHERMAN, FRANK DEMPSTER. Lyrics for a Lute. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1890. 16mo, cl., pp. 112, $1. SKEATS, WILFRED S. The Song of an Exile, Visions and Miscellaneous Poems. Toronto: Hart & Co., 1890. Crown 8vo, cl., $1. SLACK-DAVIS. London, and Other Poems. Pittsburgh, Pa.: J. R. Weldin & Co., 1890. 16m0, cl., pp. 99. SMOOTE, GEORGE P. The Mississippi, and Other Songs. Buffalo: Charles Wells Moulton, 1890. Sq. 16mo, cl., port., pp. 100, $1. SPENCER, H. L. A Song of the Years, and a Memory of Acadia. St. John, N. B.: J. & A. Macmillan, 25c. SPRINGER, MRS. REBECCA RUTER. Songs by the Sea. Chicago: Fleming H. Revell, 1890. Small 8vo, cl., il., pp. 169, $2. STEBBINS, SARAH BRIDGES. Galgano's Wooing, and Other Poems. New York: G. D. Dillingham. 12mo, cl., pp. 185, $1.25. STEWART, A. C. Poems. Toronto: Hunter, Rose & Co., 1890. STERN, H. I. Evelyn Gray: or, The Victims of Our Western Turks; a Tragedy in Five Acts. New York: John B. Alden. STEVENS, PIERCE. The Feast of St. Anne, and Other Poems. Montreal: John Lovell & Son, 1890. STODDARD, RICHARD HENRY. The Lion's Cub, and Other Verses. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890. 12mo, cl., port., pp. 159, $1.25. STRONG, PROF. JAMES. Sacred Idyls: a Metrical Version of Solomon's Song, with appropriate explanations. New York: Hunt & Eaton, $1.50. STRONG, THEodore. Handfuls of Hair, after Byron, and a few others. New York: Manhattan Printing and Publishing Co. (Theodore Strong), 1890. 24m0, pp. 19, paper, 15c. SWISHER, BELLA FRENCH. The Sin of Edith Dean. New York: John B. Alden, 50c. TALMAN, JOHN. The Pure Life. In Memoriam: Dr. Jay Owens. St. Paul: Pioneer Press Co., 1890. 8vo, paper pp. 8. THOMAS, EDITH M. The Inverted Torch. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Co. 12mo, cl., pp. 96, $1. TOLAND, MRS. M. B. M. Tisayac of the Yosemite. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Co., 1890. 8vo, cl., il., pp. 51, $2.50. TUPPER, FREDERIC ALLISON. Echoes from Dreamland: Poems. Shelburne Falls, Mass.: Mrs. S. H. Sawyer, 1890. 12mo, cl., pp. 100, $1. TUTTLE, EMMA ROOD. From Soul to Soul. New York: M. L. Holbrook & Co., 1890. 12mo., cl., port., pp. 222, $1.50. VANCE, SYLVESTER GRAHAM. Lord Healy, and Other Poems. Marshalltown, Iowa: S. G. Vance, 1890. 12mo., cl., pp. 227, $1. VAN DUSEN, WASHINGTON. Immortelles, and Other Poems. Philadelphia: Press of J. B. Lippincott Co., 1890. 16mo, leatherette, pp. 32. WALLACE, W. DE WITT. Idle Hours: a Collection of Poems. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1890. 16m0, cl., pp. 83, $1.25. WASHBURN, WILLIAM T. Spring and Summer; or, Blushing Hours. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1890. 16m0, cl., pp. 420, $1.25. WEED, EMILY STUART. Twilight Echoes. Poems. Buffalo: Charles Wells Moulton, 1890. 16mo, cl., port., pp. 168, $1. WEIR, ARTHUR, B. A. Romance of Sir Richard, and Other Poems. Montreal: W. Drysdale & Co., 1890. 12mo, cl., $1. WHITE, CAMPBELL WALDO. Helen. W. E. Saul. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. WILLARD, EDWARD. Julias Cæsar: an Historical Tragedy in Five Acts. Philadelphia: Horace Willard, 1890. Svo, mor., $1.50. WILLIAMS, REV. DWIGHT. Spray of the Golden Sea, and Other Poems. Richfield Springs, N. Y.: Ibbotson Bros. 16m0, pp. 16. WILSON, CYNTHIE HANNON. Doves' Wings. Springfield, Ill.: The Author, 1890. 12mo, paper, pp. 40. WOODBERRY, GEORGE EDWARD. The North Shore Watch, and Other Poems. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1890. 12mo, cl., pp. 123, $1.25. WRAY, HENRY RUSSELL. The Legend of Llam, and Other Bits of Verse. YOUNG, SOLOMON WALKER. Legends and Lyrics. Boston: The Writer Publishing Co., 1890. 12mo, cl., pp. 104, $1.25. ANON. The Finding of the Gnosis; or, Apotheosis of an Ideal: an Interior Life Drama. Boston: Occult Publishing Co., 1890. Sq. 16mo, cl., pp. 74, 50C. ANON. Raise the Flag, and Other Patriotic Songs and Poems. Toronto: Rose Publishing Co., 1891. ANON. Eleusis: a Poem. Chicago: Privately Printed. 16mo, cl., pp. 138, $1. |