EDITED

BY

ROSSITER JOHNSON

Does he paint? he fain would write a poem ;
Does he write ? he fain would paint a picture, -
Put to proof art alien to the artist's,
Once, and only once, and for One only.

ROBERT BROWNING.

NEW YORK
HENRY HOLT AND COMPINY

1877

PUBLISHERS' NOTE.

This book was originally announced under the tiile of " Single Famous Poems." Editor and publishers all hail msgiving as to whether that title would convey a definite idei oïti: contents; but no better one suggestei itself. On t're eve of pilicitiori, t'e editor bein, in Europe, and it boeiing too late to consult hiin, a friend suggests the title the Vilunaw bears, anil which it seems marvelous was not t 913 :t of hifor 3. It has buen a lopied after consultation witi liis; bot able to conjecture t'ie editor's views. No cruit is felt of his ultimate approval, yet it seins but fair titius p biely relieve hi.n from all responsibility.

It is, p rrups, superfluous to explain a terin that is alınost current con, but it is b'irely possible that some purchaser--net t'ie kin l of a one, how ver, who is apt to read prefatory miter- !!!"y its wol lie tuld that the “ Single-Poem Poets" int (reatioi! uwlerstood to be those whom the Ilirsinis vistilit 0209, but those who hold on general

17-::1.100 die baas. justly or unjustly, on the risult of but che corunun:03 with her.

Tzelt is preface explains this mo e specifically, and also jiti's hit fitting it perfectly, the new title his friends have s'cied, although it was written for the old one.

OTFR, 1871.

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