“A remarkable book of genuine poetry.”—Evening Standard.
“Genuine power displayed.”—Examiner.
“ ... Poetical feeling is manifest here, and the diction of the poem is unimpeachable.”—Pall Mall Gazette.
“He has successfully attempted what has seldom before been well done, viz., the treatment of subjects not in themselves poetical from a poetic point of view.”—Graphic.
“Intensity of feeling, a rugged pathos, robustness of tone, and a downrightness of expression which does not shrink from even slang if it seem best fitted for his purpose.”—Illustrated London News.
SONGS OF LIFE AND DEATH. By John Payne, Author of “Intaglios,” “Sonnets,” “The Masque of Shadows,” etc. Crown 8vo. 5s.
“The art of ballad-writing has long been lost in England, and Mr. Payne may claim to be its restorer. It is a perfect delight to meet with such a ballad as ‘May Margaret’ in the present volume.”—Westminster Review.
ASPROMONTE, AND OTHER POEMS. Second Edition, cloth. 4s. 6d.
“The volume is anonymous, but there is no reason for the author to be ashamed of it. The ‘Poems of Italy’ are evidently inspired by genuine enthusiasm in the cause espoused; and one of them, ‘The Execution of Felice Orsini,’ has much poetic merit, the event celebrated being told with dramatic force.”—Athenæum.
“The verse is fluent and free.”—Spectator.