+ − The Times [London] Lit Sup p780 D 25 ’19 650w
PERCY, WILLIAM ALEXANDER. In April once. *$1.50 Yale univ. press 811
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“Mr Percy’s book consists of a poetic drama in one act, about half a hundred lyrics, and a longish philosophical monologue entitled ‘An epistle from Corinth.’ The drama—‘In April once’—is a study of a renaissance youth, Guido, who sacrifices his life out of impetuous generosity that a leper and a jailer (though a very knightly jailer) might tempt death.”—Bookm
+ Booklist 17:63 N ’20
“In his lyrics, Mr Percy tastes in some degree of the divine madness of Keats. Rare indeed is Mr Percy’s pure lyric gift: limpidity and strength of emotion and adequacy of art.” R. M. Weaver
+ Bookm 52:65 S ’20 400w
“He is by no means distinguished, and he is somewhat too fond of his literary good manners, but he has done some shapely, thoroughbred exercises in elegy and exultation.”
+ − Nation 112:86 Ja 19 ’21 80w