“Never here shall we find anything more than comfort and instruction. The one thing more that we should desire to find is inspiration.”
| + − | N. Y. Times. 12: 42. Ja. 26, ’07. 380w. (Review of v. 4.) |
“He makes no cheap bid for favor. He dispenses altogether with smartness, and almost altogether with humor. He is never audacious, like Mr. Lang, nor ironical, like Mr. Saintsbury. He possesses no gift of style, but writes in clear, unembarrassed sentences, making a legitimate demand upon the intelligence of his readers.” Agnes Repplier.
| + | N. Y. Times. 12: 88. F. 9, ’07. 840w. (Review of v. 4.) (Reprinted from Philadelphia public register.) |
“By the soundness of his critical method, and by virtue of the range, depth, and precision of knowledge, combined with literary charm and human interest, which these essays evince, Mr. More, takes a secure place in the forefront of American criticism.” Horatio S. Krans.
| + + | Putnam’s. 1: 752. Mr. ’07. 1060w. (Review of v. 4.) |
“The essays are appreciative, and it is saying little for them to assert that no one, however familiar he may be with the men into whose characters and works they probe so tenderly and searchingly, can fail to receive instruction from the book. Moreover, the style is limpid and easy; the author is never ‘clever’ or paradoxical, according to the new fashion; he is never startlingly witty, but always sane and apt; and a spirit of sweet reasonableness prevades all.”
| + + | Spec. 99: 91. Jl. 20, ’07. 1460w. (Review of v. 4.) |
Morgan, Conway Lloyd. Interpretation of nature. **$1.25. Putnam.
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