“A poem that succeeds in spite of his deficiencies, by virtue of the genuineness of its emotional content, and, too, by a certain air of elegance which comes fresh upon us at every turn and creates a very distinct impression of the personality of the poet.” William Aspenwall Bradley.
| + − | N. Y. Times. 12: 539. S. 7, ’07. 500w. |
“Clever and sprightly reminiscence is this, yet not altogether born of a gay insouciance, for the inscrutable light peers out of the jester’s eyes. His lyrics show the same duality, the light note pierced through with the poignant.” Jessie B. Rittenhouse.
| + − | Putnam’s. 3: 367. D. ’07. 130w. |
Byrne, Austin Thomas. Treatise on highway construction; designed as a textbook and work of reference for all who may be engaged in the location, construction, or maintenance of roads, streets, and pavements. 5th ed. $5. Wiley.
7–20713.
The author has set himself to the task of collating the varied mass of scattered information on highway construction and working it over into an accessible work of reference. It is the fifth edition revised and enlarged.
“The book is full of anachronisms and antiquated statements, and the reader may be unable to separate the ancient from the modern. Parts, at least, of the book give one the impression that they have been written hastily and with too little regard for the precision of statement one naturally expects in engineering books; and the qualifications necessary to make statements of fact accurate and reliable are often wanting. It seems a great pity that a book designed to be a vade-mecum, and otherwise so admirable, should be marred by such faults. Nevertheless it is a book that should be in the library of every municipal engineer.” S. Whinery.
| + − | Engin. N. 58: 177. Ag. 15, ’07. 2390w. |