| + | R. of Rs. 36: 760. D. ’07. 230w. |
Crabbe, George. [Poems. 3v. v. 3.] *$1.50. Putnam.
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“This, the concluding volume of Dr. Ward’s masterly edition of Crabbe’s poems, contains the last eleven books of the ‘Tales of the hall,’ the ‘Posthumous tales,’ and ‘Miscellaneous verses’ (1780–1829), which have all been previously printed, but are now for the first time arranged chronologically; and in addition a quantity of matter hitherto unpublished. Of the poems thus newly given to the world, four are of some length—‘Tracy,’ ‘Susan and her lovers,’ ‘The deserted family’ (which alone is printed in its completeness), and ‘The funeral of the Squire.’”—Ath.
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| + + | Acad. 72: 118. F. 2, ’07. 350w. |
“The ‘completeness’ of the edition must be held the principal justification for much which is present. The editing of the present volume—no light task—is as careful and scholarly as ever.”
| + + | Ath. 1907, 1: 318. Mr. 16. 430w. |
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