Copyright, 1918, by
DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY, Inc.

TO
THE DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
OF
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

NOTABLE FOR SCHOLARS AND TEACHERS AND TWO CREATIVE ARTISTS

THE NOVELIST ROBERT HERRICK

THE POET WILLIAM VAUGHN MOODY

PREFACE

The original form of this book was a lecture on the William Vaughn Moody foundation at the University of Chicago, delivered on the sixth of February, 1918. A portion of it was subsequently printed in the North American Review. It now appears considerably revised and enlarged.