editions almost all of Parts I and II, and about half of the
Appendix were omitted, while some new matter was added in the
form of notes.
Octavo.
COLLATION: _iv, 430, 127 pp._
MATTHEW ARNOLD
(1822-1888)
99. Essays In Criticism. | By | Matthew Arnold, | Professor Of Poetry
In The University Of Oxford. | London and Cambridge: Macmillan And Co.
| 1865.
The first edition contained a satirical and not altogether
tasteful preface which, Arnold said in a letter to his mother
before the book was out, "will make you laugh." But later, in
a letter to Lady de Rothschild written February 11, 1865, he
says of it: "I had read the Preface to a brother and sister of
mine, and they received it in such solemn silence that I began
to tremble...." The silence of his friends and the criticism
of others produced their effect upon him, and he writes again,
to Lady de Rothschild: "I think if I republish the book I
shall leave out some of the preface and notes, as being too
much of mere temporary matter...."
The volume contained nine essays, afterward made ten.
Professor Saintsbury says, in reviewing the book:
"I am afraid it must be taken as only too strong a
confirmation of Mr. Arnold's belief as to the indifference of
the English people to criticism that no second edition of the
book was called for till four years were past, no third for
ten, and no fourth for nearly twenty."
We get an intimation of the terms on which the book was
published from the following note to Miss Quillinan, dated
March 8, 1865:
"The book is Macmillan's, not mine, as my Poems were, and I
have had so few copies at my own disposal that they have not
even sufficed to go the round of my own nearest relations, to
whom I have always been accustomed to send what I write."
Octavo.
COLLATION: _xx, 302 pp._
JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER
(1807-1892)
100. Snow-Bound. | A Winter Idyl. | By | John Greenleaf Whittier. |
[Vignette] Boston: | Ticknor And Fields. | 1866.
It was at first proposed to publish the poem with
illustrations by Felix Octavius Darley, who so successfully
illustrated Cooper, Irving, Longfellow, Lossing, and many
others; but, for some reason, this idea was abandoned, and
illustration of the work was reduced to a vignette showing
"a view of the old farm house in a snow storm, copied from a
photograph ..." It was drawn by Harry Fenn. We might regret
that we are thus the losers of some characteristic work by
Darley, but, on the other hand, we must agree with Whittier,
who, when referring to the proposed illustrations of _The
Pageant_, published later, said: "I know of no one who could
do it, however, so well as Harry Fenn." The bit of work
reproduced here is in its way quite as worthy of commendation
as that drawn by this "Nestor of his guild," for _Ballads
of New England_, 1869, and so appreciatively reviewed by Mr.
William Dean Howells in _The Atlantic_ for December.
The poet took an unusual interest in the make-up of his book.
For example, he says of the vignette:
"In the picture of the old home, the rim of hemlocks, etc., at
the foot of the high hill which rises abruptly to the left, is
not seen. They would make a far better snow picture than the
oaks which are in the view."
His remarks, too, about his portrait are particularly
entertaining.
"I don't know about the portrait. At first thought, it strikes
me that it would be rather out of place at the head of a
new venture in rhyme. I don't want to run the risk of being
laughed at. However, do as thee likes about it. Put thyself in
the place of Mrs. Grundy, and see if it will be safe for any
'counterfeit presentment' to brave the old lady's criticism."
Mr. Fields evidently dared to add the portrait. It is a
steel engraving, and bears, besides the name, the following
inscription: "Engraved By H. W. Smith. From a Photograph
By Hawes." The book is further embellished by a woodcut
head-piece and an initial letter, representing snow scenes.
From other letters we learn that Whittier liked the page
and type of the volume, and in this he showed himself a good
judge. His opinion is confirmed by those who see in the book
an example worthy of its publishers, all of whose productions,
issued at this period, are good, while some are beautiful in
their simplicity and elegance. When the matter of paper was
brought up, the author said, "Don't put the poem on tinted or
fancy paper, let it be white as the snow it tells of." Fifty
copies were printed on large paper, and were probably given
by the poet only to his friends. These embodied all the
corrections afterward incorporated in the regular editions.
Whittier's feeling for appropriateness is shown also in the
following quotation:
"I wish it could come out in season for winter fireside
reading--the very season for it.... I shall dedicate it to my
brother, and shall occupy one page with quotations from Cor.
Agrippa, and from Emerson's 'Snow Storm.'..."
He changed his mind about the dedication, however, for
the book is inscribed "To the memory of the household it
describes."
Among the errors which crept into the poem, one, the phrase
"Pindus-born Araxes," was afterward corrected to "Pindus-born
Arachthus"; and another,
"The wedding _knell_ and dirge of death,"
held its ground from 1866 until 1893.
Whittier's share in the profits of _Snow-Bound_, we are told,
amounted to ten thousand dollars.
COLLATION: _52 pp. Portrait._
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9 2 adminiſtracion
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34 6 the | blacke
40 6 omnia: | fiue
41 11 duodecimi
41 23 Odysses
41 24 Mihi q^d viuo
41 34 end, in some copies,
45 1 are found
45 8 1585
48 18 Maſques
48 30 The second Volume Containing These
56 7 length
61 19 Grosart
67 4 Decem.
69 7 Beaumont
77 5 Dunstan's
79 9 in
86 27 The month of September, 1694
89 8 Theater
94 18 Charles
121 28 1759
126 4 By |
128 6 A. M'Lean
147 6 Intitled
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INDEX TO AUTHORS AND TITLES
* * * * *
INDEX TO AUTHORS AND TITLES
Absalom And Achitophel, 84, 85
Adam Bede, 211, 212
Addison (Joseph). The Spectator, 94-96
Adonais, 169, 170
Analogy (The) Of Religion, 104
Anatomy (The) Of Melancholy, 51, 52
Apologia Pro Vita Sua, 217
Arcadia. The Countesse Of Pembrokes, 29-31
Arnold (Matthew). Essays In Criticism, 218
Austen (Jane). Pride And Prejudice, 161, 162
B. (E. B.) Sonnets, 193
Bacon (Francis), Baron Verulam. Essaies, 34, 35
Baldwin (William), Thomas Sackville, and others. A Myrrour For
Magiſtrates, 19-21
Beaumont (Francis) and John Fletcher. Comedies And Tragedies, 69-71
Bell (Currer). Jane Eyre. An Autobiography. Edited by, 191
Bible. The Holy, 44-47
Biglow Papers (The), 194, 195
Blackstone (Sir William). Commentaries, 121, 122
Booke (The) of the common praier, 9-11
Boswell (James). The Life Of Samuel Johnson, 150-152
Braybrooke (Richard, Lord). _See_ Pepys (Samuel). Memoirs, 173, 174
Broken Heart (The), 58
Brontë (Charlotte). Jane Eyre, 191
Browne (Sir Thomas). Religio Medici, 65, 66
Browning (Elizabeth Barrett). Sonnets, 193
Browning (Robert). Men and Women, 208
Bunyan (John). The Pilgrims Progreſs, 82, 83
Burke (Edmund). Reflections On The Revolution In France, 146
Burns (Robert). Poems, 141, 142
Burton (Robert). The Anatomy Of Melancholy, 51, 52
Butler (Joseph), Bishop of Durham. The Analogy Of Religion, 104
Butler (Samuel). Hudibras. 77, 78
Byron (George Gordon), Sixth Baron. Childe Harold's Pilgrimage,
157-160
Canterbury Tales (The), 3, 4
Carlyle (Thomas). Sartor Resartus, 183-185.
Chapman (George). The Whole Works Of Homer, 40-43.
Chaucer (Geoffrey). The Canterbury Tales, 3, 4
Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, 157-160
Christabel: Kubla Khan ... The Pains Of Sleep, 163, 164
Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande, 15-18
Clarendon (Edward Hyde, First Earl of). The History Of The
Rebellion, 89, 90
Clarissa, 110, 111
Coleridge (Samuel Taylor). Christabel, 163, 164
Coleridge (Samuel Taylor) and William Wordsworth. Lyrical Ballads,
153, 154
Collins (William). Odes, 109
Comedies And Tragedies, 69-71
Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies, 53-55
Commentaries On The Laws Of England, 121, 122
Common praier. The booke of the, 9-11
Compleat Angler (The), 75, 76
Confeſſio amantis, 5, 6
Congreve (William). The Way of the World, 88
Conquest Of Peru. History Of The, 187, 188
Cooper (James Fenimore). The Last Of The Mohicans, 175, 176
Countesse Of Pembrokes Arcadia (The), 29-31
Cowper (William). The Task, 137-140
Cross (Mary Ann or Marian). Adam Bede Edited By George Eliot, 211,
212
D. (J.). Poems by, 62-64
Darwin (Charles Robert). On The Origin Of Species, 213-215
Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire. The History Of The, 133-135
Defoe (Daniel). The Life And Strange Surprizing Adventures Of
Robinson Crusoe, 97, 98
Democritus Iunior. _See_ Burton (Robert).
Dickens (Charles). The Posthumous Papers Of The Pickwick Club,
180-182
Dictionary (A) Of The English Language, 117, 118
Donne (John). Poems, 62-64
Dorset (Thomas Sackville, First Earl of). _See_ Thomas Sackville.
Dryden (John). Absalom And Achitophel, 84, 85
Dutch Republic. The Rise Of The, 209, 210
Dutchesse of Malfy. The Tragedy Of The, 56
Elegy (An) Wrote In A Country Church Yard, 114-116
Elia. Essays Which Have Appeared Under That Signature, 171, 172
Emerson (Ralph Waldo). Nature, 186
Essaies. Religious Meditationes, 34, 35
Essay (An) Concerning Humane Understanding, 86, 87
Essay (An) On Man, 102, 103
Essays In Criticism, 218
Euphues, 26-28
Evangeline, 192
Eve Of St. Agnes (The). Lamia, Isabella, 167, 168
Expedition (The) Of Humphry Clinker, 130, 131
Faerie Queene (The), 32, 33
Famous Tragedy (The) Of The Rich Ievv Of Malta, 59
Federalist (The), 128, 129
Ferrex and Porrex. The Tragidie of, 24, 25
Fielding (Henry). The History Of Tom Jones, 112, 113
Fitzgerald (Edward). Rubáiyát Of Omar Khayyám, 216
Fletcher (John) and Francis Beaumont. Comedies And Tragedies, 69-71
Ford (John). The Broken Heart, 58
Franklin (Benjamin). Poor Richard improved, 119, 120
George Eliot. Adam Bede, 211, 212
Gibbon (Edward). The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman
Empire, 133-135
Goldsmith (Oliver). The Vicar Of Wakefield, 123-125
Gower (John). Confeſſio amantis, 5, 6
Gray (Thomas). An Elegy Wrote In A Country Church Yard, 114-116
Gulliver (Lemuel). Travels Into Several Remote Nations ... By,
99-101
Hakluyt (Richard). The Principal Navigations, etc., 36-39
Hawthorne (Nathaniel). The Scarlet Letter, 202, 203
Herbert (George). The Temple, 60, 61
Herrick (Robert). Hesperides, 72, 73
Hesperides, 72, 73
History (The) of England, 199, 200
History (A) Of New York ... By Diedrich Knickerbocker, 155, 156
History Of The Conquest Of Peru, 187, 188
History (The) Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire, 133-135
History (The) Of The Rebellion, 89, 90
History (The) Of Tom Jones, 112, 113
Holinshed (Raphael). Chronicles, 15-18
Holy Bible (The), 44-47
Holy Living. The Rule And Exercises Of, 74
Homer. The Whole Works Of, 40-43
Howard (Henry), Earl of Surrey, and others. Songes And Sonnettes,
22, 23
Hudibras, 77, 78
Humane Understanding. An Essay Concerning, 86, 87
Humphry Clinker. The Expedition Of, 130, 131
Hyde (Edward), First Earl of Clarendon. The History Of The
Rebellion, 89, 90
In Memoriam, 201
Inquiry (An) Into The Nature and Cauſes Of The Wealth Of
Nations, 132
Irving (Washington). A History Of New York, 155, 156
Isabella, The Eve Of St. Agnes. Lamia, 167, 168
Ivanhoe, 165, 166
Jane Eyre. An Autobiography. Edited By Currer Bell, 191
Johnson (Samuel). A Dictionary Of The English Language, 117, 118
Johnson, The Life Of Samuel, 150-152
Jonson (Benjamin). The Workes, 48-50
Keats (John). Lamia, Isabella, The Eve Of St. Agnes, 167, 168
Knickerbocker (Diedrich). A History Of New York ... By, 155, 156
Kubla Khan, A Vision; The Pains Of Sleep. Christabel, 163, 164
Lamb (Charles). Elia, 171, 172
Lamia, Isabella, The Eve Of St. Agnes, 167, 168
Landor (Walter Savage). Pericles And Aspasia, 177-179
Langland (William). The Vision of Pierce Plowman, 12-14
Last Of The Mohicans (The), 175, 176
Life (The) And Strange Surprizing Adventures Of Robinson Crusoe,
97, 98
Life (The) Of Samuel Johnson, 150-152
Locke (John). An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, 86, 87
Longfellow (Henry Wadsworth). Evangeline, 192
Lowell (James Russell). The Biglow Papers, 194, 195
Lucubrations (The) Of Isaac Bickerſtaff Eſq., 91-93
Lyly (John). Euphues, 26-28
Lyrical Ballads, With A Few Other Poems, 153, 154
Macaulay (Thomas Babington), First Baron Macaulay, The History Of
England, 199, 200
Malfy. The Tragedy Of The Dutchesse Of, 56
Malory (Sir Thomas). Le Morte Darthur, 7, 8
Marlowe (Christopher). The Famous Tragedy Of The Rich Ievv Of
Malta, 59
Massinger (John). A New Way To Pay Old Debts, 57
Melib[oe]us-Hipponax. The Biglow Papers. Edited ... By Homer
Wilbur, 194, 195
Memoirs Of Samuel Pepys, Esq. F.R.S., 173, 174
Men And Women, 208
Milton (John). Paradiſe loſt, 79-81
Morte Darthur. (Le), 7, 8
Motley (John Lothrop). The Rise Of The Dutch Republic, 209, 210
Myrrour For Magiſtrates (A), 19-21
Natural History (The) And Antiquities Of Selborne, 143-145
Nature, 186
New Way (A) To Pay Old Debts, 57
Newman (John Henry), Cardinal. Apologia Pro Vita Sua, 217
Norton (Thomas) and Thomas Sackville. The Tragidie of Ferrex and
Porrex, 24, 25
Odes On Several Deſcriptive and Allegoric Subjects, 109
Omar Khayyám. Rubáiyát Of, 216
On The Origin Of Species, 213-215
Paine (Thomas). Rights Of Man, 147-149
Pains Of Sleep. Christabel: Kubla Khan ... 163, 164
Paradiſe loſt, 79-81
Pepys (Samuel). Memoirs, 173, 174
Percy (Thomas), Bishop of Dromore. Reliques Of Ancient English
Poetry, 105-108
Pericles And Aspasia, 177-179
Pickwick Club. The Posthumous Papers Of The, 180-182
Pierce Plowman. The Vision of, 12-14
Pilgrims Progreſs (The), 82, 83
Poe (Edgar Allan). The Raven, 189, 190
Poems, By J. D., 62-64
Poems, Chiefly In The Scottish Dialect, 141, 142
Poor Richard improved, 119, 120
Pope (Alexander). An Essay On Man, 102, 103
Posthumous Papers (The) Of The Pickwick Club, 180-182
Prescott (William Hinckling). History Of The Conquest Of Peru,
187, 188
Pride And Prejudice, 161, 162
Principal Navigations, (The) Voiages, Traffiques And Discoueries
of the Engliſh Nation, 36-39
Raven (The) And Other Poems, 189, 190
Reflections On The Revolution In France, 146
Religio Medici, 65, 66
Reliques Of Ancient English Poetry, 105-108
Revolution In France. Reflections On The, 146
Richardson (Samuel). Clarissa, 110, 111
Rich Ievv Of Malta. The Famous Tragedy Of The, 59
Rights Of Man, 147-149
Rise Of The Dutch Republic, 209, 210
Robinson Crusoe. The Life And Strange Surprizing Adventures Of,
97, 98
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, 216
Rule And Exercises Of Holy Living, 74
Ruskin (John). The Stones of Venice, 205-207
Sackville (Thomas), First Earl of Dorset, and Thomas Norton. The
Tragidie of Ferrex and Porrex, 24, 25
Sackville (Thomas), First Earl of Dorset, William Baldwin and
others. A Myrrour For Magiſtrates, 19-21
Sartor Resartus, 183-185
Scarlet Letter (The), 202, 203
School (The) For Scandal, 136
Scott (Sir Walter). Ivanhoe, 165, 166
Selborne. The Natural History And Antiquities Of, 143-145
Sentimental Journey (A), 126, 127
Shakespeare (William). Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies, 53-55
Shelley (Percy Bysshe). Adonais, 169, 170
Sheridan (Richard Brinsley). The School For Scandal, 136
Sidney (Sir Philip). The Countesse Of Pembrokes Arcadia, 29-31
Smith (Adam). An Inquiry Into The Nature and Causes Of The Wealth
Of Nations, 132
Smollett (Tobias George). The Expedition Of Humphry Clinker, 130,
131
Snow-Bound, 219, 220
Songes And Sonnettes, 22, 23
Sonnets. By E. B. B., 193
Spectator (The), 94-96
Spenser (Edmund). The Faerie Queene, 32, 33
Steele (Sir Richard). The Tatler, 91-93
Sterne (Laurence). A Sentimental Journey, 126, 127
Stones of Venice (The), 205-207
Stowe (Harriet Beecher). Uncle Tom's Cabin, 204
Surrey (Henry Howard), Earl of. Songes And Sonnettes, 22, 23
Swift (Jonathan). Travels Into Several Remote Nations ... By
Lemuel Gulliver, 99-101
Task (The), 137-140
Tatler (The), 91-93
Taylor (Jeremy). The Rule And Exercises Of Holy Living, 74
Temple (The), 60, 61
Tennyson (Alfred), First Baron Tennyson. In Memoriam. 201
Thackeray (William Makepeace). Vanity Fair, 196-198
Tom Jones. The History Of, 112, 113
Tragedy (The) Of The Dutchesse Of Malfy, 56
Tragedy of The Rich Ievv Of Malta. The Famous, 59
Tragidie (The) of Ferrex and Porrex, 24, 25
Travels Into Several Remote Nations ... By Lemuel Gulliver, 99-101
Uncle Tom's Cabin, 204
Vanity Fair, 196-198
Vicar Of Wakefield (The), 123-125
Vision (The) of Pierce Plowman, 12-14
Waller (Edmund). The Workes, 67, 68
Walton (Izaak). The Compleat Angler, 75, 76
Way of the World (The), 88
Wealth Of Nations. An Inquiry Into The Nature and Cauſes Of The,
132
Webster (John). The Tragedy Of The Dutchesse Of Malfy, 56
White (Gilbert). The Natural History And Antiquities Of Selborne,
143-145
Whittier (John Greenleaf). Snow-Bound, 219, 220
Wilbur (Homer) ... The Biglow Papers. Edited ... by, 194, 195
Wordsworth (William) and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Lyrical Ballads,
153, 154.
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[Illustration:
καὶ μὴν ἀριθμὸν
ἔξοχον σοφισμάτων
έξεῦρον αὐτοῖς
γραμμάτών τε συνθέσεις
μνήμην θ'ἁπάντων
μουσομήτορ' ἐργάτιν
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[Greek:
kai mên arithmon
exochon sophismatôn
exeuron autois
grammatôn te syntheseis
mnêmên th'apantôn
mousomêtor' ergatin]
Translation (De Vinne Press - https: //printinghistory.org/de-vinne/):
"and further I discovered for them [i.e., mankind] numeration, most
striking of inventions, and composition, nurse of the arts, producer
of the record of all things."--Prometheus.
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Transcriber's Note:
This book contains many instances of ſ (long s), which have been
retained, though its use is not necessarily consistent.
Some joining m-dashes (—) (usually in dates) have been changed
to hyphens (-).
Lines 921, 927 (page 16): 'trust' has twice appeared on this page as
'trust', instead of the expected 'truſt'. It may have been deliberate,
and has been retained.
"thoſe yet whom he left in trust to diſpoſe his things
after...."
"and the rather to anſwere that trust which the deceaſſed
repoſed in me,..."
Line 1070 (page 20): 'fyrst' has been retained.
"as the fyrst part doth of other mens," ... ... "wurthy wittes to
enterpryſe and performe the reſt."
Line 1122 (Page 21): ([backwards P?R] one) and ([backwards P?R] I).
This appears to be a monogram, either qR, joined, or backwards-P
joined to R.
Line 1718 (Page 36): 'christopher Barker' is as printed.
"... christopher Barker, Printer to the Queenes moſt excellent
Maieſtie."
Line 1723 (Page 36): Decorative 'A', or SA monogram?
"... and there are two large pictorial initials at the beginning
signed A."
(also Line 1807 on Page 38)
Line 1982 (Page 42): 'χαριsńgιον' corrected to 'χαριϛήριον'
[Greek: Charistêrion]
Line 2754: (Page 63): 'fory' corrected to 'ſory'
"I am ſory that I muſt deceive you; but you will not...."
Lines 3799-3800 (Page 90): 'MBurg.' and 'MBurghers', with M and B
close together - a monogram?
"... is signed "delin MBurg. ſculp. Univ. Ox.," in the first two
volumes, and "delin MBurghers ſculpt, Univ. Ox. 1704," in the
third,..."
Line 3805 (Page 90): "A portrait of Clarendon, occurs as a
frontispiece in each of the three volumes." ... either extraneous
comma after 'Clarenden' or missing comma after 'portrait'. Extraneous
comma removed for clarity.
Line 3971 (Page 94): 'ſumum' corrected to 'fumum'
"Non fumum ex fulgore, ſed ex fumo dare lucem"
Line 4913 (Page 118): "... they received 23s. a week, which he agreed
to raise to 2l. 2s., not, it is to be hoped, out of the 1,575l."
l = £ (pound/pounds); so,
"... they received 23 shillings a week, which he agreed to raise to
£2. 2s. (2 pounds 2 shillings, or 42 shillings), not, it is to be
hoped, out of the £1575 (1,575 pounds)."
Line 5505, Page 135: 'historians'' corrected to 'historian's'
(re Gibbon) "... the historian's "profit on the whole is stated...."
Line 9236 (Page 226): 'surprising' corrected to 'surprizing' to match
title, and other index entry.
"Robinson Crusoe. The Life And Strange Surprizing Adventures Of, 97,
98"
Lines 9370, 9378 (Page 230): The transliteration of the Greek poem in
the De Vinne Press Logo, and the translation supplied by the De Vinne
Press website, have been added for readers' benefit.