AN

INTRODUCTION

TO THE STUDY OF

ROBERT BROWNING'S POETRY.

BY

HIRAM CORSON, LL.D.,

PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH LITERATURE IN THE CORNELL UNIVERSITY; AUTHOR

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OF AN INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF SHAKESPEARE," "A PRIMER

OF ENGLISH VERSE, CHIEFLY IN ITS ESTHETIC AND ORGANIC
CHARACTER," "THE AIMS OF LITERARY STUDY," ETC.

"Subtlest Assertor of the Soul in song."

BOSTON, U.S.A.:

D. C. HEATH & CO., PUBLISHERS.

1900.

My dear Dr Corson,

I waited some days after the arrival
Book and Letter, this king I might

of your

be able to

say mon

of my

sense

of your

: but I can do no more now than

a week ago. You hope I shall not find for

much to dis approve of

what I ought to

portert agumist, is a wad & mik a navy

- For much honor": how can I put aside

2 meat with

your

nature. Let it remain

assurance to younger prets that,

و

after fifty years work unattended by

any conspicuous recognition,

an over-pay &

2 ment may

be made, if Kerd be ouch

another munificent appreciator as

been priveleged to find ` in which case

let them, even

grateful.

mone deserving, be equally

I have not observed anything in need

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of correction in the notes. The little Inblet was Last Supper, mentioned by

Vaswn,

and

"

gone artiny long ago

from

the

accorz

Church of
-ding to report, in some as non wrnu,

S. Spirite : it turned up,

acquired by a thanger. I saw it, genuino

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