song in Lear') ... 179 (40) Home-Thoughts, from abroad (70) "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower came." (Oh, to be in England) 127 (115) Caliban upon Setebos; or, (41) Home-Thoughts, from the Sea Natural Theology in the (113) Rabbi ben Ezra (122) Apparent Failure ... 188 201 212 217 (104) Adapted from "One Word 6 1872. A Selection from the Works of Robert Browning. With a Memoir of the Author and Explanatory Notes. For the Use of Schools and Private Tuition. Edited by F. H. Ahn, Ph. Dr. Leipzig, Ernst Fleischer, 1872. 1872. SELECTIONS FROM THE POETICAL WORKS OF ROBERT BROWNING. London: | Smith, Elder & Co., 15, Waterloo Place. | 1872. p. i-xii, 1-348. Svo.1 [First Series.] 1 The Tauchnitz Selection of 1872, calld "The Poetical Works of Robert Browning," vols. 1197, 1198 of the "Collection of British Authors," contains: vol. i, p. 1-6 half-title, Portrait, title and contents; (52) A Soul's Tragedy, p. 7-43; (51) Luria, p. 45-108; (53) Christmas-Eve and Easter-Day (Florence, 1850'), p. 109-188; Men and Women (London and Florence, 184-185-.') only the 12 under that title in the '68 edition-(102) Transcendentalism, (76) A Contemporary, (17) Artemis, (64) Karshish, (4) Agricola, (35) Pictor Ignotus, (60) Fra Lippo, (82) Andrea del Sarto, (32) Bishop's Tomb, (80) Blougram, (94) Cleon, (19) Rudel, (104) One Word More,—altering Karshook to Karshish in § 14,—p. 189-292. 1s. 6d. vol. ii. half-title, Title and Contents, p. 1-5; (88) In a Balcony (‘Bagni di Lucca, 1853'), p. 7-38; Dramatis Persona (London, 1864'); Dramatic Romances, p. 199320.-(14) French Camp, (78) Patriot, (12) Last Duchess, (13) Count Gismond, (31) Boy and Angel (complete), (68) Instans Tyrannus, (65) Mesmerism, (50) Glove, (49) Time's Revenges, (36) Italian in England, (37) Englishman in Italy, (16) Gon, dola, (18) Waring, (95) Twins, (72) Light Woman, (77) Last Ride, (22) Pied Piper, (33) Flight of the Duchess (all: a, b), (99) Grammarian's Funeral, (97) Herefie's Tragedy.-1s. 6d. Both a cheap Selection from Browning's Works and a che double-column Edition of them are sadly wanted in England. "Dedicated to ALFRED TENNYSON. In Poetry-illustrious and consummate: In Friendship-Noble and sincere." [Forewords] "In the present selection from my poetry, there is an attempt to escape from the embarrassment of appearing to pronounce upon what myself may consider the best of it. I adopt another principle; and by simply stringing together certain pieces on the thread of an imagined personality, I present them in succession, rather as the natural development of a particular experience than because I account them. the mo-t noteworthy portion of my work. Such an attempt was made in the volume of selections from the poetry of Elizabeth Barrett Browning [see p. 61, note 2, above]: to which-in outward uniformity, at least-my own would venture to become a companion. "A few years ago, had such an opportunity presented itself, I might have been tempted to say a word in reply to the objections my poetry was used to encounter. Time has kindly co-operated with my disinclination to write the poetry and the criticism besides. The readers I am at last privileged to expect, meet me fully half-way; and if, from the fitting standpoint, they must still "censure me in their wisdom," they have previously "awakened their senses that they may the better judge." Nor do I apprehend any more charges of being wilfully obscure, unconscientiously careless, or perversely harsh. Having hitherto done my utmost in the art to which my life is a devotion, I cannot engage to increase the effort; but I conceive that there may be helpful light, as well as reassuring warmth, in the attention and sympathy I gratefully acknowledge. "London, May 14, 1872." R. B." [This book is, in the main, a reproduction of the Selections of 1865.] CONTENTS. ... 156 SELECTIONS 145 (49) Time's Revenges 160 (81) Memorabilia 258 (18) Waring 163 (122) Apparent Failure 259 (40) Home Thoughts, from Abroad 172 (117) Prospice 262 (36) The Italian in England 173 (37) The Englishman in Italy 179 (70) "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower came " 263 (58) Up at a Villa-Down in the City (68) Instans Tyrannus 289 (60) Fra Lippo Lippi 196 (64) An Epistle (Karshish) 292 (82) Andrea del Sarto 209 (32) The Bishop orders his Tomb at Saint Praxed's Church (115) Caliban upon Setebos 303 313 218 (113) Rabbi ben Ezra 335 ... 223 | (123) Epilogue (3 Speakers) 344 (61) A Toccata of Galuppi's 1880.1 SELECTIONS FROM THE POETICAL WORKS | OF ROBERT BROWNING Second Series | London | Smith, Elder, & Co., 15 Waterloo Place | 1880 | 1 1877. [Selections in Osgood's U. S. A. 'Vest-Pocket Series of Standard and Popular Authors.' 16mo.] Favorite Poems. By Robert Browning. Illustrated. Boston James R. Osgood and Company, Late Ticknor & Fields, and Fields, Osgood, & Co. 1877, p. i-viii, 9-96, with 7 poor woodcuts, paged. The "Lyrics of Life. Illustrated. With Portrait. 75 cents: Paper, 50 cents, advertized at the end of this vol. among Browning's Works," is not in the British Museum. It is a short set of Selections, I assume. The other books in the list, all 16mo, 1 dollars a volume, are, Poems and Dramas, 2 vols. Sordello; Strafford; Christmas-Eve and Easter-Day, 1 vol. Dramatis Personæ, 1 vol. Men and Women, 1 vol. The Ring and the Book, 2 vols. Balaustion's Adventure, 1 vol. Fifine at the Fair; Prince Hohenstiel Schwangau ; Hervé Riel, 1 vol. RedCotton Night-Cap Country, 1 vol. Aristophanes' Apology, 1 vol. The Inn Album, 1 vol. Pacchiarotto, 1 vol. Complete Works, 13 vols. Cloth, $19. 50. The List quotes undated opinions on Br.'s works from the London Examiner, Bp. Gilbert Haven, James Russell Lowell, London Athenæum, Westminster Review, New York Graphic, and Boston Advertiser. II. CHANGED RYMES AND FRESH LINES IN SORDELLO, Books I-VI, ed. 1863, 1868. ed. 1840. p. 13. men's flesh is meant. BOOK I. pray, Lost at Oliero's convent. Hill-cats, face With ['68 Our] Azzo, our Guelf-Lion! No ryme-changed or fresh line in Book II. 1 Proem to The Two Poets of Croisic, p. 85. |