15 AUGUST 1896, Page 26

The Lyric Poems of Thomas Campion. Edited by Ernest Rhys.

(J. M. Dent.)—We do not deny merit to Campion, but the language which Mr. Ernest Rhys uses seems to us extravagant. He quotes in his introduction the " Song of Amaryllis," which he describes as the " simple perfection of song-writing." To us it seems very moderate indeed, commonplace in sentiment, the rhymes dubious, and with no such mastering charm in the rhythm as Mr. Rhys seems to find in it.