The Shakespeare Tapestry Woven in Verse. By C. Mulkey. (W.
Blackwood and Sons.)—We are indirectly indebted to this author for some pleasant reading. We hasten to say that our pleasure was due to Shakespeare, not to the Tapestry. The poems here are, we sup- pose, suggested by particular scenes of the poet ; and on this suppo- sition, we thought it right to refer and see how accurately the spirit of the dramatist had been grasped, the result being that we became interested in our Shakespeare, and left the Tapestry neglected. On
returning to the latter, we found it scarcely to our taste, which seemed a poor reward for the conscientious reviewer. Mrs. Hankey has printed too soon. Patting out of consideration such qualities as pathos, grace, or passion, Mrs. Hankey has not mastered such technical requisites as metre, rhythm, and language.
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