The Dream and the Deed; and other Poems. By Patrick
Scott. (H. S. King.)—The principal poem is a tale of which the chief inci- dent is one of those remarkable revelations which are known to have taken place in sleep of some important piece of knowledge which it seems impossible otherwise to recover. A guest brought by an unusual chain of causes to his entertainer's house discovers the missing deed which secures his threatened fortune. We read the tale with some interest, though this is scarcely heightened by the form in which it is conveyed. The "World's Exhibition" is not over powerfully written, and is certainly not so pleasant to read.— —Amster Fair. By W. Tennant, LL.D. (John Ross.)—This is a republication of a humorous poem written about sixty years ago by a writer who attained some little reputation in his day. As the editor says, "the author had no other end in view than the creation of pure fun,—innocent, aimless enjoyment, as its own end." A very laudable motive too, and fairly well attained in " Anstor Fair "—a description of rural sports, by which Rab the Ranter wins the heart and hand of fair Maggie Lauder.
Previous page
