16 MAY 1891, page 22

The Poets Of The Century.* Mn. Miles's Ambitious...

promises to present a bird's-eye view of the poetry of the century, is likely to prove a tolerable success if all the ten volumes are equal to these two. Nothing could be more......

Professor Middleton On Ancient Gems.*

"GEM," in common speech, means a precious stone, especially when engraved for an ornament or other purpose. This, putting aside its primary meaning of a "bud," is pretty nearly......