21 DECEMBER 1889, page 12

Browning And Tennyson.

I N some respects the two greatest imaginative poets of our day are striking contrasts. Browning is careless and impatient in execution ; Tennyson careful and elaborate.......

"worn-out" Families. H Ow Much Truth Is There In The Idea

that families get "worn out," that without special fault of their own, or any distinct explanation of their degeneracy, they lose their energy, sink into lassitude, and either......