Patriotic Song. Selected and arranged by Arthur Stanley (C. Arthur
Pearson. 5s.)—Mr. Stanley claims, and rightly claims, to have exercised a very wide liberty in his choice. " Patriotic" is taken to include genuine convictions, even wh en these convic- tions are ranged on adverse sides. Jacobite songs and Nationalist melodies from Ireland or Wales are not denied a place in this collection, and their inclusion is greatly helpf ul to its interest and value. The Colonies, too, are to ken in ; Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are represented; nor is India forgotten. We are glad to see that, for the most part, considerations of copyright have not hindered the inclusion of recent verse. We observe in the list of authors the names of Swinburne, Bridges, William Watson, Conan Doyle, Newb olt, and Rudyard Kipling. Tennyson, however, is not represented by anything later than " Maud." On the whole, this is as good an anthology of the kind as we have ever seen.
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