Rustic Poems. By Joseph Verey, author of the Gentle Philosopher.
(Elliot Stock.)—Some of the humorous verses in this volume are good Rustic Poems. By Joseph Verey, author of the Gentle Philosopher. (Elliot Stock.)—Some of the humorous verses in this volume are good
in their way, and we may pick out for especial praise the first poem, called "Nancy Trinder and her son Job," which is a modern rustic. version of the third satire of Juvenal. Job Trinder complains that because he does not go to church on a fine Sunday and does not vote for Lord Daahleigh as member for the county he is driven across the Atlantic. Another rhyme of the same sort, called " Whittletop's
Picture," is amusing and "A Oroftonyolitician " attains a higher order of merit. Of the serious pieces we were pleased with one called " Sailor Ned," and on the whole we would advise our readers to give Mr. Verey a trial.
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