25 MAY 1867, page 18

Mr. Palgra.ve's Hymns.*

TIIE essential and only question which needs to be asked in order to test either the literary or spiritual value of a hymn is this,— whether the imaginative power and rhythmical......

Literature And Its Professors.*

As Mr. Purnell takes exception to the criticism that concerns itself with details, we will try to explain the leading ideas of his book. We understand him to regard literature......