Social England : a record of the progress of the people in religion, laws, learning, arts, industry, commerce, science, literature and manners, from the earliest times to the present day . l between Maud and Idylls of the King, Alexander Smith stood in much thesame relation to Tennyson as Master Betty stood at an earlierdate to John Kemble. He was the young Roscius of poetry,who, after being temporarily elevated to the same, if not toa higher pedestal, than that of its greatest living master, is nowas clean forgotten as his dramatic prototype. It would be unjustto compare him, except as the ob
Social England : a record of the progress of the people in religion, laws, learning, arts, industry, commerce, science, literature and manners, from the earliest times to the present day . l between Maud and Idylls of the King, Alexander Smith stood in much thesame relation to Tennyson as Master Betty stood at an earlierdate to John Kemble. He was the young Roscius of poetry,who, after being temporarily elevated to the same, if not toa higher pedestal, than that of its greatest living master, is nowas clean forgotten as his dramatic prototype. It would be unjustto compare him, except as the object of exaggerated admiration,with the school of Delia Crusca (Vol. V., p. 600); but a comparisonof (iifford with William Edmonstoune Aytoun (1813-65) is moreapt. For the ? jiaviad and M;eviad were not more fatal to 385 1865) the Delia Cmscans than was the admirably humorous burlesc|ueof Firrailian to the Spasmodic school. Alexander Smithspretensions to poetic merit were, however, immeasurablysuperior to those of another favourite, whoso popularity wasfar more ondiuing, and whose permanent hold upon a largepublic of readers renders it expedient to defer the works of. ritot}: d GROTE, I!Y T. STEWAEDSON.(Kalional Vortrttit Galkrtj.) Martin Farquhar Tuppcr () for consideration in thatgeneral review of the literature and literary tendencies of the agewhich is reserved for the closing chapter of the present volume. In poetry, as has been seen, the period, though one of Proae:fruitful activity, was at the same time to some extent also a of transition and tentative effort. For the rich andsteady development of English literature upon establishedlines we must look to the department of history. The quarterof a century from 1S40 to 18(J5 was singularly distinguished inthe production or commencement of memorable historical worksand the foundation or coronation of edifices of historical 386 THE RULE OF THE MIDDLE CLASS.
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