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Introductory Note

material. The choice seems satisfactory both in quality and quantity. The very interesting general Introduction is partly critical and partly historical. It serves its purpose admirably in preparing a background from which the reader may the more intelligently proceed to the poems. The brief biographies of the authors accompanying the selections and the Bibliographical and Critical Notes at the end add much to the value and completeness of the volume.

Charlottesville, Va.

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