THE WESTMINSTER GAZETTE

London, England

21 January 1899

(page 3)

THE WEEK’S PUBLISHING.

VERSE AND THE DRAMA.

From Kegan Paul we have “The Tale of Archais: a Romance in Verse by a Gentleman of the University of Cambridge.” The author’s “Ballade of His Tale” opens thus:

Go to the woodlands, English maid,

Or where the downs to scaward bend,

When autumn is in gold arrayed,

Or spring is green, or winters send

A frosty sun, or summers blend

Their flowers in every dainty dye,

And take as you would a friend,

This pleasant tale of Thessaly.