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"'Between the water and the matted screen, The bald-head vultures, two and two, are seen In dismal grandeur, with revolting face Of foul grotesque, like spirits of the place; And now and then a spear-shaped wave goes by, Its apex glittering with an evil eye That sets above its enemy and prey As from the wave in treacherous, slimy way The black snake winds, and strikes the bestial bird, Whose shriek-like walling on the hills is heard.'

"The 'Dog Guard' is a tale of horrors. 'The Amber Whale' and 'Haunted by Tigers' are founded on whaling accidents, and the latter, especially, is eloquent with the woe of tragedy. There are a few poems in the volume written in a lighter mood. 'Uncle Ned's Tale' is a very spirited tale of battle. 'The Fishermen of Wexford' is one of the best pieces in the collection—almost severe in its simple realism, but tenderly pathetic. We have rarely seen a first volume of poems so rich in promise as is this. It is singularly free from the faults of most early poems, and exhibits a maturity of thought and a sober strength of style that would do credit to any of our older poets."

Boston Commercial Bulletin. "His descriptive powers are remarkably strong and vivid, and his imagination powerful and vigorous. Yet it is evident from a glance at the minor poems of 'Golu,' and 'My Mother's Memory,' that the author has an imagination that will not desert him on brighter and more graceful flights of fancy. Altogether the volume is one of much more than ordinary originality and excellence."

Worcester Palladium. "He shows originality and good descriptive power, and he treats his subjects con amore . . . . The author had the very best reason in the world for writing this collection, and a second volume will be awaited with reason; for strong points