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"Apart from the sonorous beauty of her lines, there is in her diction a straightforwardness and simplicity, and an entire absence of affectation and false sentiment, which, combined with considerable power of characterization, make her volume a remarkable contribution to English literature."—Times.

"Directness of style and lucidity of narrative are the characteristic excellences of the poem. There are few contemporary poets who could have done so much dramatic business in so few lines. In each of the sonnets there is a thought that is well expressed, and worth expressing."—Athenæum.

"The most mature of all recent first efforts, even of established rank."—Academy.

"In the choice of a subject for her chief poem she has been singularly fortunate. That a story such as this is full of poetical suggestiveness is obvious, and Miss Blind has proved herself equal to the occasion. She has avoided writing anything approaching to a