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That is thoroughly spirited, and there are one or two other poems which are more than spirited, which have a real grandeur of tone in them. But for the most part, Mr. Bourdillon's promise consists in the clear and beautiful terseness with which he can catch the essence of a transient shade of thought or feeling, and chisel it out in words which savor of a common origin with the purest sentiment.

 

 From Macmillan's Magazine.

