The Monthly will be out to-day at two o'clock. The leading article by Dr. Phillips Brooks, on Henry H. Richardson, the architect, is a fascinating sketch. It is an admirable portrayal of the inner life of a man who sought to express in his work the higher ideals which he cherished. The peculiar delicacy and enthusiasm of Dr. Brooks' touch is here seen at its best. The The succeeding paper, "The Hermit Thrush," by Mr. G. P. Baker, is particularly happy in one respect - that of tone. There are one or two striking lines, and upon the whole this is the strongest work recently published by Mr. Baker. A review of 'Herrick and His Verse," by Mr. F. S. Palmer, is light in handling and therefore well balanced in treatment. It is almost impossible to criticize such a writer as Herrick by the methods which ordinarily obtain in literary criticism. There is one line, "maids who sang his songs so sweetly that Herrick himself wondered at their melody," which evidences good critical acumen, for Mr. Palmer throughout his paper recognizes the immense poetical significance of simplicity, and in no way could the simplicity of such a part be more conclusively proved than by the poets own surprise at the melody of his verse. The "Mood of an Autumn Day," by Mr. Berenson, is crude. It seems to prove that the writer's strength lies in prose. The first three lines are harsh, and "need the file." The thought, again, is obscure, and the lines often labor. "The Last of the Adventures," by Mr. Bruce, is not a powerful effort. It is direct, admirably written and picturesque, but it is disconnected. There is lacking something of that "swing" so peculiar to the writer's better work. A translation of the second epode of Horace, by Mr. Isham, which received a Sargent prize, is in many respects a masterpiece of direct, literal translation. But much of the strength of the work is lost through the absence of the Latin. "The Defence of Charlette Corday," by Mr. E. B. Harvey, is a powerful piece of dramatic writing. The author has put himself well into the spirit of his work and shows an appreciation of unity. Such writing as this cannot be too highly praised.

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