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JOHN DENNIS.

"Fortunatus et ille, Deos qui novit agrestes,
Panaque Sylvanumque senem Nymphasque sorores!"

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Thomson's Seasons-His character-Letter to Miss Young-A
poet dying for love-A select library-Britannia and
Liberty-The Castle of Indolence-Walpole's criticism-

Sensational literature-The poetry of Wordsworth-Mr.
Matthew Arnold on the difference between ancient and
modern poetry-A discussion of his argument-Words-
worth's theories injurious to his poetry-His sonnets-Mr.
Henry Taylor on Wordsworth-Wordsworth's descriptions
of nature-His greatness and his weakness-The fathers of
the modern pastoral-Wordsworth's pastorals-His pathos

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