the conditions under which they were produced: but perhaps the
fragments may here and there suggest the outline of a first
principle. And I dedicate the book to you because it would be
strange if the time during which we have appeared in print side
by side had brought no sense of comradeship. Though, in fact, we
live far apart and seldom get speech together, more than one of
these papers--ostensibly addressed to anybody whom they might
concern--has been privately, if but sub-consciously, intended
for you.

A.T.Q.C.




CONTENTS

CHAUCER 1
"THE PASSIONATE PILGRIM" 29
SHAKESPEARE'S LYRICS 39
SAMUEL DANIEL 48
WILLIAM BROWNE 59
THOMAS CAREW 67
"ROBINSON CRUSOE" 75
LAWRENCE STERNE 90
SCOTT AND BURNS 103
CHARLES READE 124
HENRY KINGSLEY 131
ALEXANDER WILLIAM KINGLAKE 141
C.S.C. AND J.K.S 147