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'Quality and not quantity is what we ask for from the poet, and some of the loveliest poems in the language are also among the briefest. Here are two tiny volumes that deserve a word of praise from the critic and recognition from the public.'—London Illustrated News, June 20, 1885.
AN IRISH GARLAND. By Sarah M. B. Piatt.
Small Crown 8vo, Cloth 3s. 6d.
Published in the United States by HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & Co., Boston and New York, Price $1.00.
The Scotsman, December 26, 1884.
'There is a peculiar charm in the short poem entitled "In Clonmel Parish Churchyard," and another poem, "The Confession of My Neighbour," gives us one of those quick instinctive glimpses into a woman's heart which is apt to escape man's grosser vision."
The Academy, March 21, 1885.
'This is a charming little book, and we could wish it were much longer. Rarely, indeed, has so much thought and feeling been put into verse of the secondary order with more flow and felicity of diction. . . . We can sincerely recommend Mrs. Piatt's pretty, thoughtful, and tuneful volume.'
The Graphic, July 11, 1885.
'Pathos distinguishes the best pieces, such as, "On the Pier at Queenstown," and "The Confession of My Neighbour," but there is a vein of quaint humour in places, as in a charming little childlike poem, "Comfort through a Window."
The Saturday Review, July 11, 1885.
'Mrs, Piatt's slender volume risks overlooking by its mere slightness. It con. tains one poem, "The Gift of Tears," which for deep-hearted suggestiveness and concentrated pathos might have proceeded from Mrs. Browning. The kinship we claim for it is no light thing, and it is not lightly claimed.'
The Pilot (Boston, U.S.A,), April 18, 1885.
'Ought to endear her to every Irish Heart.'
THE CHILDREN OUT-OF-DOORS.
A BOOK OF VERSES. By Two in One House.
Small Crown 8vo. Cloth, 3s. 6d.
Published in the United States by ROBERT CLARKE & CO., Cincinnati, Price $1.25.
The Atlantic Monthly (Boston), April 188s.
'The authors of the charming book of verse called "The Children Out-of-Doors" are, of course, Mr. and Mrs. Piatt. Though their names do not appear on the titles page, their work is too characteristic to pass unrecognised.'
DAVID DOUGLAS, Publisher,
15 Castle Street, Edinburgh.
