If he can get his thought dressed, and thus made visible, he does not mind the dress fitting awkwardly, or even being a little out at elbows.

And yet he has grander lines and phrases than any in Herbert.

He has occasionally a daring success that strikes one with astonishment.

In a word, he says more splendid things than Herbert, though he writes inferior poems.

His thought is profound and just; the harmonies in his soul are true; its artistic and musical ear is defective.