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New Zealand Tablet, Volume I, Issue 7, 14 June 1873, Page 13

OECOND EDITION-] "BEHIND THE TOMB," And Other Poems, BY THOMAS BRACKEN; Neatly Bound in Green Cloth — Price 2s. By Post, 2b. 6d. Opinions or thb Peess. He is fluent and facile" in expression, while in the construction of his stanzas he shows a correct ear for rhythm. — Argut, 13th June, 1871. The majority" of the "compositions in this volume are creditable to the writer, both as regards sentiment and diction.— Australasian, 14th June, 1871. The author has some of the true music of poetry in his soul, and his verses have •in them much that is generous and pure, with a generally apt, and oftentimes eloquent expres- . eion^ ... The last verses we have cited are, in our opinion, rot undeserving of comparison with the plaintive sounds, the simple' eloquence, and natural beauty of Tennyson's ■ "May Queen." We gladly commend the' book to every man and woman's fireside. — Ballarat Star, 18th July, 1871. The poet is no mean rhymster, and a healthy tone pervades the emanations of his muse. . . . There are many genuine flowers of poesy scattered through the book.— Colling - wood Advertiser. The work deserves a 1 place on the lightreading shelf of every family library. — Australian Journal. The book before us contains some good pieces, which fairly entitle the author to take a place among the poets of our day. . . . "Sad thoughts," "Years are Stealing,". " April here and April there," and " Guallin a Chiel," have the true ring of poetry. ' Dunedin Evening Star. Some of the poems are of more than ordinary merit, and full of progressive ideas and foregleams of immortality. ... As a whole, the collection will bear favorable comparison with many of the works issued from the London Press.— Harbinger of Light. March, 1872. JOSEPH BRAITHWAITE, Arcade.