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within experience. Read his criticism of Lytton’s poetry ; or his own 
verses on Zhe poetry of a root crop; or Water Babies; or those thoughtful 
fishing verses, Dartside. 
And for deep pathetic sympathy with the loveliness of nature listen 
to those verses from Zhe Saint’s Tragedy: 
’ Duer ... ‘“‘O THAT WE TWO WERE Marine ”’ ... Miss ANDERTON & MR. C. JAMES 
3.—KINGSLEY THE KNIGHT-ERRANT.—Throughout Kingsley’s poems and 
novels a note sounds of pity for women; for the sadness of their lot among 
the poor, for the meanness of their lot among the rich. He longed to 
change all this. Not that he would quite see eye to eye with the reformers 
of to-day. “‘ Be good, sweet maid, and let who can be clever,’’ has quite: 
an old fashioned ring about it. But let us listen and enjoy the piece as 
Mr. James will sing it to us: 
Sone .... “A Farewrtt” ... Mr. C. James. 
But no deference to fashion restrained his ardent chivalry. Eleanor 
Staunton, in Alton Locke, is what he would have fortunate well-born ladies 
become. He symbolises his hope in Zhe Longbeards’ Saga, a merry poem 
full of fire and purpose: , 
“Where women are heroes 
What must the men be ” 
His sense of the hardship of other women in their thraldom is shewn in 
Lorraine, and in the song which we are now to hear: 
Sone ... ‘‘ THe Turee Fisoers” ... Miss ANDERTON 
However, the hour grows late and we must draw to a close. There is 
a passage in Alion Locke in which Kingsley praises musicians as true 
friends of the people, opening realms of spiritual wealth to all alike, to 
the sad prisoners of material circumstances as well as to the gifted and 
the free. With what genial admiration he would greet Dr. Bridge. How 
delighted he would be to listen, as we are now to listen, to the scholarly 
but rollicking music Dr. Bridge has written for some verses from 
Westward Ho! 
Sone ... ‘“‘ WestwaRp Ho!” ... Mr. C. James. 
