E-text prepared by Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by the Google Books Library Project (http://books.google.com) Note: Images of the original pages are available through the the Google Books Library Project. See http://books.google.com/books?vid=DfK64Q_zmAUC&id Transcriber's note: A carat character followed by text enclosed by curly brackets indicates that the enclosed text is superscripted (example: w^{ch.}). SHELBURNE ESSAYS by PAUL ELMER MORE THIRD SERIES [Greek: Tini chrê krinesthai ta mellonta kalôs krithêsesthai; ar' ouk empeiriai te kai phronêsei kai logoi;] PLATO, _Republic_. G. P. Putnam's Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press 1905 Copyright, 1905 by Paul Elmer More The Knickerbocker Press, New York * * * * * ADVERTISEMENT The last essay in this volume, though written several years ago, has never before been printed. For permission to reprint the other essays thanks are due to the publishers of the _Atlantic Monthly_, the _Independent_, and the New York _Evening Post_. * * * * * CONTENTS PAGE THE CORRESPONDENCE OF WILLIAM COWPER 1 WHITTIER THE POET 28 THE CENTENARY OF SAINTE-BEUVE 54 THE SCOTCH NOVELS AND SCOTCH HISTORY 82 SWINBURNE 100 CHRISTINA ROSSETTI 124 WHY IS BROWNING POPULAR? 143 A NOTE ON BYRON'S "DON JUAN" 166 LAURENCE STERNE 177 J. HENRY SHORTHOUSE 213 THE QUEST OF A CENTURY 244 SHELBURNE ESSAYS THIRD SERIES THE CORRESPONDENCE OF WILLIAM COWPER