Birds of paradise; songs of the Orient and Occident - Softcover

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 Excerpt: ...force of thought, sympathy for all, and burning scorn of luxurious vice."--Liverpool Mercury, June 19, 1889. "One of the advanced minds of the day is Mathilde Blind. I have at my side her latest book,' The Ascent of Man.' The poems are all earnest and high pitched in tone--they are human.... Every line comes from a heart full of life's unutterable woes, of hope's faint, half-believing monitions."--Cheltenham Examiner, June 19, 1889. "To Miss Blind belongs the honour of having been the first to seriously render Charles Darin and Herbert Spencer into verse on anything like a bold and comprehensive scale. 'The Ascent of Man' is a really remarkable poem. Its main conception is even noble, its manner of execution is brilliant and vigorous, and it abounds in passages which prove Miss Blind to possess the true poetic faculty."--Wit and Wisdom, August 3, 1889. "In her last published volume of poems, 'The Ascent of Man,' Miss Blind has revealed qualities of imagination, enthusiasm, and strength, which place her high indeed among women writers of the day."--hcho, August 8, 1889. "Miss Blind has already proved herself to be no ordinary writer of verse, and her new volume will add to her reputation. 'The Ascent of Man' is a philosophical poem, challenging comparison by its subject with the great work of Lucretius, and inevitably suggesting some of the finest passages of Tennyson."--Manchester Examiner, May 18, 1889. "That Miss Blind's volume shows signs of poetic power no careful reader can for a moment doubt."--Literary World, June 14, 1889. "Miss Blind is an accomplished authoress, and a verse-maker of remarkable skill. There is plenty of suggestion, as well as a good deal ot brilliant, forcible, and easy co...