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age, and apparently the author of these extraordin- ary poems realizes the fact, for his volume is privately printed.... Magnificent poems—pagan in their intensity and vividness of colouring.”— Oxford Magazine. The Soul of Osiris. 5s. ‘<The depth and volume and the passionate inten- sity of the feeling in many of these poems are un- mistakable, as are the frequent richness and vision- ary splendour of the imagery and the aptness and the transfiguring power of the rhythms.”—New York Nation. Mr. G. K. Chesterton also writes a_column and a quarter…
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…rs tinged or impregnated with mystical and transcendental thought... “Fnoug h has been said to show that Mr. Crowley's ‘Ambergris ’ is a volume containing notable poetry.”—Wation. “The most interesting volume of new English verse seen this year.” —Evening Post. “, Thereis life and vigour and realityin it, and a personality sincerely expressed in spite of what appears to be wilful eccentricities.” —Book- man. The Winged Beetle. ros. A collection of lyrical poems. ‘In the face of the whole horde of reviewers, critics, and in the face of the Briti…
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…dolescence. s¢. . . We have read with admiration for its in- tense spirituality, as well as for its technical super- iorities, . .. this volume,in which we are sure of having heard an impressive and an original voice. The verse of ‘Songs of the Spirit’—essentiallyin- tricate, introspective if you like—is also free from obvious artifice and eccentricity, it is fiery and clear measured and easy of phrasing.” — Manchester Guardian. 117
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…at electric shocks of this nature ‘may prove beneficial in some cases.’ Literary Guide. Oracles. 55. “The Autobiography of an Art.” This volume contains unpublished poems dating from 1886 to 1903. 123
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… John Ford. He views the sexual problem from the standpoint of the unconventional student of human nature. The principal poem in his new volume is a powerful dramatic sketch. passages in this drama are really very fine; and ‘The Fatal Force’ is also a dramatic poem of singular power. Mr. Crowley has a claim to recognition as a true poet. Most men who have thought deeply on life’s problems recognize that the current religion of nearly all their fellow men is an idle mockery.. We cannot shrink from looking behind the veil, and asking ourselves— W…
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… paper. Extra Crown 8vo, 3 vols., pp. x+269,+Vili+ 283, +Vili+ 230, + Appendices and Table of Correspondences about pp. 60. Bound as one volume in vellum, green ties, 3 3s. ; Cloth, without portraits, £2 2s. Ambergris. 35. 6d. “* A very casual glance at ‘ Ambergris’ will con- vince any one with understanding eyes that Mr. Crowley is as passionately possessed by his theme as any poet has been. This must ensure a constant achievement of notable poetry. . . . Mysticism is Mr. Crowley’s theme. Precisely what species of mysticism he professes, or ra…
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…uchin the style of the‘ metaphysi- cal’ poets of the seventeenth century, Indeed, in turning over the pages of ‘ Amphora,’ as the little volume was entitled when published ‘anonymously two years ago, by Burns and Oates, we feel them to be the work of a recipient of the tradition of Vaughan the Silurist, George Herbert, and Cra- shaw, although Mr. Crowleyis smooth where they are rugged, plain where they are perplexing. ‘*These poems indicate a mind full of earnest aspiration towards his spiritual Queen, a mind of an engaging zaiveté, untroubled …
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…ll tickle the fancy, the quaint allusive- ness of his notes will raise the eyelid of wonder.... With regard to the prose portions of the volume, the essay on ‘Science and Buddhism’ reveals some penetrating touches; but we have to confess that the discourse on ‘ Ontology’ baffles our comprehen- sion. The poetical epilogue is beautiful and con- tenting.” —Litevary Guide. **Mr. Crowley has always been, in my opinion, a good poet; his ‘Soul of Osiris,’ written during an Egyptian mood, was better poetry than his Browningesque rhapsody in a Buddhisti…