immature geniu-. Uis style is ball tormed, I in a great measure, upon the writings of his predecessors—qnibbles, plays ut'ou words, and frigid conceits al'ouml beyond measare— kits characters are imperfectly developed: that is,considering it is Siiakspkauk who draws ; them—bis fancy is lively enough, but never reaches that higher region in which it locs tbe name of fancy and takes that of imagina tion—his invention is narrow-and be maul- '