An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

Criticisms on the Elder Poets

Anonymous. "Criticisms on the Elder Poets." Vanity Fair. (1860-12-29).
Type
magazine
Genre
commentary
Abstract

The Vanity Fair deems it worthwhile to study some of the long-existing lines. Here it considers the famous rhymes about the cow jumping over the moon, noting foremost the use of with.