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Poetry.—the Prince's Quest, And Other Poems. By William...

Regan Paul and Co.)—Mr. Watson tells in heroic verso of the fluent kind an allegorical story, which represents, we suppose, how the hopes and aspirations of a faithful soul are......

The Westminster Review. July. (triibner.)—the Best...

it seems to us, is that on " The Place of Socrates in the Greek Philosophy." Among other things, may be noted the writer's just estimate of Xenophon's as compared to Plato's......

Current Literature.

The Modern Review. July. (James Clarke.)—This number has some very good papers. If the Review can keep up to the standard here reached, it will be a decided acquisition to our......

Lady Laura. By Mary Elizabeth Christie. 3 Vole. (strahan And

Co).—We may consider this novel as a contribution to the controversy now going on about the bearing of Agnosticism on morality. The hero, Maurice Home, who has resigned his......

Eros : Four Tales. (chapman And Hall.)—of These Stories,...

Good or Evil," by Mr. Wingfield, is the best. The three others which make up the two volumes are very mild and watery specimens of composition—for instance, " Lord Flews'......