7 APRIL 1866, page 23

Poems, Pastorals, And Songs. By Francis Alexander Mackay....

is positively too bad. In these days of education it is- not allowable to print-such verses as these :— " 'Tis Easter—the blue sky breaks, the fresh wind Through the casement......

Where Shall We Get Meat? Or, The Food Supplies Of

Western Europe.......

Our Reptiles. By M. C. Cooke. With Original Figures Of

every species and numerous woodcuts. (Hardwicke.)—This is one of Mr. Hardwieke's pleasant little volumes of popular natural history. The author makes no pretensions to anything......

The Quadrilateral (saunders And Otley.)—three Gentlemen...

to produce this small volume of verses, whicla they dedicate to a friend. Thus a quadrilateral is formed, which see suppose is to stand four square to all the winds of criticism......