The Gentle Life. Essays in Aid of the Formation of
Character. (Sampson Low and Co.)—The writer seems to have given this name to his little volume of essays because their object is to teach people " to be humble-minded, meek in spirit, but hold in thought and action ; to be truthful, sincere, generous ; to be pitiful to the poor and needy, re- spectful to all men ; to guide the young, defer to old age ; to enjoy and be thankful for our own lot and envy none." Thia excellent object is sought to be attained by some pleasant gossiping papers on 'i Minners," "Etiquette," "Wives," " Husbands,",and the like. These subjects hardly admit of anything very novel, either in thought or treatment, but neither does the writer claim for them that species of merit. And we may safely say that there is not a word in the volume calculated to excite any feelings other than those which are enumerated in the above quotation.
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