, A Volume Of Translations Of The Oxford Latin Prize
Poems has made its appearance. We cannot well imagine a more barren task. Prize poems in Latin, when at their best, are ingenious cantos from the works of a few classical......
Miss And Mistress.—mr. Galt, In His Lives Of The Players,
remarks, that " in the seventeenth century, Miss, applied to females, was consi- dered a term of reproach. Miss Cross, who is particularly noticed in Hayne's epilogue to......
Laura; A Romance. By M. Heinsen.
The melody of this romance is simple and appropriate, and it is well accompanied.......
A Complete Edition Of The Vocal Music Of C. W.
BANNISTER. No. I. A notice is appended to the First Number of this work, which disarms criticism of its severity, even had it been necessary to employ it. The respectable......
"the Pirate's Bride Will Zara Be ?" A Song. By
Mrs. W. MARSHALL. We suppose these kinds of ballads, by ladies, have a certain sale among their friends : to the public they usually offer but little attrac- tion. This is as......
Music.
Songs of the Days of Chivalry. The Poetry written by T. H. BAYLY ; the Music by T. H. SEVERN. These collections of songs multiply, and therefore we suppose they are in demand.......
The Twelve Grand Concertos Of Mozart, Arranged By I. N:
HUMMEL. To praise these concertos, would be to announce the shining of the sun at mid-day. M. HUMMEL'S arrangement consists of a compression of :heir orchestral accompaniments......
Mr. Boom Has Written A Work Called The Principles Of
English Composition. The principles are, however, no more the princi- ples of English than of other languages ; and a man might study them to eternity without being one jot......
A Volume Of The Most Gigantic Magnitude Demands A Place
in the Library. We must have a shelf raised on purpose for it. It can only be put among the State Papers or the publications of the Record Commission, It is more than a quarto,......
"o'er Pictured Hopes And Parted Days ;" A Song. By
JOHN BIRD. This is a short and simple strain : the arrangement is good, and sets it off advantageously.......
A Loyal Prayer, For One, Two, Three, Or Four Voices.
By a Layman. This is a clever composition in every respect : its melody, its arrange- ment, its accompaniment, are all good : but it has no chance of being heard ; for, wherever......
The Locomotive World Ought To Be Informed That Mr. Andrews
has written a Guide to Southampton and its neighbourhood, and that Mr. GROOMBRIDGE has published it in London. A guide, whether in person or book, is usually a cheat. The legged......
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