Anacreon In English. By Thomas James Arnold....
us that his translation is "attempted in the metres of the .original." We doubt whether he quite understands them. The ordinary metre of the odes is a line of three iambic feet......
The Vestments Of The Church: An Illustrated Lecture. By The
Rev. W. B. Marriott., M.A. (Rivingtons.)—Mr. Marriott gives in this lecture some specimens of the copious knowledge which he has collected in his elaborate work on "Christian......
Essays Of A Birmingham Manufacturer. By William Lucas...
I. (Williams and Norgate.)—The first of these essays is the only characteristic one. It is a gallant defence—with a good deal of offence too, for Mr. Sargent is not content with......
Franconia Stories. By Jacob Abbott. (hodder And...
not know whether these stories are old or new. If they are new, Mr. Abbott, whose "Young Christian" forms one of our earliest recol- lections of "Sunday reading," must be a......
The Bahamas : A Sketch. By Surgeon-major Bacot....
hundred pages are very readable and interesting. They give a, sketch of the history of the islands from the day when Columbus discovered them down to the event which lately......
Mr. Murray Publishes A New Edition, In Which, Indeed, The
changes and additions are so extensive that the book may be almost said to have been rewritten, of his Handbook for Travellers in Wiltshire, Dorsetshire, and Somersetshire. With......
.necermore ; Or, Burnt Butterflies. By John Gaunt. 2 Vols.
(Tinsley.) —Mr. Gaunt brings together in the pages of his novel a number of people more or less vicious, or disagreeable, or weak. Some of them combine all these qualities,......
My Brides. 1 Vol. By Emily G. Nesbitt. (newby.)—this Is
a love story, or rather a succession of love stories, simply and prettily told. The narrator, for the form of the book is autobiographical, tells us how certain young ladies of......
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