23 SEPTEMBER 1876, page 16
Books.
TAINE'S ANCIENT REGIME.* M. TAME somewhat disappoints us. He is the victim, not of his method, but of his genius. He tells us that his plan is to scrutinise and to catalogue......
From The Italian.
THE past is not,—the hues in which 'tis drest Fond memory supplies ; The future is not,—hope 7 born in the breast Its fancied joys arise ; The present is not,—like the......
Poetry.
HYMN BY A SMALL OFFICIAL. Arr., great Diplomacy, prim go-between, Gloved with soft fur and glib with clever cant,— With art of never saying what you mean, And skill in rarely......
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