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Books.

MR. LO WELL'S POEMS.* No really original poet can be described by reference to any other, but Mr. Lowell's most conspicuous poetic ancestor,—at least if we judge him by his......

Tree And Serpent-w Orship.*

ONE who has seen the title only of this magnificent book will he puzzled to know what to expect—a history or conjecture on some extinct religion or mythology, or a description......