# Littell's Living Age/Volume 138

LITTELL'S
LIVING AGE.
E Pluribus Unum.
"These publications of the day should from time to time be winnowed, the wheat carefully preserved, and the chaff thrown away."
"Made up of every creature's best."
"Various, that the mind Of desultory man, studious of change, And pleased with novelty, may be indulged."
FIFTH SERIES, VOLUME XXIII.
FROM THE BEGINNING, VOL. CXXXVIII.
JULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER,
1878
BOSTON:
LITTELL AND GAY.
| Fifth Series, Volume XXIII. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1777. — July 6, 1878. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXVIII. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | The Future of Asiatic Turkey, | Fortnightly Review, | 3 |
| II. | A Doubting Heart. By Miss Keary, author of "Castle Daly," "Oldbury," etc. Part II., | Advance Sheets, | 10 |
| III. | The Political Adventures of Lord Beaconsfield. Part III. From 1837 to 1852, | Fortnightly Review, | 14 |
| IV. | Daisy Miller: a Study, | Cornhill Magazine, | 27 |
| V. | On Jewish Proselytism before the War of Titus. By Francis W. Newman, | Fraser's Magazine, | 40 |
| VI. | Lady Caroline Lamb, | Temple Bar, | 46 |
| VII. | Old Maps of Africa, | Nature, | 56 |
| VIII. | A Lancashire Diarist, | All The Year Round, | 59 |
| IX. | Nice People, | Saturday Review, | 62 |
POETRY. :
| To a Weed, | 2 | May, | 2 |
| The Weed's Answer, | 2 | |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 64 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXIII. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1778. — July 13, 1878. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXVIII. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Life and Times of James Madison, | Quarterly Review, | 67 |
| II. | The Shadow of a Dream, | All The Year Round, | 80 |
| III. | Johnson's Lives. By Matthew Arnold, | Contemporary Review, | 86 |
| IV. | Within the Precincts. By Mrs. Oliphant. Part X., | Advance Sheets, | 93 |
| V. | Mr. Froude's "Life and Times of Thomas Becket". By Edward A. Freeman. Part III., | Contemporary Review, | 108 |
| VI. | Consolation, | Saturday Review, | 124 |
| VII. | Desultoriness, | Truth, | 126 |
| VIII. | Lotteries, | Pall Mall Gazette, | 127 |
POETRY. :
| Moss-Roses, | 66 | Tantalus, | 66 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXIII. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1779. — July 20, 1878. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXVIII. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Vice-Admiral Baron von Tegetthoff, | Fraser's Magazine, | 131 |
| II. | Macleod of Dare. By William Black. Part XII., | Advance Sheets, | 147 |
| III. | A Fiery World, | Cornhill Magazine, | 164 |
| IV. | The Great Tropical Fallacy, | Belgravia, | 174 |
| V. | The Burial of Hanover, | Spectator, | 181 |
| VI. | United States' Indian Wars, | Examiner, | 183 |
| VII. | Vefyk Pasha on Asia And Europe, | Spectator, | 185 |
| VIII. | Sublimity by Cubic Measure, | Saturday Review, | 188 |
| IX. | Mr. W. C. Bryant, | Athenæum, | 191 |
POETRY. :
| Companions on the Road, | 130 | To a Child, | 130 |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 192 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXIII. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1780. — July 27, 1878. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXVIII. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | The Church in the West Riding, | Quarterly Review, | 195 |
| II. | The Ferry of Carnoet. A Breton Beggar's Story. By the author of "Patty", | Advance Sheets, | 211 |
| III. | Broadmoor, and our Criminal Lunatics, | Macmillan's Magazine, | 215 |
| IV. | Captain Dover's Cotswold Games, | Cornhill Magazine, | 220 |
| V. | Daisy Miller: a Study. Conclusion, | Cornhill Magazine, | 226 |
| VI. | The English Admirals, | Cornhill Magazine, | 241 |
| VII. | Criticism and Creation, | Macmillan's Magazine, | 246 |
| VIII. | Mr. Disraeli on Whist, | Spectator, | 255 |
POETRY. :
| A Touch of Pity, | 194 | "Wir sassen am Fischerhause", | 194 |
| Deserted, | 194 | |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXIII. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1781. — August 3, 1878. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXVIII. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | The Constitution of Norway, | Fraser's Magazine, | 259 |
| II. | A Doubting Heart. By Miss Keary, author of "Castle Daly," "Oldbury," etc. Part III., | Advance Sheets, | 268 |
| III. | Our Kentish Parish, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 281 |
| IV. | Cheap Literature for Village Children, | Macmillan's Magazine, | 296 |
| V. | Stray Thoughts on Scenery, | Cornhill Magazine, | 304 |
| VI. | American Missions in Turkey, | Fraser's Magazine, | 313 |
| VII. | The Bishops at Lambeth, | Saturday Review, | 316 |
| VIII. | How Three Princesses Purchased a Palace, | Pall Mall Gazette, | 318 |
| IX. | The Will of Peter the Great, | Academy, | 320 |
POETRY. :
| Barry Cornwall, | 258 | Two Schoolboys, | 258 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXIII. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1782. — August 10, 1878. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXVIII. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Giordano Bruno and Galileo Galilei, | Quarterly Review, | 323 |
| II. | A Doubting Heart. By Miss Keary, author of "Castle Daly," "Oldbury," etc. Part IV., | Advance Sheets, | 340 |
| III. | Among the Burmese, | Fraser's Magazine, | 354 |
| IV. | The Story of a Letter. By Julia Kavanagh, | Argosy, | 366 |
| V. | What the Sun is Made of. By J. Norman Lockyer, | Nineteenth Century, | 374 |
| VI. | Seeing the Princess, | Saturday Review, | 381 |
| VII. | Admiral Sir George Back, | Nature, | 384 |
POETRY. :
| Studies from the Antique, | 322 | The Forget-me-not, | 322 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXIII. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1783. — August 17, 1878. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXVIII. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | The Saracens in Italy, | Westminster Review, | 387 |
| II. | Macleod of Dare. By William Black. Part XIII., | Advance Sheets, | 397 |
| III. | L'Ecole Francaise at Athens and at Rome. By Rev. W. Wolfe Capes, | Fraser's Magazine, | 404 |
| IV. | Within the Precincts. By Mrs. Oliphant. Part XI., | Advance Sheets, | 411 |
| V. | Letters of Coleridge, Southey, and Lamb to Matilda Betham, | Fraser's Magazine, | 416 |
| VI. | Davos in Winter, | Fortnightly Review, | 426 |
| VII. | A Doubting Heart. By Miss Keary, author of "Castle Daly," "Oldbury," etc. Part V., | Advance Sheets, | 434 |
| VIII. | A Water Arrival in India, | Good Words, | 442 |
| IX. | Some Curiosities in Letter-Writing, | Chambers' Journal, | 446 |
POETRY. :
| Molly Trefusis, | 386 | The Prayer of St. Chrysostom, | 386 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXIII. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1784. — August 24, 1878. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXVIII. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | The Englishwoman at School, | Quarterly Review, | 451 |
| II. | Macleod of Dare. By William Black. Part XIV., | Advance Sheets, | 467 |
| III. | Bishop Selwyn, | Church Quarterly Review, | 476 |
| IV. | Within the Precincts. By Mrs. Oliphant. Part XII., | Advance Sheets, | 492 |
| V. | Apples: a Comedy, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 502 |
| VI. | Wanted - a Religion, | Saturday Review, | 509 |
POETRY. :
| White Jasmine, | 450 | The Passing of the Cloud, | 450 |
| "Spring's Secrets", | 450 | |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 512 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXIII. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1785. — August 31, 1878. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXVIII. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Origin and Wanderings of the Gypsies, | Edinburgh Review, | 515 |
| II. | A Doubting Heart. By Miss Keary, author of "Castle Daly," "Oldbury," etc. Part VI., | Advance Sheets, | 530 |
| III. | Johnson Without Boswell, | Contemporary Review, | 541 |
| IV. | Prince Bismarck. By one of his Countrymen, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 553 |
| V. | Imaginary Portraits. By Walter H. Pater, | Macmillan's Magazine, | 566 |
| VI. | Our Young Masters, | Spectator, | 573 |
| VII. | Foreign Views of our Occupation of Cyprus, | Public Opinion, | 574 |
| VIII. | The Agricultural Products of Cyprus, | Economist, | 576 |
POETRY. :
| Born at Jerusalem, | 514 | To Phidyle, | 514 |
| Letty's Globe, | 514 | Outwards or Homewards, | 514 |
| Taken Away, | 514 | |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXIII. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1786. — September 7, 1878. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXVIII. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Madame du Deffand, | Quarterly Review, | 579 |
| II. | A Doubting Heart. By Miss Keary, author of "Castle Daly," "Oldbury," etc. Part VII., | Advance Sheets, | 601 |
| III. | The Political Adventures of Lord Beaconsfield. Part IV. From 1852 to August, 1878, | Fortnightly Review, | 615 |
| IV. | Cyprus, | Macmillan's Magazine, | 627 |
| V. | Mr Bourdillon's Poems, | Spectator, | 636 |
| VI. | An Hour on the Cliff, | Macmillan's Magazine, | 639 |
POETRY. :
| Our Children, | 578 | Long After, | 578 |
| After the Storm, | 578 | An Hour on the Cliff, | 639 |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 640 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXIII. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1787. — September 14, 1878. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXVIII. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | The First Edinburgh Reviewers, | Cornhill Magazine, | 643 |
| II. | A Doubting Heart. By Miss Keary, author of "Castle Daly," "Oldbury," etc. Part VIII., | Advance Sheets, | 653 |
| III. | The Baptismal Creed of the Early Roman Church, | Contemporary Review, | 659 |
| IV. | The Four Last Sultans. Translated and Abridged for The Living Age from | Count E. de Keratry, | 668 |
| V. | Within the Precincts. By Mrs. Oliphant. Part XIII., | Advance Sheets, | 683 |
| VI. | The Trial of Two Quakers in the Time of Oliver Cromwell. By A. H. A. Hamilton, | Fraser's Magazine, | 691 |
| VII. | The Bewilderments of Science, | Spectator, | 699 |
| VIII. | The Drawbacks of the Intellectual Life, | Spectator, | 701 |
| IX. | Thibet, | Nature, | 704 |
POETRY. :
| Two Moods, | | In Love's Eclipse, | 642 |
| I. — Hate, | 642 | To an Iconoclastic Poet, | 642 |
| II. — Love, | 642 | Summer, | 642 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXIII. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1788. — September 21, 1878. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXVIII. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Catherine of Russia, | Quarterly Review, | 707 |
| II. | Macleod of Dare. By William Black. Part XV., | Advance Sheets, | 723 |
| III. | Among the Burmese. Part II., | Fraser's Magazine, | 732 |
| IV. | Within the Precincts. By Mrs. Oliphant. Part XIV., | Advance Sheets, | 745 |
| V. | Russian Court Life in the Eighteenth Century. Elizabeth Petrowna, "La Clemente", | Temple Bar, | 752 |
| VI. | What is Morphology? | Nature, | 762 |
| VII. | Dark and Fair, | Saturday Review, | 766 |
POETRY. :
| By-and-By, | 706 | A Water-Lily, | 706 |
| "Seest Thou O Maid", | 706 | A Child, | 706 |
| A Farewell, | 706 | |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXIII. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1789. — September 28, 1878. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXVIII. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Finlay's History of the Servitude of Greece, | Edinburgh Review, | 771 |
| II. | Macleod of Dare. By William Black. Part XVI., | Advance Sheets, | 787 |
| III. | Age of the Sun and Earth, | Cornhill Magazine, | 796 |
| IV. | Rose Cherril: an Exile's Love-Story, | Cornhill Magazine, | 809 |
| | ⁂ Title and Index to Volume CXXXVIII. | | |
POETRY. :
| One June Morning, | 770 | "Hie Upon Hielands", | 770 |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 824 |