# Littell's Living Age/Volume 129

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 XIV.
FROM THE BEGINNING, VOL. CXXIX.
APRIL, MAY, JUNE,
1876.
BOSTON:
LITTELL AND GAY.
| Fifth Series, Volume XIV. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1660. — April 1, 1876. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXIX. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | A Century of Great Poets, from 1750 Downwards. Alphonse de Lamartine, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 3 |
| II. | La Bella Sorrentina, | Cornhill Magazine, | 20 |
| III. | The Royal Bengal Tiger. By the Rev. M. G. Watkins, M.A., | Fraser's Magazine, | 35 |
| IV. | An Unimportant Person, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 47 |
| V. | Old Q., | All The Year Round, | 54 |
| VI. | Rooks, | Chambers' Journal, | 57 |
| VII. | A Sermon of Buddha. Translated from the Pali Version of the Sûtra Pitaka, | Contemporary Review, | 60 |
| VIII. | Food in Nervous Diseases, | National Food and Fuel Reformer, | 63 |
POETRY. :
| His Love will Carry me, | 2 | The Old Friends, | 2 |
| "Violet delicate, sweet", | 2 | "Rose, in the hedgerow grown", | 2 |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 64 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XIV. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1661. — April 8, 1876. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXIX. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Bishop Butler and the Zeit-Geist. By Matthew Arnold, | Contemporary Review, | 67 |
| II. | The Dilemma. Part XXIII., | Blackwood's Magazine, | 78 |
| III. | Natural Religion. Part V., | Macmillan's Magazine, | 85 |
| IV. | An Unimportant Person. Part II., | Blackwood's Magazine, | 92 |
| V. | Mr. Thackeray's Sketches, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 98 |
| VI. | A Negro Methodist Conference, | Cornhill Magazine, | 106 |
| VII. | John Forster. By Blanchard Jerrold, | Gentleman's Magazine, | 113 |
| VIII. | Maxims and Reflections. From the German of Goethe, | Fraser's Magazine, | 117 |
| IX. | The Tree of Knowledge, | Saturday Review, | 125 |
| X. | The Art of Luxury, | Belgravia, | 127 |
POETRY. :
| Rest in the Grave, | 66 | Edelweiss, | 66 |
| The Face of my Mistress, | 66 | | |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 128 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XIV. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1662. — April 15, 1876. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXIX. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | The Hebrew Woman. By Constance de Rothschild, | New Quarterly Review, | 131 |
| II. | What She Came Through. By Sarah Tytler, author of "Lady Bell," etc., | Good Words, | 141 |
| III. | The Myth of Demeter and Persephone. By Walter H. Pater. Part II., | Fortnightly Review, | 152 |
| IV. | The Dilemma. Part XXIV., | Blackwood's Magazine, | 161 |
| V. | A Glimpse of the Korea. By Cyprian A. G. Bridge, | Fortnightly Review, | 168 |
| VI. | The Life and Labours of Francis Deak. 1803-1876. By Karl Blind, | Fraser's Magazine, | 173 |
| VII. | Principal Tulloch on Spiritual Evolution, | Spectator, | 181 |
| VIII. | The Hurricanes, | Spectator, | 183 |
| IX. | "Mysterious Sounds", | Chambers' Journal, | 185 |
| X. | In Italics, | Queen, | 189 |
| XI. | Landed Property in Prince Edward Island, | Saturday Review, | 190 |
POETRY. :
| Out of my Hand, | 130 | To Immortal Music, | 130 |
| "My Heart was Heavy", | 130 | The Primrose, | 130 |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 192 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XIV. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1663. — April 22, 1876. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXIX. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Servia, | British Quarterly Review, | 195 |
| II. | What She Came Through. By Sarah Tytler, author of "Lady Bell," etc. Part II., | Good Words, | 205 |
| III. | Some Aspects of Friendship, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 214 |
| IV. | The Fair of St. Nicodeme. By the author of "Patty," etc., | Temple Bar, | 226 |
| V. | Humour, | Cornhill Magazine, | 234 |
| VI. | Little Bobby: a Sketch in Paris, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 240 |
| VII. | Heligoland, | Saturday Review, | 244 |
| VIII. | The Power of Names, | Spectator, | 246 |
| IX. | Affectation, | Saturday Review, | 248 |
| X. | Art Needlework, | Pall Mall Gazette, | 251 |
| XI. | Going to the Bad, | Liberal Review, | 253 |
| XII. | Nelson and Suvorof, | Athenæum, | 254 |
POETRY. :
| To the Empress, | 194 | The Latest Grave of the Abbey, | 194 |
| One Day out of Seven, | 194 | At Rest, | 194 |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 255, 256 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XIV. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1664. — April 29, 1876. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXIX. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Eton College, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 259 |
| II. | The Dilemma. Part XXV., | Blackwood's Magazine, | 272 |
| III. | Mrs. Thrale (Piozzi): the Friend of Dr. Johnson, | Macmillan's Magazine, | 281 |
| IV. | What She Came Through. By Sarah Tytler, author of "Lady Bell," etc.Part III., | Good Words, | 290 |
| V. | Norman Macleod. By A. K. H. B., | Fraser's Magazine, | 305 |
| VI. | The Norman Kingdom in Sicily, | Quarterly Review, | 312 |
| VII. | A Visit to a Japanese Silver-Mine, | Chambers' Journal, | 318 |
POETRY. :
| A Holiday, | 258 | The Old Mill, | 258 |
| Sonnet, | 258 | Michael Angelo, | 258 |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 319, 320 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XIV. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1665. — May 6, 1876. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXIX. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | The Political Changes of Thirty Years, | Contemporary Review, | 323 |
| II. | The Dilemma. Conclusion, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 333 |
| III. | Madame de Maintenon. Part I., | Fortnightly Review, | 346 |
| IV. | What She Came Through. By Sarah Tytler, author of "Lady Bell," etc. Part IV., | Good Words, | 354 |
| V. | The Pessimist's View of Life, | Cornhill Magazine, | 363 |
| VI. | A Literary Friendship of the Fourteenth Century, | Macmillan's Magazine, | 372 |
| VII. | Lord Macaulay's Memory, | Spectator, | 381 |
POETRY. :
| Sailed To-Day, | 322 | Any Poet to his Mistress, | 322 |
| In Church, | 322 | Spring is Coming, | 322 |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 384 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XIV. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1666. — May 13, 1876. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXIX. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Christian Populations in Turkey, | London Quarterly Review, | 387 |
| II. | 1895, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 398 |
| III. | Dutch Guiana. By W. Gifford Palgrave. Part IV., | Fortnightly Review, | 409 |
| IV. | What She Came Through. By Sarah Tytler, author of "Lady Bell," etc. Part V., | Good Words, | 421 |
| V. | Russian Idylls, | Contemporary Review, | 429 |
| VI. | The Literary Maltreatment of Music, | Macmillan's Magazine, | 438 |
| VII. | A Message from St. Kilda to Lord J. Manners, | Spectator, | 444 |
| VIII. | Getting Over It, | Queen, | 447 |
POETRY. :
| We Were Children Once, | 386 | Once, | 386 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XIV. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1667. — May 20, 1876. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXIX. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Rousselet's Travels in India, | Westminster Review, | 451 |
| II. | 1895. Conclusion, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 472 |
| III. | Macaulay, | Fortnightly Review, | 482 |
| IV. | What She Came Through. By Sarah Tytler, author of "Lady Bell," etc. Part VI., | Good Words, | 494 |
| V. | Life, Letters, and Journals of George Ticknor, | Athenæum, | 504 |
| VI. | My Easter Holiday, | Pall Mall Budget, | 508 |
| VII. | Neighbours, | Liberal Review, | 510 |
| VIII. | Lord Palmerston at Broadlands, | Month, | 511 |
POETRY. :
| Morning-Glories, | 450 | On Hearing The Chiff-Chaff, | 450 |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 512 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XIV. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1668. — May 27, 1876. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXIX. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay, | Edinburgh Review, | 515 |
| II. | Justin Vitali's Client: a French "Cause Celebre", | Cornhill Magazine, | 535 |
| III. | Sunday-School and Lending-Library Literature, | Good Words, | 550 |
| IV. | What She Came Through. By Sarah Tytler, author of "Lady Bell," etc. Part VII., | Church Quarterly Review, | 564 |
| V. | Furnishing, | Saturday Review, | 572 |
| VI. | Soul-Traps, | Sunday at Home, | 574 |
| VII. | A Frenchman on French Women, | Standard, | 575 |
POETRY. :
| Twilight Voices, | 514 | A Song of Land at Sea, | 514 |
| Grapes, Wine, and Vinegar, | 514 | April: a Sonnet, | 514 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XIV. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1669. — June 3, 1876. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXIX. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Recent Scotch Novels, | Edinburgh Review, | 579 |
| II. | What She Came Through. By Sarah Tytler, author of "Lady Bell," etc. Part VIII., | Good Words, | 598 |
| III. | Mrs. Thrale (Piozzi): the Friend of Dr. Johnson. Part II., | Macmillan's Magazine, | 609 |
| IV. | The Lady Candidate, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 618 |
| V. | T'other Side o' the Water. By One who Knows this Side, | Temple Bar, | 630 |
| VI. | The National Antipathies of Individuals, | Spectator, | 634 |
| VII. | The Conditions of Business Success, | Spectator, | 637 |
| VIII. | Incidents of African Travel, | New Quarterly Magazine, | 638 |
POETRY. :
| April Days, | 578 | The Grafin von Rosenau, | 578 |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 640 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XIV. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1670. — June 10, 1876. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXIX. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Sir William and Caroline Herschel, | Quarterly Review, | 643 |
| II. | Janet Mason's Troubles. A Story of Town and Country, | Sunday Magazine, | 659 |
| III. | Society, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 668 |
| IV. | Whittlebridge, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 679 |
| V. | Madame de Maintenon, | Fortnightly Review, | 686 |
| VI. | For Pity's Sake. By the author of "Robert Holt's Illusion," etc., | Sunday Magazine, | 694 |
| VII. | The Pantheon, Paris, | Our Own Fireside, | 703 |
POETRY. :
| Primroses, | 642 | Dawn in the Mountains of the Tropics, | 642 |
| A Rhyme of One, | 642 | Dawn in the Mountains of the Tropics, | 642 |
| Comfort, | 642 | Spring Song, | 704 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XIV. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1671. — June 17, 1876. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXIX. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Clarendon, | Contemporary Review, | 707 |
| II. | Whittlebridge. Part II., | Blackwood's Magazine, | 722 |
| III. | Spelling, | Cornhill Magazine, | 730 |
| IV. | For Pity's Sake. By the author of "Robert Holt's Illusion," etc. Part II., | Sunday Magazine, | 739 |
| V. | Social, Representative, and Rambling Plants, | Macmillan's Magazine, | 748 |
| VI. | Janet Mason's Troubles. A Story of Town and Country. Part II., | Sunday Magazine, | 753 |
| VII. | Coca, | Chambers' Journal, | 764 |
POETRY. :
| Hymn, | 706 | Revolutionary Ballads, | |
| Winter Song, | 706 | General Wolfe, | 766 |
| The Empty Place, | 706 | Montgomery, | 766 |
| | | The Queen's Lamentation, | 767 |
| | | Vain Britons, boast no longer, | 767 |
| | | The Junta, | 768 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XIV. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1672. — June 24, 1876. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXIX. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | The Keppels: Fifty Years of my Life, by the Earl of Albemarle, | Quarterly Review, | 771 |
| II. | Janet Mason's Troubles. A Story of Town and Country. Part III., | Sunday Magazine, | 793 |
| III. | Macaulay, | Cornhill Magazine, | 805 |
| IV. | For Pity's Sake - Part III. By the author of "Robert Holt's Illusion," etc., | Sunday Magazine, | 817 |
| V. | Our Cakes, | Queen, | 822 |
| | ⁂ Title and Index to Volume CXXIX. | | |
POETRY. :
| A Song of the Country, | 770 | First Fruits, | 770 |
| Then, | 770 | Spring's Gifts, | 770 |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 824 |