# Littell's Living Age/Volume 137

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 XXII.
FROM THE BEGINNING, VOL. CXXXVII.
APRIL, MAY, JUNE,
1878
BOSTON:
LITTELL AND GAY.
| Fifth Series, Volume XXII. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1764. — April 6, 1878. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXVII. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Florence and the Medici. Part II., | Fortnightly Review, | 3 |
| II. | "Only Jean", | Blackwood's Magazine, | 15 |
| III. | Spenser's Irish Rivers. By P. W. Joyce, LL.D., | Fraser's Magazine, | 21 |
| IV. | Erica. Part XVII. Translated for The Living Age, from the German of | Frau von Ingersleben, | 35 |
| V. | "Il Re Galantuomo". By James Montgomery Stuart, | Macmillan's Magazine, | 46 |
| VI. | The Three Cities. By W. G. Palgrave, | Cornhill Magazine, | 51 |
| VII. | How Great Men Work, | Cornhill Magazine, | 59 |
| VIII. | The Hatred of Individuals for Nations, | Spectator, | 62 |
POETRY. :
| My Wife, by Frederick Locker | 2 | Long Ago, | 2 |
| In Pall Mall, | 2 | I Love Thee, | 2 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXII. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1765. — April 13, 1878. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXVII. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Equality. By Matthew Arnold, | Fortnightly Review, | 67 |
| II. | Erica. Part XVIII. Translated for The Living Age, from the German of | Frau von Ingersleben, | 80 |
| III. | The English Language as Spoken and Written. By Francis W. Newman, | Contemporary Review, | 94 |
| IV. | Within the Precincts. By Mrs. Oliphant. Part V., | Advance Sheets, | 103 |
| V. | On the Decay of Fine Manners, | Cornhill Magazine, | 110 |
| VI. | On Teaching English. By Francis W. Newman, | Fraser's Magazine, | 115 |
| VII. | Madonna Dunya. By Emily Pfeiffer, | Contemporary Review, | 117 |
| VIII. | The Last of the Gases, | Nature, | 121 |
| IX. | The Centenary of Voltaire, | Pall Mall Gazette, | 123 |
| X. | The Use and Abuse of Princes, | Tatler, | 125 |
| XI. | The Green Flag of the Prophet, | Chambers' Journal, | 126 |
POETRY. :
| Two Cities, | 66 | Hacia Casa, | 66 |
| A Strange Singer, | 66 | Madonna Dunya, | 117 |
| Homeward, | 66 | |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXII. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1766. — April 20, 1878. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXVII. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | A Broad-Church Bishop, | Church Quarterly Review, | 131 |
| II. | Macleod of Dare. By William Black. Part VI., | Advance Sheets, | 143 |
| III. | Mr. Froude's "Life and Times of Thomas Becket". By Edward A. Freeman, | Contemporary Review, | 150 |
| IV. | Erica. Part XIX. Translated for The Living Age, from the German of | Frau von Ingersleben, | 164 |
| V. | Story of George Cruirshank, | Chambers' Journal, | 178 |
| VI. | The Analogies of Plant and Animal Life, | Nature, | 182 |
| VII. | The Tobacco-Tax in Germany, | Spectator, | 187 |
| VIII. | The Gardener Bird, | Spectator, | 189 |
| IX. | The Legitimate Sphere of Agnosticism, | Spectator, | 192 |
POETRY. :
| Death's Changed Face, | 130 | The Explorer, | 130 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXII. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1767. — April 27, 1878. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXVII. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | England as a Military Power in 1854 and in 1878, | Nineteenth Century, | 195 |
| II. | Erica. Part XX. Translated for The Living Age, from the German of | Frau von Ingersleben, | 209 |
| III. | Modern Japan, | Fortnightly Magazine, | 222 |
| IV. | Macleod of Dare. By William Black. Part VII., | Advance Sheets, | 229 |
| V. | French Home Life. The Influence of Women, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 236 |
| VI. | Change-Ringing, | Chambers' Journal, | 247 |
| VII. | Our Irresponsible Ambassadors, | Spectator, | 250 |
| VIII. | The Loss of the "Eurydice", | Spectator, | 252 |
| IX. | The Domestic Sphinx, | Spectator, | 254 |
POETRY. :
| Lost and Found, | 194 | Beautiful Things, | 194 |
| At the Theatre, | 194 | |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 256 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXII. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1768. — May 4, 1878. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXVII. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Russia and India, | Nineteenth Century, | 259 |
| II. | Within the Precincts. By Mrs. Oliphant. Part VI., | Advance Sheets, | 266 |
| III. | The Political Adventures of Lord Beaconsfield, | Fortnightly Review, | 276 |
| IV. | Erica. Conclusion. Translated for The Living Age, from the German of | Frau von Ingersleben, | 286 |
| V. | The Gothic Fragments of Ulfilas, | Macmillan's Magazine, | 300 |
| VI. | Æs Triplex, | Cornhill Magazine, | 307 |
| VII. | A Recollection of the Indian Mutiny. By Thomas Farquhar, | Sunday at Home, | 311 |
| VIII. | The Pleasures of Mediocrity, | Saturday Review, | 315 |
| IX. | A Fearful Swing, | Chambers' Journal, | 317 |
| X. | Japanese Fans, | Chambers' Journal, | 319 |
POETRY. :
| When we were Children, | 258 | Love's Calendar, | 258 |
| Irish Song, | 258 | "Lead, Kindly Light", | 258 |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 320 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXII. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1769. — May 11, 1878. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXVII. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Mr. Froude's "Life and Times of Thomas Becket". By Edward A. Freeman. Part II., | Contemporary Review, | 323 |
| II. | Second Sight Translated for The Living Age, by | E. W. Latimer, | 337 |
| III. | Modern Japan. Part II., | Fortnightly Magazine, | 345 |
| IV. | Note-Deafness, | Mind, | 353 |
| V. | Positivism on an Island: the New Paul and Virginia, | Contemporary Review, | 358 |
| VI. | Can Jews be Patriots? | Nineteenth Century, | 374 |
| VII. | A Romance of the East Coast, | Fraser's Magazine, | 380 |
POETRY. :
| Spring Songs, | 322 | To Ethel, | 322 |
| Wind and Weather, | 322 | |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 384 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXII. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1770. — May 18, 1878. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXVII. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Popular Buddhism According to the Chinese Canon, | Westminster Review, | 387 |
| II. | Second Sight. Conclusion. Translated for The Living Age, by | E. W. Latimer, | 402 |
| III. | The Poetry of Doubt - Arnold and Clough, | Church Quarterly Review, | 410 |
| IV. | Macleod of Dare. By William Black. Part VIII., | Advance Sheets, | 421 |
| V. | Thomas Arnold, D.D., | Macmillan's Magazine, | 428 |
| VI. | The China-Clay Industry of Cornwall and Devon. By J. H. Collins, F.G.S., Secretary of the Royal Institution of Cornwall, | Popular Science Review, | 434 |
| VII. | Flowers of Anglo-Indian Literature, | St. James's Magazine, | 438 |
| VIII. | The Luxury of Reading Old Novels, | Spectator, | 442 |
| IX. | Courtesy at Home, | Saturday Review, | 444 |
| X. | The Chinese Reconquest of Eastern Turkestan, | Spectator, | 446 |
POETRY. :
| Two Sonnets, | 386 | In a Meadow, | 386 |
| A Child's Heart, | 386 | A Room, | 386 |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 448 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXII. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1771. — May 25, 1878. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXVII. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Lecky's "History of England in the Eighteenth Century", | Quarterly Review, | 451 |
| II. | Macleod of Dare. By William Black. Part IX., | Advance Sheets, | 471 |
| III. | From the Quirinal to the Vatican, | Macmillan's Magazine, | 479 |
| IV. | The Comet, | Argosy, | 488 |
| V. | The Apollo Belvedere, | New Quarterly Review, | 496 |
| VI. | Canossa, | Cornhill Magazine, | 504 |
| VII. | Retrospective Sympathy, | Saturday Review, | 510 |
POETRY. :
| Sorrow on the Sea, | 450 | Sunset, | 450 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXII. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1772. — June 1, 1878. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXVII. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | The Crown and the Constitution, | Quarterly Review, | 515 |
| II. | Within the Precincts. By Mrs. Oliphant. Part VII., | Advance Sheets, | 543 |
| III. | The Coming Total Solar Eclipse. By J. Norman Lockyer, | Nature, | 557 |
| IV. | On Keeping Silence from Good Words, | Fraser's Magazine, | 565 |
| V. | Lower Life in the Tropics, | Spectator, | 568 |
| VI. | Amateur Librarians, | Spectator, | 571 |
| VII. | Advice to the Late Lord Macaulay, on Entering Life, | Lord Brougham, | 574 |
| VIII. | Buddhism, | Public Opinion, | 575 |
| IX. | The Goorkhas, | Globe, | 576 |
POETRY. :
| The Cure's Progress, | 514 | The Good Great Man, | 514 |
| Butterflies, | 514 | Some Answer, | 514 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXII. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1773. — June 8, 1878. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXVII. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Constantinople, | British Quarterly Review, | 579 |
| II. | Count Waldemar, | Cornhill Magazine, | 595 |
| III. | Thurot. A Biographical Sketch, | Fraser's Magazine, | 613 |
| IV. | Russian Court Life in the Eighteenth Century. Catherine Alexiewna I. and Anne Ivanowna, | Temple Bar, | 626 |
| V. | Conceit, | Examiner, | 636 |
| VI. | Holidays, | Vanity Fair, | 638 |
| VII. | The Yeoman's Story, | Temple Bar, | 639 |
POETRY. :
| Translation from Heine, | 578 | A May-Song, | 578 |
| An April Wood, | 578 | The Yeoman's Story, | 639 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXII. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1774. — June 15, 1878. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXVII. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | The Greatness of the Romans. By Goldwin Smith, | Contemporary Review, | 643 |
| II. | The Death of the Duke de M——. From "The Nabob," by E. Daudet. Translated from the French, | Temple Bar, | 653 |
| III. | The Political Adventures of Lord Beaconsfield. Part II. From 1826 to 1837, | Fortnightly Review, | 657 |
| IV. | The Azores, | Fraser's Magazine, | 668 |
| V. | Macleod of Dare. By William Black. Part X., | Advance Sheets, | 677 |
| VI. | Illustrations of the Acts from Recent Discoveries. By Canon Lightfoot, | Contemporary Review, | 685 |
| VII. | The House across the Street, | All The Year Round, | 691 |
| VIII. | How to Live on a Reduced Income, | Good Words, | 699 |
| IX. | The Letter "H": a Historical Conjecture, | Examiner, | 703 |
POETRY. :
| Our Future Home: an Easter Hymn. By Dean Stanley, | 642 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXII. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1775. — June 22, 1878. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXVII. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Scepticism in Geology, | Edinburgh Review, | 707 |
| II. | Macleod of Dare. By William Black. Part XI., | Advance Sheets, | 724 |
| III. | Diderot at Saint Petersburg, | Fortnightly Review, | 732 |
| IV. | Within the Precincts. By Mrs. Oliphant. Part VIII., | Advance Sheets, | 744 |
| V. | Basque Customs, | Fraser's Magazine, | 749 |
| VI. | Pictures and Dress, | Spectator, | 760 |
| VII. | Turkish Wives, | Pall Mall Gazette, | 762 |
| VIII. | The Microphone, | Spectator, | 764 |
| IX. | The Feast of Lanterns at Canton, | Japan Times, | 765 |
| X. | Tibet, | Spectator, | 766 |
POETRY. :
| Adieu, Mon Cœur! Eighteenth Century, | Adieu, Mon Cœur! Eighteenth Century, | Adieu, Mon Cœur! Eighteenth Century, | 706 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXII. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1776. — June 29, 1878. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXVII. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Three Scottish Teachers, | Edinburgh Review, | 771 |
| II. | Within the Precincts. By Mrs. Oliphant. Part IX., | Advance Sheets, | 783 |
| III. | Louis Borne, | Fraser's Magazine, | 793 |
| IV. | A Doubting Heart. By Miss Keary, author of "Castle Daly," "Oldbury," etc. | Advance Sheets, | 804 |
| V. | Idyllic Poetry, | Macmillan's Magazine, | 816 |
| VI. | Talking at the Play, | Theatre, | 823 |
| | ⁂ Title and Index to Volume CXXXVII. | | |
POETRY. :
| Translation from Heine, | 770 | A Ballad of May, | 770 |
| Apple-Blossoms, | 770 | | |