# Littell's Living Age/Volume 140

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 XXV.
FROM THE BEGINNING, VOL. CXL.
JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH,
1879
BOSTON:
LITTELL AND GAY.
| Fifth Series, Volume XXV. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1803. — January 4, 1879. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXl. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Landor's "Imaginary Conversations", | Cornhill Magazine, | 3 |
| II. | Sir Gibbie. By George MacDonald, author of "Malcolm," "The Marquis of Lossie," etc. Part VII., | Advance Sheets, | 16 |
| III. | The Religion of the Ancient Egyptians. By John Newenham Hoare, | Nineteenth Century, | 33 |
| IV. | The Bride's Pass. By Sarah Tytler, author of "What She Came Through," "Lady Bell," etc., | Advance Sheets, | 42 |
| V. | French Home Life. In the Country, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 46 |
| VI. | Will "Progress" Diminish Joy? | Spectator, | 57 |
| VII. | The Country Lady in Town | Touchstone, | 63 |
POETRY. :
| Irish Air, | 2 | Hill-Voices, | 2 |
| Love's Promise, | 2 | |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 64 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXV. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1804. — January 11, 1879. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXL. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | The Jesuit Martyrs: Campion and Walpole, | Edinburgh Review, | 67 |
| II. | Sir Gibbie. By George MacDonald, author of "Malcolm," "The Marquis of Lossie," etc. Part VIII., | Advance Sheets, | 85 |
| III. | Dogma, Reason, and Morality. By W. H. Mallock, | Nineteenth Century, | 100 |
| IV. | The Bride's Pass. By Sarah Tytler, author of "What She Came Through," "Lady Bell," etc. Part II., | Advance Sheets, | 114 |
| V. | The Education of the Deaf, | Spectator, | 125 |
POETRY. :
| The Gold of Hope, | 66 | Nuptura, | 66 |
| A Christmas Song, | 66 | An Essay in Quantity, | 66 |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 128 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXV. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1805. — January 18, 1879. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXL. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | The Greatness of England. By Prof. Goldwin Smith, | Contemporary Review, | 131 |
| II. | The Bride's Pass. By Sarah Tytler, author of "What She Came Through," "Lady Bell," etc. Part III., | Advance Sheets, | 142 |
| III. | Holidays in Eastern France. Part IV., | Fraser's Magazine, | 150 |
| IV. | Sir Gibbie. By George MacDonald, author of "Malcolm," "The Marquis of Lossie," etc. Part IX., | Advance Sheets, | 165 |
| V. | The Phœnicians in Greece, | Contemporary Review, | 175 |
| VI. | A Worldlet Within the World, | Spectator, | 185 |
| VII. | Poor Creatures, | Saturday Review, | 188 |
| VIII. | The Death of the Princess Alice, | Spectator, | 190 |
POETRY. :
| Memory, | 130 | The Closing Year, | 130 |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 192 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXV. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1806. — January 25, 1879. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXL. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Prince Bismarck. By Emile de Laveleye, | Fortnightly Review, | 195 |
| II. | A Doubting Heart. By Miss Keary, author of "Castle Daly," "Oldbury," etc. Part XI., | Advance Sheets, | 208 |
| III. | Contemporary Literature. By Journalists, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 222 |
| IV. | Sir Gibbie. By George MacDonald, author of "Malcolm," "The Marquis of Lossie," etc. Part X., | Advance Sheets, | 238 |
| V. | The Vicissitudes of Titles, | Gentleman's Magazine, | 249 |
| VI. | Character-Drawing, | Saturday Review, | 253 |
POETRY. :
| God's Call to Rest, | 194 | Companions, | 194 |
| Consolation, | 194 | |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 256 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXV. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1807. — February 1, 1879. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXL. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | The Historical Aspect of the United States. By Dean Stanley, | Macmillan's Magazine, | 259 |
| II. | Sir Gibbie. By George MacDonald, author of "Malcolm," "The Marquis of Lossie," etc. Part XI., | Advance Sheets, | 268 |
| III. | The Logic of Toleration. By W. H. Mallock, | Nineteenth Century, | 281 |
| IV. | A Doubting Heart. By Miss Keary, author of "Castle Daly," "Oldbury," etc. Part XII., | Advance Sheets, | 295 |
| V. | George Henry Lewes. By Anthony Trollope, | Fortnightly Review, | 307 |
| VI. | Insectivorous Plants, | Nineteenth Century, | 313 |
| VII. | Dreams, | Saturday Review, | 314 |
| VIII. | Heather, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 317 |
POETRY. :
| Night on the Tweed, | 258 | S.S. "Lusitania". By Matthew Arnold | 258 |
| In Snow, | 258 | Sonnet. From Heine, | 258 |
| Old and New, | 258 | |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 320 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXV. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1808. — February 8, 1879. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXL. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | The Migration of Centres of Industrial Energy, | Fortnightly Review, | 323 |
| II. | Sir Gibbie. By George MacDonald, author of "Malcolm," "The Marquis of Lossie," etc. Part XII., | Advance Sheets, | 335 |
| III. | Novel-Reading. By Anthony Trollope, | Nineteenth Century, | 349 |
| IV. | The Bride's Pass. By Sarah Tytler, author of "What She Came Through," "Lady Bell," etc. Part IV., | Advance Sheets, | 361 |
| V. | Count Fersen, Temple Bar, | Temple Bar, | 367 |
| VI. | Among the Burmese. Part VI., | Fraser's Magazine, | 375 |
| VII. | A Farmhouse Dirge. By Alfred Austin, | Contemporary Review, | 381 |
| VIII. | Trafalgar. By F. T. Palgrave, | Macmillan's Magazine, | 383 |
POETRY. :
| Fancies, | 322 | A Farmhouse Dirge, | 381 |
| A Dialogue, | 322 | Trafalgar, | 383 |
| Lead them Home, | 322 | |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXV. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1809. — February 15, 1879. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXL. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Journalists and Magazine-Writers, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 387 |
| II. | Sir Gibbie. By George MacDonald, author of "Malcolm," "The Marquis of Lossie," etc. Part XIII., | Advance Sheets | 404 |
| III. | Atheism and the Church, | Contemporary Review, | 415 |
| IV. | The Bride's Pass. By Sarah Tytler, author of "What She Came Through," "Lady Bell," etc. Part V., | Advance Sheets | 424 |
| V. | The Scientific Frontier, | Fortnightly Review, | 435 |
| VI. | Statesmen in Caricature, | Spectator, | 443 |
| VII. | Sceptical Patronage of the Pope, | Spectator, | 446 |
| VIII. | Gall-Making Insects, | Nature, | 448 |
POETRY. :
| Between the Years, | 386 | A Difference, | 386 |
| In the Conservatory, | 386 | Love's Reward, | 386 |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 448 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXV. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1810. — February 22, 1879. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXL. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Negro Slavery under English Rule. By Francis William Newman, | Fraser's Magazine, | 451 |
| II. | Sir Gibbie. By George MacDonald, author of "Malcolm," "The Marquis of Lossie," etc. Part XIV., | Advance Sheets | 464 |
| III. | Ancient Egypt, | Contemporary Review, | 470 |
| IV. | Within the Precincts. By Mrs. Oliphant. Part XX., | Advance Sheets | 481 |
| V. | Grimaldi, | Temple Bar, | 497 |
| VI. | Gaur, | Athenæum, | 505 |
| VII. | American Surveys and Explorations, | Nature, | 510 |
POETRY. :
| The Old Laborer, | 450 | The Earth-Spirit, | 450 |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 512 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXV. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1811. — March 1, 1879. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXL. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Daniel Manin, | British Quarterly Review, | 515 |
| II. | Within the Precincts. By Mrs. Oliphant. Part XXI., | Advance Sheets | 530 |
| III. | America Rediviva, | Macmillan's Magazine, | 546 |
| IV. | Sir Gibbie. By George MacDonald, author of "Malcolm," "The Marquis of Lossie," etc. Part XV., | Advance Sheets | 556 |
| V. | About Lotteries, | Cornhill Magazine, | 561 |
| VI. | The Projected Lotteries, | Economist, | 572 |
| VII. | Didactic Flirts, | Saturday Review, | 574 |
POETRY. :
| "No More Sea", | 514 | A Borrower, | 514 |
| Two Robbers, | 514 | |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 576 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXV. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1812. — March 8, 1879. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXL. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Mental Physiology, | Edinburgh Review, | 579 |
| II. | Sir Gibbie. By George MacDonald, author of "Malcolm," "The Marquis of Lossie," etc. Part XVI., | Advance Sheets, | 592 |
| III. | The Polish Alps, | Cornhill Magazine, | 602 |
| IV. | Within the Precincts. By Mrs. Oliphant. Part XXII., | Advance Sheets | 614 |
| V. | Robert Dick, the Thurso Baker, | Chambers' Journal, | 630 |
| VI. | Music and Science, | Nature, | 635 |
| VII. | Ebb and Flow, | Saturday Review, | 638 |
POETRY. :
| A Broken String, | 578 | Horace's Ghost, | 578 |
| At the Convent Gate, | 578 | |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 640 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXV. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1813. — March 15, 1879. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXL. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Virgil. By Frederick W. H. Myers, | Fortnightly Review, | 643 |
| II. | A Doubting Heart. By Miss Keary, author of "Castle Daly," "Oldbury," etc. Part XIII., | Advance Sheets | 663 |
| III. | On the Migration of Birds. By August Weissman, | Contemporary Review, | 673 |
| IV. | Sir Gibbie. By George MacDonald, author of "Malcolm," "The Marquis of Lossie," etc. Part XVII., | Advance Sheets | 686 |
| V. | Etna, | Spectator, | 701 |
| VI. | A Diary of Milton's Age, | Athenæum, | 704 |
POETRY. :
| Skating, | 642 | Mortality, | 642 |
| A Flower, | 642 | A Reproach, and its Answer, | 642 |
| "More Sweet than Smiles", | 642 | |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXV. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1814. — March 22, 1879. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXL. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Felix Antoine Dupanloup, Bishop of Orleans. By C. de Warmont, | Nineteenth Century, | 707 |
| II. | Sir Gibbie. By George MacDonald, author of "Malcolm," "The Marquis of Lossie," etc. Part XVIII., | Advance Sheets | 723 |
| III. | Magazine Writers, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 739 |
| IV. | The Bride's Pass. By Sarah Tytler, author of "What She Came Through," "Lady Bell," etc. Part VI., | Advance Sheets | 747 |
| V. | William Etty, | Temple Bar, | 757 |
| VI. | An Old Friend with a New Face. By Thos. Hughes, | Macmillan's Magazine, | 763 |
| VII. | The French Expedition in Equatorial Africa, | Pall Mall Gazette, | 767 |
| VIII. | The Archimandrite Palladius, | Academy, | 768 |
POETRY. :
| Cathedral Bells and New-Year's Eve, | 706 | Night, | 706 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXV. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1815. — March 29, 1879. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXL. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | New Guinea and its Inhabitants. By Alfred R. Wallace, | Contemporary Review, | 771 |
| II. | The Bride's Pass. By Sarah Tytler, author of "What She Came Through," "Lady Bell," etc. Part VII., | Advance Sheets | 783 |
| III. | Magazine Writers, | Blackwood's Magazine | 797 |
| IV. | A Medium of Last Century, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 806 |
| V. | A Quiet Day at Home, | Saturday Review, | 820 |
| VI. | The Ideal Memory, | Spectator, | 823 |
| | ⁂ Title and Index to Volume CXL. | ⁂ Title and Index to Volume CXL. | ⁂ Title and Index to Volume CXL. |
POETRY. :
| In the Cathedral Close, | 770 | From the South, | 770 |
| The Task, | 770 | |