# Littell's Living Age/Volume 126

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 XI.
FROM THE BEGINNING, VOL. CXXVI.
JULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER,
1875
BOSTON:
LITTELL AND GAY.
| Fifth Series, Volume XI. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1621. — July 3, 1875. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXVI. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Moral Estimate of Alexander the Great. By F. W. Newman, | Fraser's Magazine, | 3 |
| II. | The Marriage of Moira Fergus. Conclusion, | Cornhill Magazine, | 17 |
| III. | The Arctic Expedition; Its Scientific Aims. By Robert Brown, M.A., PH.D., F.L.S., F.R.G.S., etc., | Popular Science Review, | 27 |
| IV. | The Arctic Ships, | Spectator, | 33 |
| V. | Giannetto. Conclusion, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 35 |
| VI. | Life, Past and Future, in Other Worlds, | Cornhill Magazine, | 45 |
| VII. | The Influence of the Court, | Spectator, | 57 |
| VIII. | Italy and the Pope, | Pall Mall Gazette, | 59 |
| IX. | Two Views of Annihilation, | Spectator, | 61 |
POETRY. :
| To "lhe Ethereat Ruskin," | 2 | Ungathered Love, | 2 |
| In Memoriam, | 2 | A Sequence of Analogies, | 63 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XI. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1622. — July 10, 1875. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXVI. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | William Blake, | Cornhill Magazine, | 67 |
| II. | Miss Angel. By Miss Thackeray. Conclusion, | Cornhill Magazine, | 77 |
| III. | The Convent of San Marco. V. — The Sperimento, | Macmillan's Magazine, | 92 |
| IV. | The Dilemma, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 102 |
| V. | German Home Life. By a Lady. Part V., | Fraser's Magazine, | 112 |
| VI. | A Trip into the Interior of Formosa, | Spectator, | 122 |
| VII. | The King in England, | Pall Mall Gazette, | 124 |
| VIII. | A Geographical Day-Dream, | Spectator, | 126 |
POETRY. :
| The Creed of the Future, | 66 | On Seeing a Picture Called "A Winter Gale in the Channel", | 66 |
| Hortus Siccus, | 66 | On Seeing a Picture Called "A Winter Gale in the Channel", |
| Darkened Spring, | 66 | On Seeing a Picture Called "A Winter Gale in the Channel", |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 128 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XI. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1623. — July 17, 1875. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXVI. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Sea Studies. By J. A. Froude, | Fraser's Magazine, | 131 |
| II. | The Dilemma. Part II., | Blackwood's Magazine, | 146 |
| III. | Thomas Love Peacock: a Personal Reminiscence. By Robert Buchanan, | New Quarterly Review, | 157 |
| IV. | Fated to be Free. By Jean Ingelow. Part VIII., | Good Words, | 165 |
| V. | Peasant Life in North Italy, | Fraser's Magazine, | 177 |
| VI. | Sir John Lubbock on Bees and Ants, | Spectator, | 189 |
POETRY. :
| He Giveth His Beloved Sleep, | 130 | Only a Woman, | 130 |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 192 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XI. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1624. — July 24, 1875. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXVI. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | New Series of Wellington Despatches, | Edinburgh Review, | 195 |
| II. | Fated to be Free. By Jean Ingelow. Part IX., | Good Words, | 211 |
| III. | Elementary Education in Italy, | Macmillan's Magazine, | 223 |
| IV. | The Dilemma. Part III., | Blackwood's Magazine, | 231 |
| V. | In a Studio. By W. W. Story, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 241 |
| VI. | The French Radicals, | Pall Mall Gazette, | 251 |
| VII. | Religious Strife on the Continent, | Pall Mall Gazette, | 253 |
POETRY. :
| A Quartette of Sonnets. | | Two Sonnets. | |
| I. — A Word for the Wind, | 194 | I. — Clouds on Whiteface, | 194 |
| II. — A Month of Memories, | 194 | II. — Chocorua, | 194 |
| III. — Prisoned Thoughts, | 194 | |
| IV. — Early Violets, | 194 |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 255, 256 | 255, 256 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XI. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1625. — July 31, 1875. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXVI. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Catherine de Medicis and her Times. By the author of "Mirabeau," etc., | Temple Bar, | 259 |
| II. | Fated to be Free. By Jean Ingelow, Part X., | Good Words, | 269 |
| III. | The Abode of Snow. Conclusion, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 283 |
| IV. | The Dilemma. Part IV., | Blackwood's Magazine, | 299 |
| V. | In a Studio. By W. W. Story. Part II., | Blackwood's Magazine, | 306 |
| VI. | Flower-Traps, | Spectator, | 316 |
| VII. | Selections from the Hatton Papers, | Academy, | 318 |
POETRY. :
| A Little While, | 258 | After Many Days, | 258 |
| For a Token, | 258 | |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 320 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XI. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1626. — August 7, 1875. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXVI. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse. By Frances Power Cobbe, | New Quarterly Review, | 323 |
| II. | The Dilemma. Part V., | Blackwood's Magazine, | 341 |
| III. | In a Studio. By W. W. Story. Part III., | Blackwood's Magazine, | 351 |
| IV. | Fated to be Free. By Jean Ingelow. Part XI., | Good Words, | 362 |
| V. | The Homeric Element in the Poetry of Scott. By Principal Shairp, | Good Words, | 373 |
| VI. | Tricks of Speech, | Queen, | 381 |
POETRY. :
| The Arctic Expedition, | 322 | The Hour-Glass, | 322 |
| A Day of Summer Beauty, | 322 | |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 384 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XI. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1627. — August 14, 1875. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXVI. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Is the Church of England Worth Preserving? By Hon. W. E. Gladstone, | Contemporary Review, | 387 |
| II. | The Dilemma. Part VI., | Blackwood's Magazine, | 403 |
| III. | In a Studio. By W. W. Story. Part IV, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 412 |
| IV. | Fated to be Free. By Jean Ingelow. Part XII., | Good Words, | 423 |
| V. | Cherubini. By Ferdinand Hiller, | Macmillan's Magazine, | 539 |
POETRY. :
| The Praise of Poverty. From the Italian of B. Jacopone da Todi, | The Praise of Poverty. From the Italian of B. Jacopone da Todi, | The Praise of Poverty. From the Italian of B. Jacopone da Todi, | 386 |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 448 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XI. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1628. — August 21, 1875. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXVI. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Balloons and Voyages in the Air, | Quarterly Review, | 451 |
| II. | A Month in a Japanese Farmhouse, | Temple Bar, | 468 |
| III. | A Chapter of University History. By the Rev. Mark Patteson, | Macmillan's Magazine, | 481 |
| IV. | Fated to be Free. By Jean Ingelow. Part XIII., | Good Words, | 488 |
| V. | Prof. Cairnes, | Athenæum, | 503 |
| VI. | Animal Life in the Polar Regions, | Land and Water, | 507 |
| VII. | Scruples, | Saturday Review, | 509 |
| VIII. | An Hysterical Fair, | All the Year Round, | 511 |
POETRY. :
| The Fairy Shell, | 450 | The Happy Man, | 450 |
| Mignonette, | 450 | |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 512 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XI. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1629. — August 28, 1875. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXVI. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Lucrezia Borgia, | Edinburgh Review, | 515 |
| II. | Fated to be Free. By Jean Ingelow. Part XIV., | Good Words, | 532 |
| III. | Wind Myths, | Contemporary Review, | 544 |
| IV. | The Dilemma. Part VII., | Blackwood's Magazine, | 549 |
| V. | A Chapter of University History. By the Rev. Mark Pattison. Part II., | Macmillan's Magazine, | 561 |
| VI. | The Newest African Project, | Spectator, | 566 |
| VII. | Retorts Courteous, | Graphic, | 568 |
| VIII. | The Mushroom, | National Food and Fuel Reformer, | 569 |
| IX. | Unbidden Guests, | Queen, | 571 |
| X. | The Late Bishop Thirlwall, | Spectator, | 572 |
| XI. | The Swine-herd of Gadara, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 574 |
POETRY. :
| Pansy, | 514 | Thou and I, | 514 |
| Answered, | 514 | The Swine-herd of Gadara, | 574 |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 576 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XI. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1630. — September 4, 1875. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXVI. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Memoirs of Count de Segur, | Quarterly Review, | 579 |
| II. | Nan. A Summer Scene, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 603 |
| III. | German Home Life. By a Lady. Part VI., | Fraser's Magazine, | 613 |
| IV. | Fated to be Free. By Jean Ingelow. Part XV., | Good Words, | 624 |
| V. | The Michael Angelo Celebration, | Academy, | 639 |
POETRY. :
| Nature and Love, | 578 | August on the Mountains, | 578 |
| The Everlasting Pity, | 578 | Dying Summer, | 578 |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 640 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XI. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1631. — September 11, 1875. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXVI. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | The First Stewart in England, | Quarterly Review, | 643 |
| II. | The Dilemma. Part VIII., | Blackwood's Magazine, | 665 |
| III. | The Mediterranean of Japan, | Fortnightly Review, | 676 |
| IV. | Fated to be Free. By Jean Ingelow. Part XVI., | Good Words, | 683 |
| V. | Professor Cairnes, | Fortnightly Review, | 691 |
| VI. | Thomas Ellwood, | Leisure Hour, | 695 |
| VII. | Hans Christian Andersen, | Spectator, | 700 |
POETRY. :
| Swan Song, | 642 | The Christian Martyr, | 642 |
| Cuckoo Song, | 642 | θάλασσα! θάλασσα! | 703 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XI. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1632. — September 18, 1875. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXVI. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | The Inheritance of the Great Mogul, | Contemporary Review, | 707 |
| II. | Nan: A Summer Scene. Conclusion, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 721 |
| III. | On Animal Instinct: In its Relation to the Mind of Man, | Contemporary Review, | 730 |
| IV. | Fated to be Free. By Jean Ingelow. Conclusion, | Good Words, | 744 |
| V. | Self-Government in Russia, | Macmillan's Magazine, | 753 |
| VI. | Boys at Home, | Saturday Review, | 761 |
| VII. | The Rising of the Herzegovina, | Economist, | 763 |
| VIII. | Drawing-Room Music, | Saturday Review, | 765 |
| IX. | Bishop Thirlwall's Study, | Guardian, | 767 |
POETRY. :
| The Fisherman's Funeral, | 706 | Norwich, | 706 |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 768 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XI. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1633. — September 25, 1875. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXVI. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Natural Religion, | Macmillan's Magazine, | 771 |
| II. | F'rona! | Temple Bar, | 788 |
| III. | The Days of Henri Quatre, | Temple Bar, | 796 |
| IV. | Her Dearest Foe, | Temple Bar, | 808 |
| V. | The Royal School of Art-Needlework, | All The Year Round, | 819 |
| VI. | The Influence of Arctic Cold on Man, | London Medical Record, | 823 |
| | ⁂ Title and Index to Volume CXXVI. | | |
POETRY. :
| Song of a Fellow-Worker, | Song of a Fellow-Worker, | Song of a Fellow-Worker, | 770 |