# Littell's Living Age/Volume 139

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 XXIV.
FROM THE BEGINNING, VOL. CXXXIX.
OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER,
1878
BOSTON:
LITTELL AND GAY.
| Fifth Series, Volume XXIV. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1790. — October 5, 1878. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXIX. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Cyprus. Part II., | Macmillan's Magazine, | 3 |
| II. | An Indiscretion in the Life of an Heiress, | New Quarterly Review, | 11 |
| III. | Child's Play, | Cornhill Magazine, | 18 |
| IV. | Mr. Froude's "Life and Times of Thomas Becket". By Edward A. Freeman. Part IV., | Contemporary Review, | 32 |
| V. | The Chinese as Colonists, | Nineteenth Century, | 50 |
| VI. | The Relation of Memory to Will, | Spectator, | 56 |
| VII. | Garden-Parties, | Spectator, | 59 |
| VIII. | Invalids, | Spectator, | 61 |
POETRY. :
| The Creature's Song of Expectation, | 2 | "Ein Jungling liebt ein Madchen", | 2 |
| Lament of Marjory Cockburne, | 2 | "Ein Fichtenbaum steht einsam", | 2 |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 64 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXIV. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1791. — October 12, 1878. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXIX. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Henri Greville's Sketches of Russian Life. By W. R. S. Ralston, | Nineteenth Century, | 67 |
| II. | An Indiscretion in the Life of an Heiress. By Thomas Hardy. Conclusion, | New Quarterly Review, | 76 |
| III. | The Public Career and Personal Character of Francis Bacon. By James Rowley, | Fraser's Magazine, | 91 |
| IV. | Selling the Soul, | Contemporary Review, | 104 |
| V. | A Fetish City, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 111 |
| VI. | Sark, and its Caves, | Gentleman's Magazine, | 116 |
| VII. | The Habit of Reading, | Saturday Review, | 124 |
| VIII. | An American Zollverein, | Pall Mall Gazette, | 127 |
POETRY. :
| The Spray of Seaweed, | 66 | "So Wandl' ich wieder den Alten Weg", | 66 |
| The Sea-Horse, | 66 | |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 128 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXIV. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1792. — October 19, 1878. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXIX. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | The Ceremonial Use of Flowers, | Nineteenth Century, | 131 |
| II. | Sir Gibbie. By George MacDonald, author of "Malcolm," "The Marquis of Lossie," etc., | Advance Sheets, | 143 |
| III. | French Home Life. The Idea of Home, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 152 |
| IV. | Within the Precincts. By Mrs. Oliphant. Part XV., | Advance Sheets, | 161 |
| V. | Holidays in Eastern France, | Fraser's Magazine, | 172 |
| VI. | Apologies, | Spectator, | 186 |
| VII. | For and Against Norway, | Spectator, | 189 |
| VIII. | Decorative Coloring In Freshwater Fleas, | Nature, | 192 |
POETRY. :
| La Pellegrina Rondinella, | 130 | Emblem of True Philosophy, | 130 |
| "Dein Angesicht, so lieb und schon", | 130 | "My Wife and Child come close to me", | 130 |
| The Woods in Autumn, | 130 | |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXIV. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1793. — October 26, 1878. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXIX. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Martin Joseph Routh, | Quarterly Review, | 195 |
| II. | Macleod of Dare. By William Black. Part XVII., | Advance Sheets, | 216 |
| III. | Among the Burmese. Part III., | Fraser's Magazine, | 232 |
| IV. | Sir Gibbie. By George MacDonald, author of "Malcolm," "The Marquis of Lossie," etc. Part II., | Advance Sheets, | 240 |
| V. | A New Author's Grievance, | Spectator, | 250 |
| VI. | The Sorrows of the Slow, | Spectator, | 252 |
| VII. | Calculating Boys, | Spectator, | 255 |
POETRY. :
| My Friend: a Portrait, | 194 | To the Finest of Fruits, | 194 |
| Rain, | 194 | |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXIV. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1794. — November 2, 1878. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXIX. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Hallucinations of the Senses, | Fortnightly Review, | 259 |
| II. | Within the Precincts. By Mrs. Oliphant. Part XVI., | Advance Sheets, | 269 |
| III. | Holidays in Eastern France. Part II., | Fraser's Magazine, | 274 |
| IV. | "Fred": a Tale from Japan, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 283 |
| V. | Color in Painting, | Cornhill Magazine, | 287 |
| VI. | Sir Walter Scott and the Romantic Reaction, | Contemporary Review, | 298 |
| VII. | "Through the Dark Continent" in 1720, | Macmillan's Magazine, | 313 |
| VIII. | The Buzzing of Insects, | Public Opinion, | 319 |
| IX. | Public Opinion, | Spectator, | 320 |
POETRY. :
| At Nightfall, | 258 | True, | 258 |
| The Wrong Time, | 258 | With a Present, | 258 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXIV. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1795. — November 9, 1878. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXIX. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | The Sixteenth Century Arraigned before the Nineteenth. A Study on the Reformation. By Rt. Hon. W. E. Gladstone, | Contemporary Review | 323 |
| II. | A Doubting Heart. By Miss Keary, author of "Castle Daly," "Oldbury," etc. Part IX., | Advance Sheets, | 343 |
| III. | The Troubles of a Scots Traveller, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 359 |
| IV. | Sir Gibbie. By George MacDonald, author of "Malcolm," "The Marquis of Lossie," etc. Part III., | Advance Sheets, | 371 |
| V. | Lighthouses, | Argosy, | 377 |
| VI. | Bookworms, | Saturday Review, | 381 |
POETRY. :
| Commissioned, | 322 | We Well to Mourn? | 322 |
| Holyday, | 322 | |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 384 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXIV. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1796. — November 16, 1878. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXIX. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | The Brothers Chambers, | London Quarterly Review, | 387 |
| II. | Sir Gibbie. By George MacDonald, author of "Malcolm," "The Marquis of Lossie," etc. Part IV., | Advance Sheets, | 400 |
| III. | Faith and Verification. By W. H. Mallock, | Nineteenth Century, | 410 |
| IV. | Within the Precincts. By Mrs. Oliphant. Part XVII., | Advance Sheets, | 423 |
| V. | The Things We Have Not, | Saturday Review, | 432 |
| VI. | The North American Indians, | London Times, | 434 |
| VII. | The Art of Going Away, | Saturday Review, | 438 |
| VIII. | Social Hypocrites, | Saturday Review, | 440 |
| IX. | Character and Position, | Spectator, | 442 |
| IX. | Weather Prophecies, | Spectator, | 445 |
| X. | Endurance and Fatalism, | Spectator, | 447 |
POETRY. :
| In Harvest Day, | 386 | The Unburied Church, | 386 |
| "Aus Alten Marchen winkt es", | 386 | |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXIV. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1797. — November 23, 1878. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXIX. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | The Australian Colonies, | Westminster Review, | 451 |
| II. | Macleod of Dare. By William Black. Part XVIII., | Advance Sheets, | 472 |
| III. | Among the Burmese. Part IV., | Fraser's Magazine, | 490 |
| IV. | A Doubting Heart. By Miss Keary, author of "Castle Daly," "Oldbury," etc. Part X., | Advance Sheets, | 497 |
| V. | General Oglethorpe, | Temple Bar, | 504 |
| VI. | A Spanish Bull-Fight, | Spectator, | 511 |
POETRY. :
| Lost Eileen, | | | 450 |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 512 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXIV. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1798. — November 30, 1878. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXIX. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | The Eighteenth Century, | Cornhill Magazine, | 515 |
| II. | Within the Precincts. By Mrs. Oliphant. Part XVIII., | Advance Sheets, | 527 |
| III. | The Character of the Humorist. By Charles Lamb, | Fortnightly Review, | 533 |
| IV. | Robert E. Cooper, Jr., a French Sketch of an English Business Man. Translated for The Living Age, | Rudolph Lindau, | 538 |
| V. | Originality of the Character of Christ, | Contemporary Review, | 544 |
| VI. | Chrysanthema Gathered from the Greek Anthology, | Nineteenth Century, | 554 |
| VII. | A Chinese in Philadelphia, | Academy, | 564 |
| VIII. | The Old Bed of the Oxus, | Pall Mall Gazette, | 567 |
| IX. | Hans Hendrik, | Academy, | 570 |
| IX. | The Various Causes of Scepticism, | Spectator, | 573 |
| X. | Lichens, | Sunday Magazine, | 576 |
POETRY. :
| Hymn by St. Columba, | 514 | Leith Hill, | 514 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXIV. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1799. — December 7, 1878. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXIX. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | John Dryden, | Quarterly Review, | 579 |
| II. | Sir Gibbie. By George MacDonald, author of "Malcolm," "The Marquis of Lossie," etc. Part V., | Advance Sheets, | 602 |
| III. | The Fear of Death, | Cornhill Magazine, | 619 |
| IV. | The Fear of Death, | Spectator, | 623 |
| V. | Soldiers of Fortune, | Saturday Review, | 626 |
| VI. | Frances Ann Kemble, | Athenæum, | 628 |
| VII. | Prince Bismarck, | Saturday Review, | 633 |
| VIII. | Pottery at the Paris Exhibition, | Nature, | 635 |
| IX. | Memoirs of Mrs. Jameson, | Saturday Review, | 636 |
POETRY. :
| A Fragment, | 578 | Prayer, | 578 |
| At Nightfall, | 578 | |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 640 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXIV. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1800. — December 14, 1878. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXIX. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | What is Going on at the Vatican. A Voice from Rome, | Contemporary Review, | 643 |
| II. | Sir Gibbie. By George MacDonald, author of "Malcolm," "The Marquis of Lossie," etc. Part VI., | Advance Sheets, | 653 |
| III. | Holidays in Eastern France. Part III., | Fraser's Magazine, | 666 |
| IV. | Macleod of Dare. By William Black. Part XIX., | Advance Sheets, | 677 |
| V. | Miss Ferrier's Novels, | Temple Bar, | 693 |
POETRY. :
| Love and Loss, | 642 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXIV. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1801. — December 21, 1878. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXIX. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Epping Forest. By Alfred Russell Wallace, | Fortnightly Review, | 707 |
| II. | Within the Precincts. By Mrs. Oliphant. Part XIX., | Advance Sheets, | 717 |
| III. | Among the Burmese. Part V., | Fraser's Magazine, | 734 |
| IV. | Racine and his Works. By the author of "Mirabeau," etc., | Temple Bar, | 740 |
| V. | A New Method of Social Evolution, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 750 |
| VI. | The Undefinable in Art, | Cornhill Magazine, | 760 |
POETRY. :
| Aberglaube, | 706 | Stanzas, | 706 |
| Olden Times and Present, | 706 | |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXIV. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1802. — October 5, 1878. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXIX. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Petrarch, | Quarterly Review, | 771 |
| II. | Bianca. By W. E. Norris, | Belgravia, | 787 |
| III. | A Red-Cross Ride through Snow and Death, | Temple Bar, | 798 |
| IV. | The Cottage by the River, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 803 |
| V. | The Sorrows of Lord Penzance, | Spectator, | 819 |
| VI. | Clerical Self-Conceit, | Spectator, | 821 |
| VII. | A Rajput Chief of the Old School. By A. C. Lyall, | Fortnightly Review, | 823 |
| | ⁂ Title and Index to Volume CXXXIX. | |
POETRY. :
| "Baby's Dead", | 770 | Cardinal-Flowers, | 770 |
| After the Concert, | 770 | A Rajput Chief of the Old School, | 823 |