# Littell's Living Age/Volume 136

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 XXI.
FROM THE BEGINNING, VOL. CXXXVI.
JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH,
1878
BOSTON:
LITTELL AND GAY.
| Fifth Series, Volume XXI. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1751. — January 5, 1878. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXVI. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Humming-Birds. By Alfred Russell Wallace, | Fortnightly Review, | 3 |
| II. | Erica. Part VII. Translated for The Living Age from the German of | Frau von Ingersleben, | 14 |
| III. | Charlotte Bronte, | Cornhill Magazine, | 23 |
| IV. | Doris Barugh. A Yorkshire Story. By Katharine S. MacQuoid, the author of "Patty." Part X., | Good Words, | 34 |
| V. | On the Hygienic Value of Plants in Rooms and the Open Air. By Prof. Max von Pettenkofer, | Contemporary Review, | 47 |
| VI. | The Prince Consort's Savings, | Spectator, | 55 |
| VII. | Heliogoland, | Macmillan's Magazine, | 58 |
| VIII. | Forgetfulness, | Spectator, | 62 |
POETRY. :
| Autumn, | 2 | An October Garden, | 2 |
| Vixi Puellis, | 2 | Fons Bandusiæ, | 2 |
| An Unequal Game, | 2 | An Autumn Song, | 2 |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 64 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXI. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1752. — January 12, 1878. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXVI. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Florence and the Medici, | Fortnightly Review, | 67 |
| II. | Doris Barugh. By Katharine S. MacQuoid, the author of "Patty." Part XI. | Good Words, | 76 |
| III. | Russian Aggression, as Specially Affecting Austria-Hungary and Turkey. By Louis Kossuth, | Contemporary Review, | 94 |
| IV. | Erica. Part VIII. Translated for The Living Age from the German of | Frau von Ingersleben, | 108 |
| V. | Within the Precincts. By Mrs. Oliphant, | Advance Sheets, | 118 |
| VI. | Rugby Football, | Tatler, | 127 |
POETRY. :
| A Summer Evening, | 66 | At her Door, | 66 |
| The Honest Farmer, | 66 | A Moment, | 66 |
| A Man's Regret, | 66 | | |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 128 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXI. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1753. — January 19, 1878. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXVI. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | The Ninety Years' Agony of France. By Prof. Goldwin Smith, | Contemporary Review, | 131 |
| II. | Erica. Part IX. Translated for The Living Age from the German of | Frau von Ingersleben, | 143 |
| III. | The Celt of Wales and the Celt of Ireland, | Cornhill Magazine, | 151 |
| IV. | Macleod of Dare. By William Black, | Advance Sheets, | 163 |
| V. | The Story of Maximilian at Miramar and at Queretaro. Translated and abridged for The Living Age, from advance sheets of | A Travers L'Autriche, | 171 |
| VI. | Modern Life and Insanity, | Macmillan's Magazine, | 178 |
| VII. | Smith's Poor Kin, | Spectator, | 186 |
| VIII. | Irrigation in India, | Examiner, | 189 |
| IX. | Pepperiness, | Spectator, | 191 |
POETRY. :
| The Northern Lights; a Norse Superstition, | 130 | Valentine's Day, 1873; an Unpublished Poem, by Charles Kingsley | 130 |
| Let Bygones be Bygones, | 130 | Valentine's Day, 1873; an Unpublished Poem, by Charles Kingsley | 130 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXI. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1754. — January 26, 1878. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXVI. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Ulfilas, the Apostle of the Goths, | Edinburgh Review, | 195 |
| II. | Macleod of Dare. By William Black. Part II., | Advance Sheets, | 213 |
| III. | Hydrophobia and Rabies, | Nineteenth Century, | 220 |
| IV. | Within the Precincts. By Mrs. Oliphant. Part II., | Advance Sheets, | 231 |
| V. | Charles Dickens's Verse, | Spectator, | 237 |
| VI. | Doris Barugh. A Yorkshire Story. By Katharine S. MacQuoid, the author of "Patty." Conclusion. | Good Words, | 241 |
| VII. | Charles Dickens's Manuscripts, | Chambers' Journal, | 252 |
| VIII. | Fetichism in Animals, | Nature, | 254 |
| IX. | Ruhmkorff, | Nature, | 256 |
POETRY. :
| Holy Communion, | 194 | The Beguiling of Merlin, | 194 |
| Sleep, | 194 | |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXI. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1755. — February 2, 1878. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXVI. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | France as a Military Power in 1870 and in 1878. By Sir Garnet Wolseley, | Nineteenth Century, | 259 |
| II. | Erica. Part X. Translated for The Living Age from the German of | Frau von Ingersleben, | 271 |
| III. | The Greek Mind in Presence of Death, interpreted from Reliefs and Inscriptions on Athenian Tombs, | Contemporary Review, | 280 |
| IV. | The Czar's Clemency; a Polish Priest's Story. Conclusion, | Cornhill Magazine, | 294 |
| V. | The Little Health of Ladies. By Frances Power Cobbe, | Contemporary Review, | 302 |
| VI. | The Decay of the Monarchical Principle, | Spectator, | 315 |
| VII. | French Dinners, | Saturday Review, | 317 |
| VIII. | Short-Sight, | Spectator, | 320 |
POETRY. :
| At Rouen, | 258 | Cassandra's Speech, | 258 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXI. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1756. — February 9, 1878. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXVI. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | The Dutch in Java. By David Wedderburn, | Fortnightly Review, | 323 |
| II. | Erica. Part XI. Translated for The Living Age from the German of | Frau von Ingersleben, | 338 |
| III. | Schools of Mind and Manners, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 352 |
| IV. | Will o' the Mill, | Cornhill Magazine, | 366 |
| V. | The Death of Victor Emaunel, | Spectator, | 378 |
| VI. | The Vice of Talking Shop, | Examiner, | 380 |
| VII. | Baron Munchausen's Frozen Words, | Spectator, | 381 |
| VIII. | Milk Supply, | Pall Mall Gazette, | 383 |
POETRY. :
| A Picture, | 322 | A Poet’s Proem, | 322 |
| Song of Arran, | 322 | Whittier, | 322 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXI. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1757. — February 16, 1878. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXVI. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Lord Melbourne, | Quarterly Review, | 387 |
| II. | Erica. Part XII. Translated for The Living Age from the German of | Frau von Ingersleben, | 410 |
| III. | Congregational Singing, | Cornhill Magazine, | 419 |
| IV. | Macleod of Dare. By William Black. Part III., | Advance Sheets, | 428 |
| V. | Murder of Commissioner Fraser - Delhi, 1835. A Tale of Circumstantial Evidence, | Fraser's Magazine, | 440 |
| VI. | Dulcissima! Dilectissima! A Passage in the Life of an Antiquary, | Macmillan's Magazine, | 445 |
POETRY. :
| Motherhood, | 386 | The Bloom of the Heart, | 386 |
| A Japanese Love-Song, | 386 | |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXI. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1758. — February 23, 1878. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXVI. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | A French Critic on Goethe. By Matthew Arnold, | Quarterly Review, | 451 |
| II. | Within the Precincts. By Mrs. Oliphant. Part III., | Advance Sheets, | 462 |
| III. | Natural Religion. Part IX., | Macmillan's Magazine, | 477 |
| IV. | Macleod of Dare. By William Black. Part IV., | Advance Sheets, | 489 |
| V. | The Great Fourfold Waterfall, | Fraser's Magazine, | 493 |
| VI. | An Oxford Lecture. By John Ruskin, | Nineteenth Century, | 502 |
| VII. | The Cruelty of Pecuniary Crime, | Spectator, | 508 |
| VIII. | The Emotions Due to Christmas Bills, | Spectator, | 510 |
POETRY. :
| A Florentine Carnival Song of the Sixteenth Century, | 450 | "Say Not the Struggle Naught Availeth", | 450 |
| Sonnet, | 450 | Farewell, | 450 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXI. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1759. — March 2, 1878. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXVI. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | March of an English Generation through Life, | Quarterly Review, | 515 |
| II. | Docteur Lavardin: a Sketch, | Macmillan's Magazine, | 525 |
| III. | Shakespeare in France, | Nineteenth Century, | 533 |
| IV. | Erica. Part XIII. Translated for The Living Age from the German of | Frau von Ingersleben, | 546 |
| V. | French Home Life. Religion, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 559 |
| VI. | Pleasant People, | Saturday Review, | 570 |
| VII. | Walking in Winter, | Pall Mall Gazette, | 573 |
| VIII. | Antoine Cesar Becquerel, | Nature, | 574 |
POETRY. :
| Wanted, a Secretary of State, | 514 | "What we, When Face to Face we See", | 514 |
| Fiat Justitia, | 514 | "What we, When Face to Face we See", | 514 |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 576 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXI. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1760. — March 9, 1878. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXVI. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Charles Sumner, | Westminster Review, | 579 |
| II. | Erica. Part XIV. Translated for The Living Age from the German of | Frau von Ingersleben, | 606 |
| III. | Constantinople. A lecture delivered in Aberdeen, January 3rd, 1878, with some additions. By James Bryce, | Macmillan's Magazine, | 619 |
| IV. | A Ride for Life, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 631 |
| V. | Liquefaction of Oxygen, | Nature, | 640 |
POETRY. :
| The Flower of the Field, | 578 | At the Last, | 578 |
| Greek Mother's Song, | 578 | "Kind! es ware dein Verderben", | 578 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXI. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1761. — March 16, 1878. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXVI. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Dr. Schliemann's Exploration of Mycenæ, | Edinburgh Review, | 643 |
| II. | Erica. Part XV. Translated for The Living Age from the German of | Frau von Ingersleben, | 663 |
| III. | Above the Clouds: a Reverie on The Bel Alp, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 678 |
| IV. | The Education of Girls: their Admissibility to Universities, | Westminster Review, | 685 |
POETRY. :
| How Long? | 642 | "Was will die einsame Thrane?" | 642 |
| One Dread, | 642 | "Du bist wie eine Blume", | 642 |
| "Es stehen unbeweglich", | 642 | |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 704 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXI. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1762. — March 23, 1878. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXVI. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Precious Stones, | British Quarterly Review, | 707 |
| II. | Macleod of Dare. By William Black. Part V., | Advance Sheets, | 721 |
| III. | Quevedo, | Gentleman's Magazine, | 736 |
| IV. | Within the Precincts. By Mrs. Oliphant. Part IV., | Advance Sheets, | 746 |
| V. | The Telephone, | Westminster Review, | 761 |
POETRY. :
| "Still ist die Nacht, es ruh'n die Gassen", | 706 | "Fey", | 706 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XXI. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1763. — March 30, 1878. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXVI. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Benedict de Spinoza, | Nineteenth Century, | 771 |
| II. | Erica. Part XVI. Translated for The Living Age from the German of | Frau von Ingersleben, | 785 |
| III. | A Ring of Worlds, | Cornhill Magazine, | 797 |
| IV. | How the Turks Rule Armenia. By Dr. Humphry Sandwith (of Kars), | Nineteenth Century, | 809 |
| V. | Lay-Figures, | Examiner, | 818 |
| VI. | The Mobility of Asiatics, | Spectator, | 821 |
| VII. | The Salaries of the Officers in the British Museum, | Nature, | 823 |
| | ⁂ Title and Index to Volume CXXXVI. | | |
POETRY. :
| Miserere, | 770 | "Wie kannst du ruhig schlafen", | 770 |
| Before the Snow, | 770 | | |