# Littell's Living Age/Volume 132

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 XVII.
FROM THE BEGINNING, VOL. CXXXII.
JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH,
1877
BOSTON:
LITTELL AND GAY.
| Fifth Series, Volume XVII. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1699. — January 6, 1877. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXII. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Russia and Turkey. By James Bryce, | Fortnightly Review, | 3 |
| II. | What She Came Through. By Sarah Tytler, author of "Lady Bell," etc., Part XXIII., | Good Words, | 12 |
| III. | Colonel Barre and his Times. By Hon. Hugh F. Elliott, | Macmillan's Review, | 22 |
| IV. | The Secret Chamber, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 35 |
| V. | Abraham Cowley, | Cornhill Magazine, | 50 |
| VI. | Mr. Ruskin's Letter to Young Girls, | Spectator, | 62 |
POETRY. :
| Church Bells, | 2 | Seaweed, | 2 |
| After Life, | 2 | | |
| Fifth Series, Volume XVII. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1700. — January 13, 1877. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXII. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | The Microscope and its Revelations, | London Quarterly Review, | 67 |
| II. | What She Came Through. By Sarah Tytler, author of "Lady Bell," etc., Part XXIV., | Good Words, | 81 |
| III. | Our Arctic Voyage. An Unscientific Account. By the Chaplain of the "Discovery", | Fraser's Magazine, | 94 |
| IV. | A Peasant Prometheus. Translated from the French of | Emile Souvestre, | 121 |
| V. | Poetry and Civilization, | Spectator, | 125 |
| VI. | Absence of White Color in Animals, | Chambers' Journal, | 128 |
POETRY. :
| Let it be, | 66 | Harvest, | 66 |
| Halidon Hill, | 66 | | |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 128 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XVII. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1701. — January 20, 1877. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXII. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | The Hellenic Factor in the Eastern Problem. By Rt. Hon. W. E. Gladstone, | Contemporary Review, | 131 |
| II. | The Marquis of Lossie. By George Macdonald, author of "Malcolm," etc. Part VII., | Advance Sheets, | 147 |
| III. | Melanchthon: a Chapter in the History of Education, | Fraser's Magazine, | 156 |
| IV. | A Winter Reverie, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 165 |
| V. | How Russians Meet Death. By Ivan Turguenief, translated by Lady George Hamilton, | Temple Bar, | 175 |
| VI. | The Feast of the Roofs. A Christmas Fairy Tale. From the French, by Helen Stanley, | Daily Evening Telegraph, | 180 |
| VII. | George Stubbs, R.A., | Temple Bar, | 183 |
POETRY. :
| A Doubting Heart, | 130 | Cæli, | 130 |
| A Year Ago, | 130 | At Sea in 1876. By S. H. M. Byers, | 190 |
| Smiles and Tears, | 130 | | |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 192 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XVII. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1702. — January 27, 1877. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXII. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | John Wilson Croker, | Quarterly Review, | 195 |
| II. | What She Came Through. By Sarah Tytler, author of "Lady Bell," etc. Conclusion, | Good Words, | 218 |
| III. | A German Bath, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 224 |
| IV. | Carita. By Mrs. Oliphant, author of "Chronicles of Carlingford," "Zaidee," etc. Part XI., | Cornhill Magazine, | 238 |
| V. | The Jews in the East, | Saturday Review, | 252 |
| VI. | The Storm-Wave in Bengal, | Saturday Review, | 254 |
POETRY. :
| The Farewell of the Old Year, | 194 | Two Sonnets by Two Sisters | |
| Afternoon, | 194 | I. — Let the Past be Past, | 194 |
| | | II. — Will the Past be Past? | 194 |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 256 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XVII. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1703. — February 3, 1877. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXII. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | The Anglo-American Churches of the United States, | London Quarterly Review, | 259 |
| II. | The Marquis of Lossie. By George Macdonald, author of "Malcolm," etc. Part VIII., | Advance Sheets, | 274 |
| III. | Fields and Field Sports in Madras, | Fraser's Magazine, | 283 |
| IV. | The Shadow of the Door, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 293 |
| V. | The Wordsworths at Brinsop Court, | Temple Bar, | 302 |
| VI. | Prince Bismarck's Literary Faculty. By Francis Hueffer, | Gentleman's Magazine, | 305 |
| VII. | Self-Help In Science, | Good Words, | 311 |
| VIII. | Dr. Schliemann's Discoveries at Mycæ, | Nature, | 316 |
| IX. | Earldoms, | Pall Mall Gazette, | 318 |
| X. | Caprices of the Nile, | Chambers' Journal, | 319 |
POETRY. :
| My Secret, | 258 | A Snowy Day, | 258 |
| Life-Mosaic, | 258 | | |
| Fifth Series, Volume XVII. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1704. — February 10, 1877. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXII. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Arctic Heroes, from Eirek, of Scandinavia, to Captain Nares, | London Quarterly Review, | 323 |
| II. | The Shadow of the Door. Conclusion, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 334 |
| III. | Charles Kingsley, | Fortnightly Review, | 341 |
| IV. | Weariness: a Tale from France. By Rudolph Lindau, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 354 |
| V. | Condition of The Larger Planets. By Richard A. Proctor, F.R.A.S., | Popular Science Review, | 362 |
| VI. | The Geographical Aspect of the Eastern Question. By Edward A. Freeman, | Fortnightly Review, | 369 |
| VII. | Green Pastures and Piccadilly. By William Black, author of "The Adventures of a Phaeton," "The Princess of Thule," etc., | Examiner, | 378 |
| VIII. | The Mistletoe, | Hardwicke's Science Gossip, | 382 |
| IX. | Be What You Are, | Sunday at Home, | 383 |
POETRY. :
| Cupid Schooled, | 322 | A Song in the Night, | 322 |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 384 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XVII. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1705. — February 17, 1877. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXII. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Julian's Letters, | British Quarterly Review, | 387 |
| II. | The Marquis of Lossie. By George Macdonald, author of "Malcolm," etc. Part IX., | Advance Sheets, | 399 |
| III. | Jon Jonsonn's Saga: the Genuine Autobiography of a Modern Icelander. Edited by George Ralph Fitz-Roy Cole, C.E., | Fraser's Magazine, | 407 |
| IV. | Green Pastures and Piccadilly. By William Black, author of "The Adventures of a Phaeton," "The Princess of Thule," etc. Part II., | Examiner, | 431 |
| V. | Agates and Agate-Working. By F. W. Rudler, F.G.S., | Popular Science Review, | 434 |
| VI. | A Polynesian Griselda, | Examiner, | 442 |
| VII. | The Old-Fashioned Children's Pictures, | Spectator, | 445 |
| VIII. | Scenery in Holland, | Month, | 448 |
POETRY. :
| Changes, | 386 | "With Pipe and Flute", | 386 |
| A Quiet Night, | 386 | | |
| Fifth Series, Volume XVII. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1706. — February 24, 1877. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXII. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Forel on the Ants of Switzerland, | Edinburgh Review, | 451 |
| II. | The Marquis of Lossie. By George Macdonald, author of "Malcolm," etc. Part X., | Advance Sheets, | 468 |
| III. | Magazine Literature, | Church Quarterly Review, | 476 |
| IV. | Goethe in his Old Age. By Edward Barrington de Foublanque, | New Quarterly Review, | 482 |
| V. | The Eastern Polar Basin. By August Petermann, | Macmillan's Magazine, | 494 |
| VI. | Mariuccia, | Fraser's Magazine, | 500 |
| VII. | Wit in Court, | Leisure Hour, | 512 |
POETRY. :
| Morbegno, | 450 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XVII. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1707. — March 3, 1877. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXII. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Mediterranean Deltas, | Edinburgh Review, | 515 |
| II. | Green Pastures and Piccadilly. By William Black, author of "The Adventures of a Phaeton," "The Princess of Thule," etc. Part III., | Examiner, | 534 |
| III. | Life of the Prince Consort. By Rt. Hon. W. E. Gladstone, | Church Quarterly Review, | 538 |
| IV. | Weimar under Schiller and Goethe, | Contemporary Review, | 550 |
| V. | How it Happened. By Narissa Rosavo, author of "Polly", | Victoria Magazine, | 560 |
| VI. | Pig-Sticking, | Land and Water, | 574 |
| VII. | The "Dreadful People" who go to Court, | Truth, | 575 |
POETRY. :
| Will's Widow, | 514 | The Western Wind, | 514 |
| Song of the Carilloneur, | 514 | | |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 576 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XVII. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1708. — March 10, 1877. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXII. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | A French Critic on Milton, | Quarterly Review, | 579 |
| II. | Carita. By Mrs. Oliphant, author of "Chronicles of Carlingford," "Zaidee," etc. Part XII., | Cornhill Magazine, | 589 |
| III. | Henrietta Maria, | Contemporary Review, | 603 |
| IV. | Green Pastures and Piccadilly. By William Black, author of "The Adventures of a Phaeton," "The Princess of Thule," etc. Part IV., | Examiner, | 619 |
| V. | Wood's Discoveries at Ephesus, | Edinburgh Review, | 626 |
| VI. | Dress in France, | Pall Mall Gazette, | 638 |
POETRY. :
| The Singer's Prize, | 578 | An Ode of Horace, | 578 |
| Two Sonnets, | 578 | | |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 640 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XVII. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1709. — March 17, 1877. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXII. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Geographical and Scientific Results of the Arctic Expedition, | Quarterly Review, | 643 |
| II. | Green Pastures and Piccadilly. By William Black, author of "The Adventures of a Phaeton," "The Princess of Thule," etc. Part V., | Examiner, | 665 |
| III. | Edmund Kean, | Temple Bar, | 668 |
| IV. | Our Dog Di, | Macmillan's Magazine, | 677 |
| V. | Charles Kingsley, | Fraser's Magazine, | 683 |
| VI. | The Marquis of Lossie. By George Macdonald, author of "Malcolm," etc. Part XI., | Advance Sheets, | 694 |
| VII. | Lord Derby on Extradition, | Saturday Review, | 700 |
| VIII. | The Ideal of Old Age, | Spectator, | 702 |
POETRY. :
| The Turned Lesson, | 642 | On a Picture by Giorgione, | 642 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XVII. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1710. — March 24, 1877. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXII. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | The Poetry of the Old Testament, | British Quarterly Review, | 707 |
| II. | The Marquis of Lossie. By George Macdonald, author of "Malcolm," etc. Part XII., | Advance Sheets, | 728 |
| III. | Old Norse Mirror of Men and Manners, | Quarterly Review, | 738 |
| IV. | Green Pastures and Piccadilly. By William Black, author of "The Adventures of a Phaeton," "The Princess of Thule," etc. Part VI., | Examiner, | 755 |
| V. | The Japanese New Year, | Spectator, | 762 |
| VI. | Pianist and Martyr, | Examiner, | 764 |
| VII. | A Chinese Statesman, | Pall Mall Gazette, | 766 |
| VIII. | Bees and Bee-Keeping, | Good Words, | 767 |
POETRY. :
| Indivisible, | 706 | In a Child's Album, | 706 |
| "Let the Dead Bury the Dead", | 706 | At the Play, | 706 |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 768 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XVII. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1711. — March 31, 1877. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXII. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | A Ramble Round the World, | Quarterly Review, | 771 |
| II. | The Russian Peasant's Silver Roubles. Translated for from the French of | Henry Greville | 791 |
| III. | The House of Lords, | Fraser's Magazine, | 797 |
| IV. | Titian, | Fortnightly Review, | 806 |
| V. | Green Pastures and Piccadilly. By William Black, author of "The Adventures of a Phaeton," "The Princess of Thule," etc. Part VII., | Examiner, | 816 |
| VI. | Burns and Washington, | Philadelphia Press, | 819 |
| VII. | Americanisms, | Leisure Hour, | 821 |
| VIII. | Belief in a Creator, | Gentleman's Magazine, | 822 |
| IX. | Fans, | Pall Mall Gazette, | 823 |
| | ⁂ Title and Index to Volume CXXXII., | | |
POETRY. :
| Waiting for Spring, | 770 | On the Heights, | 770 |
| God's Way is Right, | 770 | My Quest, | 824 |