# Littell's Living Age/Volume 135

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 XX.
FROM THE BEGINNING, VOL. CXXXV.
OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER,
1877
BOSTON:
LITTELL AND GAY.
| Fifth Series, Volume XX. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1738. — October 6, 1877. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXV. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | The Scientific Movement and Literature, | Contempory Review, | 3 |
| II. | The Princess Paolini, | Cornhill Magazine, | 15 |
| III. | Life and Times of Thomas Becket. By James Anthony Froude. Part IV., | Nineteenth Century, | 32 |
| IV. | Green Pastures and Piccadilly. By William Black. Part XXXI., | Harper's Bazar, | 39 |
| V. | A Study of Lower Life, | Cornhill Magazine, | 43 |
| VI. | German Society Forty Years Since, | Macmillan's Magazine, | 53 |
| VII. | The Poetry of September, | Cornhill Magazine, | 58 |
| VIII. | Quiet People, | Saturday Review, | 62 |
POETRY. :
| The Old Fish-Pond, | 2 | My Sweetheart, | 2 |
| The Smile and the Sigh, | 2 | A Conceit, | 2 |
| Fifth Series, VolumeXX. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1739. — October 13, 1877. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXV. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | The Colors of Animals and Plants, | Macmillan's Magazine, | 67 |
| II. | Doris Barugh. A Yorkshire Story. By the author of "Patty," | Good Words, | 87 |
| III. | Samuel Warren, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 104 |
| IV. | French Chateaux of the Renaissance (1460-1547). By Mrs. Mark Pattison, | Contemporary Review, | 111 |
| V. | Green Pastures and Piccadilly. By William Black. Part XXXII., | Harper's Bazar, | 122 |
| VI. | Interesting People, | Saturday Review, | 125 |
| VII. | The Chemical Composition of the Flesh of the Halibut, | American Journal of Science, | 128 |
POETRY. :
| In Memoriam, | 66 | September, | 66 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XX. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1740. — October 20, 1877. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXV. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Lord Falkland and his Modern Critics, | Church Quarterly Review, | 131 |
| II. | Doris Barugh. A Yorkshire Story. By the author of "Patty." Part II., | Good Words, | 144 |
| III. | Prussian History, | Macmillan's Magazine, | 162 |
| IV. | Green Pastures and Piccadilly. By William Black. Part XXXIII., | Harper's Bazar, | 174 |
| V. | Commodore Goodenough, R.N., | Good Words, | 178 |
| VI. | Africa "Translated," | Spectator, | 182 |
| VII. | A Hidden Life, | Good Words, | 185 |
| VIII. | M. Thiers as an Historian, | Academy, | 189 |
| IX. | M. Thiers' Will, | Academy, | 190 |
POETRY. :
| The Flight of the Swallows, | 130 | Hymn, | 130 |
| A Contrast, | 130 | Love's Arrows, | 191 |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 192 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XX. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1741. — October 27, 1877. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXV. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | The Science of Electricity as Applied in Peace and War, | Quarterly Review, | 195 |
| II. | Doris Barugh. A Yorkshire Story. By the author of "Patty." Part III., | Good Words, | 217 |
| III. | On the Discovery of Oxygen in the Sun. By Richard A. Proctor, | Contemporary Review, | 240 |
| IV. | Green Pastures and Piccadilly. By William Black. Part XXXIV., | Harper's Bazar, | 251 |
| V. | Glamor, | Queen, | 255 |
POETRY. :
| Translations from Heine. By Theodore Martin ||
| "Mein Kind, wir waren Kinder", | 194 |
| "Und wüssten's die Blumen, die Kleinen", | 194 |
| "Sie haben heut' Abend Gesellschaft", | 194 |
| "Die Jahre kommen und gehen", | 194 |
| Lines to a Teacup, | 194 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XX. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1742. — November 3, 1877. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXV. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | The Trial of Jesus Christ. II. - The Roman Trial, | Contemporary Review, | 259 |
| II. | Doris Barugh. A Yorkshire Story. By the author of "Patty." Part IV., | Good Words, | 272 |
| III. | Massinger, | Cornhill Magazine, | 288 |
| IV. | Green Pastures and Piccadilly. By William Black. Part XXXV., | Harper's Bazar, | 301 |
| V. | The Irony of Life, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 304 |
| VI. | La Grande Dame de L'Ancien Regime, | Macmillan's Magazine, | 310 |
| VII. | Great Men at Play, | Globe, | 319 |
POETRY. :
| A Mother's Thoughts by her Child, | 258 | The Frigid Zone, | 258 |
| Loch Carron, Western Highlands, | 258 | October, | 258 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XX. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1743. — November 10, 1877. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXV. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | The Color-Sense. By Rt. Hon. W. E. Gladstone, | Nineteenth Century, | 323 |
| II. | Doris Barugh. A Yorkshire Story. By the author of "Patty." Part V., | Good Words, | 337 |
| III. | The Colors of Animals and Plants. By Alfred R. Wallace. II. - The Colors of Plants, | Macmillan's Magazine, | 352 |
| IV. | Green Pastures and Piccadilly. By William Black. Part XXXVI., | Harper's Bazar, | 358 |
| V. | The School of Giorgione, | Fortnightly Review, | 362 |
| VI. | The Supernatural Element in Shakespeare, | Westminster Review, | 369 |
| VII. | Mr. Ruskin's Unique Dogmatism, | Spectator, | 376 |
| VIII. | Lost in Magellan's Straits, | Chambers' Journal, | 379 |
| IX. | The Scenery and the People of Lewis, | Spectator, | 381 |
| X. | The Electric Conductivity of Water, | Popular Science Review, | 384 |
POETRY. :
| The Song of Patience, | 322 | Sweet Love and I, | 322 |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 384 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XX. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1744. — November 17, 1877. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXV. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Walter Bagehot, | Fortnightly Review, | 387 |
| II. | Green Pastures and Piccadilly. By William Black. Part XXXVII., | Harper's Bazar, | 406 |
| III. | The Murder of Thomas Becket. By James Anthony Froude. Part V., | Nineteenth Century, | 410 |
| IV. | Da Capo. By Miss Thackeray, | Advance Sheets, | 422 |
| V. | On the Comparative Stupidity of Politicians, | Fraser's Magazine, | 427 |
| VI. | Doris Barugh. A Yorkshire Story. By the author of "Patty." Part VI., | Good Words, | 431 |
| VII. | Mr. Bryce's Ascent of Mount Ararat, | Spectator, | 443 |
| VIII. | Convalescence, | Saturday Review, | 446 |
POETRY. :
| The Deserted Garden, | The Deserted Garden, | The Deserted Garden, | 386 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XX. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1745. — November 24, 1877. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXV. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Pre-Christian Dispensaries and Hospitals, | Westminster Review, | 451 |
| II. | Da Capo. By Miss Thackeray. Part II. | Advance Sheets, | 462 |
| III. | Lord Chancellors and Chief Justices since Lord Campbell. By Rev. F. Arnold, | New Quarterly Review, | 469 |
| IV. | Green Pastures and Piccadilly. By William Black. Part XXXVIII. | Harper's Bazar, | 486 |
| V. | The Restoration of the Ancient System of tank Irrigation in Ceylon, | Nature, | 489 |
| VI. | Erica. Translated for The Living Age from the German of | Frau von Ingersleben, | 495 |
| VII. | The Black Museum, | Spectator, | 501 |
| VIII. | William and Mary Howitt, | Leisure Hour, | 504 |
| VII. | A Female Detective, | European Mail, | 510 |
| VIII. | The Mennonite Communists, | Pall Mall Gazette, | 512 |
POETRY. :
| The Angels' Greeting, | 450 | Bide a Wee, and Dinna Fret, | 450 |
| Dead, yet Speaking. By the author of "John Halifax, Gentleman," | 450 | Gathered Roses. By F. W. Bourdillon, | 450 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XX. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1746. — December 1, 1877. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXV. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Sir John Bowring, | Westminster Review, | 515 |
| II. | Doris Barugh. A Yorkshire Story. By the author of "Patty." Part VII. | Good Words, | 536 |
| III. | The Story of an Indian Life, | Edinburgh Review, | 551 |
| IV. | Erica. Part II. Translated for The Living Age from the German of | Frau von Ingersleben, | 569 |
| V. | A Glimpse of Adrianople, | Pall Mall Gazette, | 575 |
| VI. | On the Coming Winter, | Nature, | 576 |
POETRY. :
| Between the Lines, | 514 | The Fall of the Year, | 514 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XX. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1747. — December 8, 1877. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXV. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | The Court of the Grand Monarque, the author of "Mirabeau," etc., | Temple Bar, | 579 |
| II. | Green Pastures and Piccadilly. By William Black. Part XXXIX., | Harper's Bazar, | 589 |
| III. | The Marshalate: a Chapter of French History. May 1873 - October 1877, | Nineteenth Century, | 600 |
| IV. | Doris Barugh. By Katharine S. MacQuoid, author of "Patty", Part VIII., | Good Words, | 613 |
| V. | Prince Bismarck's Mother, | Tinsley's Magazine, | 626 |
| VI. | Erica. Part III. Translated for The Living Age from the German of | Frau von Ingersleben, | 634 |
| VII. | Singing Mice, | Nature, | 640 |
POETRY. :
| Purgatory, from the French of Marie Jeuna | 578 | At the Last, | 578 |
| Purgatory, from the French of Marie Jeuna | 578 | Villanelle, | 578 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XX. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1748. — December 15, 1877. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXV. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | The Russians, the Turks, and the Bulgarians. At the Theatre of War, | Nineteenth Century, | 643 |
| II. | Erica. Part IV. Translated for The Living Age from the German of | Frau von Ingersleben, | 656 |
| III. | M. Thiers: a Sketch From Life, by an English Pencil, | Macmillan's Bazar, | 664 |
| IV. | Green Pastures and Piccadilly. By William Black. Part XL., | Harper's Bazar, | 688 |
| V. | Budhist Schools in Burmah. By the Director of Public Instruction in British Burmah, | Fraser's Magazine, | 692 |
| VI. | Da Capo. By Miss Thackeray. Part III., | Advance Sheets, | 699 |
| VII. | The Motion of "Cirrus" Clouds, | Acadamy, | 704 |
POETRY. :
| Sunflowers, | 642 | Before the Winter, | 642 |
| Adrift, | 642 | |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 704 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XX. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1749. — December 22, 1877. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXV. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Some Sonnets of Campanella, | Cornhill Magazine, | 707 |
| II. | Erica. Part V. Translated for The Living Age from the German of | Frau von Ingersleben, | 717 |
| III. | Life and Times of Thomas Becket. By James Anthony Froude. Part VI., | Nineteenth Century, | 723 |
| IV. | Da Capo. By Miss Thackeray. Conclusion, | Advance Sheets, | 736 |
| V. | The Case of Lord Dundonald, | Gentleman's Magazine, | 746 |
| VI. | Green Pastures and Piccadilly. By William Black. Conclusion, | Harper's Bazar, | 752 |
| VII. | A Mighty Sea-Wave, | Cornhill Magazine, | 758 |
| VIII. | The Sun's Distance, | Nature, | 766 |
POETRY. :
| A Wail for the Whale, | 706 | A Ballad of the "Thuner-See", | 706 |
| A Cry, | 706 | | |
| Fifth Series, Volume XX. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1750. — December 29, 1877. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXXV. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Books and Critics, | Fortnightly Review, | 771 |
| II. | Doris Barugh. A Yorkshire Story. By Katharine S. MacQuoid, the author of "Patty." Part IX., | Good Words, | 783 |
| III. | Three Weeks with the Hop-Pickers, | Fraser's Magazine, | 789 |
| IV. | Erica. Part VI. Translated for The Living Age from the German of | Frau von Ingersleben, | 799 |
| V. | Andersen's Friendships. By Annie Wood, | Temple Bar, | 807 |
| VI. | The Czar's Clemency; a Polish Priest's Story, | Cornhill Magazine, | 812 |
| VII. | Lawful English, | Examiner, | 821 |
| VIII. | The Causes of the English Worship of Success, | Spectator, | 822 |
| | ⁂ Title and Index to Volume CXXXV. | | |
POETRY. :
| A Picture, | 770 | Homeward, | 770 |
| My Flower, | 770 | Indian Summer, | 770 |