# Littell's Living Age/Volume 130

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 XV.
FROM THE BEGINNING, VOL. CXXX.
JULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER,
1876
BOSTON:
LITTELL AND GAY.
| Fifth Series, Volume XV. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1673. — July 1, 1876. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXX. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | The Intellectual Revival of the Middle Ages, | Westminister Review, | 3 |
| II. | What She Came Through. By Sarah Tytler, author of "Lady Bell," etc. Part IX., | Good Words, | 16 |
| III. | Natural Religion. Part VI., | Macmillan's Magazine, | 25 |
| IV. | Carita. By Mrs. Oliphant, author of "Chronicles of Carlingford," "Zaidee," etc., | Cornhill Magazine, | 34 |
| V. | The Kings of the Renaissance. Charles VIII. and Louis XII. By the author of "Mirabeau," etc., | Temple Bar, | 43 |
| VI. | Early Autumn on the Lower Yang-Tze, | Fortnightly Review, | 53 |
| VII. | Zachary Macaulay. By W. G. Blaikie, D.D., | Sunday Magazine, | 59 |
| VIII. | Tricks of Memory, | Queen, | 63 |
POETRY. :
| The Lament of the Covenant, 1876, | 2 | A Ballad of Past Meridian, | 2 |
| The Death of the Violet, | 2 | | |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 64 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XV. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1674. — July 8, 1876. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXX. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | The Courses of Religious Thought. By Rt. Hon. W. E. Gladstone, | Contemporary Review, | 67 |
| II. | For Pity's Sake. By the author of "Robert Holt's Illusion," etc. Conclusion, | Sunday Magazine, | 82 |
| III. | James Northcote, R.A., | Fortnightly Review, | 89 |
| IV. | Janet Mason's Troubles. A Story of Town and Country. Conclusion, | Sunday Magazine, | 99 |
| V. | Remarks on Modern Warfare. By a Military Officer, | Fraser's Magazine, | 113 |
| VI. | Visit to a Spanish Prison, | Temple Bar, | 117 |
| VII. | The "Venus" of Quinipily, | Macmillan's Magazine, | 122 |
| VIII. | Pocket-Money, | Saturday Review, | 126 |
| IX. | Norwegian Deep-Sea Explorations, | Academy, | 128 |
POETRY. :
| The Conscience and Future Judgment, | 66 | Epicede, | 66 |
| The Conscience and Future Judgment, | 66 | Moonlight, | 66 |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 128 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XV. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1675. — July 15, 1876. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXX. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | The Cruise of the "Challenger", | Nature, | 131 |
| II. | What She Came Through. By Sarah Tytler, author of "Lady Bell," etc. Part X., | Good Words, | 143 |
| III. | Russian Village Communities, | Macmillan's Magazine, | 153 |
| IV. | Carita. By Mrs. Oliphant, author of "Chronicles of Carlingford," "Zaidee," etc. Part II., | Cornhill Magazine, | 162 |
| V. | Quakers and Quakerism, | Macmillan's Magazine, | 166 |
| VI. | The Originals of Werther, | Temple Bar, | 172 |
| VII. | Sketch of a Journey across Africa. By Verney Lovett Cameron, Lieutenant Royal Navy, | Good Words, | 176 |
| VIII. | Unbreakable or Toughened Glass. By Perry F. Nursey, C.E., | Popular Science Review, | 185 |
| IX. | Johnsonese Poetry, | Spectator, | 190 |
POETRY. :
| Harvest, | 130 | Exiled, | 130 |
| Nobody! | 130 | Blue Eyes, | 130 |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 192 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XV. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1676. — July 22, 1876. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXX. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Physics and Physiology of Harmony, | Westminster Review, | 195 |
| II. | The Lady Candidate. Conclusion, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 207 |
| III. | Ordeals and Oaths, | Macmillan's Magazine, | 220 |
| IV. | Walther von der Vogelweide, | Cornhill Magazine, | 229 |
| V. | Leigh Hunt and Lord Brougham. With Original Letters. By S. R. Townshend Meyer, | Temple Bar, | 239 |
| VI. | Partial Deafness, | Spectator, | 247 |
| VII. | The Extradition Quarrel, | Economist, | 249 |
| VIII. | Lunar Studies, | Spectator, | 252 |
| IX. | The Remington Type-Writing Machine, | Nature, | 254 |
| X. | Physical Influences upon Character, | Victoria Magazine, | 255 |
| XI. | A Free Spanish University, | Nature, | 256 |
POETRY. :
| To a Young Lady on the Approach of the Season, | 194 | Leisure and Love, | 194 |
| To a Young Lady on the Approach of the Season, | 194 | "Rejected", | 194 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XV. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1677. — July 29, 1876. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXX. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Jonathan Swift, | British Quarterly Review, | 259 |
| II. | Infallible, | Chamber's Journal, | 276 |
| III. | Thoughts of an Outsider: International Prejudices, | Cornhill Magazine, | 284 |
| IV. | Carita. By Mrs. Oliphant, author of "Chronicles of Carlingford," "Zaidee," etc., Part III., | Cornhill Magazine, | 294 |
| V. | Quakers and Quakerism. Part II., | Macmillan's Magazine, | 301 |
| VI. | Sketch of a Journey across Africa. By Verney Lovett Cameron, Lieutenant Royal Navy. Part II., | Good Words, | 308 |
| VII. | Harriet Martineau's Autobiography, | Spectator, | 316 |
| VIII. | Periodicity of the Fresh-water Lakes of Australia, | Nature, | 318 |
POETRY. :
| Two French Hymns, | 258 | Church Music, | 258 |
| Rest, | 258 | |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 320 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XV. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1678. — April 8, 1876. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXX. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Turkey, | Contemporary Review, | 323 |
| II. | What She Came Through. By Sarah Tytler, author of "Lady Bell," etc., Part XI., | Good Words, | 337 |
| III. | In a Studio. By W. W. Story. Part VIII., | Blackwood's Magazine, | 346 |
| IV. | Carita. By Mrs. Oliphant, author of "Chronicles of Carlingford," "Zaidee," etc., Part IV., | Cornhill Magazine, | 355 |
| V. | The Last of the Grand School of Connoisseurs, | Temple Bar, | 361 |
| VI. | Dull Sermons, | Macmillan's Magazine, | 373 |
| VII. | Sick-Nursing, an Employment for Educated Women, | Chambers' Journal, | 377 |
| VIII. | Leeches, | Chambers' Journal, | 379 |
| IX. | Work for Gentlewomen, | Victoria Magazine, | 381 |
| X. | A Perfect Lawn, | Gardener's Magazine, | 382 |
POETRY. :
| Utinam, | 322 | Milkweed, | 322 |
| A Lullaby, | 322 | The House Beautiful, | 382 |
| Rosenlied, | 322 | | |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 384 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XV. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1679. — August 12, 1876. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXX. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Adam Smith as a Person, | Fortnightly Review, | 387 |
| II. | What She Came Through. By Sarah Tytler, author of "Lady Bell," etc. Part XII., | Good Words, | 402 |
| III. | In a Studio. By W. W. Story. Part IX., | Blackwood's Magazine, | 411 |
| IV. | Lady Adelaide. A Study, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 418 |
| V. | Autobiography of a Vegetarian. A True Narrative of a Successful Career. Reported by C. O. Groom Napier, of Merchiston, F.G.S., | Fraser's Magazine, | 427 |
| VI. | Modern Warfare. By John Ruskin, | Fraser's Magazine, | 434 |
| VII. | A Lady's Visit to the Herzegovinian Insurgents, | Cornhill Magazine, | 436 |
| VIII. | Lightning-Prints, | Chambers' Journal, | 445 |
POETRY. :
| Saints, | 386 | The Song-Bird, | 386 |
| Dreamland, | 386 | | |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 448 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XV. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1680. — August 19, 1876. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXX. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Ticknor's Memoirs, | Quarterly Review, | 451 |
| II. | John's Hero, | Blackwood's Magazine, | 473 |
| III. | Italian Art and Literature before Giotto and Dante, | Macmillan's Magazine, | 480 |
| IV. | How I Went to the Levee, | Macmillan's Magazine, | 490 |
| V. | Memoir of Norman Macleod, D.D., | Church Quarterly Review, | 498 |
| VI. | London under an Indian Climate, | Spectator, | 505 |
| VII. | The Tasmanians, | Nature, | 507 |
| VIII. | The American Centenary, | Spectator, | 510 |
POETRY. :
| To a Caged Bob-o-link in the City, | 450 | Lilies, | 450 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XV. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1681. — August 26, 1876. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXX. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Lord Macaulay, | Quarterly Review, | 515 |
| II. | What She Came Through. By Sarah Tytler, author of "Lady Bell," etc., Part XIII., | Good Words, | 542 |
| III. | Moresby's "New Guinea and Polynesia", | Edinburgh Review, | 553 |
| IV. | Carita. By Mrs. Oliphant, author of "Chronicles of Carlingford," "Zaidee," etc., Part V., | Cornhill Magazine, | 563 |
| V. | The Poetry of Leading Law Cases, | Spectator, | 572 |
| VI. | The First Appearance of Gipsies, | Temple Bar, | 575 |
POETRY. :
| A Summer's Ghost, | 514 | My Treasures, | 514 |
| A Water-Lily at Evening, | 514 | To Kate, | 514 |
| The Lily of the Valley, | 514 | | |
| Fifth Series, Volume XV. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1682. — September 2, 1876. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXX. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | The Comte de Paris' Campaign on the Potomac, | Edinburgh Review, | 579 |
| II. | Carita. By Mrs. Oliphant, author of "Chronicles of Carlingford," "Zaidee," etc., Part VI., | Cornhill Magazine, | 593 |
| III. | When the Sea was Young, | Cornhill Magazine, | 597 |
| IV. | What She Came Through. By Sarah Tytler, author of "Lady Bell," etc., Part XIV., | Good Words, | 608 |
| V. | Wordsworth's Ethics, | Cornhill Magazine, | 615 |
| VI. | Sketch of a Journey across Africa. By Verney Lovett Cameron, Lieutenant Royal Navy. Part III., | Good Words, | 629 |
| VII. | Secret-Service Money under George I., | Academy, | 635 |
| VIII. | Eccentricity, | Good Words, | 636 |
| IX. | Resources of Servia and Bosnia, | Nature, | 639 |
POETRY. :
| The Seven-Nights' Watch, | 578 | When we are Parted, | 578 |
| One of the Sevens, | 578 | | |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 640 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XV. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1683. — September 9, 1876. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXX. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Clarendon. Part II., | Contemporary Review, | 643 |
| II. | The Rev. Adam Cameron's Visit to London, | Cornhill Magazine, | 656 |
| III. | The Territorial Expansion of Russia, | Fortnightly Review, | 677 |
| IV. | Narrative of the Wreck of the "Strathmore". By one of the Survivors, | Chambers' Journal, | 690 |
| V. | Whewell's Writings and Correspondence, | Nature, | 696 |
| VI. | The Turkish Atrocities, | Economist, | 698 |
| VII. | The Whole Duty of Woman from a Chinese Point of View, | Pall Mall Budget, | 700 |
| VIII. | On Talkers, | Examiner, | 702 |
| IX. | Servia, | Leisure Hour, | 703 |
POETRY. :
| Autumn in the Woods, | 642 | Two Seasons, | 642 |
| A Suicide, | 642 | | |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 704 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XV. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1684. — September 16, 1876. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXX. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Social Relations of England and America, | Quarterly Review, | 707 |
| II. | The Rev. Adam Cameron's Visit to London. Conclusion, | Cornhill Magazine, | 728 |
| III. | From Belgrade to Constantinople Overland. By Humphry Sandwith, C.B., | Fraser's Magazine, | 741 |
| IV. | The Great Lord Fairfax, | Athenæum, | 755 |
| V. | Retribution as a Faith and a Superstition, | Spectator, | 757 |
| VI. | Collapse, | Saturday Review, | 758 |
| VII. | Temporary Duty, | Saturday Review, | 761 |
| VIII. | A Letter of Miss Martineau's, | Athenæum, | 763 |
| IX. | The Native Races of the Pacific States of North America, | Academy, | 764 |
POETRY. :
| Sometime, | 706 | Ivy, | 706 |
| Miscellany, | Miscellany, | Miscellany, | 768 |
| Fifth Series, Volume XV. | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | No. 1685. — September 23 & 30, 1876. | $\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$ | From Beginning Vol. CXXX. |
CONTENTS. :
| I. | Modern Philosophers on the Probable Age of the World, | Quarterly Review, | 771 |
| II. | Carita. By Mrs. Oliphant, author of "Chronicles of Carlingford," "Zaidee," etc., Part VII., | Cornhill Magazine, | 787 |
| III. | Charlotte Bronte. A Monograph, | Macmillan's Magazine, | 801 |
| IV. | An Excursion in Formosa, | Contemporary Review, | 816 |
| V. | The Swarming of Mankind, | Spectator, | 821 |
| VI. | The Limits of Fiction, | Saturday Review, | 823 |
| | ⁂ Title and Index to Volume CXXX. | | |
POETRY. :
| To Summer, | 770 | Just a Few Words, | 770 |
| Hope, | 770 | | |