The Sun.
London, England, 1866-06-11 00:00:00

LITERATURE.

Elijah the Prophet. An Epic Poem. By G.
Washington Moon. Hatchard.
Mr. Moon has indeed undertaken, what he him-
self admits to be, a difficult and an ambitious task:
He very appropriately exclaims at the close of his
poem, when attempting to describe the translation
of the Prophet :
" 0, who can picture that transcendent sight!
Who fitly can relate the wondrous story !
Who paint the atrial beauty of that night,
Or sing the fleetness of those steeds of glory,
And God's triumphant chariot of light
Entering Heaven ! Never in depth or height
Had mortal gazed on such a scene before ;
Never shall years, how long soe'er their flight,
The solemn grandeur of that hour restore." atO
These lines we have quoted give a very near
specimen of the versification, occasionally ineilic);
t
dious and occasionally halting. in alluding t° ,110
difficulty of clothing thoughts in language/ 1.0,e
writer gracefully likens them to butterflies which
behold upon a rose-bush,
"And try to catch—so instantly they rise!
If caught, the beauty of their plumage with them dies.

The Dole of Malaga. An Episode of 011;1
Dramatised. By Digby P. Starkey. ("°se-
Petter, and Galpin.
Very effectively and very happily has the ativ-tie
of this drama succeeded in portraying the rolnallie
spirit of that age of chivalry and adventure, 11
time of Ferdinand and Isabella, and the down'l,o
of the Moors in Spain. Very beautifully, trnetbe
nature and to history, does the character of 'l,
great Queen appear upon these pages, and the ring
lant chivalry of the defeated Omar is, asElie
Ferdinand declares, worthy of an Hidalgo.
last scene closes with a double tragedy, and the /3
line enforces the lesson—
" That Kings are great—as they are merciful"
Aunt Judy's Magazine. Nos. I. and 11. Edited 111'
Mrs. Alfred Gatty. Bell and Daldy. de,
With the month of May commenced a vela for
lightful sixpenny magazine, especially Wen& first
young people, and one that is likely to make the 00
of the month a welcome day in many a schoollo
and play-garden. The first serial story, rya.
Cousins and their Friends," is by that very cht/-ocl.
ing writer for the young, the author of "
niia
Charlie" and " Sydney Grey." All those paL-1,
whose children may have passed some pleasunt
profitable hours over those favourite volaules,oot
hardly require any other recommendation t°
Judy. We cannot say, by-the-way, that We lit lat
titularly admire the title of the magazine, but tro-
is, of course, purely a matter of taste. Ia the rhea
duction to the first number the accorlil'7wip
editress declares " her honest endeavour aucl
nil
to provide the best of mental food for of
ages of young people and for many variet: two
taste," and, as far as can be judged by tiles; s,Te'
first numbers, her endeavours have been very tbis
,1
cessful. Some very pretty illustrations ado fiber
brochure. The frontispiece to the Julie 11,,11r00
reveals poor Kathleen Lord, with all her bra
and dictionaries tumbling pele-nzele dow3
gie b 9
There is a sweet little hymn set to simple Intic cow
Alfred Gatty in this number, but the poetir sob
tributions arc not of the highest order. -I' id to
singers as Mary Howitt or Eliza Cook eeaadero.
selectedf it would be happy for the young 'rote oe-
-1 not, we should say it would be well to qa ,„„ea
° 011
easionally some piece from our best poets. Chum.
who love to learn verses by hearts hou
out 000 c,
provided with the best food. Good poetry, or_ ijic
is the best rule for the school-room ; and g a'bie
preTTn slit.
tares, the e-
tures, or none for the nursery. --
diet great
care of Mrs. Alfred Gatty we may
cess for AunLJudy's Magazine.

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