The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-02-15 00:00:00

SIMILES

As bold as an eagle—as mild as a dove ;
As true as the moon—as fickle as love.
As proud as a peacock—as round as a pea ;
As blythe as a lark—as brisk as a bee.
As light as a feather—as sure as a gun ;
As green as a leek—as brown as a bun.
As rich as a Jew—as warm as a toast;
As cross as two sticks—as deaf as a post.
As sharp as a needle—as strong as an ox ;
As grave as a judge—as sly as a fox.
As old as the hills—as strait as a dart ;
As still as the grave—as swift as a hart.
As solid as marble—as firm as a rock ;
As soft as a plum—as thick as a block.
As pale as a lily—as blind as a bat;
As white as a shirt—as black as my hat.
As yellow as gold—as red as a cherry ;
As wet as the river—as brown as a berry.
As plain as a pikestaff—as big as a house;
As flat as the table—as sleek as a mouse.
As tall as the steeple—as round as a cheese ;
As broad as 'tis long—as long as you please.

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NOTICES

Handy Andy. No. 2. By Samuel Lover. Wareing Webb,

Liverpool

The contents of this number are similar to what has al-
ready appeared in Bentley. We find in it the account of the
dinner at Mrs. Fay's ; the coroner's inquest on the apothe-
cary M`Garry ; and Handy's taking refuge in his mother's
cabin

Ml these circumstances are told in an inimitable
style, perfectly original, and lively in the extreme. The il-
lustrations are excellent : the figure of Oonah in the first is
sweetly sketched. This publication will take a firm hold
upon the public favour.

Ainstvorth's Magazine. Edited by Ainsworth, and illus-
trated by George Cruickshank.

A very promising periodical this appears to be. The editor
commences with a story called " The Miser's Daughter,"
with two illustrations. We are glad to • . Tupper a
contributor. His work entitled " ' .verbial Philosophy "
has always been greatly admire! .y us ; we look upon it as
one of the cleverest and mos ‘, . ginative books of the day.
" Uncle Sam" is quaint ! funny. Miss Costello contri-
butes a remarkable " end of the Monts-Dores." In
Mr. 011ier's " Snow .rm" is detailed a deeply-interesting
circumstance. Cap n Medwin relates with much humour
an incident connec with his " Moustache." " Mr. Buller
of Brazenose" e bits his erudition in addressing the editor
in seven langu• Laman Blanchard contributes a grace-
ful poem, as • es also Miss Costello. Several capital wood-
cuts are interspersed throughout the pages. This periodical
will doubtless be successful, and prove an amusing addition
to our monthly literature. The price is only Is. 6d. ! yet it
contains 61 pages and many illustrations.

The Farmer's Magazine—La Belle Assemblie—and The
Sportsman. Rogerson, Norfolk-street, Strand.

We receive these publications so irregularly, that it is

less to attempt to comment upon their contents. The

stories for the' most part are continuations, which are per-

fedi), uninteresting to us, not having seen the previous por-
tions. We do not think it worth while perusing " com-
mencements," when we are in doubt whether we shall re-

ceive the " continuations

The Belle Assemble'e contains, besides the fashions, a beau-
tiful engraving after Chalon. It is sweetly described in a
poem of the late Miss Landon's. There appear to be some
interesting tales and poems interspersed through the number.
The Sportsman is illustrated by two cleverly-executed en-
gravings—" The Intended Meal," and " Going to Meet the
Difficulty." The first is by the celebrated Alken—the se-
cond by Armfield.
The Farmer's Magazine is illustrated by two plates : one,
" A Short-horned Bull ;" the other, " Mercury, a celebra-
ted Hunter." We can recommend this publication to the
notice of the farmer. The contents are truly valuable.

Rambling Recollections of a Soldier of Fortune. By W.
H. Maxwell. Curry and Co., Dublin; Walmsley, Li-

verpool

The talented author of the " Stories of Waterloo " has
reappeared upon the stage of literature in the present volume.
His abilities as a raconteur have been admitted by all who
have perused his works. His reputation will not suffer by

the present venture. The mode in which the stories are
introduced is novel and good. Some travellers being de-
tained at the home of the soldier, by a storm, to lighten the

time they take upon themselves to narrate some passage in
their lives. There are eight stories in all, and four spirited
illustrations, with a portrait of the author. "My First
Steeple Chase " is admirably told, and we shall endeavour
soon to make room for it. " The Deceased Pluralist " is a
fearful exhibition of the state of Ireland a few years ago.

" The Tour—not Sentimental," will produce hearty laugh-
ter. MacDermott's reflections upon " things in general "
are odd enough. It will be noticed that this work emanates
from the Dublin press, and is published by Messrs. Curry.
It does them great credit. We can recommend this amusing
book to all who wish for a few hours' agreeable reading.

Faith and Works : the former does not per se necessarily
produce the latter. Painter, Strand, London.

The tendency of this pamphlet is most unscriptural. The
author, or rather the compiler, evidently is not acquainted
with the subject of which he treats. A man who can delibe-
rately write about " acquiring" faith, is not likely to be able
to know whether or not that inestimable " gift" be really
productive of good works. Had the compiler been content
with allowing the extracts, which be has selected from seve-
ral dignitaries of the church, to speak for themselves, we
would willingly leave the decision of the question he discusses
in the hands of any unprejudiced person ; but we cannot
quietly suffer him, with such apparent sang froid, to pervert
the meaning of better informed persons than himself. He is
a layman, et ne sutor ultra crepidam.