The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-06-07
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thor Of Brambletye House. Reuben Apsley,' &c.
Philad: Carey, Lea g. Blanchard, vols 1888.
For sale By Fraaek Taylor.
This is rather anomalous novel, for II possesses
more Than The required quantity of The romance Of
truth. II Is horrid tale Of wife inslgating her
husband TO forge will 10 acquire an estate. In
short, new edition Of Eve tempting Adam to eat the
forbidden fruit--for which he had but too good an
| appetite.
| Glsaniags in Europc-IrALY: BY an American.
Philad Carey, Lea & Blanchard, 2 vols 1888.
These volumes are ascribed to our countryman,
Cooper. We wonder why he does moi affix his name
to them. They are written with taste and talent,
and show scholarship and good sense. They will
not be obnoxious 10 the same objections which his
Gleanings in England" were-a work Of similar
kind for he has confined his observation principally
to the arts and history--avoiding generally whate-
yer might produce controversy. Wethink they will
be found very entertaining and instructive.
TnR SELF INsragcToR, on AN EASY KSowLEDcE TO
ENGLIsn GRAMMAR. BY N. Donnelly, author Of La
tin Grammar, simplifed
IL For sale by Franck Taylor
This is in the form Of chart end from an ex-
animation, we can say, excellent chart il is. Il is
recommended in the highest terms by the Philadel-
pha Ledger, U, s, Gazette, Pennsylvania, Saur-
day Ev. Post, Chronicle, and Inauirer-good au-
thority: and 1t is good work.
The GENrIEMAs's MAoazINR, for June Publish
ed at Philad. by Charles Alexander, and edited by
VIM T. Burton.
This number completes the I'd volume, and con-
tains copious Index The reputation of The work
is well sustained There are several interesting ar
tcles of prose- some pretty poetry, very just book
notices. and valuable monthly chronology
chronology Of the Geailemans Magazine The
June number, in noting the "birlh Of William
Hooper, signer Of the Declaration Of Independ-
ence, from North Cardinal al Boston, June l7th,
l742, and his death in [Octl $780, remarks that he
died at the cage of 40" instead Of 4S; and that he
was the " shortest lived among the signers." This
Is mistake. Gwinneu Button, Of Ga. born in 1872,
died May 81, l777, in his 45th year. Arthur Middle
ton, of s. c., born in March, l743 died ls January
1877, in his Nth year; and Thomas Stone, of Md,
born in ll2 died Oct s, 1871, in his 45h year; and
Thomas Lynch, Jr. Of s. G. born August 9TH, l749,
was lost at sea in I776 on passage the West In
dies, for which he sailed Immediately afer signing
the Declaration. He died at the early age OF 81
years ~.
THE AMERICAN MONTHLY, for June New York,
Geo. Dearborn & Co. .@
This periodical, after the fashion of the Demo
cratic Review, speculaes pretty largely in politics.
taking, however, the antpodes of its contemporary,
and giving federal loco-focoism, instead of Fanny
Wright co-focoism.
Catching the spirit Of dislike from the prevailing
tone Of the whole contents, we trust we may be par
doned if we cannot say we were much pleased with
the prose articles; though we admire the stanzas to
the Ocean" by Mrs. X. A. Wure-As to the criti-
cal notices, they are all Of the same kidney-,he
on Buwer, especially, is about as sharp as meat
axe and savage, bat with as little "tase as the
white of an egg" @~=..
P. s. Gaothiseaa.tonism 2" Pray what kind of
an animal is this in the zoology of language.