Litchfield enquirer., 1849-01-18
Literary NstIcm.


among the poets Of New Eng
land. and we are grati6ed at the eviden-
ces which this volume affords that he
has not been reposing upon his we'll
earned laurels. 1t is no small praise,
that amidst the cares and labors of con-
Quoting one of the leading daily journals
in the State, Mr.. B. has found time to
write and superintend the publication of
volume of poems of 275 pages; and it
is still higher praise to add, that the po-
ems so written and published, win en-
crease the fame of the poet.
The work before us affords abundant
and glorious evidence that the author pos
sesses the true poetic spirit. A lively
and versatile fancy, an elevation of soul
and sentiment, correct versi6cation, and
yigor and manliness of thought and ex
preston, are evinced on almost every
page. From the majesty and statel-
ness of the Fallen Eagle" to the frol-
licking melody of Fanny Willoughby,'
our author proves himself cat home with
the muses." in all their intricate wander
ings.
The publishers have given these po-
ems an attractive and beautiful dress
~
thus forming fit partnership between
the material substance and the inmate
rial essence. We have marked several
of the shorter pieces, which we shall
hereafter give to. our readers.
Pictorial History of North Americo,
BY JOHN Frost, LII. D.-This is mag
nifcent work of some 700 pages, illustra-
ted by 400 engravings. 1t gives more
concise and interesting account of our
country. from the landing Of the North
men on our shores, down, to the close of
the Mexican War, than can be found else
where. DR.. Frost is one of the ablest
and most successful historical writer's of
the age, and this, his greatest work,
should be owned by every intelligent
American citizen. 1t is published only
by subscription. Messrs. J. & H. Kill
BORN are the agents for this county.
Christian Bal1ads-By ARTHUR CLEvE-
LAND COKE. A Revised Edition Of this
work, with additions, has been published
by H. S. Parsons, Hartford. Mr.. Coke
is too well known as poet and divine,
to need our eulogy. Wemust, however,
confess ourselves in love with his ballads.
There is life and melody about them,
which "stirs ones blood like the sound
of trumpet" Nothing ever served to
inspire us with a deeper reverence for
the land and church of our fathers be-
You'd the Atlantic, than these same
christian Ballads :" and, while we re-
joice in our descent from the sturdy pu-
ritan stock, we are able to discern the
poetry and beauty of the good old Eng
lish Church. England" on our first
page, we copy from the volume before
us.
Greeley's Wing Almanac for 1s4e.-
This work should find its way into the
hands Of every American. 1t contains a
vast amount of information on great
variety of subjects connected with Poll
tics, Government, Commerce, History,
&c, OF the United States. Price 1912
per single copy. IL copies for 81, and 100
for ". Greeley Il McElrath, publishers,
Tribune Office, New York.
Connecticut Register, 1s49.-This ef-
egant and useful annual has recently been
published by Brown & Parsons, book
sellers, Hartford. 1t union of Green's
and Bradley's Registers, and is edited by
WM. s. PORTER, of Pennington, one of
the most learned and accurate antiGuari-
ans in the State. In addition to the infor.
nation contained in previous Registers.
ne has given a sketch of the volumes Of
Archives Of the State. recently bound and
indexed; an account of the organization
of the Superior Court in I'LL, and a
complete hist ofthe Judges from that time
to the present; Judges and Clerks of
Probate; County Surveyors town and
highway taxes on the dollar School So
cieties with dates Of organization, school
officers and visiters, and number Of chill
dren returned in ls47 and ls4s: the M
come Of each post Office. and the compen.
sations Of postmasters, dc, DC.