The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-05-30

has given us graceful version OF a story replete
with admirable teachings. Madame Guizot.
we learn, is one of several women in France
who are devOting their talents to works of this
kind, with view to win the young to the
practice of those minor morals which are no
important in their influence on the welfare Of
society"
HIsroRY ENGLAND. BY Thomas Darlington Macaulay
Voomes and H. Harper Brothers, New York
GIsBoN's ROMAN EMPIRE. With notes by MiImsn. Har.
per Il Brothers New York.
Noticing some time since, the convenient duo
decmo edition of Humes England by the Harpers,
stated that it their intention to issue other
standard histories in the same form. We have
Just received from their prolific press, Mscaulays
England and Gibbons Decline and Fall of the
Roman Empire, published as indicated. How
mauy volumes the former will constitute, of
course cannot be known till the author shall have
finished his labors The latter, containing the
notes of Milman, a complete index Of the whole
work, and portrait of the antbor, is to be com.
prised in six volumes. The duodecimo form is
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low price as TO put them within the reach Of
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A tale Of the American Revolution We have
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better than the beginning promises. We should
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words
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Graham's, articles from Lcngfellow, Whippie
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The LONDON QUARrRRLy. April. New York: Leonard
Scott Co. For sale by W. Adam, Psnnsyy auia avenue
Washington, ID.
The running titles of the articles will convey
an idea of the contents Of this number
Gaconao Leopard, Rank@s House of Brandsnbuyg
Currents College, London; Grotes History of Grace;
Urqitart's Pilars of Hercules Facts IN Figures;
Diary of a Dm9ul Son; Cminmshdms Handbook
of London; Bauter's Impressions Of Eyope; Is
cape Of Lonis Philippe
EDNBUoRoH REVIEW. April, 1850 Published aud for
sale as above.
The contents are as follows
National Obs1UaorpS; Sydney SmuRS Sketches
Of Moral Philosophy Supply Of Water 10 The Ne
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Mem Zeaload; British and Comiuaai TaratiOa
The Valage Notary Lemis on Amhoruy IN MAJ
tsrs of Opinion Agricultural Complaints; Ger
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BAILEY. June, 1850.
Punctual as ever-the table of contents is 90
follows
ORielNAL.-The Rose, the Brook and the Breeze,
by Foreign contributor; Om Resi-, poem
The Lesson Lizzie learned from FlOwa;
Thoughts IN SICK Room, poem The HatT
SPIDER; The Orioles Nest Mary and her MRS.;
Kites andthe Tsiegraph; lid NOT m'm 10 do Il;
The Little GUPs Good Morning, poem Il Dram
Of the Lost Loce The Golden Eagle; Il Poser.
SELEcTED-Iarard Influence Of Outpard Bedwyj
Cooled Lioa The old School House Fifty Gems
better than a Dollar; The difert~ Color Of me
Jews; Remarkable SagaeIy Of a Dog; Muse By
Telegraph; Muscular Strength; The BTan Boy
The Fiodtbas Bee Houses Of The Me; TO Boy
and Guis; The Boy and The Gold Robin; Como
Gallon Of Birds
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