Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-08-23
RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
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Harper Brothers have sent ns though Harold x Muir
of this city, of their handsomest and most valuable
publications.
The 4h VOL of Gibbons Decline and FW Of The Roman
Empire, with useful notes, by Rev. II. H. 1mana conve
nient and elegant edition.
The Life and Letters Of IhOmas CdmpbeH-cdited by
Dr. Wm Bea,ie his enlightened and devoted friend II is
dedicated 10 the poet Samuel Rogers and is illustrated hy
beautiful letter from Washington Irving Harper Bro
thers This of the most agreeable books we have
glanced for day The true character and private
moments of one Of the sweetest poets who ever sang
whose works as Walter said all diamondScannot
hu be interesting all admirers of genius and brilliant ro
The beautiful valley of Wyoming in Pennsylvania
has been immo,alzed by his Campbell himself said
Il love America very mucland came being an
American myself Yes, if were Scotsman, should
like 10 be an American" These volumes beau
fully printed and bound
Harpers Ner Monthly Masasine, for August very
handsome periodical filled with choice stories, sketches
essays from foreign and other publications. with pictorial
illustrations, fashion plates &c.
Elementary Sketches Of Moral Philosophy; delivered al the
Royal Institution in the years 1904 s. g. by the late Rev
Sydney Smith. The author known for his quaint style
bitter and bold thought. He suffered slightly by
the delay in the payment OF interest the Pennsylvania
honds and therefore savagey the coated
citizens of the Key Stone. Unfortunately he died before
they redeemed their plghted faith The late Lord Jeffrey
JUST three days before his DEATH letter 10 Mrs
Smith, urging her publish this work which calculated
In original and interesting form TO produce stronger i'm
preston of the force and vivacty of the authors intellect
we'll truer and more engaging view of his character
than most of what the world had Of his writings.
There is much force in Sydney Smiths characteristic
sketch of what lose for the OF little BRASS
follows:
"A great deal of talent lost The world for The of
little courage Every day sends 20 their graves number
of obscure who have only remained in obscurty b
their mdity has prevented them from making first
effort and who IL they cond only have been induced be-
gn would in u probability have gone great lengths in the ca
peer fame The fact is that in order do thing in this
world worth doing, stand slveng the bank
thinking of the cold and the DANGER but Jump in and
scramble through well can. Ii will do 10 bc
prpeuay calculating risks and adjusting nice chances; il
did all very well before the Flood when man could con
suit his friends upon intended publication for hundred
and fifty years and then live its for six OF
centuries afterwards but present waits and
doubts and hesates and consus his brother and hs
cle and his first cousins and his particular friends till one
fine dar he finds that he is sixyv years of agchat he
has lost much time in consulting first cousins and parc
ar friends that he has time let 10 follow their ad-
vice. There is such little time for oversqueamsncss al
present he opportunity easily slips the very period
"t life which chooses TO venture, erer is 50 con-
fined, that is no bad rule 10 preach up the necessity IN
such instances of little violence done TO the feelings and
o efforts made in defiance of strict and sober cacatloD
From &. NJ. West and Brother have +. B. Petersons
Philadelphia republication of First and True Lore ia thrill
ling novel; by George Sand, another Of 'Consuelo, &C.
"Ceorge Sand is the tie pluine-but the real
nlthoress is the notorious Madame pudevan who wieds
graphic pen Her previous works have immoral tendency
and have not looked into the present cannot
recommend it to the purity of the female eye.
From Nash & Woodhouse we have the July Nos. of the
Ednburs and the London Quarterly american repubca
tions.) Their very interesting