The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-11-19
New Books.
Sir Roger De COOerey. By the Spectator Boo
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Sir Roger De COVerey. By the Spectator. Boston
TICKHoR Co.
MAoAULAY says he has no doubt that, if ADDIsol
had written novel. on an extensive plan, i
would have been superior to any that we possess
This is rather bold speculation perhap
will appear less extravagant than it seems on tn
first blush to any one who will read continuously
the scenes in the life of Sir Roger De Coverely, col
lected in the beautiful little volume before us.
Poems. BY RICHARD HENRY SroDDARD. Boston
TIcKNoR & Co.
The longest poem in this collection is The Cas-
lie in the dir, and in spite of two or three annoying
blernishes, is an exquisite productions poem tina
is poetry. Here for instance is fine DESCRIPTIVE
passage spoiled by two three lines that seen
borrowed from extravaganza
Sometimes rove beside the lonely Shore
Margined and thanked by slanting shelvy lodges
Fashioned by old gray rocks with dripping edges
And cayerns echong Oceans sullen roar;
Threading the bladdery weeds and paven shells,
Beyond the line Of foam, the jewelled chain,
The largesse OF the ever giving main,
Tossed at the feet of Earth with surgy swells,
plunge into the waves, and strike away,
Breastlng with vigorous strokes the snowy spray
Sometimes lounge in arbors hung with vines,
And press the bunchy grapes in various wines,
TO which sip, and sip, with pleasure mute,
| Ger mouthiul bites OF golden rinded fruit,
| Parting their separate ilavors bliss by bliss,
| Like one who swoons in some immortal kiss
Mr.. SToDDARD seems to be an admirer OF COLE
RIDGE and KEATS, and has studied them to a gooc
purpose. The Game Of Chess is a very Coleridgey
little bit of blank verse, and the Arcadian Hmm Il
Flora is as Keats ey as possible. We like him bet
ter where he writes out himself Harley Riuer, d
Household Dirge, and The Blacksmihi's Shop, ar,
perfect gems in their way, to fancy, though
| we apprehend that we have hardly kept up with
| the progressive movement in matters of verse We
| hovo
and, in spite of the fagree which is not to our old
fashioned likings, have been struck with the
massive, sterling that gives proof of mine well
worth the working. MIR. SroDDARD is a man OF
| genius, and his volume cannot fail to find many
readers who will see in il much to admire and little
| to censure.
Florence, The Parish Orphan; aud Sketch of The vi
| Iage in the Last Century. BY ELIZA Buck MN
| sTER LEE. Boston: TicKNoR g. Co.
| natural, life-like, and touching story ia that Of
Florence, exhibiting minute painting of village life
and only marred by catastrophe too tragic and
painful to be indispensable for pointing the moral
| of the tale.
| The above volumes, from publishing house to
which the public have been indebted for many at
tractive works in the bellies ettres may be found in
this city at FRANoK TAvLoR's.
| I'VE copy from the New York Albion the follow
! ing notice of work which may we'll be said to
form in the book making history of this
country. When we compare this superb volume
with the atlantic Souvenirs and Tokens of twenty
years ago-pretty as those volumes for their
day-we cannot but think our progress in the arts
of Typography and engraving is as marked as in
any other branch of enterprise. Mr.. PUTNAM has
done much to improve the style of our gift books
and parlor-table books, and we hope that his lib
eral outlay in getting up the volume before US will
be amply remunerated by extensive sale.l
The Book Of Home Beauty. New York: 1852
PUTNAM.
! The publication of this splendid work is an era
in the book making history of this country. Up
to comparatively recent period the costly gifts of
this description, which have annually made their
appearance at the holiday of the year, have
been imported from Paris London Lattery
however, the publishers have discovered that there
| ID abundant material in midst; it has been
worked up in variety of forms, more or less pop
ular, and now all previous efforts surpassed in
this attempt to do justice to the charms for which
American women have attained world wide re-
| pute. II presents dozen portraits of many
ladies OF this city, known in the gayest circles for
their beauty their wit, some other social attrac
| ton. These are engraved after drawings properly
made by Mr.. Charles Martin. AS likenesses they
are not remarkable; but they are executed with
great spirit, and have, with two three exoep-
tions that ndescribably stylish air which is pecu-
fashion. We should much like to point out the
fair DANES whose semblance best pleaseth us; but
their names are in each appended, and such
singing out might therefore SAVIOR Of personal
tiattery. We content ourselves, therefore, with
| strong commentator of the Book of Home Beau
ty to its Legitimate place-the drawing room table;
of which it will make the most appropriate and
very handsome ornament.
As for the accompanying letter press, il would
have been too delicate task to attempt bographi
cal sketches OF the fair subjects to record their con-
quests, or to enumerate their individual charms.
And 80 the clever, sensible, whole hearted Mrs.
Kirkland has contributed a few glimpses of Anne
rican society just by way of Intoxicating the Gale
ny of New York Beauties The book is of full
quarto size, superbly printed and got up. May its
ready sale repay the enterprise of the publisher.
We have received from Messrs. TAYLOR &
MAuRY the concluding numbers and plates of the
Topographic Encyclopedia of Science, Literature,
and Art-one of the most beautiful and useful pub
locations of the day, and of which we shall give
more particular notice at a future day. The COM
munity well ourselves indebted to Mr..
RUDOLPH GARRIauE, of New York, for producing
this standard work in a style so admirable.
Among other works of the day we find on
our table the second and third number of Arvine's
Cyclop@dia Of anecdotes, published by GOULD &
LINCOLN Of Boston, and as good for railroad and
steamboat reading as if it were better book.
We wish the cuts had been left out, for
they deform the very neat Typography. Messrs.
GOULD & LINCOLN have also published in u l2mo
The Natural History Of The Human Species, It's
Typical Forms, Primeual Distribution, Fiiiations
and Migrations, by Lieutenant Colonel CHARLES
HAMILTON SMITH-with preliminary abstract of
the views of Blumenbach, Prichard, Bachman,
Agassiz and other authors of repute on the subject
by the American editor-a valuable and interest
ing compendium.
CHARLES SoRIBNEn (of New York; has recently
published The Boys and Girls Country Book with
illustrations, and The Young Emigranfs, with the
Crystal Paiace-for children. From the same press
we have received a volume entitled The Indications
Of The Creator; Natural Eodences of Final CAUSE
by GEoRGE TAYtoR-being compendious view
of the proofs furnished from Astronomy, Geology,
Comparative Physiology, md Physical Geography