New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-03-24

MEMOIRS OF MARGARET FULLER OssolI-The first cdi-
ton of this interesting work. which published in
Boston about six weeks ago sold within week and
a second edition has been issued.
The work published by Bentley, in London, stimuli
taneousy with its appearance this side of the Atlantic
and has called forth criticisms from the ables pens
that city the press of which has shown with unusual
unanmity. high and just appreciation of the remark
able character to which the memoirs devoted
We suboin two or three notices of the work and its
noble subject taken from the London press The follow
ing is from Dickens's paper, the Daily News
She visited Europe and though up to this time she had
immensely helped American culture by fusing through
the medium of reviews and papers, sound and high
tions of criticism think the latter part of her life the
most loyeabe and interesting She was received here
and in Paris by many distinguished writers of the day
able sketches of whom will be found in her letters
But at Rome change took place in her destiny. She
became acquainted with D'Ossoli, whom she married
Rome now bcsieged by the French. and her friend
Mazzin in the crisis of his heroic career Osso
joined the liberal party against his family and while
he was fighting on the battemens this brave high minded
woman attended to her part in the public hosptalsmn
istering to the wounded-doing all she could in those
days OF terror and agony-nspiring and alternating
wherever she showed her face We remember pictures
Of womanly courage and goodness which surpass those
not writing about puarch and antique heroism the
pety of Wordsworth, and the mission of women-as
indeed she was well fitted to debut acting in the high
spirit of all that The scholar the critic. the transcen
dertais all parts which she had played well in the
wOd-but she played them well she did those
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which she helped to alleviate to that of her when
she died with her husband and child among the tempest
and the rocks.
The London Globe in a notice of the work speaks rs
follows
We dismissed the first volumes of the work before
us with very cursory inspection fully satisfied however
that they were brmful of highly ornamental theories
eloquent and intrepid utterances sentiments
with very strong individuality. But
not with the literary lady but with the wife the mother
and the woman in which more attractive characters she
ha vol in fa
more than simple eyewitness Of its recent hour of
freedom.
In Rome had the pleasure her acquaintanceship
and We need not add formed very decisive opinion
to the vast superiority by which
She lowered above her SEX
and indeed far above the average level of own
all matters of general information. independent of
book lore. ancient contemporary. with which she
unusually conversant her range of thought was truly
astonishing She had warm sympathies thoroughly
affected frank and nature and with apparently
blunt manners true refinement of soul. When come
to the melancholy catastrophe which addens the close of
this narrative overwhelming in the wild waves within
sight of her native shores the mother. husband and
who knew her is too sorrowul and solemn to dwell on
aught but the kindly and loving side Of the remembrance
The records of her love for Osso and the fragments
their correspondence which rescued from the wreck
unfold world of true womanly feeling worth whole
volumes of high flown coQucnce profound criticism
of which these pages occasionally the deposares
The calamity which terminates the tale of Paul and Vr
GINA presents nothing so pathetic the last chapter Of
which longed to welcome her glories cingng
to her child and going down with the partner of her
lion in the bosom of the deep.
Too much water hast thou had Ophelia'
few copies of the work earn have been received
by Z White at So Canal street who expects full sup
ply in the of few days. We trust that none
who admire the noble in humanity. the womanly in
| woman and especially the high development of female
power, will fail to possess themselves of copy of this
book 1t is long time since have found any publica-
ton excelling it in interest.