Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-05-14
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Phillips, Sampson d Go. An elegant and cheap
edition Of the standard British poets has long been
a desideratum Its now being supplied by Philips,
Sampson Co., of Boston, aided by the fine critical
taste of Mr. Epes Sargent, himself poet and dram
atist Of high reputation We are indebted to the
abovenamed house for two volumes of their edition
Of the British poets, the first containing the works Of
Collins, Gray, and Goldsmith, and the second, the
works of Thomas Hood, the great English humorist
The poems Of the several authors contained In
these volumes have been carefully revised by Mr..
Sargent, who has also enriched the edition with
comprehensive and elegant biographies of the au-
thors, derived from the most authentic sources In
the collection of Goldamiths poems is published
for the FIRST time, his TRANSLATION Of vidas Game
Of Chess Jerome Vids, celebrated modern
Latin poet was born at Cremona in the latter part
of the fifteenth century He attracted the notice
Of Leo x who invited him to his court and loaded
him with wealth and honors, TO testify his delight
for his Scaeehio Lildus, the poem to which allu-
sion is made. This poem has been translated into
Italian and French. His poem de Arts Poetica,
which Julius Scaliger preferred to that Of Horace
on the same subject, has been twice translated into
English. The amateurs Of chess viii find the sub
ject treated with great felicity in this poem which
is translated BY Goldsmith with great fidelity and
his usual elegance.
Thisedition OF the British poets, which, In regard
to typography, paper, and convenience Of size, Is
the most desirable Of any modern edition, is sold
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Of patronage.
The INITIALS, PMLApxLPHIA: T. B. PKrkRsoS.
This Ia new and elegant edition Of one of the
most delightful Of modern novels. The author,
Baroness Won -----, is the daughter OF Lord Err
skine, formerly British Minister TO this country,
and grand daughter of Gen. Cadwallader, Of Phla-
dephia, whom Washington loved above all other
officers Of the Revolutionary army. The scene is
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inner life Of the cultivated society Of that brilliant
capital and seat Of the fine srts We read II seve-
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Of fiction given TO the world since the departure
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1t is brought out at this time to promote the cleo
ton Of Gov. Seward TO the Presidency, for which
he nominated himself several years since, although
his motion was never seconded by any considerable
number of his countrymen. Still, he does not de-
spair and presents at this time the most remarka-
BILE instance on record OF "a gentleman in pursuit
Of the Presidency under difficulties which would
long since have discouraged man OF less ardent
temperament or less confidence in the power of
political chcanery and NE gullibility, or the cor
ruptibility Of the masses.
Mr.. Seward commenced his political career az a
leader Of that vlest Of factions the anti Masonic
party. When that faction expired, he became an
anti-Renter. When his fellow-consprators and
fellow-traitors, Big Thunder, Little Thunder and
Peter Fnkle were ncarcerated in the State prison,
he turned Abolitionist and anti-American, and is
now the acknowledged chief Of the Disunionst
and Foreign party Of the North, and its most
prominent candidate for the Presidency. When
Governor Of New York, he was not content with
stirring up the anti-Renters in rebellion against the
United States Its jurisdiction over the Mcleod
case, and 70 nulfy the fugitive slave Law Of 1872
For the first offence he v" Indignantly rebuked
By Daniel Webster, then Secretary Of State, and