The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-10-24
Literary Items.

/ The London CTgtlc closes Its review
of literary matters abroad~with this
statement
"Of literary goss there is but little
afoat. Macaulay's coming volumes, and
Lord John Russell' S conclusion of his i'll
done task, "The Memoirs of Moore" !"
will appear about the time people find
their way back to town. No novelty
that has not before been mentioned, is so
much as spoken of. From abroad. in
decd we hear another volume of Du-
pins entertaining revelation, and high
ly interesting collection of Madame de
Girardin's unpublished pieces"
A Writer in the London Litera, "
Journal, in review of the first volume
of Ncctes Ambrosianae, mentioning that
he had the pleasure of meeting the other
day Mr.. De Quincey, and of broaching
to him the subject of the newly publish
ed volume of his ancient friend The
Opium Eater said his great objection
to it, "was the extreme length and diffu-
sion ofiits descriptions of nature ~
A Writer in the Notes and Queries, |
in an article on Thomas Tusser, who |
published work in 1857, called "Tus-
ser's Hundredth good poyntes in Hus-
bandrie, mentions athat nearly all the
proverbial philosophy, published by DIR.
Franklin in poor Richards Almanac,
and for which he has obtained SO much
credit, was in fact derived from Tusser."
Punch says that welcome" has been
a difficult word for. the French to spell
rightly. However, they managed to do
it with due significance in the ION accord
they gave to the Lord Mayor Moon; for,
over his hotel blazed in oil lamps, the
letters" Veal come!'
At sale of autograph letters in Lon
don recently, characteristic note from
Benjamin Franklin brought 81 l9s--
1t ran: "Mr. Strahan--Y ou are mem
Der of Parliament, and one of that ma
jority which has doomed myscountry to
destruction. You have begun to burn
our towns, and murder our people
Look at your handsL They are stained
With the blood of your relations! You
md were long friends; you are now my
enemy and l am yours,
B. FRANKLIN .
eHAKEsPEARE AND THE BIBLE /.
Bible--The apostle says: But though
be rude in speech--2 Cor xt 6.
Othello--Rude am I in speech.
Bible-Show his eyes and gricvc his 4,
Sam. NJ. SO.
Macbeth.-Show his eyes and grieve s
is heart
Bible-Thou hast brought me into :
he dust of death.-Psal
Macbeth-Lighted fools the way to
usty death. r
Bible-Look upon me, because I am '
lack, because the sun has looked upon :,
le.-Sol., Song, i. 6.
Merchant of Venice-Mistake me not
'r-my complexion; its shadowy livery of
lie burning sun. =
Bible-I smote him, caught him by \
is heart and smote him, and slew him.
i Sam. xvii. 35.
Othello-I took him by the throat, 10
le circumsized dog, and slew him. B
Bible-Opened Job his mouth and m
lrsed his day; let it not be joined into OF
e days of the year, let it not come in 81, "a
the number of months-Job iii. 16 ~
Macbeth May this accursed hour st
and aye accursed in the calendar. tn
Bible-What man, that thou art de-
indful of him? Thou hast made him tn
little lower than the angels. Thou fa'
ownest him with glory and honor, and Or
DIST set him over the works of thy hand ag
'al. viii. 4, 5, 6. ST
Hamlet-What III piece of work is Gt
noble is reason, how minute tie
faculties! In form and moving how rs srs
press and admirableI In action how ~ ~
e an angel! In apprehension how like alb
,odl The beauty of the world, the gre
"a gon of animals. IN
Bible-Nicanor lay dead in his har- olo
IS. of
Macbcth-We will die with harness of
our back. fro
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