The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-12

print He asks the shopkeeper has got any prints
Ike ~ Oh, yes have got several others, s the an
ewer WheTeupop he searches the sbop, and In doing
perhaps be stumbes upon print OF the story OF Dauae
here he naked woman fling her eyes TO heaven
upon her little Cupid peeping her shoulder pointing
with bis dart, and other circumstances which VIII not
describe These pictures come within the description 10
this bill much any work you can conceive And yet
they are both celebrated pctures-he hrst Is copy Of
famous Correegio whsh hangs In the large square
se.,ed daily ladies OF the rst rank from ali countries of
who there for the purpose Of studying the
works Of art In that great gallery But this is not all
goes into the studio of q sculptor ststusry,
and there figures Of mphs, fauns and sayrs, all
perfectly naked OF benz in attitudes which do not
cboe to describe. According to this bill they may every
one be seized
Nyppharumque lsves sasyris chori
will 70 now to the books I don't know whether my
noble and learned friend IL familiar with the poems OF
Rochester-(a augh)-bu think they would come under
he description Of this bill "The freedom or ancient sat-
riss" rays Hume, the fo,an, "no resembles the
icentOutnee Of Rochester than the nakedness OF To-
dian does that OF common prosu ute" suppose that
book In q certain library lent out for hire under my
In The same way the dramatiss Of the on wych
erey, CoDgreve and the rest Of them-there not
any Of them shch might not be seized under this
bill One Of the principal characters in one Of Cougeves
rsye is Lady WshOrt DYyden, too, Is bad any Of
them. He has translated the worst parts OF Ovids "Art
Il Iove"- works for which Ovid exiled, ami disd,
gle volume OF that great pOes which would not come under
the definition Of my noble and learned friends bill.
poem, ',gi moroa and Guiscardo" think is begin
Ming
While Norman Tancred In Selerno reigned,
which the description or the wedding, the
that preceded II, and the that imme
da!ey consequent upon It. won't repeaI to your lord
ships more Of It than this passage
The holy man amazed at what he saw
Made haste sancu'y the bliss by law;
And muttsrs d fast the matrino ny DER,
For fear committed sin should get before.
But think your ordships will from this specimen
hat Dry poems must be placed In my noble and
arped friends Indr Er1nuyaorus Take too, the whole
fs bit Of French Hovesls, from Crebilion f down 10
Paul de kock nothing be unchaste nothing more
mmodest than they are; and when noble friends bill
passed every copy Of them may be committed to the
boDnre With as little mercy as Don Quixote's chvalry
hooks But my lords contend that this bill will
be entirely imperative. The books and prints at which
is AIMED small In bulk, they may be kept In = retired
part Of the shop and only be produced when customer
in for them that In fact will not always be
able to lay your hands upon them. feel as strongly
any the ibamy of the sale Of these books but
FAR from agreeing with noble and learned friend that
bill Of this description Is necessary 10 put down. am
Satisfied that the law 1t stands Is abundany strong
enough al that Is needed IL additional vigor In the al
mnisI alton of the existing Law. When persons found
guilty of the offence OF publishing and selling these books
instead Of getting merely nominal punishment let them
sentenced TO such punishment the infamy of their
guilt merits, and will eltctusly deter others from fol-
lowing in heir steps Ny lords, move that this bill be
read q second time this day six months.