The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-12-23

not entirely opposite. But we are too grateful
/ to the author, to dwell on such triAing blem
ishes.l The poem is an honor to our literature
Henceforth the picture of stout Miles Standisf
will be found in the poetry of LongfellOw
rather than in the quaint prose of Winthrop
and the scenery of p ymouth will be the classic
ground of romance as well as patriotism.
Many of the short poems in this volume are
among the authors best productions, and al
ready familiar to the readers of Putnam's and
the Atlantic Magazines. We need only refer
to such pieces as "The Two Angels, Ny
Lost Youth" Oliver Basselin," 4" Victor Gal
braith," and Soudolphon."
Like everything from the house of Ticknoi
& Fields, the book is faultless in typography
The Whole Works OF Robert Leighton D D., Archbishop
OF Glasgow. To which is prefxed Life OF the Author
| By John Norman Pearson NJ. A, OF Trinity College
| Cambridge With Table ofTexis of Scripture and
an Index Of Subjects, compiled express sly for this Ed
lion. New York: Robert Carter Brothers. 1880. Fol-
sale by William Balantyne, Washington, D. {.
1t augurs well for our reading public, if the
works of Archbishop Leighton find a ready
sale. No one of all the dignitaries of the Eng
ilsh church breathed purer, nober, and moro
catholic spirit. His writings reflect the calm
and devoted feelings of one who daily knows his
acceptance with God, and whose happiness lies
in communion, by. prayer and meditation with
his Saviour. 1t is this delightful exhibition OF
heavenly temper, pervading thoughts rich with
all the beauties of language, becoming often
even poetical, that has made so many devout
Christian love Leighton, and to read him over
and over again. Those who know what he is,
need no one TO commend this volume to their
reception They to whom his name is com
paratively unknown, and who, it may be for the
| first time, now become acquainted with these
long accredited memorials of his heart, will find
much to aid them in understanding the graver
import Of the apostolic writings, the Psalms, the
Ten Commandments, and kindred topics in his
Commentaries on Peter Expositions, Medita-
| tons, Discourses, and Directions to a Holy
Life, which form the contents of this large we'll
| printed volume. The few pages of the Life of
Leighton prefXed give the record of the scenes
through which he passed, and the prosecutions
he endured; his writings tell how he followed
in spirit his Lord and all are rich legacy.
among their choicest means of spiritual prog
resS.
The Lie and Times of Sir Philip Sidney. Boston: Tick
nor Fields 1850. For sale by +. Philip Washington,
II c.
Who has not heard of Sir Philip Sidney,
whom Queen Elizabeth "claimed as 'her
jewel, and 10 whom what Sir Walter Scott saws
of brave De Argentine, in the words of Robert
Bruce, might be applied
ofchivary the flower and pride
Tn; arm in battle bold,
The courteous mien, the noble race
The stainless iailh The manly face"
Eng land boasts of him as her pre'tr cheralier,
her Bayard, " sans pe'T, sans reprocke; " and to
be the friend of Sir Philip Sidney" was an
honor among men of fame. Poet and patron
of literature beloved, he died in his youth
full manhood, generous, selEdenying, passing by
his own necessity to minister relief to the poor
dying soldier as he was borne from the field of
battle, and with a Christians faith yielding up
his spirit, having uttered the words, :" / would
not change my joye for the empire oft the worlde:
and "the nearer he saw death approach, the
more his comfort seemed to increase" The
author of this volume, in the preface referring
to the various sources of authority, saws, " have
endeavored to collect the scattered souvenirs
of Sidneys life and it is indeed a beautiful
freshening in the mind of the man of worth.
memorial of one whose name is a synonym
for every manly virtue, and whose example
surprising the standard of the age which it
adorned, remains still brilliant when centuries
have passed away 1t was fit that so beauti-
ful tribute to such subject should be set
forth in choice letterpress, that all might be in
keeping. The volume we trust will find many
readers, and, if So admirers.
Yacht Voyage Letters from High Latiudes; being
some Account OF Voyage in the Schooner Yecht
Foam 81 O. M To Iceland Jan Mayen, and Spit1-
bergen, in 1855. By Lord Duffein Boston: Tcknor d
Fields. 1859 For sale by F. Philip, Washington ID C
The copious extracts given in some of the
leading. English Reviews prepared us to ex-
pect in this volume work of no ordinary in
terest; and so we have found it. We are glad.
too, that the enterprising publishers have given
it Sc handsome dress for it deserves it, and
we hope that many others will derive as much
pleasure in its perusal as we have done. The
scenes visited, in themselves, invest the VOYAGE
with strong attractions and then there is such
a heartiness of manner, combined with a mas.
terry of style often, in description, which rem.
ders it more than ordinarily beguiling. Once
taken up, it is difficult to lay it down till finish.
ed. Lord Dufferin is not one of those who write
for effect The reader is convinced of the truth.
fulness of what he tells him, and can see. as if
through his narrator's eyes, the wondrous sights,
and with him go through the stirring adven-
lures. There is incidentally also much infor-
nation, scraps of historical knowledge and
legends, just such as a well-educated voyager
like him might naturally blend in with his visits
to places of interest but nothing like what
some of the made-up travels of the present day
give us.
Lord Duferin has also inserted two or three
pieces of respectable poetry, and there is like
wise an appendix relating to the voyage of
French ship, and the detailed thermometrical
observations of the author in the Yacht. At
the outset, as if for a drama, he furnishes
list of dramatis persona, and the parts they
sustain are quite amusing.
STORY OF Bethlehem A book for the Young BY John r.
Maeduf, D. d author Of Morning and Night Watches,
Footsteps Of 81. Paul." &c. New York Robert Car
ter Brothers. 1852 For sale by William Ballaniyne
Washington, d. C.
The numerous devotional works, smaller or