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THE WORKS OF FRANoIs BACON. BARON OF
LORD H1aih ctfXScEEL Ton Tor OF FL ESsLh hSb.
Collected and Edited By JAMEe SPEEDING, M A.,
Of Trinity College, RonERT LEsLr ELLIS, Late
Eenow Of Trinity College, Svd DoyeLAs Dhssoy
Of the Literary and Professional Works Boston |:
Brown 4 Taggard. Cincinnati; Hickey, Mall
II is, as we understand, the intention Of the pub
fishers above, 10 present to the public the most
perfect edition Of the works Of the great English
philosopher that appeared. To this end, moth
ing Of labor expense has been spared, either in
the preparation Of the materials in the style in
which they presented recent English edi-
tion, prepared with uncommon care, has been
mostly followed, in respect to the text and the
paper, printing and binding in the best style Of
Boston book -making-an art in which the publish
ers ofthat city have learned to excel.
The present volume the first that has been is
sued-s the eleventh of the series and the first Of
the literary and professional works. 1t contains the
rstlnRs and fragments Of that series of historical
trcatses which the author contemplated and which,
perhaps, had he lived long enough, he would have
completed, to wit: "The History Of the Reign OF
King Henry VII = beginnings ofa "History Of the
Reign of King Henry VIII" and of the "History of
Great Britain" and ''Memorial of Queen Eliza
beth"
The historical works Of Lord Bacon are not now
treatises more elaborate and continuous; yet, take
all the productions of its author they full Of
great thoughts felicitously expressed. So direct
and powerful thinker could not otherwise than
impart tho impress of his thoughts to his produc-
tons; and the personal sketches with which they
abound, coming from one nearly cotemporaneous
with the parties described will always render these
fragments valuable 10 the historian.
In conclusion, the scholars Of the United States
40 Iatn
the appearance Of this edition of the works of the
English philosopher.
LECTURES ON LOGIC. By SIR WILLIAM HAM
IITox, Bart; but edited by REV. HEYHY l., MAN
Sci, NJ. ID. LID, and JOHN NIETCH, M. A. Bos-
ton; Gould Lincoln. Cincinnati: George s.
Blanchard.
The first volume of the works Of Sir William Ham
ilton, containing his lectures upon the science of
nd-Metaphysics-made their appearance nearly
year ago. and the present, containing his lectures
on Logic are, suppose, intended to complete the
SERIES One of the most acute men of his time, q
profound scholar and an earnest and laborous man,
the works of Sir William Hamilton possess a high
value as the embodiment IF the last conclusions of
the school of philosophers to which he belonged-a
school in which his predecessors were, Brown, Reid
and Stewart-men less estimable for the brill
fancy of their genius than for the profundity of
their learning. The publishers have conferred a
favor upon the public by bringing out their edi-
tion of the works of Sir William in style that
fits them we'll for convenience of perusa as for
place in the librarya form at once substantial and
elegant and il is not improbable that the general
circulation that will follow the present issue will go
far to popuarize the study ofhe sciences in which
the author was great proficient.
THE HOUSEHOLD OF BoUvERIE; OR, THE
ELIXIR OF GOLD. A Romance, by a Southern
Lady. New York: Derby & j Jackson, Cincinnati
Rlckey, Mallory Co. 2Vols.
r.. IL ,..ly H. Nl,a 81
cents of which are not very natural, told with
siderable power, though in rather fragmentary
manner. Ir spite Of its want of naturalness, the
story is interesting and the reader embarked,
will hardly be willing to drop the book until it is
finished,
LOUIE'S LAST TERM AT ST. MARY'S. New
York: Derby Jackson. Cincinnati: Hickey,
Mallory Co.
This story of boarding school life, drawn with
considerable power and truth. The author-perhaps
not wittingly-has uade strong showing against
those not-very-wholesome institutions - female
boarding schools. .... lH