Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-02-15
New Publications.

Brown & TAcGARD OF Boston send Us th
following.
COINS, MEDALS AND SEALS, ANCIENT AM
MODERN-illustrated and described. with
sketch of the history of coins and coinage
instructions for young collectors, tables oi
comparative rarity, price lists Of English and
American coins, medals and tokens Edited
by W. C.. PRmE.-New York: HARPER 6
BROTHERS, 1861.
This is beautiful work, full of curious
and interesting information, and illustrated
by ia finely executed plates of coins, seals,
medals, &c. The paper and print are also
uncommOnly fine. Chapter / treats Of the
origin of coins chapter II of the progress Of
the art among ancient nations; chapter III
ofthe coinage of the Jews; chap. ". RO-
man coinage; Y. Coinage of Great Britain !;
VI. Com IN America, embracing Colonial
coinage, State coinage &c; VII. Medalets
and tokens; VIII. Counterfeit coins; N.
Coinage of Continental Europe; y. Striking
Of medals and coins NJ Hints to young
cJlIect5rs followed by tables Of abbrcvia-
tions used on ancient coins, and remarks on
rare L 5. coins, and other interesting topics,
such as the weight, fneness and prices Of
coins Sc.
The ODYSSEY or HOMER, with the Hymns,
Epigrams, and Battle Of the Frogs and Nice,
literally translated, with explanatory notes.
by Theodore Alois Buckley, B. A. of Christ's
Church. New York; Harper Il Brothers,
Io6l
\ Hyai translation Of any work-and es-
pecially -pocm-wrtten in an ancient Ian
guage, can never satisfy the reader; for the
plain reason that it can never combine the
shades Of meaning and niceties of expression
which in the original arouse and captivate
the Imagination Nevertheless for the pur-
poses Of the student, il he must have any
translation whatever Of an ancient classic,
literal ono will be more valuable than tree
one woa!d be, however good. The critical
notes and paraphaseso Of occasional paragraphs
which accompany this translation must add
considerably to its value translation Of
the apocryphal life of Homer. attributed to
Herodotus precedes the main part of the
work.
TnE CHILDREN PICTURE Books of Quad
rup-Is and Birds. New York Harper s
Brothers, 1861.
Two very nice volumes, in large print and
with Irofuslon of lively pictures of groups Of
animals and birds, specially adopted to in
tercst the children.
RAINBOW & LUCKY, a story book by Jacob
Abbott New York Harper Is Brothers.
What with the story and the pictures, Alb
bott's books are sure to please. This is
boys book.
One OF THEM, is one of the library Of select
novels, published by Harper & Brothers of
y. 7. 1t is by Charles Lever, author of
Charles o O'Malley Maurice Tiornay the Dodd
family abroad, &c
Evenings WITH TIE DOCTRINES. BY Ne
hemiah Adams D. d. Boston GOULD &
LINCOLN. 1861
The topics of these familiar Lectures, viz;
God; Divine Revelation The Trinity De-
ity of Christ; Deity of the Holy Spirit
Man Atoncment, &c, indicate the drift of
the volume, which is by the well known pas
tor of the Essex St. Church, Boston, and
author of sundry other works familiar to a
considerable portion of the Christian public.
The LIFE OF TRUST. Being narrative of
the Lords Dealings with George Muller,
written by himself. With an introduction
by Francis Wayland. Boston Gould & Lin
coin, 1861.
This is a very uncommon book. The au-
thor, o German, after an early youth spent
in very dissipated way, was brought under
the influence of an earnest and deyout reli-
gous faith and while acting as a preacher
in England he was led to adopt the principle
that he would cease entirely all care for tenn
poral support, or for means to carry on a
charitable enterprise which he undertook for
the support of orphan children-that when
ever he saw a want impending he would rely
on special prayer to God for the supply, and
await whatever should come. The marvel
lous thing about it. is that according to his
narratiye-(which is in great part diary of
his experience in this way)-he not only had
the personal wants Of his family met as they
arose but received from those ho offered
freely and without the solicitation ofa penny,
the means for erecting large orphan cstab-
lishment, in Bristol, England, for some hun
dreds Of orphans, and for their maintenance
tho outlay amounting to some hundreds of
thousands Of dollars The book is full Of
details. rs to the peculiar course of the au-
thor, successful as it was in his particular
case, we doubt whether it would succeed as
well in all cases of human employment and
| duty, however earnest the faith of those re-
| sorting to it.
The BosToN ALMANAC for the year 1861.
Damrell & Moore and Geo. Coolidge, pub
lished by Brown & Taggard. This valuable
annual, full of information and useful tor all
who have business to do IN Boston, mas no"
reached its Goth number, becoming more
and more valuable, every year
All the above for sale by Fuller.
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