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-.r, vs>xrs. Romance Of Destiny. By Oliver
,,-,r5sg Holmes Boston TcAlOr a Fields.
v,,-s isi,b d to the Publishers, through the hands
.,...-. Wes. Johnston, o, ths city, for copy OF
.ors in two nea. volumes, marked with all the good
ANA tff!l ao, smausbip that distinguish the Euol.-
.-sof N,ssrs Tj.kuor * Fields. The work has been
,.s.s ot pr5l l,toa for the last twelve mouths, IN
..,. Of the Atlantic Monthly, under the tte OF IuE
pr,oss STORY It's principal purpose is the develop
--or repllsiye theory which seems to be somewhat
-tsa flltseriously entertained by DR.. Holmes th-t
, .ts Ii,-, system may be eusraited, by au-e-raal
.s .q. ~ instincts and attributes, COt as reiem-
....s merely. bl, as actul, eouge4i,a part, OF the
-.5ao-,a. &c no, physical, org,aiz'liol OF the victim
q, ..is aau nature. dis Illustration i7 that of girl
,.-ss rarely bc,u.;iul, whose uatare is compounded
rt tblt of a rattlesaake.
elaboration Of tbis rep,ulut theory, DE-. II. has
,,.,rt book thar contains many good thi's7. We
r 'yl,i upon 1. muci close, 6le observation, and &c
. ,i.a hi, peculiar cNcsl'nces lt Is marked by his
.s. ai. ami his mos. elusive huuor, with here and
..-,s t5a.l OF tra, p,t1os Bis Of iae local color
r.tr.. ra,a Che page ; delicate h1ci-s jostic hard
......slri.t; p,,.i, and isl-aI,igc passages asc
r.....t mp sharp contrast with physiological
..... l. j. ion i.rch aud y,1r,ps fbe s.y's point
Oh vslf.,l-e all ml Syu.l.y selected cpjtlc's,
s.H oas q picture i'm ilc,6hips. tompa.9as a.I .ami-
..... .rrtatoas abound. C,i cc1slrg natures. petty
u.4aa.'--, a 'A-'.ies dvais'r '' are ''i'-
l.a..o1 War."sr Che 'c''.'' d''-Ti' s"i'''i
.- H c- .- mo-. truc Is oiuI cons l.s' .a ih. ocy.
r....,. interesting, B, t,a.r3.1, woIiI e.r.,.'e Boz
..n.f.i treaties. h.- uH,ig.,i11 iu work of a5t
.. ..,.-..t.tf r-,1l. t...- win vhi.i .IgI
t.5rs S. .,.sa up Tl, "ser ,'eH.o, i1 her c-iric.
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r. aaaoIs Ol' do,s no- o'j.. .o t1' L'ur. g.. ar
--.stq ql.-,.,I Cd. Bsr-pa from tle Ola 6ueA wr+r-
DID. I'd, ,ll..tH. .m .rnvy p'.-ont;c em'd'rrl in tle
r.....ol N-tts, tpI oI, oven 6rf. o. 'ui!er;s- l1y
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... .i, sb.a on. gets 81, r,.d r,aIut..k,9, u s,ri.
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,...., ,,l l.,.,,,.l .i.5 f,,. ,iri,,. mime
r;.s,,l e,-1... .,..h Renders Hawthorne, t,,.ut
. Nm. E,qi 81, f, c;n,rin, F'se Vsrre- rniyh. t ,r
5.lI. hr. tb. c,,-.ss..s f ti, .a,,,p.i,o th. p,.
.-..r.. of ls..ip. son. tlc general J,sur.a.r, OF
i,...-. r,,,l t, romance MS f. f., ti.r'.,. fo
utsfl. oftf.. G.,rlur, OF science tlcr, ere Iut f
mama. in Fn, letter.. TO- o., found il th. ,,..,.i. Of
,.i,,. and t.,. C.g bat-ty In their wors l.I .'tt
is.. Of thcir studies. Goldsmith ana Smn,,..t MIGHT
t.e b.,. ohs-.is. by prof4.ia, aai l.y, y.c !,scs
,.. ,.,s th,t have rendered their rarrc. famous But
.-, 80 A. science. bias mai. of ht, years imu,,.s,
.Is and in "a hgn,rjl.r direction. until la,'o,os,
, f ,rl rstaai uccsssi.s..f psychology. and uad ARD
r,,, s-, linked in q r,uad of cans. aui ya.c. El,
though. before, or, understood a.1. 90 ias too ,t
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