New-York daily tribune., 1863-10-24
LITERARY.

| u ia s,ated that Grimms Dictionary is NOT so
=. .o,,,,o,,on q. Il was said to be. competent
.,,a. ,o a London literary journal a. folows
49, q, nos,,,on 70 inform you that the manuscript
j -rhoio ~ the Dictionary was ready before tho
a.. .,oo. ~ Il went TO the press; that all tas 10
ouired WINS the exact arrangements ana rc'iS'" "
tho bro,hers were reluctant during their lo W P''oo
othe, hands After the death on Wnheiin' Dr' Ahi'
Uildebrand, to whom Jacob rofers In the preiace
Of the second volume as Q perfectly competent
collaboration was engaged as co-editor, ana he mas
already prepared for the press the letter r. ono OF the
most extensive in the German alphabet. Although
short interval may eapse before the new arrangements
now necessary may bo completed there is, am In
formed not only the absolute certainty OF the completion
Of the Dictionary but the certain assurance OF its being
carried TO an end In much shorter timc than 1t has
taken to bring thus far" II s greatly to be regretted
that the Grms did not take into consideration the
shortness Of human life and begin their mosssm opus
several years sooner It planned the largest scale
and unlike our English Dictionaries may be safely dc
pended on both mologca and as an orthoePcai
guide No scholars have approached the brothers
Grimm in their knowledge Of their native language.
whose prose authors and poets. whose proverbs and
popular idoms whose archsisms and adoptions were
all equally familiar to them. In no language had
any similar scale; but their labors have since found
imsators in France and we believe that the London
Pathological Society intends at no distant time to DO
for our language what they did for the German Over
all such undertakings that OF the Grimms possessed us
inestimable advantage Of being conducted by men
whose authority on the subjects Of their work hhi
grown TO be almost undisputcd and who in Themselves
possessed the resources OF Academy OF Language or
u Pathological Society"
Lord Brougham's irato outpourings against
this country in his recent Edinburgh address call forth
iust reluke from TIE Sp,cotor; "In lis address to
the Social Science Association at Edinburgh, Lord
Broughn has eynced his old great talents. with some
thing even Of his old force His oratoIy as cyoop1dc
as ever with perhaps less mere wind than in re-
cent wears his knowledge flaps about him with the same
heavy effect Of fitting close to his intellect or rah
er perhaps Of not finding any pure intellect to TT close
TO- aad Of consequently serving only bis peudiees OF
temper his philanthropy shines out chiefly IN the mis-
an,hropc force Of his phippic against hs oppsneh'i
and his promotion of science In Lila zeal TO show Thai
political truth the body Of plausible opinions hod
by Henry Lord Brougham. His social science Ia either
meIsncholy piece u blind English pharisaisu or an
ouigrovth Of that intellectual preyaroson TO which he
80 fcngly aludes as tho necessary fruit Of personal
vanity 1t il amos, siokening TO Ensishmcn hold
ing UP their hands in horror at this war on account o
tho cruel scenes which modern age. and Christian
times have nothing 10 equal as II ls37 were not
modern age and Christian time end tie wei of uJhMa
were beyond tho range - the English empire. English
men know very well that they could not In any equal oi
nearly equal fight entered "a pui down oteHlon u
the n,od Kingdom wage war with even ns Little bra
tal,y and vindctiycness have been shsv In Amefi
On The Yankee H. perhaps. yainsr than the EngNsh
~ ,~.su1o nd lcs<y yCus,f.l"
= Mr. Hawthorne's whimsical aduia'ion o'
Franklin Pierce In h- recent vors On fnsnid y az
prcciaiod Of Its yusi vlno by the beat London journal
isis r., Spectator says. we certainly ca'h"' 'ih'
! tie letter of Ms judgfron, that he sl ,aies ever
possible pains 10 mark bis admiration f0T 'tr f'A'e
a mnnslip' Of Ms friend TIE late President fraHthr
Pierce Tha, ,la, paIbind in'irurnoai II tie great
southern party hnd southern s,-esmcn At his hsof
a.nnlv irs,f,inr Mr Hawthofuss tiguitcnHi clnsn
II On their administrative ability and implied sarcasm OF
lie men now tn power tia, God had not denied r' az
= administrator Of statesmen 1sn' VIC arc well aware
Bot that looking back at Gen. Pcrocs Adnin'fa'!oi
N hy the light Of recent events. Nr Hawthorne 'hoG'
feel ANYTHING but the b,,cros shane ni having pcade'
the cause OF one whose only political claim 10 ihe PTesi
dency was grounded his serriliy 10 the Champion
and the cause Of slavery. snd. mwe row fnou. 81 -
cession II is not 80 cay 70 understand However Nr
e Hawthornes political ties affair, - srf' W.
alule 70 them only because ie aios ,onc aina IN i
n book 10 prove tia, lie st regards Lis eicciioaec 10,
n little Life 81 iThnkn Pierce without Tic sAaio an
regret which politician. 1c tin. ho ought 10 In
4 du,e and which even a. literary man he Las no fea
son ~ rcpscss."
\ Another critic takes in IN par, Mr.. IIav
IS tornes comments tho pcrsonal appearance ~ In
a slsh women lie reniilaes his wrath IN not over
rNsI ~.
!, Tngl.h female beauty 1t can only be accounted fr By
npposng tni be has deliberate preference for pale
!, ness Of complexion and ,crnrF!nes, Of form E'er,
d man 10 his taste II may be observed howerer thai
English girl. of the lghoa type have ruseaie husl
!, which !. quite healthy yci moro delicate than th'
milk maid s-and an exquisite elegance Of form which i
a. far reno, ed from rustic pgmpncss ss nom Tie sner1
a American sofnginets del gtfai TO Mr. Ha~i ~ihoruc'
& -the,e exc We should not ihak Of quagfeRing vii
man though be preferred skeleton 10 to Veau' d
- Midic but when Mr. Hawthorne ono of iho moot pop
ulnr II coemporary American goes out OF hs way 4
deprociaie the ,eet race 81 women tho world ever
saw slight protest Is requisite let him by all meen'
admire the bony clarmeis of h. na i,o land with CON
pcrone 81 1usltcy phle TINT oi tie wel boiled tuf
. nip and ribs that tear your coat sleeve II You clns
them g., roughly In The waltz but let him not expect
0 tia, Tncishmen viii De induced 10 Join la the ad
mira,ion"
: One of the chief London worklief, The r..
amiN,r Las caustc notice of IL nry ward FEEDER
tpeech at Glasgow. which IT o,Icise. Win tio boot
y naive confusion Of names and dea. II II be the
business OF ambassador TO lie ior biz country. tho
Rev. Becchcr Stove Ii certainly topping The p'ft
volunteer envoy Tho amount u nlAohood and cant he
has oontryed to put into his speech tGsgow j. renly
surprising but the wont Is bis f'ookindy iTcycrent