New-York daily tribune., 1865-10-05
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
,,r.r.,1,s LECTURES ON CAMBRIDGE

-. vrorett's manner in this volume taxes inuoh
ho interest of the matter. He is evidently
=, ;,f,r,ned on the subject Of which be treats
w. .,oc be confines himself to simple narrative,
Dis hook has many passages o. Hn INSTRUCTIVE az"
.,-ocable character He brings the customs anu
e, Of he renowned old English university SUI
- v;vdly before the reader, anu presents sus-
co,onarison between that and the hlgh
e.. oe classical learning in this county But
r.. eocrent attempts at oloGuonce ero singularly
s,.ao,cer.ipg. They disturb the composure OF the
o,d return no pleasant fruits from their am
-. a;,hts. His rhetoric is inflated, eXtraya-
.,,t raur in It's coloring, obtruslye IN us tone,
.i,bont being impressive in its effect We regret
the ds,pline in classical studies which be has
.,,orcd and the example Of the eminent models TO
I'm NJ alludes, has had so slight an influence on
Vi. taste. What, for example, could be worse than
che following Ossanic eiiusion on themo
rhicb in itself might inspire certain
,ooorum of style and aptness of Illustration.
0To ne the revival of Greek literature, after tho
1rcsrv S, btleties of the Middle Ages, is like the
<,.s of A trayeler who for many weary hours mas
wandered over long wastes OF barren sand, or ics'
,;s rack among tangled Tickets and miry swamps,
=, hsvrn OFT course with infinite labor athTart
,be matted Branches Of some wood OF ancient error.
tr1 ss ne bursts through the last obstacle, 10
,sv parad;se opens on bis view! Stately trunks Of
cedar ard palm are grouped around him in giades
and ystas-they are the masters Of Attic history
and science; the soil beneath him is gemLed with
.thouslnd tender flowers of poetry; he hears the
varblnss fom birds of celestial plumaee that dart
% and fro among the branches-they are the notes
Of Hesioi and Sophoces, of Aristophaucs and
Theoori;us; rs of sparkling water rush by him to
the sea their banks cleaning with infinite blossoms
ard fragrant with countless odors--they are the
lnpid foods OF eloquence, the gushing torrents OF
philosouhy from Demosthenes and Plato. AS he
stands rapt in amazencnt rev sights and new
sounds alise to greet him, till, da1zled and giidy
With excitement, he falls poweTless on the strand
70 wyb his steps have led him. as he hears rattlfng
from tn heavens the resistleSs thunders Of .3clyus
end Pindar. And there tendery, softly, the waters
re higher and higher, gently embracing and toy
ing with their unresisting prey till lac floats far oil
% sea, Jailed to dreams Of everlasting glory
y the melOdious ripple that rGInurs
Cermore along tho Titanic waves of Homer "
Unless perhaps it is surpassed By the confused
glendoIs of this paragraph. "Such metaphors are
al too weak to express the glory that will attend
The united action of the whole English race
When two such flames join, the blaze will be like
,he sun himself over the whole heavens; aud
already the day is at hand. Already Aurora iS
opeuing the ga.es OF the morning already tho
| ioals arc making ready the glitsering car, ard,
when The sun Of liberty himself issues, to drive his
majestic course along the starry zodiac Of the ages
Sni6 the gorgeous galaxy o. the nations, he wiz
woke 20 his resistless chariot the two unriyaled
s.e3. hat even now are snufing the keen fresh
sIo' be morning, and beating impatienly against
the bs. c., England and America"
Oftae better lrtiors of Alr. Everetts volume,
We fld sieelaon in his description OF the uniVer-
II sy@rmina,iors.
Tie examinations in tic i7o great subjects Of classics
su6 no, ewstca being much the 81 lDCrtapf Of an
iCambrdge, sud being toe goal Of nearly al tie as
pralIs for distinction, tnll description Of what uey
ae1sly Will rot be Olt OF place In al essential
iofus The Others are bat copies Of them. The candi
aatss drawn from al t5e colleges alike. Tl3y as
samols q Tuesday morning, al O'clock. soOu a-ier
NewY Day, in font Of ihe Senate House al are
IN their acaden dress OF paud gown. 4 few .. n
lev eX ec NJ friends who have not see them b. the
coO. A Esi Of their names las been previously sus.
pended n al public places some time tcf0re. The Sen
ssh use is the building where al the public exercises
4 -thef than rehcious-of tie University ale Lcd.
Olsi5e u Is sufficiently respectable Ponadian tuid-
L igi inside, mere mocke!y. IL has Plaster ceiling
onalenteG with yely doubfu feiefs; siaiuts OF VIII
Ian Pitt aad Two or three Georges, and some sod.
substantial woodwork IN tle wslnscOting AID gallery.
mention el these apparently trivial cHcnu stances,
becsuso tae Senate-HOrse j. really disgrace o. Cam
II al ,ltgUt Ut4.fa ftVtasz.
h vast audience there. and ~ lie s member Of the
ief University he thought O1icrd poteness required
LL to compliment 'the beautifully decorated tuIGing
1 where We we're assembled" wberest Cnmbridcc pO
hsiess sorely put 10 II 70 keep from laughing Imo
i pen Of learning the candidates for mat ematical
heos pOur aud seat themselves u solid bes sold
egehes-thinking Of very li.ue in the Senate House
este tie fOor which Is Of stone. and very calling 10
| nskei in January. As the hands Of the great Uni.
Vy e. on the church outside are seen O. approach
ne an miner, or soi-e University Official. takes his
rOa ie head Of each OF eight lines Of tabeo with
ALE O the printed examination papers Damp from the
PCS, Tie instant the first stroke is heard q rapid
ne down the tables begins, paper being dropped
Nsy nan Sometimes an experienced distributor viii
mtiough his line and teslu IN eons up the next u
a's' some slower dignitary coming down. These pa
Il iss and enty Of writing paper p9ns and iIk. sup
ra gratqously-hear, Harvard faculty Ito all
eee1aainec, are all the at tie disposal If The
Il eaCilates. They contain on this FIST day qucs
VoEon the elements Of mathematics the divine Encd d.
a. oaer easy gcometrloGl sui ects.-a sach % can
i "sn4 IL sppr0Yed rcatscs, oT easily deduo.Dle
...''sncn Itey are set Dy four geHtlemon, of whom
Il HHgne called modeIttOIs. btcsuss auccntly 10 was
"a - eSsiness 70 moderate IL the mathematical disputes
a StL'4 re examination IN part consisted TLoy are
a itvn the colleges in rotation fioIn the graduates
amos distinguished s'tainmcbts.
we we m paper Of Q.cs.Oss tie candidates are al.
iss.'s .'see honrs. out my go cut as much as
s.1--hot Of course 70 come in again for IL is
| IaAA running through tAe whole OF Cambridge
.uelon tlat men is not 10 be put 10 do more than
: a. "SA's io II his declining 10 work on G paDer sub.
tTsv =, - allure and osf, that IS Lis lockout. At
L -, leh they must stop At one, another three
l Sass p1ieT TIE mex. day the same, aud ,be next.
pause Of ten days while the work Of the prcYi.
i@ 'e ali on the easier Departments Of Inaihenat.