, 1866-11-17

Dpcd In manner uomlstakaoly indicative of /
careful study aud long research, Of thor
ough knowledge Of the subject, and an earn.
~ ~ 1 ~ necd,sss ~ @ ~ % cxtcnd orv ohserr,,,ons
upon the worth Of the Information contained
in this volume, A rich mine of traditional
lore i opened for the student But We hope
TINT, in this necessarily brief notice. we have
been able to rive such an iukiinet Of iss iutcr-
est as will induce many to read it who might
otherwise have thought 1t to be dry and
stupid 1t Is replcte with Incident, connect
ed}y unfolded In an attractive sty1n of writ
ing. and seductive Us ROMANCE. Its object
cannot be better told than in the clostnr SEN
tence "In the slow evolution of the centu-
rics, it mar only be by comnasipe distant ps.
RODS that We can mark our proc,ess; but |
progress nevertheless exists, and future gen
erations, perhaps, may be able to emaucipate |
themselves wholly from the cruel and arbi-
trary domination Of superstition aud force"
The carefully prepared index, go much want
cd in books Of like nature, makes It as yalu-
able for reference rs the interest of its con.
tents makes 1t pleasant to read.
,.7;,3,.7.
I1Ws ~ yF var ~ - iW!onMaL na1 LAW nno
Msjor Gsneta1 Uul1ed States Army: author Of
sE'cmsnss o. M!l'ass ~ Aft aud Science. &C.
yute schools, rhtlade1Phia; J. B. Hpa1ncou
eco Chicago: S. Q. Gsisss + Co. 1865. PIP.
mis- po,xc,,rrs or ,.r,,- ,,,,.,
By Puxa But1aoSs, D.D.. antbnr of L Bnil,ons;
series." Revised by Charles D. Morris, late
r,p R g. SSdeol; sto! csSw 1oss ana ios
YORK: Shclaon & ca, Chieaco: s. e. GI;ecs
d 20. lsG5. PIP. :'N
fore admit of mn extended notice nar.;cu,ar.
1v when nnblishca far cancot,one1 ;nstitn.
tIons. whose nrcccntors evam,nc f,r them,
selves, The flrst one is m al,riacmeut of
General Hn1lecI,s larpnr volume If iho same
| name. the subiect matter Of which hos been
| conaensaa in snch n manner aa IN ratatn nil
The in,nortant nrincinles en,,nciate1 IN thc
farmer rd,,;on. rare has been torcn tn fl :.
Inv he n,on of thc 1oroer worl. ~ the c,,ntors m
are the same. and on1v n f,.w Of the nara.
pranhs hove been material1v chan-cd. In
order to diminish fhe sizc The anihor has
omitted most of the discuss,ons In raoard IN
thc nrincinles adoptcd and many Of The his.
torical ,11uatrations. which In the desire FIR
further Investigation can be found on refer
cnce ia The 1or9er edition. The nttemnt IN
in Military and Naval Academies has been
he introduced into regular collegiate course
or studies.
Bullions' Latin Grammar has been care
fully revised by Professor Morris, an appcn-
dix added and a complete index, which is SO
essential portion Of such textbook. It l.
now perhaps the most reliable Grammar o.
the Latin language that we have. 1t should
be put into the hands of advanced students
and like Fowler's Rhetorical Grammar of ths
English language, It will be valuable to pri
, vate students, who have already acquired
. the elements Of Latin Grammar at school.
pposr ,ropre oF 1o.7x cpcr~1rAr
WHITTIER. : xol. limo, pp. ss5, Boston
r 11eKSou 4 FIELDS. 1896.
: lie classical aoonttonist, the nreslde poet
,1e ~ ,',sss., mua,'"s - a,'e,,t 80 ~
".ei'i'!ueu >s"a@e', 20 0'o"t ~ eo'ae ue4o'
tho public in his full dress OF prose writings
better. No author has done so much as h
to naise nm a tasfc for the flncr tone Of on
:, own literature, No author Of our ow,
country, save Irving, has found his way int
y the family circle Of 60 nany America
:. homes,
# Here We have, dressed in beautiful Eng
:. Srarraret Smiths journal: PortraIts an
:" Sketches: Recrratious and Nisce1lanie
Tic ssPortrai,s'' comprise some excellent b
= ocraphies, among which James Nayler, A,
~ drew MARVEL md Richard Baxter q,
;, the most noteworthy, uRccreatiops m
- Miscellanics" fills the whole of II
second volume, and will meet the expcct: