The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-02-05

POEMS RELATING TO THE AMERICAN REvoLU-
TIoN. by Philip Freneau. With an Introduce
tory Memoir and Notes BY Evert A. Duyckinck,
12mo, PIP. $685. w. j. Middleton.
The poems Of Freneau are not only to be re-
commended because of the peculiar time of their
appearance, nor because Of the incidents of
which they treat being Of deep interest to all
Americans, but also because of the real merit
they possess. OF them the Tribune says: :-"The
poems Of this volume have been selected with
reference to their connection with the Revo-
luton, of which FIeneau was powerful popu-
lar advocate. His claims to remembrance as
poet do not, however, depend on. this circum-
stance. Mr. Duyck1ncks estimate OF his merits
will not be called in question In lis opinion
Freneau was essentially of poetic mood, and
had many traits of rare excellence in the divine
art. He was genuine lover of nature; his
Imagination was easily enk;ndled by the charms
of landscape; he had keen sympathy with his
fellow-men especially in the humber aspects
and modes of life. Nor was he destitute of a
quaint and kindly humor, which is evinced in
many comic picture of the familiar incidents
and manners of his time. The present edition
is the only collection Of any of his writings since
1915, and the first OF his Revolutionary Poems
since 1909"
History oP THE PLoTs AND CRIMES OF THE
GREAT CONSPIRACY TO OVERTHROW LIBERTY IN
AMERICA. BY John Smith Dye. Svo PIP. 363
Published by the Author
The author of this volume has brought together
a somewhat illdgested mass OF instances iu-
tended to prove the existence of systematic
conspiracy for murder and assassination in the
interests of Southern slavery. He undertakes
to show that both the Presidents Harrison and
Taylor owed their deaths to poison stealthily
administered by enemies of the Union. He
writes with firm conviction of the correctness
of his premises, and makes out plausible case
in their support. His book evinces little skill in
the arts Of authorship; but no one who reads it
can doubt his sincerity and zeal.
An important work for libraries has recently
been published in Germany BibliograpAia
Biblographica"- descriptive catalogue OF all
known works relating to the science of biblo.
graphy, arranged for easy reference with ample
indices. The celebrated Bruuet. of Paris, has
for some years been making preparations, and
NJ. Renouard the historian of the AID us family
half century ago, made selections for the pro-
duction of a similar work. The author OF
the book above announced is DR.. JaliusPetzheld,
! of Dresden.
about to be issued in chilling monthly parts.
Mrs. Gonna Hardinge, better knoW Wu as
Belle Boyd" who recently gave to the public
two volumes Of adventures in the Confederate
and Federal States, in the prisons and in the
camps of both sections, now announces herself
az 'the celebrated eXtemporaneous lecturer
at st. James Hall, in London. The STYLE intro
duced by Mr.. John B. Cough that OF terming his
lectures "orations," has been adopted by Mrs.
! Hardinge.
-Messrs. Tickno" Fields, of Boston, have in
press volume Of the poems of the late Geor ge
Arnold, which they design to publish early in
March. The book is entitled, 'Drift: Seashort
Idyl, and Other Poems," and has been prepare;
under the editorsbip of Mr.. William Winter, o
! New York, one of the deceased poets intimate
friends. A portrait Of Nj. Arnold will form the
front1spiece to the volume, which will also con
tain sketch of his life. His career wa5 brief
| but he has left, in his many and genuine poems
enduring tokens of his genius, culture, and de
votion to the literary art.
Mr. David G. Francis has in press "a Biblio
graphical and Critical Account of the rares
books in the English language, which during the
last fifty years have come under the observation
of. Payne Collier, Esq, r. s. A., alphabetically
arranged, accompanied with numerous extracts
inverse and Prose, and a very copious and use
ful index. Four vols. SIN. 8vo."
"A great deal of interest has been created il
Europe by the publication of II. Brunaud's worl
on the ages Of authors. From it we extract th
following table of continental writers and thei
longevity. Among the shorter lived we tind:-
Tasso, who lived 81 years; and Vir1il anC
Shakespeare, 50 years; Mohere, SO; Dante ant
Pope, Sc; Ovid and Congreve, 81. After thest
came Homer, GO; Milton, &C; Petrarcb, Dryden
Crebillon, and j. b. Rousseau, 20; Latontan
and Destouches, "a; Euripides, 70; sJuyenal anC
Young, so; MeastasU, 81; Anacreon, Vallsen
and st. Lambert, each of whom lived S. years
Sophocles, 90; and last OF all, Simonides, VIII,
counted his so years. Among the great name
In science on this list, we meet with Descarte
and Fourcroy, who died at "a years OF age; Tych
Bahe, 55; Kepler, so; Maupertius and Gal
vaniG, 6l Aristotle, 63; Boyle, Ga; Huygens ant
Werner, Sc; D'Alembert, 81; Copernicus ant
LebnitZ 20; Linn@us, III Bossuet, 73; La Con
damine, 49, Euler, n: Roger Bacon and Calico
rs; SpallanZan', 70; Button, 81; Duhame S2
Raulentof the associate OF Button, 80; Frankl
and Faler, 81; Newton, S5 Haley, SO; and For
tanelle, 100. Among the philosophers We lin
Montaigne, who attained his Goth year; Conde
lac, 65; Lord Bacon aId NpDtesquieu, 66; Erai
mus and Eerkley, 60; Seneca, II; Malheroe au
Conlucius, n; Locke I3; MallebTauche, IS. Th
historians make iair record. Guicciardim die
in the 5Sth i ear of his age; Hume, 65 Gilbert
Burnet and Robertson, 10; MeZera. 10; Usher
75; Mably, 76; Thucydides and Verlet, 80; Ra,
nal, a.. Some OF the writer's OF teton make
good count, as for instance, Cervantes, 60 year,
lie Sage, 70; Richardson, "; and Swift, IS yeal
| of age.
To this last we would add the names of tn
various contamporaneous.w writers in Great Br
tein, which is of even more interest to OF