The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-03-16
LITERARY ITEMS,
Marshal Mel intends writing memoir Of vau-

LITERARY ITEMS. -
Marshal Mel intends writing memoir Of Val
bun. --,o--se''-
M. Mchelet is writing the reign Of Louis XVI
with which he will complete his History Of Franc,
The Rev. George Gilhllan is at work upon lii
of the s'Corn-law Rhymer," Ebenezer Elliott.
Gen. N. B. Forrest will soon have ready for th
press work entitled The Memoirs Of Forrest
Cavalry.
Mr.. Sydney Howard Cav, formerly managing
editor OF the tribune ID said to be preparing LII
Of Horace Greeley. - -
Prof. Littre, having placed in his publisher'
hand the entire MSS. Of his dictionary, projects
metaphysical work.
Dr. J. G. Hollands long poem, Of which we hay
previously spoken, is 30 far advanced that it's pub
GcaGon is promised for the fall.
Gea. John Meredith Read, Jr., author of tn,
Historical Enquiry concerning Henry Hudson, hai
been elected to a membership Of the Royal Irist
Academy.
MIR. Guild, Librarian Of Brown University. has
read before the Historical Society Of Providence
paper on passages in the history Of Rhode Island
Of the period covered by his History Of Brow1
University, soon to be published. :
Mr.. W. D. Howells-of whose Venetian life q
new and enlarged edition is announced by Messrs.
Hurd 4 Houghton:-as engaged upon new work
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not be issued before the summer or fall.
Mr. LoDgfellow's Dante is 30 far completed that
the proofs are in the poets hands, His revision,
however, is minute, every passage on which he is
doubtful being subjected to the criticism ot his
friends -felow-poets and italian scholars 40 that
publication will not take place for some months:
Mr. h. Clay Preuss, at the invitation OF numer-
GUS members Of Congress and other public men,
is about to repeat his lecture on Hamlet fpr! the
benefit Of the poor Of South Carolina, the proceeds
to be used for the purchase of corn, to which, we
believe, the railroad companies grant free trans
portaton. -:
The Agathynian Club will issue about the middle
of April, as the second Of their publications. q
black-'etter tacsiale Of the Proverbes or Adagies
of Erasmus, with biographical and photographed
additions by Mr.. George 2. Philes. OF Che origi-
nal English translation very few copies are known
to EXIST the reprint will occupy about 200 pages Of
medium octave. 5s..,j. t.s:
MeBsrs. Gould & Lincoln, the issue Of whoseAn-
nual OF Scientific Discovery for 1866 did not appear
announce that it will be resumed by the early pub
Ication Of a volume covering the two years OF
186G-'67. Mr.. Wells, the former editor, is still
preeluded BY his government duties as Chairman
It the Reyenue COMMISSION, from preparing the
Kneeland, of the Massachusetts Institute Of Tech
nology.. '7- - :.
MIR. Dickens is in various ways deserving Of more
gratitude than ne think his recent novels enttle
him to- His plea against uncut books was neri-
torious; his assault in Mugby Junction upon one
phase Of railway grievances was beyond al praise;
Times of abuses on the rail to which NE submit 30
meekly that-despite the toadyism with which our
ladies' would probably again make themselves
ridiculous-we wish he might extend to this coun-
try, as means Of possible railroad reform the read
). Rev.:W. G. RICHARDS, who is well remembered
by Charleston. readers, sent the following very
pretty verses to the Round Table, -
WILL THE vIOLETs BLOOM AaANP. =.
VIII the yiolets bloom again
Where the drifted snow is piled, -. !
Dy the north wind bleak and Wild, ~ -
On the hillside, In the gleni ~
VIII their tender eyes Of blue 8 -.
Ever wake from frozen trance, 80 -.
Ever urge their tmid glance -. -. = q -
AL these ghostly Surroundings through? -
Cold the Kisses Of the air & .5fslreo,.
On the earth's white bosom press; 80
-. Will they glow. with tenderness %
KindIng hues and fragrance thereP
So NE mur1nur-half asreal- ~
While the snow-drifts higher climb;
N[urmur-.eWill the sweet spring time
Beauty any more reveal !" stJ.J I'm
And in winter yet mora drear. 5ses.,
Winter thick with spirit gloom;
All our fond hopes In the tomb, -..-z. &
Only drifting terrors near: - -
nj Woful and in doubt, wemy-
''P1n the shadows ever lift;
Through our great gloom's billowy drift,
Can joys blossoms make their way 2"
Harder. here, comes Faiths behest,
Than to see beneath the Anow
OFT aH5a u LAPS ard let ans
Aprlls tears and Mays warm smiles
VIII at length dissolve the drift;
Ard the violets eyes will lift :a3
Up to ours their sunn1est wtles
Then its heavenly hue and breath,
Shall this holy lesson toach--r.E
Palmer, tenderer far than speech
How In gloom Joy quickeneth.
A SMALL WARBLER. - =.
81 little bird with the blaSkest eyes .a =. -
Sits on twig and mods at mo; -,
Very merry he seems to be-,
Aud wise.
=. Iwiah knew what the fellow thinks;
Saucily shaldng his cunning. head
Whether 1t cannot all be said
s-si By wnks. - 7.s.''.1i
I wish were of the craft as well, :.
Careless Of morrows which como too soon,
Hearin, the tales golden moon
- Can telL slL . ;j. sSz's - =
For should tarry among the leaves,
Breathing no other than bamy air,
Seeing my harvest everywhere
In sheaVes.
ald then Ishould tax my brain no MORE
Thick though the suowfakes chose to fall,
Knowing have beyond them MI
A shore. SAMUEL ". DUTFHLD
MIR. W. O. ATKINSON, some weeks since, sent to
the Athenmum what he believes to be the original
version Of the The jews Daughter, an old ballad
Of which 10 manuscripts copy waS known once to
have existed in the Minister library of Lincoln
Cathedral but to have disappeared: MIR. Edward
Peacock follows with an erudite dissertation upon
the historical incident upon which it is based this
is fixed in 1856, but MIR. Peacock bases it upon an
old tradition from which Chaucer's Princesss Tale
as well as this was, he thinks, derived. Our read