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conversations, and ! be reAt1ona OF the poet with
his contemporaries, especially Moore and Shelley.
The scruIulous reader need have no fear OF meet
Ing With anyshlng to shock his or her feelinga Az
rc have already inttma&ed, those portions Of the
work which were perfectly legitimate in French
nlerntuSt have Deen carefully wecual out OF the
translation; and wherever the anourR-a word
which sounds very strangely In connection with
the natascn Of the Countess CuIccioil-ase alluded
10, ncy are touched with extreme delcscy, Most
readers Ill rrgard the book II a very peasAui 70
raanee, II not very succesatul defence, to which
II should be added .hat II contributes much infor-
nation IN fegafd 10 the Alc md habits Of the
prominent representative Of the Romantic school
Of English poetIy.
BaowhINu, NJ 4, HonoraEJ Fellow ol Naillol
GoleRc. Ox1otl In two volumes Boston:
Fields oseood L Co. Chicago: Wcste,n Scws
Company, 1sCs.
"Ine Ring and the Bootr ends with the second
volume, and the whole story Is now before the
reader. To attempt 10 pronounce properl! upon
the inertia Of this poem In the eE1ce n our d1spssA
to-day, would he tnjudlcious u not impefttnenf-
AZ mastery effort Of the heart md the brain,
however. must take high rank, and a. work
Of poetic ABILITY will do morc to keep Nj, BroHn-
Ing lAarrls freah than ali his other works CON-
blnetl- Ont OF very slight material, s.np!e c.lu-
iral trial. he has woven poem which gains In In
tcr-st with each succeeding page, and nnaliy de-
yelopea inIo stery OF deep moral proFundty and
pure moral beautJ. Making allowance for that
ohscurtry OF language which appcrtAlns TO so
much Of HEpwnlngh writing, and for the IAtinized
nnd Grec1aniLed style In which the advocate for
Guido sketches out the speech for the defence.
which Is drawn out to wearsome nneness, Il ia
4 poem which must always hod it, place as one ot
the nptltsk In EnEltsh literature.
On SEATS .tND SADDLES, BrTS AND BIT
TING; AND TIE pREvENTlOS AND CURE
tr1an service. Philadelphia: J. l. I1ppincott
CO. Chicago: Western News Company. 1s5a.
We have already briefly alluded to thls little
work, and again call attention to 1t ~ veTy vnn-
able guide for horscmcn The work is not intend
ell IS q tre.ttse on the art Of Riding. but. In the
wor1s OF the author, "meseIy 10 be 4 plain and
easily intclug,b!e exposition 81 tho mechanical
problems connected with the cage Of QuAdruped
sers1ng rs bearcr 10 blped--1u other words Of
horse under its rider" The rst part Of the work
| tea1z Of .tseatA and Saddles" IN which
important data are furnished Of the Ab-
| sotute ntncss Of saddles for the par-
| tcu;ar purposes they ate Intended to ful1L
| The second part Of the hook Is devoted to "Blta
and Eittng,' In which the author frst examines
the mechanical principles On which the action Of
| the Bit depeufis, then the Internal and external
| conformation Of the horsts mouth, thence de-
uc,rH the dimensions Of The several pats OF the
| bt a.ld also ascertaIlinr fts nrpper n1uec The
last part of the hook Is devoted to Prevention
and E1re Of Res,l,e,,ess.r ~ In which hc examines
tic English and school methods OF re.tranine to
| prevent tusu,.onliu.tion. He then lars down the
outlines ol method u1nlicah!e 10 nil cases OF In
| HulordinIuno, AnA specifies trtatucnts for some
rccnsar forE1s Of restlycness, These general out
lines will riyc She ,.ssIey Intrrrste IN horses nj,
| it'ca Of the contents Of the work
I +r,IE HORSE IN TIE srAnIE ASnTuE Frr1n
| Ills MANAGEMENT IN HEALTH AND Dis
EASE Ey J. II. WAlsn, Z. X. {. s. From the
hst l1trl'n Idhls"n, with eoTlons Notes and
| .aAti1"ns y, -. hote!l Mct!utN y. y, y. =. AMI
ons ~ te n ~. urs,.t,nt 6a .Jst, nt1
| 7T.iitrs' i,y Eilwsst Ii.rrcr. NJ r 1,.s. "
| trs:e.I With over eighty cnyrayinzs. philaIti-
Ihia: Porter Coates Chicago: Western News
Cont1anE. 1sGsr
| ms "ofk on Inc hosse7 which Includes the re-
searches Of ihree very eminent authorities, is an
| excellent companion TO the one VIC hare already
| no'1ccl hS Ma]or DTEer. 1t seems to be CON-
rttte compendium OF all the evils horse-resh is
he'1 10, and thorough treatise on the physiology
| and pathology Of the horse. The subjects arc