The New York herald., 1869-05-28
LITERATURE,
Reviews Of New Books.

How LISA LOVED THE KING. BY George Eliot.
Boston Fields, Osgood Il Co.
We have here charming poem, written In the hap
plest style OF George Eliot, though lacking In the
dramatic power OF "The Spanish Gypsy.r The
Idea OF the poem is founded OF the stories re-
lated by Giovanni Boccaccio In the celebrated "De
cameron" OF that author. In the poem the roman
tic-minded daughter OF merchant IL made to fall in
love with the King OF Sicily and to declare her pas
sion In a song which she sings before him. After as
certaining who sue H. and that she droops and
fades" Don Pedro visits her, reverently kisses her
hand and prays her 'for the love OF us be cheered
which sne, rendered happy by his condescension,
promises to be. Her youth, beauty and artlessness
touch the King. and he pays her second visit, this
time accompanied by the Queen and his barons, TO
whom Lisa IS introduced, and with whom she en-
Cages ia gay DISCOURSE"
Lisa apart 10 where "A trelised shade
Here the King addresses Lisa with great delicacy,
promises that he Will live her cavalier and will ever
wear the coiors she ordains
Nor will we claim from you added bliss
lie winds up by cntrearing her TO listen 10 the
prorered vows Of one who loves her-that one being
Perdicone, "wnose birth was higher than his for.
tunes were" Sho listens,
A. her ambitious loves complete content,
and In repy promises 10 do all he desires though
she tells hlm:-
Ilosed you, love you and shall always love.
But that doth mean. my VIII 10 yours,
Not only when your viii my good insures,
But II u wrous sht whatrhc world calls harm.
The poem ends by her marrying Perdicone, with
whom she lives happily, ever retaining the friend.
ship Of the King. As We remarked at the start al.
though not marked by any dramatic power, it is Q
with many fine passages and full of ,end err chyal.
TIC thoughts aud Language.
LOVE; OR. sEnr-sAcnrrIcE. story BY Lady Her.
bert. New York: ID. 81. Sadlicr n Co. 1862.
This story il interesting mainly for the sake OF tho
tnfa
II by the OF the author that tho events re-
lated ore n the main true.n The characters are not
badly drawn. Lady Herbert writes without aiming
al high art but contents herself with what we may
designate an easy, agreeable style. Gwladys, tho
heroine, IL made TO become the wife OF n very un.
principed man In the person OF Lord william dc
compelled to marry for the purpose OF saving her
father from ruin. Soon after the marriage her hus
band n compelled 10 TO Australia for the purpose
OF avoiding his creditors. Here he leads wretched
lie and finally dies leaving Gwladys aud boy.
1hey go TO England " hs relatives, pass some years
there, whcn finally, the widow Inarrics her iirst
love. and everything ends happily.
THF QrAEgR PARrIsASs. A story OF the Revolution.
by the author OF .Iho scout" With illustrations.
Philadelphia: ]. B. Lipplncott 4 Co.
We had fondly cherished the hope that the rebel.
lion had put an end to the Revolution literature, and
that eventually something else would put an end 10
the rebellion literature with which we are now being
delured. Alas for ill-iounded hopes That blessed
old Revolution drops In upon us again in the shape
Of 'The QUAKER Partisans.n OF course II IL the
same old dish, slightly disguised. Feats beside
which Davids combat with Goliath and samson,s on
counter With the Philistines sink into utter insignif
canoe are performed by these broad brirumcd par.
tisans, whose scrptural-spcaking captain Is q
1 prodigy OF valor and ubiquity Then George Wash
mgt0n az usual, hyurcS In feT pages the ''bloOdy
Britisbers' occupy considerable space and a irv
lovers thrown IN combine tg make up the most aim
less book imaginabe. 10 many persons read suci
IN rQgn nfny .fttI
| Illustrated aud bound,