The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-03
LITERATURE.

Reviews Of Kew Books.
wospkRs OF rna DEER. Companion 70 strs!
Leaves from the Book OF Nature. BY NJ. Schele a.
We're. New York; g. p. Putnam Son.
Professor schee do We're has written very clever,
instructive and interesting book, which VIII doubt
less DO widely read by the higher class OF readers
for whom IT seems Intended. The Grst chapter CON-
priscs a sketch OF all the myths and such startling
facts as are OF more than ordinary interest Of the
inhabitants OF the deep The real or imagined mon.
stroslties described by the ancients-anmals hall
human, half nsh-which the present age places IN
the catalogue OF absolute fables, though upon what
authority II would be dlcult to say, oil described
briefly, though quite full enough to give tho reader
all the required Information. The second chapter
treats OF "odd Fish, ana one OF tho most interest
ing Some curious anecdotes related, to some o.
which most OF our readers are probably ssrangcrs
while most OF them win be warmly welcomed. The
succeeding chapters on pearls" and "Corals" . n
quite entertaining though they contain nothing 70.
lnarkable for newness or the facts and fables
".The Knight In Armorn "A Pinch OF Salt" "Mins
oyster' and "Lght at sea" form the titles oil chap
ters the perusal OF which Is most edifylng. Light
mouse stories'' comprise an admirably compiled
Earth in Troublen form subjects for the conclud-
ing chapters OF work for winch we besDcak wide
circulation. ON various occasions we have gwen
praise 10 TRANSACTIONS OF books on subjects OF an I'M
portant and Instructive character, written In
sprghtiy, entertaining Style 1t AFFORDS all the more
pleasure to praise THIS volume being written BY an
American author IN The same style ana with "a much
rfolessor 1e we're may MOI DC so yvac!ous
IN animation - more than made up In hts extensive
research and tue general extent Of his Information.
The volume 10 very neatly printed ana bound.
THE WRITINGS OF MADAME SwEToHIRE. Edited by
Count do Fallax OF the French Academy Trans-
lated by II. W. Preston. New lora Catholic
Publication Society.
To those who have. read the life and Letters OF
Madame Swetchire" this collection OF "her grRveR
writings" will be peculiarly welcome, and the pub
lie 10 general viii appreciate the contents OF
this volume FOR the sake OF their decided merit.
"Airclles, ana ''Thoughtsr ('Pensees'l are
undoubtedly tho best. The first contains many
short, pity paragraphs, many OF which contain
great truths that are destined to live. We give
few OF them:--
How dinlcut ia purity TO the purel A n,ils pollen ID
enough TO rob the lily OF It's whitencss.
IfM allowable 70 FORGET what de % superiority
Der 'na' "''' '' "''n mo p'''eS'i themselves ''"''
There questions that thoy neither
truta nor tasehoo Ia reply.
The @ cS s ana 70 ni ssn %
"n'en nave lever ooen sent xcv,,
In the frat part Of e give everything TO others and
expect everything from them
Repentance IA accepted remorse
The foregoing are few and probably not the best
OF the "Airelles." They WILL however. suiice to
show the value Of the whole. The drst part Of
Thoughts" reads more ike transIations from the
Zend Arcsta and Other Sanscrt works than from
the writings OF n Catholic woman OF the century. II
IL really rhapsody, with religion tor tao theme.
Numerous parts are , noti sa ans IN .ner Ian
OF Eastern compositions II beSins-
Ilovc knowlcdsc;I lovo intellect; love fsnA-smpo
faith yet more. love Gods shadow better than msus
Continuing we nnd numerous verses worthy Of
"A a
Hove God as He alone the universe. psy,hs
tween these Two escmss which sridssd ~ our LORD and
Saviour Jesus Christ.
nv s, ev; Ss 4. Tss:
| It's SO simple Can IT be over bold I
II one the idea which derive, from my
Gym Of the ssppns Of heaven should answers
Him. That 10 all the devil gains by my cuastIsemeats.
ss9 g,.s %,. FRONT be
Again we nnd this passage which has been sur-
passed IN force bat which ia certainly original in
"God Without his Christ" Is sonething new :-'"" "
The solcmn. wonderful. majestic occani It sna., but
only TO crush mo under sense OF s
everlasting, piess OF my insignacsnce Wherein does
nsn s q rs ' sSy: ws sas
m %N l IN h s y 10 and
lights Of thought, IL }oi but God without Christ
Resembling ~ this rhapsodcal style OF writing
does Oriental literature IL contains nothing OF the
extravaganza OF the East, though IN many passages
equally as eloquent.
'rne other paris Of these "Thouahts' are devoted
to others besides religious subjects. We have space
but for few extracts:-
oxxr
Those who undertake the country with the
ayowed purpose OF regcncratng IL ike
VINO nnrry IN tho hope OF con erng their future orIs lhu
rashness OF the enterprise would be cospcuous
former did not, at all events obtain favor
| hust and.
Cxxxf.
Liberty has actual fghta which grated upon
jusce aud the chief duty Of liberty 10 defend Justice
We regret our inability 10 make further extracts.
from this volume. The other papers II contains are
remarkahe tor the pure and elevated thoughts they
| give utcraDce to. 1hat on "Resgnationn IL tho
| longest and Is u remarkable production IL Ia
divided tnto chapters. 90 OF which speaks tho
| sentiments OF q woman devoted to Chrstlnnity Tho
language Is quite fervid and vivid. often ria ny TO
height OF eloquence rarely met with from woman
seldom, tn fact from Z siau,