The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-02-26
NEW BOOKS.

From the enterprising, liberal ant
go-ahead firm Of West. & johnson il
Richmond, we get the following new
and valuable publications just issued By
Harper & Bros, OF New York.
''Jesus of Nazareth: His life and
Teachings; founded on the Four Cos.
pels, and illustrated by reference to the
Manners, Customs Religious Beliefs
and Political Instit,. tions of His Times
By Lyman Abbott. With designs by
Dore, De Laroche, Fem, and Others.
Christianity at the North is so very
liberal and broad that the Southern
reader OF such books as the above feels
that, in some mysteriousway, he has be
come the Puritan How strange it is to
hear the sermon on the Mount called
"the Inaugural address," and "the
Commonwealth of Israel" likened to
the Model Republic Aud who would
ever have thought that "Palestlne was
the New England of Syria ~ But let
not the pious reader be deferred by
these loya! WITNESSES from reading this
very prettily bound and illustrated
book. Awaiting himself of the critical
iabours of Pressense, Lange, Trench
Afford and Olshausen, the geographical
and ar, theological researches of Robert
son, Thompson and others. and bring :
ing TO the discussion of incidental top
les mass of medical and historical
knowledge, the author has succeeded in
presenting by far the most luminous,
connected, ineligible and interesting
history Of Our Lord which we have ever
read 1t is sadly true that the divinity
OF Christ has nothing to gain from hu-
man exegesis-which is, after all, a sort
OF handling, and turning over and over,
with too curious and necessarily ire
verant prying. In this sense, the sim
pie though unsatisfying narratives Of
the evangelists, are better than all the
elaborate trestises of ancient or mod
ern scholars. But our author is sound
and orthodox OH the miracles, and thus,
with all-his libera;ity, supplies much
needed antidote to Rensn, Ecce Homo.
and the like. We consider the chapter
on 1.-The sabbath Question" particular
ly valuable. In fact, the whole book
has Interested us very much.
The Poetical Works of Charles G.
Halpine (Niles OReilly,) consisting of
odes, poems, sonnets aud lyrical etius.
ions which have not heretofore beer col
lected together. With bicgr aphiesl
sketch and explanatory notes. Edited
by Robert b. Roosevelt.
Mr.. Roosevelt was the editorial 1850
ciate and intimate personal friend, al
most the brother, of Haipine. He has
done his labor OF love witira faithfulness
and an appreciation which reflect
scarcely less credit upon hmse Il tha,
upon his dead comra dc-in letters and
the iiarpers, equally faithful and appre
ciative, have presented the result of Mr..
Roosevelt's1 abors in volume which II
Is positive pleasure to hold IN the hand
and, what is much more, TO Keep in the
library. The pretty book, adorned with
finely-executed likeness Of the author.
contains many pieces which one desires
to read over and over again, and which
give us much more exalted opinion Of
Miles than we ever expected to enter
tain. He was not merely rollIcking
rattle-brain, clever ,devil-may care poe
faster, using his wits to secure political
rrefcrment. He was much more than
that. The ,"Vesper Hymn,' "The Bet
Ter Choice ''The Household Tomb,
'Wearie Pen," "Mystic Voice" an ore
Light, 'and many other such, show that
under his fun lis it not always soy ran
stream ofpure, deep and true feeling.
de was no fanatic-fool; witness his |
'Black Loyalty" He was brave and |
,ould forgive; witness ''Philadelphia,, |
'r ''voice of the Boys in Bllte.p Hap
oy in his parodies, paraphrases and his |
squibs, he is never so happy as
when inspired by female beauty. "Af-
er the Bath" though somewhat warm
the gem Of the book. "Lucie Ellice'
exquisite. But of all the good things
We like none better than u anette's
Lair" We give two lines to show how
lcely it runs.
oh, loosen the snood that You wear. ia
nette. II f i ~
ct me tangle hand in your hair, my pet.
or the Wo Id TO me had no dsintIer sight.
nan your Drown Lair yelling your should
As tangled hand in your hair, my
pet. ~rf Uf TlsIIFT 80
IL was brown with golden gloss, Janette.
was finer than silk or the ioss my net |
was beautiful mist falling dow n to
and your wrist l.~ .snift
was thing to be braided and jewelled
/" Twas the loveliest hair IN the world, my
n pet.' rOa He
Space fails in which to notice "Cas:
p by the Sea-" from the same publish
RS and we can only call the names of {
ne books just received from CIaxton,
ems en-, a HaHelfnger, Phila, - to wit, |
The Silver Thread" ''Tie Won Too
'eburgs," and "Slarcouer's Islandr--
hich will duly be notlced in a future =
sue. hta "9.lH !,