, 1870-01-08


Tnts stsrassise little volame contains, ID add.
lIon to What was printed ID t1s AHa"sf Monthly,
thirty odd lIpea-a graceful dedlca lou - AE. |
Jaues T. F,elds. atd TWO eeu.engraVed views Of I
tie Gait edfsl Of ChaFttes-
The noem has been ,no.dnate!y pta!aed 10 some |
quarters, Ard trordlpately annsed IN oihera One |
cft,,c wishes 1t had been published two ceotas1ea
sgo, tnat 1t might have become classic: second
ut ncur its publication ns an esent OF tue etuta.
~: hie third calls It 1'tae Longest aud worst
plece OF poetry We have read for long time
Wild atteu pr 10 put commoop1acs lnlo an extras-
euant dress, and to hide poverty OF Ideas under
the covering Of newly coined EofdR."
Our 1ucxMenr CT "The Cathedral would place
II between these TWO est1mates- Without being
great poem, 1t con'Alns p1s.ages Of remarkable
power There are words ID Il for the manufacture
or revival OF which We eau discover no adequate
Eeasen. such are ordspngacIed (which hss
been well described ss - four.story poIssllaele
xi,n Fencn roor." nuiir upon the Foundation
"" shtll ed =" and 'tlodder ~ Used as
yerba,-or those In this line:
sspum Aiding d1wn the bAtted de:uusu.n
Mn Lowell need not nave ,akel The patas to In
form biz renders that the mnse has given hin IA
bIan desa1CutZtd."
1t Ia also true that the re.der occasionally falls
from lhese verbal heights into alang, or wosse as
wren Mr. LoRell eaya:
II th!. bsownE,tfd 5oush. TT shlIt .leeved cid
IL seu',e5 III y sEeeshist. dis9stI..: ,,.,
"a e st!ss ofs sss:< s: nd :s eAasa, = sass
raa; aGp e.. ,noes III .d 9os a4
q rsnse ard er.1: X :. ny ni,und III, aTf. s,u,
Two EuRithner, encountered at 1.-THE pEa-Ereen
iDD," HistooE h!n for d Ffenchmao:
Ard, e,Ibblps IN one mes. thei. ,.st Ct pL5a1e,
f,tsl IT,, L.. ,ss III Il + iaa
.IiIIesrr .te orc: art ttsy seoa :. aske4 IT,;
Tte:tS. r. ya,:, ste s centuries ,ntsrp,s~d ten
Ard mutual cen ttTt of tue inothestoneue"
Suceeu transitions Ike these are in bad taste,
n1l }ar ppdn the ear. II would, however, be
ur1us. to pruno2ccr the whole poem coImon-
place, and tri.l tnose 70 to cnarke the author
wNh,be ccEscious euceascr to hsHe base Ee'a!
under The gliter OF words frssh from his prlrate
uilt MI. L0@ ellis de1cieGces Us q poet are a.
| tItbutah.e 10 the 1act that he has more 1earn-
,pg than invention and more intellect than inaat
Lst!on. Lice. and short passages ics !Bc: with
| pocticaI geltas OF superior osdeE can be found
not OILY In his serious poets, but IN The serious
\ parts Ct " Tee B.Elow Pspess "hut-aiwass keep
Is out Of the d,scuts'op The BRlow Pape:s,"
I spneof them nnssyaies IN tnetr kibd-an.ess
! "TEe FEicn OF Sr LAupfal' be excepted.
krow Of 10 Gle Of Mr.. LoacIfs writings, in prose
or IL verse. ina. observes u nc called ~otk OF
| tic nnaginat.ou. Though The poets Wigs eome-
/ times hlI H'tl 1I{p Tue UPPER hS5t AIE uot
! s,rut enoCg7 to sus' atu him there. Mf. LowcI
Las re,er shu~n lhe capacity to conceive and TO
| hpld steadily before The ui-d's rye an organic
wfoe lie ttnguarly l3cks method, both thG
! lcetca1 and the creative.
1t. sa,a 10 have been the authors original in*
| tentior, from Ehch be Wa Ltssuated by friends
| or publttltiR, to Call tic poem "A Day ut Char
t1ee.' Tint certainly woud have given more
correct Idea Ct 1t tban the title adopted. The au,
faIY ~ erFE YlnE1
the iaulllcss proportions Dor the Mysterious
| grandeur Ct the Gothlc Cathedral he commeu.
Grated, and that tie smp.tr title would have lodi
ca1td tue character Of this record Of experiences,
obEerratlcts, thoughts, iatcies, aEd atplrat.ous
called forth Ii lie toan and III the Cathedral! OF
Charflea.
Allovers Of ,hongatf1l roetr5, oil who wo1!d
know the points Of csctrs,t between tue past and
the pregeps, as they aprear to uan Of Insight
aid CT unusual faculty OF expression, or who
| would leasn tow the iutu1e iooEs 10 one having
faith in the Supreme, In progtes-, and In int
| Amel,can character Will dad much In this vol.
ute 10 llstrucs a:.d 10 elevate. as well as many
bits u eace.isn. aescS'pt,on noble bursts Of feel.
lIg COL pact etalcutHts 9! truth, and cccas!oual
ouseares ot grtns pot1!cA me1it. Perhaps tue
fo|lou ,ng quolar:oD vii give those who have not
read the poem 1911 1lei Of Its character:
..Lei did llourllt n.o,ts with nr Hhen We ahift
; III; .a e;sss :, it,: % s Fss .ssa he Ssa.
Ttr,ah,rs IT, l,,ua s's. rsssi ri ID d, furniture.
S s:1: q fs1s; t."f ts t !as s's
tea1ec tie .nu.'u !er tae ;h9ukast IL stirred
sf s.. issly SSsdsa % siafe
II ;c cs at,sS pssy y e; .ep: ss
. u, n, Il, re u irctsa! # Va. btlll
Ariluctl=cc IL. q. tor I'LL the .IntrI cane
i. ~ VI. Il iissS d sae .sss!.y i,i$
%i vhst o,;f t.'!'., & s.as: s:.{ea;;,.s .,,..
Dc.ifht ike thl. the r. Of z9Etr daTA .
~ stsa d ssbt u @itS s sss Rs tsI 1e"
M 3ra fewe pts al hrt,:I raas S.oisrs ios.
ST. 5ss Sss's'a y Gs!s i spoke,
SHs 81 is1s e's IT,
q b tst sf,s
rs ass s9sa
III, hs' ssn e.; It'll iii ri,ss III Wiz tse leisns
h ! u nelis,t vsn 1!utitits : makes
etE e'; az sh ssa s
, is:H'r. ,1:s,ass1sa y ;:!ise q Llegz+
Circle On Circle, bright q eersahiw.
III .asfn e SS sH c ia sit l.
CIVIL ARCHITECT URE: Berre eomrlese thee
retica1 and pyacIraI sgstrtp or building. cor
tsln!pe the fundamental principles o. re ar y
y l H4 EDWARD HuAHt tfEltlEC&e IL "ulih 10 ~.
, ed T1e7i,.e Of Go'h'c architecture etc, b
q | THOMAS y. Subway and GEORGE H. HARDING
= srcnl.fctf. The who'e illustrated bs cue h1n
Eleventh edition. f'htnd+lp.,a: Henry Care
+ u1lrd, Industrial publisher. 1870.
! 1tIs no small testimonial to the practtcal vain
Of EdEsrr'sl book that the demand for II saous
= he 70 conetant as 10 War11pt the stue Of eieve
1 ediotp. In the pfeeeLt Instance the booE u2de
: rot.cs Il deso1ed 10 spec.al:y and appeals oal
II 10 ore profession, md IN that profession II ha
( Tor been stancard guide and reference. Con
, uencipg at the very thrc.h hold OF the science {
; architecture by going hacs 10 the fuadameatt
, prt ctplts OF nalh' ma'ics on which The scleuc
resre, 1t proceeds gradually to the complex prot
i lens aud hsycrttue1 peans which mare tae ct
T. t1eiy Of the fc.euce. EVERYTHING Is ARRANGED l
= me,hodical erier, and everything Ii complete, nc
, oply In the practical details OF bnlG!uR, but
s,udtee OF the different orders. in cdec's OF llef
+ AID stade, and examples fEom the Grec!aa az
+ koman antiquities The carpenter and hutidef,
well as the architect viii tud this WOE lasaluubI
lc The Protection OF tne,z busces5. IT'S prtote
e ic very At rac:.ye DacrPr AID richly ILLUSTRATED
+ PRACTICAL TREATISE ON THE POWER I
!. SILL LAND Tor The HOLIDAY mel Of taxes, eo
y hraclrv ihe dec,I,ous CT tue Federal Court. at
Of the supreus l,cia' ,riounals o. ne sessr s',
d Dsown 70. chicago: ca'iasnan cock1oi
= 1869.
: ulscEwell's Tax Titles has baen s*anda1
- authority IN the profession ever sHce Its inst pu
- ltcation In 1S53 ard II would, therefore, be su2e
:. raous for Es 10 call attention to The worf. II
+, object OF this notice Is simply 10 MIKE the a
n neuL cement that thltd edition has been tsene
"a II ytssd II corrected. Several cases have bet
:, added. anu eeyeral Few pages OF matter incofn
n, rated luto the text.
niHCcl1Auc0H&.
+. The new feMg!uua weesIs. the Christian EAlo
lArely the Churrh tn'o,, has JUST made Its appea
n ance. IN eorpapy with ChFistDas kuppemet