Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-02-25
LITERARY NOTES.

| is Crsik's English of Shakespeare, comineh-
tary mainly pathological, by distinguished pro-
lessor of English Literature In the play of Julius
( Cesar Mr.. Rolfe, the American editor, has
made valuable additions to the notes. CHM
Brothers & Co. Of Boston are the publishers.
The WafchmGn and Reflector, in an able
leader upon the war lately declared in certain
quarters against the American School System
forcibly says simply as political measure
looking solely at the interest Of the State We
would argue with all the clearness and force OF
conviction in favor of the Bible reading, Prot
testants or no Protestants Romanists or no no
mqnists. religion or no religion, eternity or no
eternity, nay, God or no God -
Col Walkers " Vermont Brigade in the
Shenandoah Valley" has been pronounced by
distinguished officers to b. " remarkably cor
rect"
One Of the Paulist father recently remarked
The Ritualists are Romanists without the
honesty to confess il, aud Papist' without the
F."
..Ecce Coelum'' and "Pa,er Munii'' are com
meudei on all hands as fresh AMI forcib!e state
meuts Of Christian truth They are convincing
proofs that science is not necessarily infiel
But why should not an English treatise have An
English name: Its about time the Lltinziug
fashion went cut
Theology is no, yet at a discount in England
it tie statistics Of the printing press may be
taken as criterion Of 4,559 new books and
new editions published in Great Britain last
year, more than 900 belonged in this depart
nent. Ofuoyel- and hooks for children, there
we're about 500 each.
s., Valentine i. worshiped in this country 90
the extent Of about five million annual offerings,
four millions of them comic In this estimate
DO account lie made Of or giual letters.
4 hsudsome illustrated edition Of Gray- Ee-
". opposite the verse of the Epalpi begin
ming, Here rests his head upon the lap Of
earth, Nc gives US a comedy youth reclining
At fun length on a messy bank under spread
ing tree This is almost a. COOL as d pistlr..
in some respects Of noticeable excellence. that
used 10 be on exhibition in the gallery Of the Dos
TN A,irneumi in which Orpheu., aha has gone
Town to the Internal regions after bis los;
Eurylice. is seen standing uultlshe' iu tha
presence Of their sub,erranean maiesties, and
milling away Ike Ole Boil OF Passn.u-
The first wooi-cut. ever made in this country
were blocks for the illustration Of Webster
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SIAIualrI from lhe asl''ll s-"'ol s''Ie ''''t
years since, and not % De 5uai save among
the literary rubbish Of Oh glrrets. The msn
.yb, mails them D- ,r..,nfar Anderson Is.
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rii-stian rt11t.Ol1 Carleton is SAID 60 Ie about
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Reid p flHff- some months silce-i0 me t-i-
tor. a good thing for Carleton. We should say.
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the Jaitei States before long Iaey will ind
hearty welcome from pretty numerous public
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MAR edition oi trouie & history o' L'-.
The results of wide Independent research are
go, t,--t, with -,b y-.r ami erase "a. .t,',. and
80.
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-eniti 10 iorm So A'lrA'.-'e ana 80 cheap "'
ta appeal almost irre-'-tnly On The relier 90
history AMI lover Of good books SIX volume.
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Letters NJ Mary Russell Milford. a laly whose