Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-12-21
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WEDNESDAY, DECEM BIER II, 1870.
Books and Magazines.

lt Is high compliment to this little volume M
well as to its genial and gentlcnnnly author that
Henry Ward Bcecher is happy to write five page
note introducing both to the great world Of curl
Gus readers. And all the kind and pleasant
things that he says Of each is deserved The book
is simply charming, not so much because Of what
Is said as because of the way Of saving it, And
the greatest marvel of all is that the editor of
daily paper, in these stirring years, could find,
first the time 10 cultivate hisyinc and fl tree,
and, secondly, the leisure to sit under them long
enough to write 80 many charming chapters about
them aud their less pretentious but equally use
lul co-products. They will do Mr. Warner great
injustice who suppose that he has written what
he has written in rakestale or pitch-iork style
Of stiffness. lie uses both, but not to write with
and with every paragraph Of orthodox inlorma-
ton on the science Of gardening, he gives you
two paragraphs Of quaint observations and gusb-
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ruE Liom Of rHE WoRLp, OR rns FopS1AiN OF
RELIGION.
Such is the title Of large, well printed and
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containing the LuE oi JEsus CnRisr, and the |
lives Of the EyangeIists, Apostles and Martyrs, |
by Rev John Fleetwood, d. D. This is very |
able and excellent work, which ought to be read
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writer is to give full, accurate and instructive
history OF the Redecmer, and Of the important
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also, brie biographical notices Of the early
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1t contains also, Dodridge's Evidences Of the
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The book before us also contains brief history |
Of the Jews and Of oil Christian denominations, |
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MmiAu, AND OTHER PoEus By John Greenleai
Whittier, Boston Fields, Osgjod q Co., |
1871
Il is only necessary to name j G. Whittier as
the author of this beautiful volume to enlist the
interest of the reader. No poet in our country |
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his verse and the purity and warm humanity Of
his sentiment. Ills heart seems u be as warm as
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Phinney has it,
The publishers of LtrrELL's LrySo AoE an
nounce that they will commence with the new
year, the publication Of a serial story from the
German Of Fritz Reuter-, entitled " Seed-Time
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Tie story is said - BE- one of the best works Of
il, author, who is considered the most popular |
German writer Of fiction Of the last halfcentury. |
Serial stories by Geo Med DJnald and other dis
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! Among the attractions for the coming year,
/ The GALAXY has engaged Porte Crayton to fur
nish A series Of sketches of lie and adventure,
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of Archie Lowell " Stephen Lawrence and
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The remarkable series Of papers by distinguish
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