The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-06-27
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tents OF the times. No statesman was left I'm
Europe during the epoch of the twelve years.
truce TO compare with him in experience
breadth OF vision, political tact. or admins
trative sa agacity. Imbued with the grand ira
ditions, and familiar with the great person.
ages of most heroic epoch; the trusted
friend or respected counsellor Of William the
Silent. Henry w., Elizabeth, aud the sages
and soldiers on whom they leaned; having
oeen employed during aa already long life
slihe IN the administration OF the greatest af-
| iars, ne stood alone after the deaths of Henry
e. y, france and The second Cecil, and the re-
trenlent Oh Suly, among the natural leaders
OF mankind
Ten years later he was executed in the Old
palace Of the Count, Of Holland az the
Hague. The death of Henry of Navarro
and the failure Of his "Great Desion,,
for the flst time made clear, precipitat-
ed the conflict with the merciless young
soldier at the head of the House of Orange.
The splendid military reputation of Prince
Maurice, and the hold upon the people which
was his as the son of William the Silent,
enabled him to overflow the party led by the
Advocate of Holland and to consumma,e the
foulest judicial murder recorded in European
annals. These ten years Mr.. Motley has
made his own AM has given of them pct-
ure worthy to rank with his dutch Re-
public ard Omitted Netherlands" The
way Is now clear for the long promised
History OF the Thirty Years War"
Not the least interesting feature, of these
volumes are the accounts of the Pilgrims at
Leyden, and the sketch of Hugo Grotius.
The LoG OF CoMMopoRe RoLLISoPrS. Bv .Ioh,
H. Carter. New York; G. W. Carleton 81 Co.
Portland; Bailey & Noyes.
Commodore Rolingpin is one of the dull
est OF the many dull people who have OF late
crept into fiction. Indeed his dullness is su-
pernatdral, and is abundant enough TO set up
bakers dozen of circus CLOWNS ia a four
shing business. His '.log" is what might be
expected. very dreary; and never, by any ac-
client, does the least bit OF fun creep into it
Tne author has carefully guarded against
that. The "comic illustrations" with which
the volume is profusely embellished have
even less of human in them than have those
wosd'cuts with which Brick Pomeroy oeca-
sionally adorns his Democrat.
THE Gypsy CHIEF. By George W. NJ Reynolds
Philadelphia: I. B. Peterson q Brothsrs For
sale by Chisholm Brothers.
A shoekngly printed and illustrated VOL
ume, which the publishers assure US is ssshs
latest and best effort from the pen of George
w. NJ Reynolds" This is scant praise in
deed; but the publishers supplement it by
saying, "In it he has unwruug the withers
and made vince the conduct and practices of
certain personages and classes sf English SO.
ciety which some screeners of vice would
have approved his letting alone. The dra-
matte power throughout the whole volume is
strong and vivid. There is no straininx alter
undue effect; the positions are striking. and
when he relates scenes and incidents with the
seriousness of the biographer or historian,
they may be relied upon as faithful and true.
The Gipsy Chief is book Of extraordin-
ary genius and ability" Out OF considera-
ton for the English aristocracy we forbsar to
make excerpts from the volume.
SEA AND SHORE. A Collection Of Poems. Boston:
Roberts Brothers. For sale by Loring, Short g
Harmon.
In this dainty little volume of two hundred
pages, bound in lavender cloth, with tinted
paper and red-edged leaves, we have colIec-
tion OF charming poems relating 20 the sea.
1t opens with Lord Derby's translation from
the thirteenth book of the Iliad of the
s'Descent of Neptoue,'' closes with
Madame Observation-Disclosures lie Re-
tour Du Marin," and embraces such es-
tabished favorites as Clough's "Qua Cursum
Ventus," Browning's 'Herve Riel," whitti-
er's "Dead Ship of Hlrp,well," Alice Cary's
"Grey Swan," Longfellow's ''PAautom
Ship" and Campbelps mariners of Eng
land" Toward the close several French
songs OF the sea from Hugo, Lamartins and
others are given in the original. The book is
a little gem.