, 1875-11-06
'alyin9 language aud literature, etc., etc,

liz a!r1!F deIiYeFs sxeehtnG condemnation Of
ad psesl'us tEeatisep upon tgurhtlse anguaga
% "parrow, esron"ous. and unptnrnpncaL"
Mf. Macbeth ehnoufcee III et9rtng and
ahocklnR Truth, that writers generally, evon
tho abcst, are .l'n'ls in tho dark 10 the rre
che distinction between tropo and = rnn:ony-
nv: a'd yesr fnw, ryou of lite ary ms',. have IN
much NJ ever heard of Implication Or Ivpoca,.
aatass. ono Of tile mo-t important figures, aud
Que, Too that IL perpotualIy rlledln. its light
Of, ue." TIE dstIorable eAye of those bon GIFTED
writer's aod Literary mon telnlnds ole NJ tho MI.
happy pef&tu %Hho iats IL lie began to utudy
grammar, and woke in mtsary n tho cousclpas-
uens that ho had heon fsee1v u4iry adtectiyoa.
aubat.nttves. atticics, and th' other pats of
tteeelI. Ill the daSs of hs life. atsa n17cr had
haI e1Bp1cion of the fact!
In I'll occaHions" continues MF. Msclt:h
"mourufuf aud joyauA ttg1,fes treak ID; # auv-
tnlns II Natural. they are. Iiof. wilson. tho
onte eclehrated editor Of Hiaciroois .Nrgdxlnr.
-Cbf'ra'tlar North he called himself! Ct
Inc Understanding Of men, WAa waited on IN
~ ,t,'H; " :lic young tnau who had wo0 !iia
dinRht"rh heart: the yo,1H, wishcd to ob'aln
shea7 co",en The Frofesnor heard him and
"A- nas'aled tho match saa In every re-pert .
Knod one. io rnnx .ns bell tor Mas W1aon.
Bile cA1nn bl!lshIng ke the norn. An autnot had
sent = botIlf to Wilson, on the fir-lekf If
~Ilch Hefo wr1t;en Inc sordA> With tla at1lhor'a
conIp.l,neiitH.' Tho ptUfes3or tpre ont the loaf
ttnnod it to hie daught RI dreAs, aud rrcaeuted
her to her Io'er.-cs1tainty Gguzatlye use Of
tho e1prcsHiou,"
Iners"pon remarks Nj. ,I.eh.,,b. 1.-Two thincs
might Almost rnu f!o.n kl,s study of there
for1us Of Expression" Tie first Of tlte-e alurm-
ing circumstances We hasten to irtorfu tho read
er. IL tue Eroat nufnber Of tho tlvuros.
12o. "bc..Ios many tI"gaut sub-saretie-" ln
cuutemi '4slon of this smaAnz .. u!.nce.
easn1. . Language: How many-sinted a
! nuin: aip-hazs is tnie, through which tie
| sun Of thought il shining" Tne second
| friehtful c,rcuu 4sauno catculntel 10 deter ono
from tho n:uty Of figures, il their lard nsulen,-
neanioglnas Save u such AS are rrofpuud III
/ Greek. by winch rl,eto1a cttaloguo tie sca.,ons
Of orstorf." but the atithos sootho. Our f. ara
Oh this point by ]'lcdg.Dg hllnselt t. cx,,l.ln
! ererr "crahbed mnuy-svl!absd term " ho u-es
And lie is notify truo to hiA rromnc. Tho
first figure lie in reduces, tue ApLHresis. III
Translated into Frons-cat; tho Hecund. Srncope.
is rendered INTO Sii 1-eat Apoeape. into End.
Horas Asynd"tun iAto Lack OF Ands; aud
30 Forth. ins auces neci not bo mulnpllea u
prove shc Adelitr and elegance with ~hica the
| po1ge III f9luked.
Tie erssailoa> way in which .lr. Macbeth
VonEs ou. his treasures IT lozrunR upon bis on-
bsrrassei rcado,s IL e1h oitel in tho foIso s.uz
| 10 tations: "Josaph Adj son. IN ono Of Lls
w'nderfus~gracotui ispe's III tho Sifct Itof.-
discontinued in 17A,-thns rdIcu'es .haso
names." "Washiogtau Irv.ug, In hia .AeoHtay
Crayuu'B Tales u i Tsasssef, ,'-srtlct, ..ke his
.LDs n WasainTon-' 9ices by no 4tle1as a great
Doinosthones. alao.-;fypshtv trasslnhd by your
duttor.-very tre3ueAsly viii sefeE nce be nads;
and to tfls aur ls 0f jttls, that corllseato Will
d9arns, esrcc'ay buch figures 81 take tor grant
CD tho reapGus.bilitr, tho free viii And The great
faculties Of lpen." 1ha italics are ours
slr. Macne.h's own wonnortut tecundity in
figures Of speech IL lil,1st atsd n the :er,ne uasd
IN speakiug Of tae Dctsy. who ID in susu d"siz-
na.ad a. t1o All-E"c'ts]lns: TIE utsat fh'nker.
I But, having In all sllis tt1no got MT father
thau tue nrss iwo or thres page. Of tho 1ntroluc-
ton to the Might AMI ,ilssh Of Lsta' atute, :"
| no give over the BOOK to tue reader, Vito can
exhaust It's r1chcs ~ hls leisure.
POETS OF THE VICTORIAN era.
| E,c1oN1As Eoxss. n3 .EsAvsu tLA~.s.s Hrfn
Man. l.uo.. ip, AL. b'a-ua: j4.n:a X. Ostopl d
Co. PEirc. Il. y.
Tue lovcr aud the student OF matrical l,.cra
ture ail gratefully welcome the present ro1nsne
1t has heeu carefully prepared witt. a rcfereuc.
to its PRACTICAL value, and wothily fi!ls tho pacc
nnttl nov yaeant, OF \ hrstorlcal rcriew Of Dtl.
iRh poetry during the tsst forty year., OF the Vic
torian age. The writer il exceptionally rualfaec
for The Office OF critic aud biozrapDer Of poet.
being himself Il poet, a scholar, AMI man O.
liberal, discriminating, md analytical mind.
II has been hi, effort, IN the work now fin
lshedfwhe pointing out tho various and dis
tlnctIve qualities Of tic poets under rcv1ew, Il
dedne the asn hnt constituents nf poorly. MI,
TO illustrate the d1vorse ptasas Of tho pooticl
at uua hfe. 1n tbs study OF each III the Tote
most roets, an opror 'ulitS has "peuo Tor traat
| inK somo peculiar ta9tuE0 uf tue p18tic &e.lpera
lnsnt, aud its foim and f4cuIt5 of u1pratsiou
sud thut tie sptero aud ncopa Of rst.ctive
tdsiiic. lyfte, and dramatic poetry, have beet
clearly detern,iual- 1u surveying tho Rrh.eys
tnents Ut the mUoetn .elA. ~ dssp1atetl ~ Nf
6tedman. new s,n2rtesIou il Eainsd VI III
yigor. rslneu4ent, and comHosite uAsnfa. 1t i,
tha poetry Of tlla pEeRont age, though leea d.A
u,Atic Than that Ut tho reigu Of E'2abs,l. III d.s
tingusLed by many Iohe aud lasting qua ,itiae
The cou,se Of A.nolitAn poet;y ii oMbEacul il
tbs review AMI ts special traits mad acco'nI lsh
raents arc dtcuBned with tretloua, ishea1r, an
! | due q pIecist.on.
: Several OF the csslyB comprised IN ths yoiutn
a1e occupao with hi1lHls figures IN tbs ralnatl1
der. the muot poets are gronted togethef. LAtl
| dor, Elizabeth barrett Browning, IcunyAou, an
, lobort E,owuinR arc treated sepata:ely. j.
, introductory claptar appropriately lhessnta
cosnprehea-sge 2nA.yssY Of ths poasIrts characts
OF ste Victorian pe,l d. Side nus~s aid oopin,
iude1 HubsIauslAtly eunanGB tbs "! % Ut til,
xor4 a. to1t-b1ok aud volume ot rot ateuco.
PATCHWORK, !.
I417EH4hr SorEs. iy 4. r. na>se1. 1!mp.. 1r. Al
hlsCusg ca. Irtcs. s..
Mr. nuassI has p,ecod together book ffoa
', tho odds aud elldb Of his library, which ha
, uucl the effect and the .alue Of = patchwork
quilt. in the AtudY Ut nia authors, Il" las suad
. Eusiue4a OF picking out their pointed sayings
When tho uaass Of extracts there attunlulate1
had reacl,od suitable llmensuus for solumc
it wAs sorted aceotdluG to tooic aud tue vat'ou'
n diyislona, couuoclol by q tursal OF contnent
were loaded with title suihrieutlY cofnpreasu
siye to embrace tho WHO'LL In thus. or SOM
| very similar manner. book haa beon snanufao
turod that Ia uuarly III lnoono1cnt aud beHlldst'
D ing - Wsbstst's Unsb.idSed.
/, 1t rs It tisuss pEoit.be ereFclnn ta mediate
upon tho soleck thoughts u N Artaor 4avoEo.
from their context; bnt orery ftsder IL tho habs
Of 70 dung would prefer u mako Tor hamael
!: tie cno.ce at Eol!tlsuents for such Eotscsion
! Tue puHer OF exi andnk and limiting tho atoc
y OF uuegeatlouy is then wlth'n ones oun control
j For ideas f1t,n Emsraon. 70 to Emerson. III
tako aud rsjac g so,t Tie Particular mood. A. A.
;" ,-,t,u,o ~ n mia Plata Sha +