, 1876-01-15

material for an epic roa,n. During tho pro.
eloquout advocates sustained tho claims to pre-
ctnlnenco OF tho Fleuch Revolution and tho
Thirty Ie1rb HAr; but finally ell, with QUO
accord, accepted tho decision sbat tho war In
nioas horoio of a1i. Whol, Foreigners find 10
mich 10 aroHse the highcae emotions In tho
narfatlon Of our blow, hard struggle fur liberty,
40 should feoi that, tn every passage, thora Is
food fur profitable confederation.
Tho coutenlr Of Dr. Grecno's book COMPRISE
R'sotchah Of tia bssvo soldiers, Bssou Won Eteu.
tloD and Gen. Jo!ns DuKalb, WHO 20 generously
aAsiAteJ ths American lcadorH In their conduct
the German nufconariea Nhuso live. were soitt
bv thor HuyeEclHnR to bn spout In tho effort of
England to subluo hos rcbcItious dependencies.
Ihu chapters arc founded Of, tllo monographs Of
IT. the history of tho fer.nRub in Ameriea. and
e4pGfia}lY OF thnso wloao naincR uro tilsiurliat-
Cd III tho Iccorda Of tue htucrlean Itnyoiuion.
Dr. tjreenn hsE le1incatctl his subjects IN =
folcjulo mud picturesque nsylc that viii engage
tho interest OF bis readers.
PLuTARcH AS KNOWN TO SHAKESPEARE.
a'iaksraAnhs PiGIAEen: nktst sEL'G1iua fisoN
s'tss'rI.nxa ~; ,Ia T. rI.ys Eai's.i, vish rte1.se.
leY. WALsEn ". 5AE*fF, II. H.. Formerly of Ehrla,'s
College, csn,brid.t. limo. n. :;2. .,:i,n Mae-
milssn A1 & 10. Chicago; 1thstn. McCI'rs Il 70.
<AIStf f.+aVs
III 1919, Sir Thomas North, second son Of I'd
ward, Lord North, produced au English trsusta-
slon Of rIMtarcAs Liscs. 1t waz not 1natlo from
The Latin text, but from Fsonch version by
Jacques Amtot. Bishop Of Auxerso. Tho book
enjoyed largo popularity. aai ucw editions
wero isBucd ut iutervals until Iato io tlo eeycn-
teenth century. Tho work was, after this, dis
plnccl by newer and superior t,ausat!ons, and
las nov loug been out Of prsut, and generally
forgotten,
but n peculiar iutorest attaches to this anti
1uated yersion hecauss IL Was tho ons from
which shakespeare mado his studies Of Roman
character, From it he not only DERIVED his
conceptions OF JuIiuH C.cAar, Antony, Br,1tus,
and othors OF their countryn nleu whom lie brought
upon lls Rtage, but he borrowed from it certain
Of active shakspearoan cr.icIsm II Is appropriate
that tue book should bo revived for tho benefit
Of tho increasing class who feul lively curiosity
In oil matters TINT pertain 10 tho lifo OF works
Of tho great dranatis:.
Tie text OF TIC present edition is based upon
that Of lol2 and has heon collated with Tic eii-
lion OF 1G31.-tlo variations between tho two
bulng recorded ia notes. Dir. shoatH cl,oss to
reproduce this edition chiefly EecauHo it iB sup-
posed, ou excellent eridcucc4 To be tho ono
which Shakespeare principally used. The younlo
includes tho llv0s Of Coriolanue. Jul1ua Cusar,
Brntug, Antony. and Augustine, s4l,a extracts
kAQ4A tuV !tGa u 4AGGHl15 HnQ x1lE}U1AJ4Rs
SERMONS FROM NATURE.
TIE SAun.Tn cF THE FIELDS: UE1x, A SEarEL TO
nns# Iip I SA1sI =, thdl III os y
First FormA OF Vegetation" rte. limo, m; 1885,
Lent LSnon hasn;ilaH s'a, l. Co. Chicago: Jaa.cn, Nc
Tho author Of this book of sermons is known
In England rs an expert naturalist, IN eloquent
writcr, and IN earnest divi,io in the Established
Church. Ills Bp!rit is 10 imbnod with tue lore of
Nature, and lie is 80 vorBel In tho factB Of lcr
history, that al! his dtsconrsos, delivered from
tho pulpit, or directly from the stuly, are full Of
illustrations tahcn from that wonderful book
WHOSE illuminated payoH Ero crowdou with pic
turca and poems w1icl. never rcpaa. t!IomaclVss,
nnd are over beyond imitation or doEcriptiou by
mnn.
Tho namea OF these eernopH--wbicl arc moro
properly esshetiral stulics-indicate tho prolific
fancy Of the writer, NJ also tho subjects Which
are particularly treated. Hero arc sone Of their
tttea: Feeding Among Tho I.ilies; Tho IIe,su.
The PropAeciny Of the Ferns 4 lIasrest-ltirA-
clo; aud The Full Of tic LEST. In every DIS
sortatioi, the speaker. from, iustinct III well a4
principle, takes caro- 10 lift ths Thoughts Of hls
hearers rcTerontly through Natuso up 10 Ma
ture's Cod
h'L1FE OF JESUS FOR THE YOUNG.
Jrsus or NAZARETH: HIs L,rI: ron 7nn yuusn. BY
JosErH +. THoMgAox, D. D. 1tIus.rated Limo,
pp. 4I3. noaton: Ja1nca Il. osgood Il Co.
'+Tho sweet asory Of DID," that han been told
over and over endlosely during tho past 1Boo
years. IL hors repeated atrcsil, with tho graphic
force which character,2eH Ur. fhompson's dolsn-
eations. Ths narrative fs Intended for young
readers ranging IN years from II to 20, and Is III
vested with every attraction that the w1itor cau
dfaW from Ills unusually ricA resouiccF. III.
Thompson'a familiarity with Rble-lan1s onablos
lin to dcscripe Oriental sconeH aud tnanners