, 1879-03-01

4Hp HOVH nVAlN NHSp III tnNAt nuH t0"t7
preston II ono chapter had been devoted to
Irvtng's career ns n tltplomntst, another to his
methods of literary work, another to his homo
life, another to Ills rcs!]cnco at tho A'ftambra.
md 10 on. The advantage Of this plan In
"monorrapl,''-aswc VIC suppose this book will DO
callcd-snay he seen In tic last few chapters,
wicro Prof.. 1lll ventures upon somc gcncrafsza-
lions. This part OF tho book Ia noteworthy for
candid criticism aM full appreciation Of tho
subject. y
We arc glad to SEQ that Prof. It'll realizes lie
indebtedness OF Irving TO- Goldsmith, and tho
many pUints Of resemblance between them.
Both hatlcotnu,and of ilIa purcst most graceful.
A1lu appropriate stvle In our 1ltcrature; t,ueh
were quiet h,tmortsts; both were bad speakers
In publEc, ninl both wcro gentle ami lovablu
.ner in prfynte. 1}oth VIC nrc tempted
TO aad, were ila1rant lunk-makcrs; hut 0ol,t-
than Irving did. Goldsmith, left soIno works
that, on their intrinsic 1ncrts Will oilt,nst utIy-
thing TINT Irving produced. Bus VIC as Amerl-
fans aro ~, ndsr M psear obligations to IRVING.
well, on that account. tint his nAnlo vas Wash.
,ngton, and ttat Ills most caruful nnd valuable
book vas biography Of :Io great a,,a good
| !nasl from whom no took Ills name. irving to
this day retains larger share Ut The admiration
nnd esteem OF hts coltntrynlcn than any other
literary tnnn. His biography by Prof. It'll, in
spite oil its s!nall deiocls, las considerable
vii scrva ~ M escn @ ny # a ~
o item to WasSiuuto tryioa coin onto woks
for entertainment anil instruction. (.'Amcrlcnn
Authots' Hertes.h Washington irving. by
lrof. David j. uil. New York: Sheldon IL CO.
sL)
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THE ENGLISH REFORMATION.
Prof. Gciko'a "EnGlfsh Neformationn is
written with q purpose. H. Is Designed to show
that g." rl'c Reformation from first TO Inst did not
cmanato from the clergy, but WIS iorrctl o!l
them " 70. n0Gl. in his prciacu tic nuthor corr
tho .ot.tn,. ~ .,.,a..,r .,ssts..ts a.
'ne hfaa''ls ol PtlestiY pfetenslons on ttle
simple spiritual teachings OF the Bible"
saccrdota''sn,," .he says further on, 4is
nero worldly growth on religion bv wt,Ich rnstrs
IN MI arcs bnvc so,trht to brInv mnnktnd n W
~. ~ - INV ~ oat .Haunu w rs
4eet ~ % eonn " Isc4s ssesu' "''a ~ u oa
Us human amo'tion' Il seoes' through mems
spiritual fears to erect In ChristIanlty an ecclc-
eiastEcal tcspott.m before which nil that ia
denrcht 10 t,s IN mn,cru 1acrty sa,1 ho r..
,rnr.o,,sa,, or,oh,,, l,,,tn,,;r,r ,,,, H., .,,,,
,nosse'esuy @ , esas':u. ns''n wlllI ,e also.
ual, 1t ni,ns at making him the trembling slave Of
thu Church, THAT is Of the individual prcst
Invading social life, It thrusts Itself jnto I'M
sonct;tv nf tho fnm,lv. and lrcaks n I'M tn,o
sa..1sy ..a,.a ~, ~ n !a,, % a.' p'.a"s =. up ',ito
unlts, eaet' Oh "aom Is required 10 oetsay the
other to Its confcssor; assAiltnE even Our polIt-
ical life, It plots iuccssantly TO Caiu
auch IN nscenl]ency ns 10 ena,dc
~ 70 1esIr1et OUT most cherished
IT is not Us form Of religious belief tint Frol
estalts resolutoly OPPOSE Honlal.!sn, and ITS
an ecclesiastical conspiracy t9 ra!so tue priest to
n,' n,,r ~ cw,ntrv rhat III. IL tb a,,m"In fo"t T.
infested by all history. Tic witnyss .: past
ages In Euglantl will 10 found In the following
pages: lint OF tile prGsclt EuFTNtlNAB uF+"