New-York tribune., 1879-05-26
LITERARY NOTES.

A collection of fine art illustrated and mis-
celaneohs books, comprising $50 titles VIII DC so'u az
Clinton Hail this week beginning tomorroW a''einoV' -
Among the books are Findens Gallery oil brlush Ar'i
sever tracts said 10 be rare pertaining to the freheh
evolution: COPY OF the original subscription ediooh
Of Pooes translation of the Had and odyssey oehE !"
eleven volumes q715'26); Dr. Johnsons ToTkS orts IN
twelve volumes. caf. ana MIlOh P'@NN"
Tonson's edition of 1920
A writer in the June atlantic, in speaking
NJ the picture OF sreetcorner In Paris now on eAio
tion at the National Academy, remarks that II Is 'n'
commonest Of subjects, and that hundred thousahu
as good or better Will be found in New-lorN Inc
writer proceeds further TO say; III the Win shs''
life the goats the fragmentary forts, the cemeteries
ana the colonial mansions among the the great
the bod of the engineering improNSinSns 20 clnS
through them, the market gardens the eeaS aus " IN The
in isolated trick and red stone 0locAs lsHs ~ o
midst be allowed to pas away without some uuus,ni0
sion into art IL will be OF the crimes Oi the age
a new No Name novel, designed for sum
mer reading is in press at Roberts Brothers, Eoston'
and has the title The Coionel's Opera Cloak" Ihe
scenes are for the part laid in New-Yor the one
exception beng a short period passed at watering
place The story said to be bit OF actual experience
and Is confuod 20 the members Of two families one OF
them Southern family temporarily residing N new
York It viii be out june l. On the same o2y houe' iS
Brothers viii also publish Travels with DOnkcl Iu
the Cevenues" by Robert l.. stevenson au aulus.he ~
story Of adventure, days being gwen 10 'Hnv 49, y" The
popularity OF siguor Moaalanfs Niece mas carrIeu
IL to a seventh edition, which Is now selnns'
Several writer's have disputed William
uaryeys right to be called the dscoverer Of the erc-
laton of the blood but IN spite of all that has been SAID
the distinction first conceded to him has always re-
manned Iu the June Atlantic writer cites the IN
teresting fact that while Harvey first publicly an
nounced his discovery in 1929. Shakespeare thirteen
years earlier uGO0 had written in Julius Caesar act
II, scene 1, the following lines:
Brutus ito Porfia)
As dear to me as are tae rudy drops
That visit my sad heart
Harvey himself owned that he was indebted IN a
measure 10 his former MASTER Fabricius, for his as
Fabrcns since he was Italian and his works were
not published until 16l7, the year after Shakespeare
died.
LongfellOw's poems are now published IN
this country in ten different styles beginning with the
" diamond edition." and extending to tho illustrated
oetavo which contains about 800 illustrations. Tne
new subscription edition which Houghton, osgood d
Co. are publishing win have 600 Illustrations and Mr.
IOngfelow has it is said taken an interest IN naming
many of the Subjects and IN case actual views OF
places and portraits Of real persons are given For
"Tho Village Blacksmith" the picture is made from
sketch I'm the poets possession which shows the locality
as IL appeared long agO IN Cambridge for Ihe skee-
given FOR "The Beleagucred CITY," view Of the Bridge
OF Prague. and for "The Spanish STUDENT Coleman 5
views OF the streets of Madrid " Coplas de Manrique
has been illustrated by Mr.. Reinhart The translation
of this poem the first book whlch Mr. LOngIelOW
published. He then professor In Bowdon college,
and eutysX years Of age. The volume Is now rare III
the first edition (sS3l, but Welknown blDograhtT
OF this city recently possessed Two copies OF ~ iWo
stanzas were printed page, and the Spanish text
was gwen each opposite PAGE To the poem was pre-
Hxed An Introductory essay he moral aud devotional
poetry OF Spaiu which is now found among Mr Long
fellows collected prose works Iha several alterations
have been made in transatons since 1888 shown
BY comparing the edition OF that year WIN recent
ones.
"Never wish to appear greater than you
nre" writes Couture almost the first page OF his
hook Above all things beware of expressing other
peopes opinions as they your that brings
ruin it leads darkness dare to be yourself; that VIII
bring you light Above all things be humble; IN the art
nj paiptipg humility is the greatest strength" And
again he says "He who is at the bottom of the social
ladder regards himself as represscd king andhe poor
est Of or artists considers himself equal 10 Michael An
gelo satisfy kings, may satisfy the desires OF
woman. but cannot satisfy modern artist" When
mere child Couture was taken by his father TO the
museum Of the Louvre aud The first picture ne saw was
the Marriage nm Cana" by Veronese. His father
rected him exclamIng aloud that 10 was the Mar
rage Cana" pointing out 20 him that 1t could moi be
BECAUSE the figures were dressed IN the costume OF te
Middle Ages instead of that OF the age OF TlOe-
rus. The father soon learned from bystander what
mistake he had made. and how his son was right. "
sDpeared 10 me very beautiful" II long aerward
tiat this boy able TO paint his famous " Romans OF
the Decadencc" which gave hun an immediate ana Woe
Ienown but its striking similarity IN method aud treat
Inep 10 the great work by NcrOueSc makes IL seem
late result of that ouburt OF DOylsh enthusiasm After
NeroIese his favoute artist seems TO nave Deen KEN,
brandt Although very different genus from Raphacl
fhe great Dutchmau is nO less grand His Is the rare
cft of never fatigung lie is profound observer and
thinker sad, too. and sOmbre Itpeases Inn to picture
man as OF life. He saddcns All JOY and gayety; ne
is "a profound msauthrOpe; he seems TO paint with
fears aud with shadow" There is not a color not
fowersimTly ray Of light TO brighten his faces Bnt
ems MS ana ovethrOws the idea have Of art for here
that-it is simply truth G T. Futnaus SOUS puOlsheu
COutures book on saturday.