New-York tribune., 1879-03-31
LITERARY NOTES.

Mrs. Cameron, who died recently in England
possessed the original manuscripts OF Tennysons
sPrncess Maud" and OF some OF LIS minor poens'
The third volume of Green's History OF
the English People is nearly ready in London ana Tue
fonrtn which completes the work, is already III the
printers hands. =,
II has been reported in England that the
,econd part Of Burus's Unpublished Commonplace
Book" which will appear in the April Macmillan "ou'u
make some extraordinary revelations, bus the report Is
denied.
A copy of Ruskin's "StOncs of Venice IN
three volumes recently sold by auction In Lohoo'
for s1OO and copy o" Modern Painters Tor %Ieo'
Turner's "Ilber studiorum " fetched $3.50 and
unique copy SHeleys poeucal works printed on Ne-
lun, went fOf SioO -
Victor Hugo's new poem, ola Pitie SUI
preme" N tle opinion OF The Acddcig contains one
tingle idea ana ono sentiment which lie has developer
like theme in n symphony 10y means Of prolonged va
raons which repeat IN almost identical forms Inc
fundamental noo Ia dae and noble being universal ply
ana more especially pty for the unhappy tyrants OF
humanity whose crime is before all eHe terIole mis-
fortune into which they have been dragged hresiStoS
by the fascination OF power and the base haeHeS oi
tor c9urtrs as we'll "a by the dizziness caused 10y the
eddy height from which they behold the world at tncT
feet" II becoming more and more evident however
that the great artist knows less than ln The eaSI
ties and sacrifice useless cXeresceuces'
Schillcr's "Robbers has lately been trans
lated into the dialcc: O. the JucRoSpansh colony il
Ccnstantinope. This colony consists OF the descendants
Of those Spanish Jews who found refuge IN TURKEY VIC"
fleeing from the persecution OF Christian kings IhcE
form a considerable element Of the populations Oh the
Turkish carItaI Galsta end Hasslioi, on the Golden
Horn ami KussGuujuk and OriGLoi on the Bopnor"s'
arc II IS said almost exclusively peoned by the' IheS
retain the dress mahuCIs and language OF theH ahccS
TORS with seadfast devotion. Tic language is mixture
Of Spauish Hebrew Turkish, Greek and Italian, and the
frftYtS q a. ft tl L
one and Performance OF 1t by anna ours IN the thetlIe
of kio af 80 ,l received that il Is the intention
10 repeat II az Perd.
OF all the poets of his generation, The
Saturday Rerier Trunks Keats the least influenced
by the movement Of contemporary ideas The luce-
pcndence Of his personality cut him OF from lAo'e
poical or social impulses that color the verse o Do'
shelley and Byron. Hence the feeling Of admiration
for his work hae not ba5n subject to any OF the INC
tuaons OF taste which have affected several OF his con
temporares OF more than of The great poets ct MS
time II may already he .d lat their iaIae mas DeeH
greater I'm the past is at the present day In the
case Of Wordsworth, il may De questioned " Whe'AeF
tba voupcer c-Darltou DO more than inherit feeling
of regard which they care 10 test for them
selves" Will, Byron can scarcely be reGhOqen as u
living force IN contemporary literature" Fcfhaps
SG{y SnTG{ -; lonor but i ng merely bv internal cvi
dence, cit i 10 Keats t2t they more o'eh TURN io Ca
ample and imitation
The military testament of Frederick the
.
first time contains Ills views On tAe olganzauon' tac
tics and strategy Of tac TruS army This important
treatise was written hundred Gad ten years ago. ana
forms part of a uIat- comprehensive work entitled
"Nv Political Testament" wh.oh the King composed
after the termination Of the Seven Years War IG~t
part OF the work which Of purely political nature II
is deemed wise even this late day 10 Withhold from
the public eve. Ia the part now published the King
lave down system of tactics based not upon the pIln
ciples which he followed in L.s own wars, but upon the
defects which lie observed and The experience hc ac-
durcd during lis long the field The result s
said 10 be system " tactics closely approaching the
one adopted since the invention Of the brceeL-oadng
rifle But Frederick dd not place final confidence IN
the mere arrangements made before battle AFTER all
he says 1t is easy TO fortiiy town and TO assemble
large number Of troops, but success depends many
upon the intel gcnce of Inn who Is in command EY-
erythingiu this world depends uron the personal quail
ties OF those inrusted with tue work" The entire works
Of Frederick the Great would occupy, If printed IN ilr
type at least three library shelves OF ordinary size
There are OF his printed works ten volumes OF CORE
spOndcnce Of poetry, dozen OF history SIX OF po
lcal ana literary criticism, five on mihtary aHdIS,
and many Others. The present WoIE, Ike The most oI
his writings, is In French