, 1880-12-18

tlon for my 1nan except PERHAPS f2r,, Totl1e-
SEQ where Mr.. kinE!ako cn,, consistently
and there ts absolutely io limit To tho dis
cnrstve topics suggested by the "lnvns1un uf
thy Crl'nen,' y trcatel as le Inns treatci Il. ;.
=, ,NcvSFtheess, , l. AT; klnElake r. no. the
popular one. Fur this there aro nIany. good
reasons, sumo Of which VIC llaye Alrea,ly
Elyet,: AZ Engllsn crttis srenkH # hts stl -
mid i ins so'ilc OF tie SrlEi!tcstanti bititercst
snttrisfl pnssnFes II! tic literature Uf nnr
t!,ne:" isa ,,ofD!Ki.y readable history. a,u!
Those WIG t''ce ~, heH!M T. w!l rend J. tn tfle
which I'ls 50 often letl him to wander Into
brh!,c rOntls MID TO- discuss 50 many sca.l1i.
lngly eSirnngolts stlbJectN, nre well and teTst.-
~ stated iii the closing sertE Eon of the volume:
memory Of ibis winters campaign Without
belding their Thoughts 10 su,l,.. prnDlGlNs
,Wi!icl, t9sked me,,ss ,ninsls nt tllc i'me. Gntl
hay" only IT. Rart found solution. The stl!
enough into one: How 10 mike our mixed
pnlity furnish n,l Executive Government
which Mt once on tho call to arjIs, a,lt with.
ont nGe.l!ng yet further lessons In tho crnt,l
ncSS Of war;"
Published III New York by Harper 4 1}ros.
LIFE AND TIMES OF GOETHE.
Declining the purpose of the author Of this
hook, tile translator snys: "'rhcse lectures
aru MT Intended to give n biography OF
Goethe, but 10 show In wllnt se1lso l,u wns at
once tho most rcnf, as well as tho most ideal,
l1a,, a.pt roel TINT over tivctl." In n letter 10
Thu translator Herman Grimm says TINT EM-
crso, taught lin 10 regard Goethe as 1.-THE
great phenomenon III tho universal develop
,nent Of mankind" Elm this SENSE" he
ndds, ~ have sought to represent HIN III
these lectures" Prof. 1Iosinrr speaks Of
Grimm himself as "ttle best living repre-
sentative Of Lesslng. Guct!Ie, Schiller, aMd
lleinc. 4. a vigorous man In his best
ycnrs. with the fnce AMI courteous pollsl, Of
mnn OF thu highest refinement" And his
lectures Upon (:0Cthc-ttel1verc, at tho Uni-
vcrsity OF berlin, and now translated mil
contained In the work before us-hc rails "a
portrayal whose constnnt tone Of cu1ogy Is
somewhat fat1gufng, but most vivid,
Md, OH the whole, trustworthy plet-
tire Of Uurmnny's greatest mint."
Tho feeling with Which 1iernRn Grimm re-
cards Gorthe fatls little shorts of itlolatry. 1t
Is itotwlthuut rrnson TINT lie has ranked lin
with Homer, DANTE, md Shakespeare, fornl-
linz quartet tint It would be difficult to
tn fl,c trsi n,ncn ,1,,,nv ,i,a ,"st t,ro i,,ntr.
Years s not disputed, md tic history OF his
life, although often told, Is sIngulnrly inter
eStins mil attractive reading. Despite tho
denial Of my such intention, Grimm 1u.s
written q biography Ut GUGthc, ai,d very
full one. Not MS complete ns l.ewes', or
Viehaf's, or Schifcr's, but MS detailed rs Is
necessary for :: thorough understanding of
tho more marked features Ut Ills marvellous
Goethe lleratnre @ ay I1era "5H Grnns u,s.y Work X
will constitute mn Important addition. TO
all that he snys as to tho literary merits OF
",'..ns,, Wui"' !. ~ ~, ai'1cnle ~ s!eli
cohs'aernD!o assent. l}At many object
rs an "ldeal" man will uuiloubtctl-
'ost 41 a.Tn te evcm aGng ose ~ Who @
aiyin.1 ,!n,, W WosnHl iutYets o1 LIS
a,rI tIle GcrInn,, lnnr,,nnn md t iItarai,,r,
n,iI mnie Its t'Iiicn%r" % %xnr,.MiIo Vii .in",,,
xrd ~ n, NJ, w. iv,as ny aS exaryM,ele nare Ieeo
inrn.', 1,nt Grjti,m, "arr,ss a,.,t1u ~, vE III
wlr he Claims tnt %c;uItta's yHrscs ~" ,nn.ie Nd
Schillurs ilnw.' isntbor, ,vns Il mi S.i,iii"r,a
Tor lie 1,rntlI,ctiou nf l,s M.st tr%rEp Wii. i.
tte nyrcnti"m ~ 4 H. Il ,S rn,. pfs. I.rna,, VIII M
wcrn nrMllccd nfter his III intin,ncv WitI'
1IIfN 1kr
'Int nrl,ntu's i,.'>i an,s,ra uss; ~ ,o,,os,u 1a,
,tnn Hctha,s n,y,, We ,ssniin's GHigu oaHya n,s
I1irntnns1 NH vvnhrhatt & Tttu;'9ptasi1pmy, KY as ms
narcs nrn vntoH M " t,re1,- ;l,;s a yot mally
l'a nnct,s ~ ai3ior ~ p9Fs is j9urni nl
iIn strlves ~ moE n,t VI ,axa s,' " nr
h;s her r. ~ mu!. ag h ON cassi al'l' 10 prove
nrorv n ,nv ~ nv IG ,1,a peG tei, M t MN ~
ife n Ms gs natn is any ',yaa aeGofa % OF sne neis
v' ,H Xrn. ros,ot oS sue0 in nasel, ., hnnWs nn ~
Will nn,y mn,caI ~ se Tgo SnsY nu', au
W. v,'a ,'ts lt'1atsaEitstls.lcs i;e, ie Win
tn,ius i"es pHs pne sos e,'a'he!eo,'. inn;.
"iE MM,iaEE ,rh1cj, "p 'l.,s nlni1 every np|GtGs
n'."Gt "Ht,,ro "taGn nnnt, + w, 60 ailptesslDle
,n,M's lafH 0r Gnn" 'h noI 1ait 10 nave ~ weME M
nuxni 1se,,o of IT,, ggMHhco fns WMnt,nR ~
thn .,ors ,sgY ,Sn., 4, 1xit Iii s!aocKea
nnlt"iv llIt Mu, ra,sn " 9 toVv n & Whicm Mas nia
ia "sisss ~ ,,rt,i,I,! , ~ wv" uXpus!e1ge
,s1,, H. ~ ~ psciius tnt lInnl eoiss'stGt
nrn,,t m ~ issi ~ ~ lnail, lils
tI,!sst ~ 1,,!S MoIk Mas !ilteiuCu 70 SNOW
ana 'i 0GSa' uliitles follow tho same ltierita.
Iu" Iu'oi,, XIV ~ Gng,c M!n!tes, o1iu tnat
iieanis ~ s',fss 1Ro.Esay % 1Kanist "
ss., - u H. naut1Tn ,n uoeaI!iu Wnlcn, n..
snSltv @sa ~ AMI ~ sr og,Gi ress woua aestsoy
7oSlsay ry mu ~ sutm elV'lIZation INTO oafparlsnls
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