, 1881-09-24

tlnlsSn forever wns sn0n rrctlicllr!l
nn.t livlnson !,is bounty: lle 4,larreteel With
With her ,oRnln. Leaving hcr stca!th':-
~ lie 1nRttu his way III MI bystnr bnnt
to Franee. Within few months they wcro
reunited, and remained togettler seven yaars.
feeling.
"stormy rs was 1.an!lor's nature upon tho
snrfnct. We lnay still doubt whether It's
t5ass ta 0f rea' lfo n by tS tlnss "{ %.s
whicii aii affect hin Wero cieily The rsaIitlcs
Of ttatay allh not Those Of yesterday Or to.
Eorrow, A wrencl, once lntle, II tle olcD
S"t 10 ~ ael % ssnHe' snfe1nR 10 st tio ehs''se. @
Neither tho sg!lsU Of continuity llnr tho sei,so
Of responsibility in hu,natf relations seeing
to hayS ,.t heel' irnettSa!y VERY strong Y ,ln,"
11a4osa IL } IL s RSHS II o # isis nsa s lis Ii4ye nd ya
nncs IT "lmaglnnry Conversations" hc.
tween remarkable pcrsoiiages Ut past ntni
present tlmos illustrating tho necutiatities of
Thy t','ss ~ which they liye;' %per!cls;s
Sticks Fagotctl,' il, lSSs, ills fist siays wert,
haru o1les. IL llnd soparaten fronl wife ant!
Children III iSE'. After hn li,sd been defeated
Ills famiiy 1t Ffesole, near Florence. IFS
experience, whether 1Nerltcd or not, was a
harsh one. Mr.. Calvin says:
1in,e Ind done nothing 10 dminish but rather
hs ns:o 'ns # s ny
settlement. decd oE gift. decd Of trAnbfer, ar
otherwise. t.nndor had now mn!e over uil Ills
1t to hts eldest so1i-anu except Tor II small sun,
IN reRty unnoy, which he had brought With him
be- w. absolutely aenenacat ppY bis tam1y
a wlllfuf anu ut,lnatnVc.blo inmatn III tho hnttso
tn which hc hA:t 80 loftE been etrunKcr: Mono
1Ilf}t,k1nI A N[t91nr
an, 1orbosrat,ce. cn.!uranle to 6'n, an3er
tho means Of living III hts avn why elsewhere.
u seet1,s only 100 certain TINT thoy made no se.
ros r. paSn tint f. g. 'no na
to do. pnthutic, almost traBc+ was tue portion
q tho oll man tn those .ays, ~ ~, Z Lcar WIG
found no kindness frotn his uWn. 1hrtco hs loft
tho yftln With determination tn 1ve by himself
- Floroace. but his wish was not lntlH!.ad; and
thrice he was hro,'ght 1ack tp' the home wh!et,
WIS IN hOfnt Tor him. and where be WAa dcut
With neither generously nor gently. Tho fourth
time e presented himself III tho 1ottso Of Mr..
h;rTwn,'ns ,91 wit WITH tsw s ~ b; pockkHt
tO roturN.s
llo died in lodgings tn tie City. OF Florence
in 1etA nearly 10 years Ut agc. l{is best liter
nry. work WIS I0nc between tho. years 1S!t
li,s himsolf declared tiiat ':poet II oct ~ | was lis lis
amusement, prose IFS proper study md b!tsl-
mesa" Ills verse is tall,n Md uncontrolled,
!Ack!nE tho true poeticnl ring: IL, prose
fs sTs1 Ss2ss Ss?s@ fsxs %t n asl S' IN 'tS se n III
Landor Is at times Q i,IaEniloQuent and oven
Il po1n(,rls writer the ru1,sos, Ii that Ills lnrga
words belt the larEeness OF hls Thoughts
ss s "Efs y FL r* 1 poP P Is he sa atral r. xpfy HSprf
combined Will the study of simplicity aid
dirGctness. natural majesty, alisl the absence
OF artificial urnar'cnt these are the first char-
acteristics OF Lalltlor's prt'se. Tile next nre
doris own reilectlon was: - 1 never did q
single wIsa thing in the whole cnurso OF my
gx;!;:fnec, ; although | l'aye written mai1y
wNicll have hcct. thought sarl'." . u,,., .,.
By quoting Epes Snrgent's criticism: "a
tIlnr of Mncoiltrufaablo p,lssi0ls, II rampant
republican, reckless mid unscrnpul0Ns Iii ILLS
anger. ilefce and 0rerbeRrtng. lit his pfejt-
dlses. 1,atnior acted ut times llkc ono almost
Eenufns powor and i,iehh literary t culture; iS
but There Is not much IN his verse that PROM
lscs t0 DO Of permanent Value"
., Published In New York by Harper &
Brothers.
POPULAR LECTURES ON sC1EN-
TIFiC SUBJECTS.
Messrs. D. Appleton u Cu. hnve published
q translation OF n series Of lectures by Prof.
1fellnflollz, Of Berlin, which at the times Ut
their delivery, scattpreh through several Of
tic past years, hnro nttrictel n,ore or less
Ut profound attention. Prof. lIclnllio9tx
stayds III tho highest rnnk of European
thinkers, and rs II p,ysfolnglst and pllyslclst
he IL almost uMriynled. Therefore anything
from lin fs worthy Ut attention, and when
tic higher results Of scientific work nro
placed within tilu rAngo Ut comprehension
Of persons Ut moderate culture. Us In SONS
Of these essays, they deserve general circu-
lut!olt. Tlitre are few cducated persons who
will nUt lind tlle essays u, "'The OriH,l md
Sisn!llcnneg Ut t;ronletrical Axtonls," and
ttat n!t "TIle Origin Of tlle Planetary Sys-
ls,'.. Interesting md suggestive, atlti osety
line arts sl,o,iId understand tho facts nlll
principles stMtetl i, ttnt ..Un tho Relations
nt M Opt!cs to l'aLnt!ng:" They enn hardly tin,l
ts nsttrr stntc MD certainly. nSt Dy aly
fl MrtI[cina" Is Ill Interesting md vullnble
onf, hut the depreciation OF mctnphysirnt
stntties 1t tnlu1ges. though to sunlU extent
Justified MID IN accord With much Of the
rslti!er t!an otherwise In our oplMio,,. Tllore
Is = rrul yatl,u III metaphysical study mid
training, nltlnugll 1t hicks the eertuintlas
Aglnarttctl By modern scioEce, and even l'rnf,
lielM!hnltz would have displayed greater
breadth ot mind hnd he spared a portion Of
Ills TeHlarks.
We need say nothing ln regard to tic re-
innlnfcr II tho volume, 1t IL llke, tllu otler
pnttio's a!renty mentioned. well worthy Of
Eer'sal. Thu translation Is well done, tho
English Style OF tic translation Is excellent,
Wills he Nuprars to clusely follow the Orlgi-
nnl. III Typography, ctc., tic work prcscnts
u very attractive appearance.
THEOLOGICAL WORKS.
title New Testament In Greek," pub
}5chh1 tforSlDr " Hty,tl