Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1886-03-09
Book Notices.

4 LITERARY CURTosTTT-Thc Glassc of
Time. in the First and Second Age. Divinely
Handled by Tiomas Pcyton, of Lincolnes lime.
Gent Seen and Allowed. London: Printed
by Bernard Alsop for Lawrence Chapman, and
are to be sold at his Shop over against Staple
lime, 1920. Now reprinted in a neat volume.
Long Primer type, bound in fine CLOTH gilt top
beveled boards. Price so cents.
The quaint poem. of the title page of which
the above is n transcript, appeared nearly half
a century earlier than Paradise Lost and it is
intriusically probable that it would have fallen
under the eye II Milton: in any case there are
striking points If resemblance between the two
poems. aud many have supposed MiltQp's i'm
mortal work to have been Inspired by the for
mer. Only two copies of the work are known
to be in existence previous to the issue of the
present edition. one being in the British Mu-
aeuirn, the other in the BOdleian Library. Oxford
The copy in the British Museum was purchas ed
at noted sale of old books in 1919. by Baron
Bolland, who notes upon blank leaf that it
cost him 2lL lis. Cd, (about $4,000. Some
years ago gentleman of Virginia. Mr.. J. L.
Peyton. sprung from the old English family of
thai name made an accurate transcript of the
copy in the British Museum. preserving even
the quaint spelling. punctuation, capitalizing.
and italiciZing of the original. This present
edition is printed without alteration. Apart
from its presumed connection with Paradise
lost, the poem has very considerable merits of
its own, and is in every way aliterary curiosity.
John B. Alden, Publisher, New York.
will be found unusually interesting. "A Quaint
Cuban City" Siasconset." and "The Two
Esthers.". are remarkably good articles. Jen-
-uie June concludes her paper on - A Woman's
Club" and Mrs. Hart's serial Progresses
pleasantly. Among the Prohibiti9n articles
worthy of note are = The Responsibility of The
Christian Church for The Liquor Traffic" by
W. Jennings Dcmorest. and --latest Evolutions
of the Temperance Reform" by Francis E.
willard Both Of these articles contain the
political aspects of Prohibition movement
The various other departments of the Magazine
are well filed. and - The Worlds Progress" is
Vetv readable. A beautiful oil picture. EARLY
Spring forms the froutispiece. and photo-
gravure of The MuezZia" is very striking.
LovETT's GUIDE TO FRUIT CULTURE, for
Spring of 1886, has just appeared. The young
on the planting. care and general management
of fruit trees and plants. In the description OF
the different varieties, their faults mentioned
as we'll as their merits. which feature alone
would make it a guide indeed as well as in
name Richly Illustrated. n number of new
colored plates, and bound in a most beautiful
cover. it Is an ornament for the library just
much as lis couterts make it necessity for the
fruit grower. Every old and new variety of
fruits of any value IS offered at low prices.
Nut trees made speciality:
Only part of cost is asked for the Guide,
namely. 10c. with or sc. without colOTcd plates.
Apply toJOHN T. LOYETT, Little Silver, New
Jersey.
SOUTHERN BIvoUAc.-The sec ond article in
the Southern Biuoudc for March is by W. F.
Gorden. once sentenced to death as a spy, and
respited only few moments before the hour
of execution. Paul Il. HaSne describes in his
own forcible and graphic way The Defense
of Fort Wagner" near Charleston. Will Wal
lace Harney' story. of life in Florida during the
days of Redistribution is continued. 4 private
in Forrest Cavalry gives some "Reminiscences
of the Confederate Cavalry Service" and de-
scribes the death of General McCoOk. Uncle
Adams Funeral Feast ia story of life on the
old plantation. and in all departments there Is
the ususl variety of interesting matter.