The herald., 1894-09-30

and Ballads. This part OF the work
may be described ss stories told in verse
-auch az The Village Blacksmith. by
Longfellow; Maud Mueller, by Whit
tier; Bingen on the Rhine, by Mrs.
Norton, and The Nantucket Skipper, by
Fields.
Under the title of love and friendship
is q vast collection of heart poems. 1t
is mpossible to mention even the names
OF these beautiful gems, there are so
many of them. Here Gre the fnest
things written by Moore. Byron. Gold
smith, Shakespeare, Tennys0n, Words
worth. Ingelow and host OF others.
/ The great love passion, it's joys, its
pathos, its hopes, its disappointments.
it's all-controlling power throb in every
line.
We come next to the beauties of ma
ture, which ie the native field of poetry.
The reader, looking with the eyes OF the
poet, is spellbound amidst the beauties
OF creation. He beholds landscapes OF
marvellous loveliness, and gazes up at
the midnight heavens where blossom
the lovely stars, the forget-mesnots OF
the angels.
Then follows heroism and adventures,
narratives in both prose and verse ex-
cite to the highest pitch the readers
admiration for the heroic. The Heart
of Bruce, The Draw Bridge Keeper, The
Fate OF Virginia, by Lord Macaulay,
Jim Blndsoe and many ether heroic ad-
ventures, make the most daring orea-
tionH Of romance seem tame in COM
parison.
In the following division we find the
pictures containing vivid descriptions of
the sea. The Jolly tar who braves the
dangers Of the great deep. the treasures
of coral and pearl hidden beneath the
waves, the lighthouse that guides the
weary mariner, the awful grandeur of
the ocean-these and many other themes
treated by the most brilliant authors
render Sea Pictures peculiarly fascinat.
ing.
Under Patriotism and Freedom we
find patriotic songs and epics which have
aroused nations and helped to gain vic~
tories.
Then follows an unrivalled collection
of the worlds best thoughts, classified
under sentiment and reflection. Here
are the famous Elegy of Gray, Longfel-
lows Psalm of Life Evening Bells by
Moore, The Last Leaf by Holmes, and
Wante of Man bv John Quincy Adams.
Ballads OF Labor and Reform present
q fine collection of songs and poems
peculiarly appropriate to the times.
Here labor is dignifed and its msgnif-
cent achievements celebrated. Hoods
Song OF the Shirt, and Charles Msckay's
Good Time Coming. are specimens Of
the numeroua beautiful and touching
productions.
Part 10 treats Of rural life. Here are
exquisite pictures Of life in the country,
such as the Harvest Song by Eliza Cook,
The Farmers Wife by Paul Hayne, On
the Banks of the Tennessee by W.
Gallagher.
Sorrow and Adversely finishes the
book. Here Dickens describes the Last
Hours OF Little Paul Dombey Charlss
Lewis tells Bijah's Story; Mrs. Stowe
contributes beautiful selection entitled
Only o Year; Tom Hood with his
Bridge of Signs makes the breast heave
and lip quivef.
By no possible arrangement could q
greater variety Of thoughts and topics be
presented, while the gems, both those
that are new and those that ard ole fa-
voritae, are the finest and most capti-
va.ng In the literature of all ages. In
addition to the myriad OF attractive fea-
lures already named. the work is O
t;saBury of the choicest music, great
variety OF songs and popular pieces by