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Review Of New Publications.
" His name ? " demanded the confessor , furiously . " I have promised to conceal it , father . " " On your life , I charge you tell it ; remember , on your life !" Ellena trembled , was silent , and with supplicating looks implored him to desist from enquiry ; but he urged the question more " irresistibly . " His name then , " said she , " was Marinella . " 'Schedoni groaned and turned away ; but in a few secondsstruggling to
, command the agitation that shattered his whole frame , he returned to Ellena , and raised her from her knees , on which she had thrown herself to implore mercy . ¦ ' ¦ The place of his residence . ' " said , the monk . . ' . <• "" It was far fiom hence , " she replied ; but he demanded an unequivocal answer , and she reluctantly gave one . ' Schedoni turned away as beforegroaned heaviland paced the chamber
, y , without speaking ; while Ellena , in her turn , enquired the motive of his questions , and . the , occasion of his agitation . But he seemed not to notice any thing she said , and , wholly given up to his feelings , was inflexibly silent ; while he stalked , with measured steps , along the room , and his face , half hid by his cowl , was bent towards the ground . ' Ellena ' s terror began to yield to astonishment , and this emotion encreased , when , Schedoni approaching her , she perceived tears swell in his eyes ,
which were fixt on her ' s , and his countenance soften from the wild disorder that had marked it . Still he could not speak . At length he yielded to the fulness of his heart , and Schedoni , the stern Schedoni , wept and sighed ! He seated himself on the mattress beside Ellena , took her hand , . which she , affrighted , attempted to withdraw , and when he could command his voice > said , " Unhappy child ! behold your more unhappy father !' - ' As he concluded , his voice was overcome by groans , and he drew the cowl entirely
over his face . ' Upon the whole , we think the Italian a very unequal performance ; some parts are exquisitely fine , others not above mediocrity . And we cannot but be of opinion , that it is inferior both to the Romance of the Forest , and the Mysteries of Udol pho . Sappho and Phaon . In a Series of Legitimate Sonnets ; nvith Thoughts on Poetical Subjects , and Anecdotes of the Grecian Poetess . By Mary Robinson , Author of Poems , & c . & c . ( sV . & c . S < t > o . ys . 6 d . Boards . Hookham and Carpenter .
THESE sonnets , forty-four in number , turn upon the different changes of sentiment and situation , incident to the heartvwhich is under the tender passion . To form them into a . whole , the author has connected them by the classical name of Sappho , who is supposed to be the relator of her own passionate fondness , conflicts , and despair . . Of the talents of Mrs . Robinson , our- readers have had frequent specimens , She certainly possesses a brilliancy of fancy , and command of poetical language ; but the ear is oftener
addressed than the heart in her productions , —a fault particularly striking in verses which are given under the name of the impassioned Sappho . It is however to her praise , that the sonnets are perfectly chaste ; they ' are , moreover , as she takes care to tell us , legitimate sonnets . An engraving of the Lesbian poetess is prefixed to the publication , which , on the whole , may be called an elegant trifle . The sixth sonnet , though the idea is not perfectlyoriginal , we select as the most interesting
' Is it to love , to fix the tender gaze , To hide the timid blush , and steal away ? To-shnn the busy world , and waste the day In some rude mountain ' s solitary maze ?
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Review Of New Publications.
" His name ? " demanded the confessor , furiously . " I have promised to conceal it , father . " " On your life , I charge you tell it ; remember , on your life !" Ellena trembled , was silent , and with supplicating looks implored him to desist from enquiry ; but he urged the question more " irresistibly . " His name then , " said she , " was Marinella . " 'Schedoni groaned and turned away ; but in a few secondsstruggling to
, command the agitation that shattered his whole frame , he returned to Ellena , and raised her from her knees , on which she had thrown herself to implore mercy . ¦ ' ¦ The place of his residence . ' " said , the monk . . ' . <• "" It was far fiom hence , " she replied ; but he demanded an unequivocal answer , and she reluctantly gave one . ' Schedoni turned away as beforegroaned heaviland paced the chamber
, y , without speaking ; while Ellena , in her turn , enquired the motive of his questions , and . the , occasion of his agitation . But he seemed not to notice any thing she said , and , wholly given up to his feelings , was inflexibly silent ; while he stalked , with measured steps , along the room , and his face , half hid by his cowl , was bent towards the ground . ' Ellena ' s terror began to yield to astonishment , and this emotion encreased , when , Schedoni approaching her , she perceived tears swell in his eyes ,
which were fixt on her ' s , and his countenance soften from the wild disorder that had marked it . Still he could not speak . At length he yielded to the fulness of his heart , and Schedoni , the stern Schedoni , wept and sighed ! He seated himself on the mattress beside Ellena , took her hand , . which she , affrighted , attempted to withdraw , and when he could command his voice > said , " Unhappy child ! behold your more unhappy father !' - ' As he concluded , his voice was overcome by groans , and he drew the cowl entirely
over his face . ' Upon the whole , we think the Italian a very unequal performance ; some parts are exquisitely fine , others not above mediocrity . And we cannot but be of opinion , that it is inferior both to the Romance of the Forest , and the Mysteries of Udol pho . Sappho and Phaon . In a Series of Legitimate Sonnets ; nvith Thoughts on Poetical Subjects , and Anecdotes of the Grecian Poetess . By Mary Robinson , Author of Poems , & c . & c . ( sV . & c . S < t > o . ys . 6 d . Boards . Hookham and Carpenter .
THESE sonnets , forty-four in number , turn upon the different changes of sentiment and situation , incident to the heartvwhich is under the tender passion . To form them into a . whole , the author has connected them by the classical name of Sappho , who is supposed to be the relator of her own passionate fondness , conflicts , and despair . . Of the talents of Mrs . Robinson , our- readers have had frequent specimens , She certainly possesses a brilliancy of fancy , and command of poetical language ; but the ear is oftener
addressed than the heart in her productions , —a fault particularly striking in verses which are given under the name of the impassioned Sappho . It is however to her praise , that the sonnets are perfectly chaste ; they ' are , moreover , as she takes care to tell us , legitimate sonnets . An engraving of the Lesbian poetess is prefixed to the publication , which , on the whole , may be called an elegant trifle . The sixth sonnet , though the idea is not perfectlyoriginal , we select as the most interesting
' Is it to love , to fix the tender gaze , To hide the timid blush , and steal away ? To-shnn the busy world , and waste the day In some rude mountain ' s solitary maze ?