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Review Of Literature, Drama, &C.
REVIEW OF LITERATURE , DRAMA , & c .
Twelve Sermons on Doctrine and Practice . By the Rev . Thomas Turnstall Haverfield , B . D ., Rector of Goelclington , Oxon : Straker . — These sermons are distinguished by a beautiful piety , conveyed in no less beautiful language . ( AA ' e have in former numbers remarked on Sermons XI . and XII . ) The doctrines of Christianity are advanced ancl illustrated ivith an eloquence , that , kindling as it proceeds , carries to the bosom of the reader a firm conviction of the Great Truth ,
awakening gratitude and admiration at its wondrous beneficence . Mr . HAVERFIELD has " a cheerful faith , " to use the words of tbe poet , in the nature and duties of man a charm not always animating the literature of the pulpit . The value of this practical sentiment on the thoughts and feelings of men , in directing them to their duties , and supporting them over " burning marie" of this life , in the deep trust of the life to come , none can dispute or should there be any sceptical of the influence , we confidently refer them to the sermons before us , as teachers of better wisdom .
Songs of the Prophets . Orr and Smith . — " I have thought , " says the author , " that a very delightful , and at the same time , a very useful little book , both for teaching proper feelings of their Creator to the young , and for cherishing those feelings in riper years , might be made , by bringing together the more impressive songs of the prophets , which are scattered through the works of the Old Testament , and accompanying them bmetrical versionsand such short notes as miht
y , gappear to render them more easily and generally understood . " This grateful task the writer has most happily executed ; anel has thus placed within the reach of almost the humblest class of readers , a book teeming witli the germs of the loftiest ancl most sacred pleasures . We are limited by our space to the selection of only one specimen of verse—the song of David : —
Mourn , Israel , mourn th y royal dead ! AV ' eep for thy beauty lowly laid AA ^ ail for thy slain in places high , Ah ! wherefore shoulcl the mighty die ? O , let it not in Gath be known—O , tell it not in Askelon ! For fear the Philistine shoulcl know ,
And , taunting , mock at Israel' woe . Hapless city ! upon you Let there no more be rain or dew ; But where the Lord ' s anointed fell , May desolation ever dwell . For Israel's protecting shield—The shield of Saul , upon thy field AVas trodden with ignoble heaps , Ancl Israel , like a widow weeps .
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Review Of Literature, Drama, &C.
REVIEW OF LITERATURE , DRAMA , & c .
Twelve Sermons on Doctrine and Practice . By the Rev . Thomas Turnstall Haverfield , B . D ., Rector of Goelclington , Oxon : Straker . — These sermons are distinguished by a beautiful piety , conveyed in no less beautiful language . ( AA ' e have in former numbers remarked on Sermons XI . and XII . ) The doctrines of Christianity are advanced ancl illustrated ivith an eloquence , that , kindling as it proceeds , carries to the bosom of the reader a firm conviction of the Great Truth ,
awakening gratitude and admiration at its wondrous beneficence . Mr . HAVERFIELD has " a cheerful faith , " to use the words of tbe poet , in the nature and duties of man a charm not always animating the literature of the pulpit . The value of this practical sentiment on the thoughts and feelings of men , in directing them to their duties , and supporting them over " burning marie" of this life , in the deep trust of the life to come , none can dispute or should there be any sceptical of the influence , we confidently refer them to the sermons before us , as teachers of better wisdom .
Songs of the Prophets . Orr and Smith . — " I have thought , " says the author , " that a very delightful , and at the same time , a very useful little book , both for teaching proper feelings of their Creator to the young , and for cherishing those feelings in riper years , might be made , by bringing together the more impressive songs of the prophets , which are scattered through the works of the Old Testament , and accompanying them bmetrical versionsand such short notes as miht
y , gappear to render them more easily and generally understood . " This grateful task the writer has most happily executed ; anel has thus placed within the reach of almost the humblest class of readers , a book teeming witli the germs of the loftiest ancl most sacred pleasures . We are limited by our space to the selection of only one specimen of verse—the song of David : —
Mourn , Israel , mourn th y royal dead ! AV ' eep for thy beauty lowly laid AA ^ ail for thy slain in places high , Ah ! wherefore shoulcl the mighty die ? O , let it not in Gath be known—O , tell it not in Askelon ! For fear the Philistine shoulcl know ,
And , taunting , mock at Israel' woe . Hapless city ! upon you Let there no more be rain or dew ; But where the Lord ' s anointed fell , May desolation ever dwell . For Israel's protecting shield—The shield of Saul , upon thy field AVas trodden with ignoble heaps , Ancl Israel , like a widow weeps .