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Literary Notices.
work with great satisfaction , antl were not prepared for so much ethical purity diffused over a series of sketches of real life—that instruct ancl amuse , are free from pretence , and prove that , let an author ' s political bias be what it may , the genuine principle of thought rises superior to the thraldom of mere worldly speculation . The wise saws ancl modern instances of Cooper , the Chartist , may take a foremost rank among the aristocrats of literature .
The Purgatory of Mercedes , a Prison Rhyme . By Cooper , the Chartist . How . A noble poem this ; vigorous and fervid . It is inscribed to Douglas Jerrold . Unexceptionable in moral grandeur , it has been approved by all classes . Life of Samuel Johnson , L . L . D . By James Boswell . Henry
Washbourne . Having passed through several editions , this work of great painstaking has become one of standard excellence . Johnson was the great founder of a system—and in English literature stood alone—society at large is indebted to his memory , and these repeated editions may be looked on as so many instalments issued and received as acknowledgments of a principal and interest that can never be repaid unless in the
sense of national gratitude . The account of the studies of this great man are deeply interesting , and the various scenes that pass before the reader in chronological order , arising from correspondence and conversation with those who have all passed to the great bourne , are invested with that peculiar charm that rivets the reader to the subject , and permits him to speak and to think with those who are gone before him , Boswellin his dedication to the first edition to Sir Joshua Reynolds
, , well observes that " the whole truth is not to be exposed" —ancl this reminds us of the late Sir Thomas Lawrence , who never painted a woman otherwise than handsome , insisting that Nature never intended them to be otherwise—his likenesses were always truthful ; ancl after a careful perusal of this standard work , we agree with Boswell in another observation , that pleasure is not diminished by the disappointment of malignity—may truth always prevail .
Littell ' s Living Age . Littell and Co ., Boston , U . S . This publication is a curiosity in literature ; the number before us ( 201 ) contains a history of the ether discovery , with a report of the Trustees of the Massachusetts General Hospital , which will repay perusal .
Johnson s Typographia . 2 Volumes . Longman . How can this powerful engine , for it can hardly be called a mere work of literature , be described—in compilation , industrious—in execution , majestic—in research , unexampled—whatever is useful or instructive in the printers' art , is here . Comprehensive and elaborate , it is ever exciting as it explores the vast field that produces so much continuous fruit to refresh the mind . It embraces the origin of printing , and
contains biographical notices of the printers of England , from Caxton to the close of the sixteenth century ; and , indeed , there is nothing of importance connected with the art , that has created itself into a fourth estate , that is left unnoticed .
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Literary Notices.
work with great satisfaction , antl were not prepared for so much ethical purity diffused over a series of sketches of real life—that instruct ancl amuse , are free from pretence , and prove that , let an author ' s political bias be what it may , the genuine principle of thought rises superior to the thraldom of mere worldly speculation . The wise saws ancl modern instances of Cooper , the Chartist , may take a foremost rank among the aristocrats of literature .
The Purgatory of Mercedes , a Prison Rhyme . By Cooper , the Chartist . How . A noble poem this ; vigorous and fervid . It is inscribed to Douglas Jerrold . Unexceptionable in moral grandeur , it has been approved by all classes . Life of Samuel Johnson , L . L . D . By James Boswell . Henry
Washbourne . Having passed through several editions , this work of great painstaking has become one of standard excellence . Johnson was the great founder of a system—and in English literature stood alone—society at large is indebted to his memory , and these repeated editions may be looked on as so many instalments issued and received as acknowledgments of a principal and interest that can never be repaid unless in the
sense of national gratitude . The account of the studies of this great man are deeply interesting , and the various scenes that pass before the reader in chronological order , arising from correspondence and conversation with those who have all passed to the great bourne , are invested with that peculiar charm that rivets the reader to the subject , and permits him to speak and to think with those who are gone before him , Boswellin his dedication to the first edition to Sir Joshua Reynolds
, , well observes that " the whole truth is not to be exposed" —ancl this reminds us of the late Sir Thomas Lawrence , who never painted a woman otherwise than handsome , insisting that Nature never intended them to be otherwise—his likenesses were always truthful ; ancl after a careful perusal of this standard work , we agree with Boswell in another observation , that pleasure is not diminished by the disappointment of malignity—may truth always prevail .
Littell ' s Living Age . Littell and Co ., Boston , U . S . This publication is a curiosity in literature ; the number before us ( 201 ) contains a history of the ether discovery , with a report of the Trustees of the Massachusetts General Hospital , which will repay perusal .
Johnson s Typographia . 2 Volumes . Longman . How can this powerful engine , for it can hardly be called a mere work of literature , be described—in compilation , industrious—in execution , majestic—in research , unexampled—whatever is useful or instructive in the printers' art , is here . Comprehensive and elaborate , it is ever exciting as it explores the vast field that produces so much continuous fruit to refresh the mind . It embraces the origin of printing , and
contains biographical notices of the printers of England , from Caxton to the close of the sixteenth century ; and , indeed , there is nothing of importance connected with the art , that has created itself into a fourth estate , that is left unnoticed .