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Review Of Literature.
Maxims and Golden Rules . J . Madden ancl Co . —The object of this little brochure , as explained in the title , is to impress upon the mind the necessity of method and good conduct ; as a " Ready Reckoner" of useful aphorisms from many authors it strikes the key , which , when sounded , may arrest many an ill-timed expression , arid prevent much ill-will . It is all good .
Maxwell ' s Life of the Duke of Wellington . A . H . Baily and Co ., S 3 , Cornhill . —The three first numbers of this work , published on alternate months , have reached us together . Had they come in regular course , we should have had more time to clo justice to their contents . Of the many publications now issuing from the press on this interesting subject , we believe Maxwell ' s was the first announced to the public ; but whatever doubts may exist on this point , there can be none respectinothe
great superiority of this accurate and extremely well-written worlc ! Its contemporaries may rival each other , like so many Dalrymples and Burrards , this is of the sterling Aldington quality , the unrivalled by them all . No living author is so eminentl y qualified to write a history of the bygone life of the illustrious Duke as Mr . Maxwell ; his previous literary reputation on similar subjects was sufficient warranty of this ; and he appears to pursue his task as if his every thought had been hitherto
employed , and was still applied to it . The embellishments , both of plates and cuts , are of the most superior class . Distant be the day when the historian will have to append the demise of the glorious old soldier—of the wisest in the council , and deservedl y the most successful in the field—of the warrior whose fame is unsullied ancl imperishable . Part the Firstpublished in Aprilcommences with a minute detail of
, , the noble Duke ' s career from the earliest period ; ancl with Part the Second , published in June , and Part the Third in August , gives every campaign in which he was engaged , in Holland , the East Indies , and the Peninsula , up to the disgraceful Convention of Cintra , which , with the preceding inactivity of the army from the moment of his most unaccountable supercession , robbed him of the laurels that must have followed his splendid victory at Vimiero .
Brother Bail y deserves the utmost commendation for the very superior style in which this publication is brought out . If he should profit in the same ratio of excellence as he deserves to do , he will be as fortunate at the counter as Wellington in the field .
Poor Law Rhymes . Minstrel Musings . By J . E- Carpenter Although we do not approve the satirical , we gladly bear testimony to the l yrical powers of our brother author , whose muse has a conversational sweetness , and on many subjects is fervid and graceful . In the former she is mistaken in her subject , but generally correct in versification . In the latter her minstrel strains , take a wide range in poetry , ancl possess a natural melody .
Oriental Herald , Sept . ( 21 . ) Smith , Elder , andCo .-This number very honourably succeeds its predecessors ; it contains , as usual , extensive and varied intelligence from the eastern world . The articles , statistical and general , are well and forcibl y written . Miss Roberts gives much interest to the scenes in the Himalaya , ancl Mrs . Postan , in her account of the Temple Bhawun Jain Aaley , displays a master know-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Review Of Literature.
Maxims and Golden Rules . J . Madden ancl Co . —The object of this little brochure , as explained in the title , is to impress upon the mind the necessity of method and good conduct ; as a " Ready Reckoner" of useful aphorisms from many authors it strikes the key , which , when sounded , may arrest many an ill-timed expression , arid prevent much ill-will . It is all good .
Maxwell ' s Life of the Duke of Wellington . A . H . Baily and Co ., S 3 , Cornhill . —The three first numbers of this work , published on alternate months , have reached us together . Had they come in regular course , we should have had more time to clo justice to their contents . Of the many publications now issuing from the press on this interesting subject , we believe Maxwell ' s was the first announced to the public ; but whatever doubts may exist on this point , there can be none respectinothe
great superiority of this accurate and extremely well-written worlc ! Its contemporaries may rival each other , like so many Dalrymples and Burrards , this is of the sterling Aldington quality , the unrivalled by them all . No living author is so eminentl y qualified to write a history of the bygone life of the illustrious Duke as Mr . Maxwell ; his previous literary reputation on similar subjects was sufficient warranty of this ; and he appears to pursue his task as if his every thought had been hitherto
employed , and was still applied to it . The embellishments , both of plates and cuts , are of the most superior class . Distant be the day when the historian will have to append the demise of the glorious old soldier—of the wisest in the council , and deservedl y the most successful in the field—of the warrior whose fame is unsullied ancl imperishable . Part the Firstpublished in Aprilcommences with a minute detail of
, , the noble Duke ' s career from the earliest period ; ancl with Part the Second , published in June , and Part the Third in August , gives every campaign in which he was engaged , in Holland , the East Indies , and the Peninsula , up to the disgraceful Convention of Cintra , which , with the preceding inactivity of the army from the moment of his most unaccountable supercession , robbed him of the laurels that must have followed his splendid victory at Vimiero .
Brother Bail y deserves the utmost commendation for the very superior style in which this publication is brought out . If he should profit in the same ratio of excellence as he deserves to do , he will be as fortunate at the counter as Wellington in the field .
Poor Law Rhymes . Minstrel Musings . By J . E- Carpenter Although we do not approve the satirical , we gladly bear testimony to the l yrical powers of our brother author , whose muse has a conversational sweetness , and on many subjects is fervid and graceful . In the former she is mistaken in her subject , but generally correct in versification . In the latter her minstrel strains , take a wide range in poetry , ancl possess a natural melody .
Oriental Herald , Sept . ( 21 . ) Smith , Elder , andCo .-This number very honourably succeeds its predecessors ; it contains , as usual , extensive and varied intelligence from the eastern world . The articles , statistical and general , are well and forcibl y written . Miss Roberts gives much interest to the scenes in the Himalaya , ancl Mrs . Postan , in her account of the Temple Bhawun Jain Aaley , displays a master know-