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Review Of Literature.
what we receive , undoubtingly , as a fair illustration of the opinions , motives , ancl actions of the great and the little , out of which were composed the court of Queen Anne . Parbury ' s Oriental Herald . Parbury & Co . Leadenhall-street . —The importance , increasing in rapid ratio , of our eastern possessions , has long called for additions to our periodical literature , to which those might
turn who desire more accurate , detailed , and frequent information , respecting events that are passing there . This deficiency " Parbury ' s Oriental Herald , " promises , ancl has thus far provided , in a cheap and useful form , by a publication that issues twice a month . Varied , intelligent , and serviceable , it cannot fail of being successful . The History of Taunton . Originally written by the late Joshua ToulminD . D . brought down to the present time bJames Savage .
, , y Poole , and Savage , Taunton ; and Baldwin ancl Craddock , London . Mr . Savage has here continued the standard history of Taunton , by the addition of the most remarkable events that have occurred there w-ithin thirty years of the date of publication . AVe could wish to see this interesting record completed ; so that the title might strictly apply to 1838 . The author deserves every encouragement .
Waldenberg . A Poem in Six Cantos , by M . E . M . J . Greeves . —As the production of a youthful aspirant , a young lady scarcely 14 years of age , this poem will be read with favour ; the talent it displays will ensure for her a higher testimonial , she will win approbation : some poets of the clay will , if we mistake not , find in her a rival worthy of their muses .
The Confessions of an Elderly Lady . By the Countess of Blessington . Longman & Co . —In this volume , her ladyship has even exceeded her " Confessions of an Elderly Gentleman . " There is in it such a sweetness and delicacy , as to charm the reader ; ancl the interest advances by such a moral force , as to lead us to doubt the fiction of her beautifully told story . In the more serious passages , the female heart may be said to be under the inspection of a stern moral philosopher , but that the lighter sketches relieve the effect with equal promptitude and delicacy .
The Musical World . — 1 ms pretty little weekly visitor continues its welcome calls , after culling all that is pungent or agreeable from the world of music . AVho is there that would be excluded from its harmonious range ? AA'ho is there to whom the Opera , the Theatres , and their artistes should be as sealed letters ? Or to whom song can be unseasonable , or melody unseemly ? If such there be , let him speciall y avoid " the Musical AA'orld , " or he will become a proselyte , per force , of
numbers , notes , and all that is musically notable . Holmes on Consumption , &;< :. Holdsworth . — As a treatise written expressly for the popular world , Mr . Holmes has , we think , succeeded in directing attention to his subject ; the testimonials in favour of his practise appear to be disinterested , and being himself a general practitioner of many years standing , some reliance may be placed upon his statements .
Eccles on Ulcers , S ; c . E . AA ilson . —This is but a third edition of a well-written brochure we formerly noticed ; it is , however , improved in the style , and contains some appended observations on scrofulous affections .
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Review Of Literature.
what we receive , undoubtingly , as a fair illustration of the opinions , motives , ancl actions of the great and the little , out of which were composed the court of Queen Anne . Parbury ' s Oriental Herald . Parbury & Co . Leadenhall-street . —The importance , increasing in rapid ratio , of our eastern possessions , has long called for additions to our periodical literature , to which those might
turn who desire more accurate , detailed , and frequent information , respecting events that are passing there . This deficiency " Parbury ' s Oriental Herald , " promises , ancl has thus far provided , in a cheap and useful form , by a publication that issues twice a month . Varied , intelligent , and serviceable , it cannot fail of being successful . The History of Taunton . Originally written by the late Joshua ToulminD . D . brought down to the present time bJames Savage .
, , y Poole , and Savage , Taunton ; and Baldwin ancl Craddock , London . Mr . Savage has here continued the standard history of Taunton , by the addition of the most remarkable events that have occurred there w-ithin thirty years of the date of publication . AVe could wish to see this interesting record completed ; so that the title might strictly apply to 1838 . The author deserves every encouragement .
Waldenberg . A Poem in Six Cantos , by M . E . M . J . Greeves . —As the production of a youthful aspirant , a young lady scarcely 14 years of age , this poem will be read with favour ; the talent it displays will ensure for her a higher testimonial , she will win approbation : some poets of the clay will , if we mistake not , find in her a rival worthy of their muses .
The Confessions of an Elderly Lady . By the Countess of Blessington . Longman & Co . —In this volume , her ladyship has even exceeded her " Confessions of an Elderly Gentleman . " There is in it such a sweetness and delicacy , as to charm the reader ; ancl the interest advances by such a moral force , as to lead us to doubt the fiction of her beautifully told story . In the more serious passages , the female heart may be said to be under the inspection of a stern moral philosopher , but that the lighter sketches relieve the effect with equal promptitude and delicacy .
The Musical World . — 1 ms pretty little weekly visitor continues its welcome calls , after culling all that is pungent or agreeable from the world of music . AVho is there that would be excluded from its harmonious range ? AA'ho is there to whom the Opera , the Theatres , and their artistes should be as sealed letters ? Or to whom song can be unseasonable , or melody unseemly ? If such there be , let him speciall y avoid " the Musical AA'orld , " or he will become a proselyte , per force , of
numbers , notes , and all that is musically notable . Holmes on Consumption , &;< :. Holdsworth . — As a treatise written expressly for the popular world , Mr . Holmes has , we think , succeeded in directing attention to his subject ; the testimonials in favour of his practise appear to be disinterested , and being himself a general practitioner of many years standing , some reliance may be placed upon his statements .
Eccles on Ulcers , S ; c . E . AA ilson . —This is but a third edition of a well-written brochure we formerly noticed ; it is , however , improved in the style , and contains some appended observations on scrofulous affections .