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influence , and diffuse a lulling sound . In the second , the dreamer is seated in the solemn wood , by the margin of the lapsing stream , while" Solemn and silent every uliere , Nature with folded hands seemed there Kneeling at Iter evening prayer . ' * AVe next stand within the chamber of Death , and by the rigid outline of the coverlid , discern that the awful change has passed over that which lies beneath . Apart sits an orphan boy in the hopelessness of despair , deaf to
the consolations which are forced into his unregarding ear . Near him kneels a maiden in all the earnest trustfulness of prayer , while the benign and pitying aspect of her guardian angel falls tenderly upon her . In the following illustration , the history of another bereavement is told , and there is a fine sense of mystery and power displayed in the shrouded figure gathering to itself its childish victim , while on the opposite side , in the infant borne heavenward , we have the lovely expression of a compensating hope . The fifth illustration we regard as the most expressive of the whole . The
old man seated in the solitude of his chamber , with a world of grief upon his worn and haggard features , looks listlessly towards the vacant chair beside him , into which floats the visionary form of the bride of his youth , in all her undimmed and early beauty : — " And she sits and gazes at him With those deep and tender eyes , Like the stars so still and samelike .
Looking downward from the skies . The last design is suggested by that noble poem , " The Beleaugered City , " and is a clever and spirited illustration of the sentiment intended to be conveyed by the verse ; — " And when the solemn and deep church bell Entreats the soul to pray . The midnight phantoms feel the spell . The shadows sweep away , '' AVe have faintly indicated , rather than distinctly explained the nature and
character of these illustrations , and purpose on a future occasion to solicit the reader ' s attention toMrs . Lees' designs for Tennyson ' s "Princess , " which take a higher flight , and evince greater artistic powers than those put forth in the Voice of the Night . We hope we have said enough for the present , to induce those who enrich their drawing-room tables with Christmas books of permanent value , to add to their collection , Mrs . Lees' Illustrations of Voices of the Night , The Castles , Palaces , and Prisons of Mary , Queen of Scots . ByBro . Mackie .
AVe are glad to see that this richly illustrated volume , since our last notice of it , has reached another edition , and that the patronage of royalty has been followed up by the extensive patronage of the public . At a season like the present , when so many works of ephemeral interest , find their way into circulation , we are only discharging a duty to recommend a handsome volume , like the present , devoted to a subject of deep and permanent interest , to the notice of those who adopt the laudable and time-honoured custom of offering gift books as a memorial of the season to their friends and relatives .
The Great Northern Railway Itinerary from London to York . By Bro . Charles Mackie . Author of the " Castles , Palaces and Prisons of Mary of Scotland , " & c . London . AV . H . Smith and Son , ( illustrated with an Engraving of the New King ' s Cross Terminus ) . This volume is likely to make a figure in Railway Literature , and must prove a source of deep interest to the traveller . It contains historical and descriptive accounts of the Provincial Antiquities , Cathedrals , Churches , Palaces , Castles and Mansions—also the Towns , Townships , and Hamlets on the route . AVe confidently recommend Bro . Mackie ' s work as one of deep interest and research . It is the best and most amusing travelling companion we have yet seen .
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Literary Notices.
influence , and diffuse a lulling sound . In the second , the dreamer is seated in the solemn wood , by the margin of the lapsing stream , while" Solemn and silent every uliere , Nature with folded hands seemed there Kneeling at Iter evening prayer . ' * AVe next stand within the chamber of Death , and by the rigid outline of the coverlid , discern that the awful change has passed over that which lies beneath . Apart sits an orphan boy in the hopelessness of despair , deaf to
the consolations which are forced into his unregarding ear . Near him kneels a maiden in all the earnest trustfulness of prayer , while the benign and pitying aspect of her guardian angel falls tenderly upon her . In the following illustration , the history of another bereavement is told , and there is a fine sense of mystery and power displayed in the shrouded figure gathering to itself its childish victim , while on the opposite side , in the infant borne heavenward , we have the lovely expression of a compensating hope . The fifth illustration we regard as the most expressive of the whole . The
old man seated in the solitude of his chamber , with a world of grief upon his worn and haggard features , looks listlessly towards the vacant chair beside him , into which floats the visionary form of the bride of his youth , in all her undimmed and early beauty : — " And she sits and gazes at him With those deep and tender eyes , Like the stars so still and samelike .
Looking downward from the skies . The last design is suggested by that noble poem , " The Beleaugered City , " and is a clever and spirited illustration of the sentiment intended to be conveyed by the verse ; — " And when the solemn and deep church bell Entreats the soul to pray . The midnight phantoms feel the spell . The shadows sweep away , '' AVe have faintly indicated , rather than distinctly explained the nature and
character of these illustrations , and purpose on a future occasion to solicit the reader ' s attention toMrs . Lees' designs for Tennyson ' s "Princess , " which take a higher flight , and evince greater artistic powers than those put forth in the Voice of the Night . We hope we have said enough for the present , to induce those who enrich their drawing-room tables with Christmas books of permanent value , to add to their collection , Mrs . Lees' Illustrations of Voices of the Night , The Castles , Palaces , and Prisons of Mary , Queen of Scots . ByBro . Mackie .
AVe are glad to see that this richly illustrated volume , since our last notice of it , has reached another edition , and that the patronage of royalty has been followed up by the extensive patronage of the public . At a season like the present , when so many works of ephemeral interest , find their way into circulation , we are only discharging a duty to recommend a handsome volume , like the present , devoted to a subject of deep and permanent interest , to the notice of those who adopt the laudable and time-honoured custom of offering gift books as a memorial of the season to their friends and relatives .
The Great Northern Railway Itinerary from London to York . By Bro . Charles Mackie . Author of the " Castles , Palaces and Prisons of Mary of Scotland , " & c . London . AV . H . Smith and Son , ( illustrated with an Engraving of the New King ' s Cross Terminus ) . This volume is likely to make a figure in Railway Literature , and must prove a source of deep interest to the traveller . It contains historical and descriptive accounts of the Provincial Antiquities , Cathedrals , Churches , Palaces , Castles and Mansions—also the Towns , Townships , and Hamlets on the route . AVe confidently recommend Bro . Mackie ' s work as one of deep interest and research . It is the best and most amusing travelling companion we have yet seen .