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Eevm1ws Of 1tew Books,
temporary late . — - — " The Origin of Freemasonry , " by R . Longfield , Q . C . : Dublin . A lecture under the above title has been published , and was delivered at the Lodge of Instruction attached to the Victoria Lodge , No . 4 , Dublin , to the Master , Wardens , and Brethren , to which Society It is also dedicated . It evinces much research , and is written In a very attractive style . The argument by which the writer seeks to identify St . Paul with Masonry ^ is at all events ingenious , if it
be not con vincing— - — -. " Correspondence upon the Saturday Half-Holiday Movement , " compiled by Bro . J . P .. Taylor . London : V . & R . Stevens . The fourth edition of the account of proceedings relative to the great / victory achieved over pelf , by principle , is before us , and attests the success which is surely attendant upon perseverance in a righteous cause . We are happy to find that the Correspondence quotes the strongly and frequently repeated opiaions of this journal upon the Saturday half-holiday and entire closing of the legal courts on that day , and we now
reiterate our conviction , that to Bro . J . R . Taylor ' s exertions , this vindication of moral rights to the subserviency of mere monetary interest , is mainly owing . Having dismissed our pamphlets , we how would draw attention to larger works . —^ " Glory of Paradise" a rhythmical Poem , by Peter Damiani . Translated by H . Kynaston , D . D ., High Master of St . Paul ' s School . Pellowes , 1857 . To Peter Damiani , a learned cardinal , is j ustly ascribed , by the learned editor , this poem ., / which we concur with him in considering certainly the noblest literary
production of the century in which he lived . But if the original be good , the translation , strange as it may seem , is -superior , and may well challenge comparison with a similar effort of this , or any other age . Dr . Kynastoii ' s high position / as a poet and a scholar , have hitherto kept him off the episcopal bench , open in these days to few but toadies and drivellers , w yet posterity will doubtless
recognize in these lines the genius of one of the most comprehensive and finished scholars of the day . We regret that the great press upon our columns and the late introduction of this notice , prevent our giving lengthened extracts from this beautiful poem , yet some conception of its rhythmical ease and antithetical imagery may be formed from the following exquisite description of the saints glorified in heaven : —•
'' Purified of unwrought leaven , warring sin they know no more , Spirit now is flesh , and spirit what was only flesh before ; Peace , intensest peace / enjoying , stumbling ways no more to scan , Changed from every shift of changing , mount they where their life began ., Present , not through glasses darkly , see the glory , face to face , Lift their pitchers to the fountain , welling with eternal grace . "
"Ernest Basil : a Novel , by J . M . Allan . London : Newby , 1857 . An admirable exposure of the Free Church heroes , and of designing hypocrites of all sorts , withal a severe critique ; upon the specious liollowness of our social system . These volumes will have a great run ; they are genuine , caustic , and just , and to any observer of the " faces "and "phases , " both of men and manners , in this evil generation , they will present such lively impersonations as indeed make " the cold reality too real . " " The Press and the Public Service . By a Distinguished Writer . "
London : Routledge and Co ., 1857 . In an evil hour , Lord Clarendon , of Eoigrade notoriety , made an unconstitutional attack upon the liberty of the Press , by a missive , as foolish as it was unjust , to the effect that a person should not be employed on the public service who could not disprove (!) himself the author of an anonymous work . No one but a minister as silly as Lord Clarendon would have thrust himself into such a hornet ' s nest of indignation as will justly invade him for his attempted violation of the liberty of the Press . The present volume cuts up the Foreign Minister utterly , exposes his ignorance , and will utterly shatter his
pretensions to the premiership , which all the world knows is the " summum bonum " of Lord Clarendon ' s aspiration . It is far too important a work to be i dispatched summarily , seeing that it concerns the most vital interests of the country . We shall , therefore , return to it in our next number ; but meanwhile will reniarlc , that every one will recognize in its pages the style and genius of one of tho most gifted writers of the age , to whom the country has been most deeply indebted and to whom , for that reason , its rulers give—nothing . toij . in . 2 w
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Eevm1ws Of 1tew Books,
temporary late . — - — " The Origin of Freemasonry , " by R . Longfield , Q . C . : Dublin . A lecture under the above title has been published , and was delivered at the Lodge of Instruction attached to the Victoria Lodge , No . 4 , Dublin , to the Master , Wardens , and Brethren , to which Society It is also dedicated . It evinces much research , and is written In a very attractive style . The argument by which the writer seeks to identify St . Paul with Masonry ^ is at all events ingenious , if it
be not con vincing— - — -. " Correspondence upon the Saturday Half-Holiday Movement , " compiled by Bro . J . P .. Taylor . London : V . & R . Stevens . The fourth edition of the account of proceedings relative to the great / victory achieved over pelf , by principle , is before us , and attests the success which is surely attendant upon perseverance in a righteous cause . We are happy to find that the Correspondence quotes the strongly and frequently repeated opiaions of this journal upon the Saturday half-holiday and entire closing of the legal courts on that day , and we now
reiterate our conviction , that to Bro . J . R . Taylor ' s exertions , this vindication of moral rights to the subserviency of mere monetary interest , is mainly owing . Having dismissed our pamphlets , we how would draw attention to larger works . —^ " Glory of Paradise" a rhythmical Poem , by Peter Damiani . Translated by H . Kynaston , D . D ., High Master of St . Paul ' s School . Pellowes , 1857 . To Peter Damiani , a learned cardinal , is j ustly ascribed , by the learned editor , this poem ., / which we concur with him in considering certainly the noblest literary
production of the century in which he lived . But if the original be good , the translation , strange as it may seem , is -superior , and may well challenge comparison with a similar effort of this , or any other age . Dr . Kynastoii ' s high position / as a poet and a scholar , have hitherto kept him off the episcopal bench , open in these days to few but toadies and drivellers , w yet posterity will doubtless
recognize in these lines the genius of one of the most comprehensive and finished scholars of the day . We regret that the great press upon our columns and the late introduction of this notice , prevent our giving lengthened extracts from this beautiful poem , yet some conception of its rhythmical ease and antithetical imagery may be formed from the following exquisite description of the saints glorified in heaven : —•
'' Purified of unwrought leaven , warring sin they know no more , Spirit now is flesh , and spirit what was only flesh before ; Peace , intensest peace / enjoying , stumbling ways no more to scan , Changed from every shift of changing , mount they where their life began ., Present , not through glasses darkly , see the glory , face to face , Lift their pitchers to the fountain , welling with eternal grace . "
"Ernest Basil : a Novel , by J . M . Allan . London : Newby , 1857 . An admirable exposure of the Free Church heroes , and of designing hypocrites of all sorts , withal a severe critique ; upon the specious liollowness of our social system . These volumes will have a great run ; they are genuine , caustic , and just , and to any observer of the " faces "and "phases , " both of men and manners , in this evil generation , they will present such lively impersonations as indeed make " the cold reality too real . " " The Press and the Public Service . By a Distinguished Writer . "
London : Routledge and Co ., 1857 . In an evil hour , Lord Clarendon , of Eoigrade notoriety , made an unconstitutional attack upon the liberty of the Press , by a missive , as foolish as it was unjust , to the effect that a person should not be employed on the public service who could not disprove (!) himself the author of an anonymous work . No one but a minister as silly as Lord Clarendon would have thrust himself into such a hornet ' s nest of indignation as will justly invade him for his attempted violation of the liberty of the Press . The present volume cuts up the Foreign Minister utterly , exposes his ignorance , and will utterly shatter his
pretensions to the premiership , which all the world knows is the " summum bonum " of Lord Clarendon ' s aspiration . It is far too important a work to be i dispatched summarily , seeing that it concerns the most vital interests of the country . We shall , therefore , return to it in our next number ; but meanwhile will reniarlc , that every one will recognize in its pages the style and genius of one of tho most gifted writers of the age , to whom the country has been most deeply indebted and to whom , for that reason , its rulers give—nothing . toij . in . 2 w