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Symbolism Of Colour.—Ii.
" Vii golt voter sotele , si flu-ten in duz laufc Zierliche schilde mit herlich gerrant Bro . hteu si ze lliue , zis der hoh gezit . " " Many saddles bossed with red gold they brought into the land , Richly sculptur'd shields , ancl robes both gay and grand , In piles to Rhine they carry , to these spousals high . " And v . 1753-55 .
"Do choni ir gesinde die trugen dar ze haut Von at rotheni golcle eineu schilcles raut , Mit stahet herten spangen , vit michel unt breit . " "Following them their household , who carried in their hands Shields of molten red gold , enriched with circling bands ; AVith hard steel bosses mounted , their size both large and broad . " Other uses ofthe word are found v . 281 , 2437 , 1728 .
We cannot say that our own poetry , wherein the expression occurs , is so ancient , -but we will quote a couple of extracts from Orfea and Heurodis in "Scott ' s Minstrelsy of tho Scottish Border , " where the queen relates a dream which she had whilst sleeping under a tree ,
where"The king hacl a crown ou his head , It was not silver ne gold red ; All it was of precious stone , As bright ; as suu , forsooth , it shone . ' ' And farther—¦ * ' Ainiddd tho land a castel he seigh Rich and realand wonder hih
, g , AU 6 the utmostc wall AA'as clear and shine of cristal , And hundred towers there were about , Deguiselich and batailed stout : — The buttress came out of the ditch Of rede gold y-arched rich . "
These may be called subjective or inherent powers of the red colour , but objectivel y it had also the quality of imparting potency to any natural object of a deep red dye . The Scotch rowan tree or mountain ash is famous for its powerful action against witchcraft and ifcs red berries . Chambers ' s " Popular Songs of Scotland , " p . 110 , say , of" Rowan tree and red thread
Make the witches tyne ( losi ) their sped , " and that such a saying is prevalent over Scotland in the southern pastoral district , thus enlarged aud varied : "Black higgle , lauuuer bead , Rowan tree and red thread Put the witches to their speed . " A similar force is ascribed by our German neihbours to
g the clog rose and its red hugeblrih . The attached legend states that when Satan was hurled from heaven , to be able to storm it again he created the dog rose with its thorns pointing upright to serve him as steps , but that the Almi ghty frustrated his purpose by changing their direction downwards . The red hi p berry sprang necessarily from such a creative
power . I leave at present tho consideration of the thorn and its red haws , because , to prove the mythical character of the shrub , I should have to show the verbal identification with the genuine name of Thor , and of Thor ' s again with Janus , which I have done in another lace . Our space also forbids
p us to go into the symbolism of the other colours , and particularly of the many important considerations arising from the contrasted effects of white and black , on which almost the whole of the Slavonic religious and beliefs were based : the contrast between their white ancl black gods—Bielbog and Zerribog .
Literature.
Literature .
NOTES ON LITERATURE , SCIENCE , AND ART . A rrasios of £ 70 a year lias been given to Air . Charles Duke Yongo , author of several Greek and Latin school books—notably of the '' English Greek Lexicon , " and the " Phraseological English Latin Dictionary "for literary services . Some days ago a daily journal announced , upon the somewhat singular , -mtlwrity of the Kew Tork Tribune , the entire restoration of Sir E , E-
Lytton ' s health . AVe regret to learn from another source that this statement is incorrect , and that Sir Edward still continues to suffer severely from illness . AVe quite agree with our contemporary the Critic , who says : " . For some time past people have been inquiring what has become of Sir Edward Lytton Bulwer . That his health had suffered from his many labours , literary and political , and that a temporary cessation from all kind of work became necessary- about the time of Lord
Derby ' s famous appeal to the country , was well known . Afterwards it was reported that he was better , and would shortly be able to resume the normal activity of his life . Since that time , however , his name as it were disappeared from public records , and a kind of ' Oh ! no , ive never mention him' feeling seems to be entertained on the subject . This is far from satisfactory , and although we have no disposition to intrude upon a private sorrow , we cannot but regard Sir Edward Lytton
Bulwer as public property ; and , as such , the public ought to know something about him . " Photographs of the original drawings by Raftiielle , iu the royal library at AAlndsor , have been taken at the expense of the Prince Consort . The negatives of these impressions have beeu presented to the Science and Art Department of the Committee of Council on Education : from which copies will be supplied to schools of art , aud the public generally , at the mere cost of paper and printing . A portion of Dr . Pusey ' s " Commentary of the Bible , " ivhich hus been so long in preparation , is now said to be almost reach- for
publication . It is upon the prophet Hosoa . AI . A ictor Hugo ' s two new volumes of poetry are ou the point of being given to the public . They will form part of a grand work , entitled " La Ldgende des Siccles . " The author has chosen this time a noble and gigantic scheme ; he proposes , in fact , to write a poetic aud dramatic history of the world ; or , at least , of the great events in the records of human existence from the creation to the present age . The first volume
includes the biblical and evangelical periods , the decline of the Roman empire , the rise of Islamism , and the history of chivalry , in two dramatic poems , entitled " Le Petit Roi de Galice" and " Eviradmus . " The second volume treats of Italy , from the dark ages to the Renaissance , Philippe II ., maritime discovery , and includes a poem on the Swiss mercenaries of the seventeenth century . A Paris correspondent writes , " Some specimens that I have read exhibit much pathos and beauty ;
but there is little doubt ( hat the great attraction of the work will consist iu its political references . " Mr . Charles Hardwieke , of Manchester and Preston , a gentleman well known for his writings and lectures on the financial position of friendly societies , has just completed a work he has long been engaged upon , in ivhich the whole question is popularly explained , The errors so frequently complained of are fully discussed , and the laws of finance , together with the conditions necessary to the future stability of these numerous ancl important social institutions of the provident operatives , are demonstrated .
Maemillan sMaga : i > ie will make its appearance on the 1 st of November , The editor is to be Professor Massou , aud among the leading contributors are named Air . T . Hughes , the author of " Tom "Brown's School Days . " A correspondent of a Manchester paper gives the following account of the result of the attempt to found a popular religious daily newspaper . "At tlio latter end of 1857 , I was induced , at the very earnest solicitation of one of its agents , to become a proprietor in the * National Leagu i * .
Newspaper Company , ' who proposed to commence a newspaper , to b c called the Dial . The risk I undertook was not large , only five shar cs . at .- £ 10 each , towards which I then paid a deposit of £ 2 each , making £ 10 , besides some small charge for registration . I was informed that when a certain amount was subscribed the publication of the paper would he proceeded with at once , aud that in the mean time only tho interest of what was paid up would be required for preliminary expenses
Until June this year I heard nothiug more of the progress of the Dial . when 1 was invited to a meeting of shareholders , where a reverend gentleman proceeded to lay before us the account of the Dial's troubles , to state its financial position , ancl then strove to inspire us with the belief that some clay it would be successful . It appears that at its first stock-taking
JJie amount ol money And cxpc-mlccl up subsc'i-iVil was " to this time May , 1857 i'S . 000 £ 6 , 000 May , 1 S 53 27 , 000 1-1 , 000 May , IS 5 U : sl , 000 1 ( 1 , 000 So that if at May , T . S 58 , the shareholders had pleased to close the company ; out of the immense paid-up capital they would have beeu able to
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Symbolism Of Colour.—Ii.
" Vii golt voter sotele , si flu-ten in duz laufc Zierliche schilde mit herlich gerrant Bro . hteu si ze lliue , zis der hoh gezit . " " Many saddles bossed with red gold they brought into the land , Richly sculptur'd shields , ancl robes both gay and grand , In piles to Rhine they carry , to these spousals high . " And v . 1753-55 .
"Do choni ir gesinde die trugen dar ze haut Von at rotheni golcle eineu schilcles raut , Mit stahet herten spangen , vit michel unt breit . " "Following them their household , who carried in their hands Shields of molten red gold , enriched with circling bands ; AVith hard steel bosses mounted , their size both large and broad . " Other uses ofthe word are found v . 281 , 2437 , 1728 .
We cannot say that our own poetry , wherein the expression occurs , is so ancient , -but we will quote a couple of extracts from Orfea and Heurodis in "Scott ' s Minstrelsy of tho Scottish Border , " where the queen relates a dream which she had whilst sleeping under a tree ,
where"The king hacl a crown ou his head , It was not silver ne gold red ; All it was of precious stone , As bright ; as suu , forsooth , it shone . ' ' And farther—¦ * ' Ainiddd tho land a castel he seigh Rich and realand wonder hih
, g , AU 6 the utmostc wall AA'as clear and shine of cristal , And hundred towers there were about , Deguiselich and batailed stout : — The buttress came out of the ditch Of rede gold y-arched rich . "
These may be called subjective or inherent powers of the red colour , but objectivel y it had also the quality of imparting potency to any natural object of a deep red dye . The Scotch rowan tree or mountain ash is famous for its powerful action against witchcraft and ifcs red berries . Chambers ' s " Popular Songs of Scotland , " p . 110 , say , of" Rowan tree and red thread
Make the witches tyne ( losi ) their sped , " and that such a saying is prevalent over Scotland in the southern pastoral district , thus enlarged aud varied : "Black higgle , lauuuer bead , Rowan tree and red thread Put the witches to their speed . " A similar force is ascribed by our German neihbours to
g the clog rose and its red hugeblrih . The attached legend states that when Satan was hurled from heaven , to be able to storm it again he created the dog rose with its thorns pointing upright to serve him as steps , but that the Almi ghty frustrated his purpose by changing their direction downwards . The red hi p berry sprang necessarily from such a creative
power . I leave at present tho consideration of the thorn and its red haws , because , to prove the mythical character of the shrub , I should have to show the verbal identification with the genuine name of Thor , and of Thor ' s again with Janus , which I have done in another lace . Our space also forbids
p us to go into the symbolism of the other colours , and particularly of the many important considerations arising from the contrasted effects of white and black , on which almost the whole of the Slavonic religious and beliefs were based : the contrast between their white ancl black gods—Bielbog and Zerribog .
Literature.
Literature .
NOTES ON LITERATURE , SCIENCE , AND ART . A rrasios of £ 70 a year lias been given to Air . Charles Duke Yongo , author of several Greek and Latin school books—notably of the '' English Greek Lexicon , " and the " Phraseological English Latin Dictionary "for literary services . Some days ago a daily journal announced , upon the somewhat singular , -mtlwrity of the Kew Tork Tribune , the entire restoration of Sir E , E-
Lytton ' s health . AVe regret to learn from another source that this statement is incorrect , and that Sir Edward still continues to suffer severely from illness . AVe quite agree with our contemporary the Critic , who says : " . For some time past people have been inquiring what has become of Sir Edward Lytton Bulwer . That his health had suffered from his many labours , literary and political , and that a temporary cessation from all kind of work became necessary- about the time of Lord
Derby ' s famous appeal to the country , was well known . Afterwards it was reported that he was better , and would shortly be able to resume the normal activity of his life . Since that time , however , his name as it were disappeared from public records , and a kind of ' Oh ! no , ive never mention him' feeling seems to be entertained on the subject . This is far from satisfactory , and although we have no disposition to intrude upon a private sorrow , we cannot but regard Sir Edward Lytton
Bulwer as public property ; and , as such , the public ought to know something about him . " Photographs of the original drawings by Raftiielle , iu the royal library at AAlndsor , have been taken at the expense of the Prince Consort . The negatives of these impressions have beeu presented to the Science and Art Department of the Committee of Council on Education : from which copies will be supplied to schools of art , aud the public generally , at the mere cost of paper and printing . A portion of Dr . Pusey ' s " Commentary of the Bible , " ivhich hus been so long in preparation , is now said to be almost reach- for
publication . It is upon the prophet Hosoa . AI . A ictor Hugo ' s two new volumes of poetry are ou the point of being given to the public . They will form part of a grand work , entitled " La Ldgende des Siccles . " The author has chosen this time a noble and gigantic scheme ; he proposes , in fact , to write a poetic aud dramatic history of the world ; or , at least , of the great events in the records of human existence from the creation to the present age . The first volume
includes the biblical and evangelical periods , the decline of the Roman empire , the rise of Islamism , and the history of chivalry , in two dramatic poems , entitled " Le Petit Roi de Galice" and " Eviradmus . " The second volume treats of Italy , from the dark ages to the Renaissance , Philippe II ., maritime discovery , and includes a poem on the Swiss mercenaries of the seventeenth century . A Paris correspondent writes , " Some specimens that I have read exhibit much pathos and beauty ;
but there is little doubt ( hat the great attraction of the work will consist iu its political references . " Mr . Charles Hardwieke , of Manchester and Preston , a gentleman well known for his writings and lectures on the financial position of friendly societies , has just completed a work he has long been engaged upon , in ivhich the whole question is popularly explained , The errors so frequently complained of are fully discussed , and the laws of finance , together with the conditions necessary to the future stability of these numerous ancl important social institutions of the provident operatives , are demonstrated .
Maemillan sMaga : i > ie will make its appearance on the 1 st of November , The editor is to be Professor Massou , aud among the leading contributors are named Air . T . Hughes , the author of " Tom "Brown's School Days . " A correspondent of a Manchester paper gives the following account of the result of the attempt to found a popular religious daily newspaper . "At tlio latter end of 1857 , I was induced , at the very earnest solicitation of one of its agents , to become a proprietor in the * National Leagu i * .
Newspaper Company , ' who proposed to commence a newspaper , to b c called the Dial . The risk I undertook was not large , only five shar cs . at .- £ 10 each , towards which I then paid a deposit of £ 2 each , making £ 10 , besides some small charge for registration . I was informed that when a certain amount was subscribed the publication of the paper would he proceeded with at once , aud that in the mean time only tho interest of what was paid up would be required for preliminary expenses
Until June this year I heard nothiug more of the progress of the Dial . when 1 was invited to a meeting of shareholders , where a reverend gentleman proceeded to lay before us the account of the Dial's troubles , to state its financial position , ancl then strove to inspire us with the belief that some clay it would be successful . It appears that at its first stock-taking
JJie amount ol money And cxpc-mlccl up subsc'i-iVil was " to this time May , 1857 i'S . 000 £ 6 , 000 May , 1 S 53 27 , 000 1-1 , 000 May , IS 5 U : sl , 000 1 ( 1 , 000 So that if at May , T . S 58 , the shareholders had pleased to close the company ; out of the immense paid-up capital they would have beeu able to