Notices of New Works [pp. 238-240]

Notices of Arew Works.
want of success in his imputed dialogue between Milton and Cowley, in which the old poets talk in the favorite antithetical strain of the
writer himself, and we know at once that it is the
modern essayist who is speaking to us in duplicate. Landor has caught most happily, in
alnost every insta nce, the tone of the personage whom he imitates, and the reader, who had
never become acquainted with his writings,
might take up Mr. Hillard's comnpilation and
without a knowledge of the title, suppose that
he was in reality running over excerpts from
the classics. The volume is beautifully printed in quaint antique type, and upon the firm,
delicately-tinted paper uniformly employed by
the tasteful publishers.
Saera, but the interest taken in t he su bje ct denaanding for it a wider c ircul ation than could be
give n to it in that periodical, Professo r Dan a
ha s caused an edition to be issued in pamphlet
form.
We beg also t o o ffer our acknowledgments to
Messr s. Mil ler & Melton of Yorkville, S- C. for
a copy of the beautiful public ati on t he y have
issued of the "Celebration at King's Mountain,"
noticed at some length in the opening article of
our present number. These gentlemen show a
highlv commendable public spirit in thus fitly
commemorating an interesting day in the history of their State, whilst the exquisite typography of the brochure does equal credit to their
own taste and the press from which it came.
HOME SERVICE. A MANUAL. By WILLIAM
BACON STEVENS, D. D. Philadelphia: Pub lished by E. H. Butler & Co. 1856. [From
A. Morris, 97 Main Street.
DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN
REVOLUTION; Consisti,.g of Letters and Pa pers Relating to the Contest for Liberty, &c.
ce., 1764-1776, By R. W. GIBBES, M. D.
New York: D. Appleton & Co. 1855.
An exquisitely printed devotional volume,
containing forms of prayer and original sermons
f o r the use of families debarred the privilege of
r e gular attendance upon divine worship at
church. The Rev. Dr. Stevens, the author, is
an eminent Episcopal clergyman whose name
w ill be a sufficient assurance of the orthodoxy
a nd excellence of this religious manual to all
who are within the pale of the same denominat i o n with himn-outside of that com munion it is
probable the work will have bu t a limited acceptance. We cannot too highly commend the
t a s t e displayed in the externals of the volumeits clear typography, firm white p aper and
handsome binding leave nothing to be desired.
The compiler of this well digested map of
revolutionary paper s ha s do ne repeat ed ser vices
to the cause of American history in previous
publications of a like character. Equally distinguished for his excellent judgment and his
enlightened zeal, he has labored faithfully and
well to rescue from decay the memorials of the
past, now becoming like tha the leaves of the Sibyl,
of the more valu e as they are fewer in number.
The documents now laid before the public relate
chiefly to the part borne by South Carolina in
the struggle for independence, and, as the fire
of patriotism burned nowhere with a brighter
and steadier flame than in that glorious Commonwealth, it may well be supposed that they
possess no ordinary interest for the student and
the annalist.
SONGS AND BALLADS of the Revolution. With
Votes and Illustrations. By FRANK MOORE.
New York: D. Appleton & Company. 1856.
[From James Woodhouse, 157 Main Street.
NOTES ON CENTRAL AMERICA; Particularly
the States of Honduras and San Salvador-.
By E. G. SQUIER. With Original,laps
and Illustrations. New York: Hlarper &
Brothers. 1855. [Frotii A. Morris, 97 Main
Street.
Few of the lyrical effusions comprised in this
work are remarkable for poetic excellence, but B.
they are fragrant of Revolutionary patriotism,
and have about them the ring of true metal. Interspersed with the songs of the rebels, are
squibs in rhyme from verse-making officers of
"his Majesty's Forces in North America" in
ridicule of the cause-the most remarkable of
which is perhaps the Cow-Chace of Major Andre. Ballads are valuable leaves of history, as
Lillibullero and the Marseillaise sufficiently
prove, and regarded only as a contribution to
our historical literature, Mr. Moore's book is, in
the highest degree, acceptable.
Mir. Squier has given us in the present hlandsome publication, a most interesting account of
a section of our own continent which seems to
be as little known to us as it is largely discussed. At this juncture of affairs, when Central
American politics engross the diplomatic attention of Enigland and the United States, it happens very opportunely that we have the means
presented of making ourselves accurately and
minutely acquainted with the country, its climate, people and resources.
Our thanks are due to Professor James D.
Dana of Yale College for a copy of a treatise on
"Science and the Bible," being a review of
Prof. Tayler Lewis's "Six Days of Creation."
It wats originally published in the Bibliotheca
1856.]
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Among the recent publications of Mr. Bohn,
for which we are indebted to Messrs. Bangs,
Brothers & Co., of New York, sent through