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... up with _ illuminated borders and golden letters, we thinlc it not likely ever to be rivalled much less excelled. When we speak of the illustratiorns to this poem we may mention that the text occupies 320 pages, aed, so profusely are thee woodeuts scattered ...

THE MAGAZINES

... excellent paper on American Statesmen, but it is pa -i of the men of the past more than of the present time that the ski I writer speaks. Hypatia, or new foss with an old face, is ml contisnued with great ability. The philosophical rival of Chrise co tianity ...

LITERATURE

... correctness of thho engravin~s and w theirsexecution is admirable, tasteful, and finished. The 'lips-. Ia trations alone, not to: speak of the letter-press, are wcrtb far- s more than the cost price. Lovers of the fine arts, especially, n will find this work ...

LITERATURE

... By James Simpson, Esq., Advocate. William Blackwood & Sons, Ediniburgh asid Jondoi. 1853. WE have oftein heard our seniors speak of the avidity withl wohichi they devoured Slicipsoim's narrative of his visit to Flan- ders and the Field of Wmaterloo. Full ...

LITERATURE

... v The Professional, Company seems to have progressed at a tl very satisfactory ratio; and the writer, naturally enough, speaks h of its prospects in terms the most sanguine, bet swhich, on the fi principles bees stated, will, we hope, berealiscd. The ...

FASHIONS FOR FEBRUARY

... observed that bonillotas continue* very much Fe employed as triumiiige fer' the skirt4i -bodies, and sleeves:, In etais P. speaking of those bouillons; we-may-oblservc~,that,- to giv! on3 t& them, they tireoften croiised at diibaucsti~`by *~r~athsism ie ...

LITERATURE

... the / transformed into lea, &e. Cer- inly such blunders are les repens bot cn a Pa less so. The au « The hy instance, when speak ing of the i calls them les hautes Volailles, meani ay, of has thet of poultry ; and the passage in which this gross blunder ...

LITERATURE

... that the Professor he deeiynotcie was icet legally qealifled in tcrncs of the Cicarter of Fouicidatiou, which provides (spea~king, generally) that tlc can dv didate be a Doctoi' in Jure Clviii., Cictanacic lied beecs raised tic to tiec Deetovate icy ...

OUR NATIONAL DEFENCES

... draughts of water on bars and backs, the practicable points of debarkation, and the exact defensive condition of our shores. We speak by the card, when we assert these opportunities Nor To HAVE BEEN NEGLECTED. From the Bay of Berwick, to that of Wick, the eastern ...

AGRICULTURE

... Caomnittee, (Applauee.) mal Intlj The Secretary returned thanks for the kind manner in which ni. tlrcy bad boon pleased to speak of his services. The duty h rd. i had to perform had been a very agreeable one ; for upon all free eyoccasions he had met with ...

EXHIBITION OF THE ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY

... we dare say, be found in Mr Hill’s paint-box, but, we believe, it will be sought for in vain in nature. We regretto have to speak thus strongly. But it must be remembered, that a man’s productions are always to be criticised in view of his position. If ...

POPULAR ENTERTAINMENTS

... of' Uncle T1omn' Caibini Ii s been iiigbitly played to deliglhted audiences. It is nlot often that it is lis sor psui' to speak of' a new play cci 11being 'it the oasis timl sretl loilili languiage, positions, t and teachinigs, hot wv.etoo safely itO ...