... ofp~talents great attainments a terling quali. ties itle ig nlot the tiume, neither is this tbe place, to z jio o bese. ')To speak of him in the lan- to d snce'i would be opposed to the whole Sgutr i life which was pre-eminently one of spiiet bltsiv power ...

... biography ; and now that the illustrious engineer is dead, the author has conjoined the two lives, and incorporated, so to speak, the achievements of the one with the other. There can bs no doubt that the Stephensons will go down to posterity together ...

... Vesuvius' slope. 'nshirouding in that tomb of burning ?? The mothers aud their cbidress. Woo is me ; tremble, oh, my father! as I speak Th'he thoughts that haunt me. In thine eyes, per. chance, They seem too bold. They trespass on the ground Where men must walk ...

... pertain to the general scope of the work. The subjects are abundantly illustrated by maps, engravings, &c,, which at once speak to the eye, and greatly enhance the usefulness of the book. From the accessible price, and the convenient mode of issue, we ...

... excellent Scottish song, ancient or modern, finds a place. Doubtless there are a few indiifferent modern pieces, but generally speaking the %elettion is first-rate, and the music is worthy of it. Prefixed to many of the songs, and also in the form of an appendix ...

... many passages. which show that the Emperor, to a certain extent, anticipates these probable reflections of the reader, and speaks out as if he wished to oon. vey the impression that his words are applicable to his own acts. The first chapter treats of ...

... Edinburgh artist, who attracted some attention at the Academy's exhibition last year. The colour in this picture is, generally speaking, excellent, the delicacy of the flesh tints being more especially worthy of commendation. In point of expression, the old ...

... This part of the book would be worth the reading of those who ignorantly fancy that Scotch is a sort of vulgar English. Speaking of the dipthongal sounds, he ?? head, as we cal it, quilk the English calee a oehioe head ; and of ai, a distinct sound ...

... leclual humiliation to such an extent that we are' ura many clever women of, families will reasonably' ask that she should speak only for herself and her: -reations. Cab any of the sterner sex refuse to be' gratified as he performs the office of fathe ...

... Those who had clothes worth talking were strilipkd. Some of the women were alive. I crnnot esyy'haw many-but three could speak, They Prayed for the sake of God that anu end might be put ito their sufferings. I remarked one very stout wo. o man, a half-caste ...

... we not a word to add illustrating more real curiosities of human nature: aIn Lord Cockbrn's ' Memorials of hisiTime,' he speaks of ' a singular race of excellent Scotch old ladies, They were a delightful set; atroug.headed. wfarm-hearted, and high-spirited; ...

... this shelf There is no literary grace about it; but there is that charm which always attaches to honest writing by a man who speaks of that only which he knows, and testifies of that only which he has seen. That you may be ready for all emergencies, take ...