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LITERATURE

... that, for the first time in his political life, Mr. Bright speaks as a man conscious of responsibility for what he says. He recogniese -theo existence of persons who differ from himself. He, speaks of considering not what woudd bee ab. stractedly the best ...

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... Gospel inEzekiel, &c. London: Ales, Strahan; Glasgow, 1 Royal Bank Piace. 1866. (Pp. 141,) TnEI song of which Dr. Gulitrie speaks in this little volumo is the one which the multitude of shining angels, mentioned in Scripture, sang while hovering above ...

LECTURES ON ART

... which, he said, from various ;reasons, had only succeeded to a small extent in accomplishing their object. He then went on to speak of the relation of ornamentation to the fine art, tstaing that both were regulated by the same principles. In illustrating ...

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... between the lines, and who would have heard in the words the voice of a lost friend, they might have been useful, Thus wie must speak Of the Bible Hours and the versicles, which are really worse than usual; but we cannot praise too highly the good sound ...

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... proceed. Scurcely less recongisable is Lady Katherine Wyse, one of the people who reserve to them. selves that right of speaking their minds which Is seldom enjoyed (however it may be appreciated) by the recipient of uch franknesse. H er visits hod therefore ...

GLASGOW INSTITUTE OF THE FINE ARTS

... find a considerable advance upon last year in respect ol the number of specimens. The quality of the pictures is, generally speaking, exceedingly good, though there are perhaps fewer works of conspicuous excellence than we had in last year's collection. ...

THE POEMS OF J.GODFREY SAXE

... comes-that dreadful man- Disguise it as I'may, I know that, like an aistusan rain, He'll last throughout the day. In vain I speak of urgent tasks; In vain I scowl and pout; A frown is no extiDguisher,- It does not put him out! I mean to take the knocker ...

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... within whose capacious boundaries somanypiousbut luckleasprelectiong get decently and for ever inurned. Professor Plumptre speaks from a ?? full mind; and having, besides, a well. balanced judgment, and a lenient temper, the quality andmannerof his ut ...

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... bansdsomevo'ume ?? the same principle as his extracts from the Greek and Latin authors, on which we have had occasion to speak in terms of high commendation, as useful works of reference to the student and the literary man. The French and Italian extracts ...

FINE ART INSTITUE

... standing by the side of his charger. The pose of the figure k at once natural and dignified, and the conute. nance, evidently a speaking likeness, is full of life and meaning. In the treatmentof the horse the artist has also been highly successful, though there ...

LITERATURE

... dreams. She istroubled and perplexedwonder. Iog what to do. Nature's voice, which formerly spoke to her, is now silent, or, to speak more correctly, her heart no longer beats responsive to nsture's melody; and just as she is beginning to wish to be led by ...

LITERATURE

... venerable names The witnesses adduced upon both sides of the contro- Yerey from among the great of past ages are here, so to speak, cross questio ed by one who has acquired, lhrough laborious study, a singularly thorough ac- quaintance with their habits ...