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THE OPENING OF THE PARIS OPERA

... tion, both of the' performance anud the general spectacle afforded by the theatre, the staircase, and the saloon, which it speaks of as symbols of excessive. luury, materialism run wild, and golden calf worship. Frenchdemo- cracy should be pleased to see ...

THE COMMUNISTIC SOCIETIES OF AMERICA

... 11uds1 ;oldear than some of thre pltrlly inhtind erit ntrprisos which Mr. Novdhoff illus- cqte. Soeof tha o Slt'tues like Speaks of, such1, for oxamtple, its thnat of V iiihind, New J orsev, aire nlot oveirt c-operlitie, iiet to saly eoanunummistio, ...

MR. BLANCHARD JURROLD'S LIFE OF NAPOLEON IIL

... could not be doubtfual In the LO end Prince Napoleon was sentenced to perpetual to imprisosment in a fortress., Ai Mr. Jerrold speaks of the p risen of Ham an the L' Prince's university, and says that he entered there )f upon,, a course of readinig and thinking ...

EARL RUSSELLS RECOLLECTIONS

... which do not give rise to a declaration of fundamental principles, the fruit of that experience which justifies the writer in speaking from his retirement at AIdworth in sometling of prophetic strain ! Nor are the very latest topics of the hour neglected ...

DR. NEWMAN'S REPLY TO MR GLADSTONE

... attend to your diet. Now, this is riot a fair parallel to the Pope's hold upon us: for lie does not speak to us personally r but to all, and in speaking definitively on ethical subjects, 3 what lie propoun s; must relate to things good and bad in themsolves ...

MR. KINGLAKE ON THE BATTLE OF INKERMANN

... membering that the loss of 2,600 men was a graver misfortune to hint than that of 12,000 to Mentschi- koff, he added, To speak frankly, we want every man you can send us. Doubtless it was a glorious day, one of which we may always be proud; but it left ...

RECENT NOVELS

... words with which it is enveloped, is no easy ta6k. The heroine speaks iu blank verse. Her lover in in- passionledmoments thees and thous her as if ho wero a Quaker. She has a French maid who speaks Etiglislh like Man Friday. The Sonorous blank verse, in which ...

THE PERILS OF NOVEL-WRITING

... notion of asking the critics to join us ; but then I reflected that we authors would be so mortally afraid as to be unable to speak, and the critics would havo rill the tallr- ing to themselvOs. Besides, it might look as if I were using my aunt's money to ...

MUSIC

... Spohxrs Sixth Concerto; and gaian in the ?? of his own composition-a work of which we must await another opportunity to speak in detail. It was given for the Ant time in t1ilanmd, aE W the orchestral suiti of Bach, one of three usuh wokk, ptwo, of which ...

DRAMA

... ives 1 tventrilm~nlllt P:,termm:I:'t of'i tl vvll alllusill, Rind. Tlho notioll, of ?? tif't'2 or foe u ppt!lkt zip!8war to Speak is uo,,t in. ,i~ce iII lsl w11it} ii buit thet Ivh leI lbusinuqss is1 so huilluolos d::xl se, I:! witi kvlit tha:t it Ca;nnot ...

DRAMA

... con- scientiously given, with very few curtailments, throughout the whole five acts, It would bs satisfactory if we could speak as favourably of the acting, but, unfortunately, few of the performars, except 14r. Phelps, are capable of stamping upon the ...

CURRENT LITERATURE

... it bit by bit, it does not seem I so very ebarniing. Long wearisoule riding, ?? diffbrent m1onotiollous eating, no Yport to speak of, hard bed upon the ground, hot sun, wet, no con' I paniosi of my owA elass-novortholeti5, I am c ?? thin, I have been for ...