... incurred on modern appliances for this purpose, that the fire should have spread so rapidly and destructively. He had just been speaking that morning to some friends about the security of his theatre against destruction by fire. In reply to a question, Mr. Wilmot ...

... poetry, above everything else, which for many people esta- blishes that he is an angel. Of his poetry I have not space now to speak. But let no one suppose that a want of humour and a self-delusion such as Shelley's have no effect upon a man's poetry. The ...

... interest and awe. Of various other antique and barbarous drums, bagpipes, and percussion instru- ments, we have no space to speak. We could have wished that the arrangement had been more historical and less cataloguy, and a few additional dates might with ...

... of an artist who has been ill, and is now well advanced toward recovery. In conversation lie is most animated and cheery, speaking with a crisp Edinburgh accent. As we talked about one thing and another, it came out that he is a strong anti-Gladstonian ...

... repeat to him Milton's lines The Angel ended, and in Adamn's ear So charming left his voice that he awhile Thought him still speaking, still stood fixed to hear. The most interesting chapter in the book is that which gives an account (chiefly from Rogers's ...

... trio~in a minor, played by himself and Messrs. Bnziau and Albert. But then this trio, charming as it is, is comparatsvely speaking an old atosy, as it was written, performed, and admired a long time ago. Nor do the chamber works of Messrs. Agnilar and ...

... considerable skill the tripping measure of the original. Here are a fer lines from the eleventh section-it is Aucassin who speaks:- Doce arnie, flors de lis, Biax alers et biax venirs, Biax joners et biax bordirs, Biax parlors et biax delis, Dox baisiers ...

... the margins are ample, and the numerous illustrations are printed with extreme care. Of the illustrations, however, we will speak when we have given an outline of Mr. Hamerton's journey. He wished to explore the river Saone from as near its source as might ...

... of the herd; the Cyprian the most fertile. Is it true that bees are not indigenous in America? Bates (Amazons) distinctly speaks of a breed which has not yet learned to economise space and material by making its cells octagonal. The So/. offered last ...

... valuation by experts appointed on either side. The purchase money will probably amount to some 4,000. It is rather premature to speak of the new directo's projects, but lie is said to contemplate a wide extension of hospitality to the young musical school ...

... hold on the h imaginations of those who witnessed it. b Of Mrs Dacre's impersonation of the heroine it is impos- c. sible to speak too highly. She made a great impression, Ir and scored a brilliant artistic success. Mr Dacre in the s, part of the soldier ...

... returu him wheon the time comes. It is hi ess expected ?? W. V. Hlarcourt, and other prominent ' In Liperals will cona down to speak in the course of the l the nex tew weeks, while Mr Evelyn, M.P., bas ?? de- Ii log termined to throw ail his influence into ...