67048Littell's Living Age — Volume 1291875

LITTELL'S

LIVING AGE.

E Pluribus Unum.

"These publications of the day should from time to time be winnowed, the wheat carefully preserved, and
the chaff thrown away."

"Made up of every creature's best."

"Various, that the mind
Of desultory man, studious of change,
And pleased with novelty, may be indulged."

FIFTH SERIES, VOLUME XIV.

FROM THE BEGINNING, VOL. CXXIX.

APRIL, MAY, JUNE,

1876.

BOSTON:

LITTELL AND GAY.


Fifth Series,
Volume XIV.
No. 1660. — April 1, 1876. From Beginning
Vol. CXXIX.


CONTENTS.
I. A Century of Great Poets, from 1750 Downwards. Alphonse de Lamartine, Blackwood's Magazine, 3
II. La Bella Sorrentina, Cornhill Magazine, 20
III. The Royal Bengal Tiger. By the Rev. M. G. Watkins, M.A., Fraser's Magazine, 35
IV. An Unimportant Person, Blackwood's Magazine, 47
V. Old Q., All The Year Round, 54
VI. Rooks, Chambers' Journal, 57
VII. A Sermon of Buddha. Translated from the Pali Version of the Sûtra Pitaka, Contemporary Review, 60
VIII. Food in Nervous Diseases, National Food and Fuel Reformer, 63
POETRY.
His Love will Carry me, 2  The Old Friends, 2
"Violet delicate, sweet", 2 "Rose, in the hedgerow grown", 2
 
Miscellany, 64
 
 

Fifth Series,
Volume XIV.
No. 1661. — April 8, 1876. From Beginning
Vol. CXXIX.


CONTENTS.
I. Bishop Butler and the Zeit-Geist. By Matthew Arnold, Contemporary Review, 67
II. The Dilemma. Part XXIII., Blackwood's Magazine, 78
III. Natural Religion. Part V., Macmillan's Magazine, 85
IV. An Unimportant Person. Part II., Blackwood's Magazine, 92
V. Mr. Thackeray's Sketches, Blackwood's Magazine, 98
VI. A Negro Methodist Conference, Cornhill Magazine, 106
VII. John Forster. By Blanchard Jerrold, Gentleman's Magazine, 113
VIII. Maxims and Reflections. From the German of Goethe, Fraser's Magazine, 117
IX. The Tree of Knowledge, Saturday Review, 125
X. The Art of Luxury, Belgravia, 127
POETRY.
Rest in the Grave, 66  Edelweiss, 66
The Face of my Mistress, 66
 
Miscellany, 128
 
 

Fifth Series,
Volume XIV.
No. 1662. — April 15, 1876. From Beginning
Vol. CXXIX.


CONTENTS.
I. The Hebrew Woman. By Constance de Rothschild, New Quarterly Review, 131
II. What She Came Through. By Sarah Tytler, author of "Lady Bell," etc., Good Words, 141
III. The Myth of Demeter and Persephone. By Walter H. Pater. Part II., Fortnightly Review, 152
IV. The Dilemma. Part XXIV., Blackwood's Magazine, 161
V. A Glimpse of the Korea. By Cyprian A. G. Bridge, Fortnightly Review, 168
VI. The Life and Labours of Francis Deak. 1803-1876. By Karl Blind, Fraser's Magazine, 173
VII. Principal Tulloch on Spiritual Evolution, Spectator, 181
VIII. The Hurricanes, Spectator, 183
IX. "Mysterious Sounds", Chambers' Journal, 185
X. In Italics, Queen, 189
XI. Landed Property in Prince Edward Island, Saturday Review, 190
POETRY.
Out of my Hand, 130  To Immortal Music, 130
"My Heart was Heavy", 130 The Primrose, 130
 
Miscellany, 192
 
 

Fifth Series,
Volume XIV.
No. 1663. — April 22, 1876. From Beginning
Vol. CXXIX.


CONTENTS.
I. Servia, British Quarterly Review, 195
II. What She Came Through. By Sarah Tytler, author of "Lady Bell," etc. Part II., Good Words, 205
III. Some Aspects of Friendship, Blackwood's Magazine, 214
IV. The Fair of St. Nicodeme. By the author of "Patty," etc., Temple Bar, 226
V. Humour, Cornhill Magazine, 234
VI. Little Bobby: a Sketch in Paris, Blackwood's Magazine, 240
VII. Heligoland, Saturday Review, 244
VIII. The Power of Names, Spectator, 246
IX. Affectation, Saturday Review, 248
X. Art Needlework, Pall Mall Gazette, 251
XI. Going to the Bad, Liberal Review, 253
XII. Nelson and Suvorof, Athenæum, 254
POETRY.
To the Empress, 194  The Latest Grave of the Abbey, 194
One Day out of Seven, 194 At Rest, 194
 
Miscellany, 255, 256
 
 

Fifth Series,
Volume XIV.
No. 1664. — April 29, 1876. From Beginning
Vol. CXXIX.


CONTENTS.
I. Eton College, Blackwood's Magazine, 259
II. The Dilemma. Part XXV., Blackwood's Magazine, 272
III. Mrs. Thrale (Piozzi): the Friend of Dr. Johnson, Macmillan's Magazine, 281
IV. What She Came Through. By Sarah Tytler, author of "Lady Bell," etc.Part III., Good Words, 290
V. Norman Macleod. By A. K. H. B., Fraser's Magazine, 305
VI. The Norman Kingdom in Sicily, Quarterly Review, 312
VII. A Visit to a Japanese Silver-Mine, Chambers' Journal, 318
POETRY.
A Holiday, 258  The Old Mill, 258
Sonnet, 258 Michael Angelo, 258
 
Miscellany, 319, 320
 
 

Fifth Series,
Volume XIV.
No. 1665. — May 6, 1876. From Beginning
Vol. CXXIX.


CONTENTS.
I. The Political Changes of Thirty Years, Contemporary Review, 323
II. The Dilemma. Conclusion, Blackwood's Magazine, 333
III. Madame de Maintenon. Part I., Fortnightly Review, 346
IV. What She Came Through. By Sarah Tytler, author of "Lady Bell," etc. Part IV., Good Words, 354
V. The Pessimist's View of Life, Cornhill Magazine, 363
VI. A Literary Friendship of the Fourteenth Century, Macmillan's Magazine, 372
VII. Lord Macaulay's Memory, Spectator, 381
POETRY.
Sailed To-Day, 322  Any Poet to his Mistress, 322
In Church, 322 Spring is Coming, 322
 
Miscellany, 384
 
 

Fifth Series,
Volume XIV.
No. 1666. — May 13, 1876. From Beginning
Vol. CXXIX.


CONTENTS.
I. Christian Populations in Turkey, London Quarterly Review, 387
II. 1895, Blackwood's Magazine, 398
III. Dutch Guiana. By W. Gifford Palgrave. Part IV., Fortnightly Review, 409
IV. What She Came Through. By Sarah Tytler, author of "Lady Bell," etc. Part V., Good Words, 421
V. Russian Idylls, Contemporary Review, 429
VI. The Literary Maltreatment of Music, Macmillan's Magazine, 438
VII. A Message from St. Kilda to Lord J. Manners, Spectator, 444
VIII. Getting Over It, Queen, 447
POETRY.
We Were Children Once, 386  Once, 386
 
 

Fifth Series,
Volume XIV.
No. 1667. — May 20, 1876. From Beginning
Vol. CXXIX.


CONTENTS.
I. Rousselet's Travels in India, Westminster Review, 451
II. 1895. Conclusion, Blackwood's Magazine, 472
III. Macaulay, Fortnightly Review, 482
IV. What She Came Through. By Sarah Tytler, author of "Lady Bell," etc. Part VI., Good Words, 494
V. Life, Letters, and Journals of George Ticknor, Athenæum, 504
VI. My Easter Holiday, Pall Mall Budget, 508
VII. Neighbours, Liberal Review, 510
VIII. Lord Palmerston at Broadlands, Month, 511
POETRY.
Morning-Glories, 450  On Hearing The Chiff-Chaff, 450
 
Miscellany, 512
 
 

Fifth Series,
Volume XIV.
No. 1668. — May 27, 1876. From Beginning
Vol. CXXIX.


CONTENTS.
I. Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay, Edinburgh Review, 515
II. Justin Vitali's Client: a French "Cause Celebre", Cornhill Magazine, 535
III. Sunday-School and Lending-Library Literature, Good Words, 550
IV. What She Came Through. By Sarah Tytler, author of "Lady Bell," etc. Part VII., Church Quarterly Review, 564
V. Furnishing, Saturday Review, 572
VI. Soul-Traps, Sunday at Home, 574
VII. A Frenchman on French Women, Standard, 575
POETRY.
Twilight Voices, 514  A Song of Land at Sea, 514
Grapes, Wine, and Vinegar, 514 April: a Sonnet, 514
 
 

Fifth Series,
Volume XIV.
No. 1669. — June 3, 1876. From Beginning
Vol. CXXIX.


CONTENTS.
I. Recent Scotch Novels, Edinburgh Review, 579
II. What She Came Through. By Sarah Tytler, author of "Lady Bell," etc. Part VIII., Good Words, 598
III. Mrs. Thrale (Piozzi): the Friend of Dr. Johnson. Part II., Macmillan's Magazine, 609
IV. The Lady Candidate, Blackwood's Magazine, 618
V. T'other Side o' the Water. By One who Knows this Side, Temple Bar, 630
VI. The National Antipathies of Individuals, Spectator, 634
VII. The Conditions of Business Success, Spectator, 637
VIII. Incidents of African Travel, New Quarterly Magazine, 638
POETRY.
April Days, 578  The Grafin von Rosenau, 578
 
Miscellany, 640
 
 

Fifth Series,
Volume XIV.
No. 1670. — June 10, 1876. From Beginning
Vol. CXXIX.


CONTENTS.
I. Sir William and Caroline Herschel, Quarterly Review, 643
II. Janet Mason's Troubles. A Story of Town and Country, Sunday Magazine, 659
III. Society, Blackwood's Magazine, 668
IV. Whittlebridge, Blackwood's Magazine, 679
V. Madame de Maintenon, Fortnightly Review, 686
VI. For Pity's Sake. By the author of "Robert Holt's Illusion," etc., Sunday Magazine, 694
VII. The Pantheon, Paris, Our Own Fireside, 703
POETRY.
Primroses, 642  Dawn in the Mountains of the
Tropics
,
642
A Rhyme of One, 642
Comfort, 642 Spring Song, 704
 
 

Fifth Series,
Volume XIV.
No. 1671. — June 17, 1876. From Beginning
Vol. CXXIX.


CONTENTS.
I. Clarendon, Contemporary Review, 707
II. Whittlebridge. Part II., Blackwood's Magazine, 722
III. Spelling, Cornhill Magazine, 730
IV. For Pity's Sake. By the author of "Robert Holt's Illusion," etc. Part II., Sunday Magazine, 739
V. Social, Representative, and Rambling Plants, Macmillan's Magazine, 748
VI. Janet Mason's Troubles. A Story of Town and Country. Part II., Sunday Magazine, 753
VII. Coca, Chambers' Journal, 764
POETRY.
Hymn, 706  Revolutionary Ballads,
Winter Song, 706 General Wolfe, 766
The Empty Place, 706 Montgomery, 766
The Queen's Lamentation, 767
Vain Britons, boast no longer, 767
The Junta, 768
 
 

Fifth Series,
Volume XIV.
No. 1672. — June 24, 1876. From Beginning
Vol. CXXIX.


CONTENTS.
I. The Keppels: Fifty Years of my Life, by the Earl of Albemarle, Quarterly Review, 771
II. Janet Mason's Troubles. A Story of Town and Country. Part III., Sunday Magazine, 793
III. Macaulay, Cornhill Magazine, 805
IV. For Pity's Sake - Part III. By the author of "Robert Holt's Illusion," etc., Sunday Magazine, 817
V. Our Cakes, Queen, 822
⁂ Title and Index to Volume CXXIX.
POETRY.
A Song of the Country, 770  First Fruits, 770
Then, 770 Spring's Gifts, 770
 
Miscellany, 824