LINE S REFERRED TO BY MR. MOORE, AND INSCRIBED IN A VOLUME OF 'MY DEAR GOULD: "THE foremost patriot of all time Must hold high place in his regards, MEMORIALS OF WASHINGTON." Sloperton, Chippenham, July 1st, 1845. 'I regret exceedingly that it was not till after your departure I discovered the curious and interesting gift which you so kindly, and at the same time so modestly, left behind for me. 'I assure you I shall value it most highly, not only for its own intrinsic worth, but for the graceful and only too flattering verses which accompany it. Much as I have written of English poetry, I am ashamed to say how very little of it I have ever read; prose having been always my favorite line of study. I may therefore plead guilty to being far less versed in American poetry than I ought to be. But if your Parnassus can boast many such denizens as the author of the graceful lines which you have done me the honor of addressing to me, I shall certainly be tempted, though my own poetical days are over, to refresh my memory of them with a taste of yours; and as in my youth I drank of the waters of your Niagara, regale myself now with the torrentia flumina of your poetry. 'Believe me, dear GOULD, yours very truly, 'To ROBERT HOWE GOULD, ESQ. "THOMAS MOORE.' We are throwing light' upon a great many subjects, and thus performing an acceptable service to the public, by announcing that the dépôt of the Carcel Mechanical Lamp is removed from John-street to Number 377 Broadway; and there we would suggest that the reader should call, to see how far the Beautiful can be carried. The exquisite ornamental forms and figures, of the most admirable materials, now employed in decorating the different varieties of the Carcel lamp, would certainly seem to have reached their acme. The force of art, one would think, could no farther go... THE felicitous application of a quotation is oftentimes almost akin to the actual inspiration of genius. The veteran GEORGE GRIFFIN, in a speech shortly after the war, made use of the following admirable expression: 'At this dark hour, our little navy, a remnant of federalism, plucked up by the locks the drowning honor of our country.' · 'Washington and his Generals,' by Rev. J. T. HEAD LEY, author of NAPOLEON and his Marshals,' has just been published by Messrs. BAKER AND SCRIBNER. We shall notice this excellent work hereafter. Four thousand copies were ordered before the book was out of the press! ・・・ WE quite agree with the 'Courier and Enquirer' daily journal, that the reviews of GRISWOLD'S Prose-Writers of America,' which have appeared in the Democratic Review' and The Literary World,' are 'very shabby, very weak, and show only uneasy malice.' We understand that the Southern Literary Messenger' has been hired, by a species of literary dicker' of no particular value, to republish one or both of those notices. It is well remarked by the Boston Courier,' that Mr. GRISWOLD and the public know too well how this 'independent criticism' is prepared and managed, 'to be at all affected by malevolence in the mask of candor, or to have any difficulty in detecting the whine of whipped conceit or the howl of mortified vanity in the disguise of affected sneer. Mr. GRISWOLD's book has been executed honestly, ably and well; and is a valuable contribution to the original literature of the country.' ONE seldom hears, now-a-days, in the metropolis, complaints of the Sunday newspapers. We believe it is now generally conceded that a well-conducted Sunday journal has a valuable conservative influence over a large class of readers, who would be less creditably engaged were they not attracted by the character and variety of its contents. These papers, too, have been constantly growing better. The Atlas,' one of the oldest, in its excellent engravings, and great amount and variety of matter, has secured that public favor which it has labored long and well to deserve; The Mercury, with its amusing illustrations, its scorn of humbugeousness, its trenchant satire, and its most original Dow sermons, has experienced similar good fortune; while 'The Times,' the veteran NOAH's sheet, with its keen observation of the antics of society, and its exposition of fashionable or domestic folly and affectation; and 'The Dispatch, a large and well-filled paper, and already a very popular candidate for the suffrages of the reading public, derive a liberal support, without at all affecting the circulation of those contemporaries which have been longer in the field. WE have an elaborately-pencilled catalogue of the exhibition of The National Academy of Design;' but preparation for May-day has compelled us to postpone our comments upon the pictures until our next. The exhibition is an excellent one. ・・・ WHATEVER may be said of our own departments in the present number, it will be conceded, no doubt, that we have bestowed little editorial' tediousness' upon the reader. There is quite other than literary gossip to be encountered by the Gothamite householder, compelled to fall in with the caravan of movers on May-day; and our readers may on this ground felicitate themselves upon an escape, for one month at least. Still, we must have 'our say' hereafter, on several matters of which we intended to speak at this present. • ... YOUR anecdote of BURCHARD,' writes a Buffalo correspondent, ' reminds me of another, touching the same individual. Some years ago he was holding a series of meetings in Windsor, (Vt.;) and among other attendants on them was a medical student, whom I shall call WINCKS. He was a hearer from curiosity. One evening, toward the close of a meeting, he was observed by BURCHARD, and was addressed as follows: WINCKS! they say you come here for sport! Who told you so?' was the prompt and loud inquiry. I shall not tell,' said BURCHARD. Then,' replied WINCKS, 'I shall think you made the story up.' In a few moments afterward, BURCHARD descended from the pulpit, and edging along toward WINCKS, asked him in a low but audible voice if he would not go forward into the anxious-seat. Not I,' was the ready reply.' Then,' said BURCHARD, with a smile, 'give us a quid of tobacco!" 4 LITERARY RECORD. - The BROTHERS HARPER give to the public a very instructive and valuable work, in three volumes, in their Lives of Eminent Men.' The first volume contains the lives of JOHN STARK, David Brainard, ROBERT FULTON, and JOHN SMITH; the second, ETHAN ALLEN, SEBASTIAN CABOT, HENRY HUDSON, JOSEPH WARREN, ISRAEL PUTNAM, and DAVID RITTENHOUSE; the third, WILLIAM PINCKNEY, Sir HENRY VANE, ANTHONY WAYNE, WILLIAM ELLERY, and RICHARD MONTGOMERY. These lives are extremely well written, and each volume contains a portrait; the first, of ROBERT FULTON, the second, of SEBASTIAN CABOT, and the third of Sir HENRY VANE. Among other late publications of the same house are new numbers of their great ' Pictorial History of England;' new editions of Mr. SAMUEL SPRING's Eastern tale of Giaffer Al Barmeki, or the Rose of Persia ;' of ALEXANDER SLIDELL MACKENZIE'S Spain Revisited,' in two volumes; The Pursuit of Knowledge Under Difficulties,' with examples and portraits, by Rev. Dr. WAYLAND; 'The String of Pearls,' by the everlasting JAMES; Historic Tales for Youth,' by Miss MARY E. LEE; and last and least, 'Alice Gordon, or the Uses of Orphanage;' a dull, namby-pamby, very poor and very pious,' but very pretty-looking little volume, which calls for no farther notice at our hands, and will attract none from the public... .. THE reading public are bound to thank the enterprising house of WILEY AND PUTNAM for a new and excellent edition of CARLYLE'S 'Past and Present' and · Chartism,' two works which have already been largely noticed in these pages; while juvenile readers will render to the same publishers their 'selectest praise' for the first volume of their pretty Home Treasury,' with its charming stories, illustrated by charming pictures. The home demand' of the little people has already spirited it away from the sanctum; and as we write, we hear enthu siastic encomiums passed upon its varied attractions. The same publishers have in press Izaak Walton's Complete Angler,' with notes by an American Editor, who is an accomplished disciple of the rod and line; and a new work by Mrs. FANNY KEMBLE BUTLER.... AMONG other entertaining and instructive works recently put forth by Messrs. APPLETON AND COMPANY, is one entitled '▲ Book of Travels in Africa.' It embraces all the travels in that country from the earliest ages to the present time, compiled by Professor JOHN FROST of Philadelphia, from the best authorities. The volume, which could not be otherwise than interesting, is embellished with a very fine portrait on steel of Captain CLAPPERTON, the celebrated African traveller, as well as numerous other engravings on steel and wood. . . . WE thought to have had opportunity to say something of 'The New-Englander' for the April quarter, but have not found it. We have read the number, however, and found it to contain several very excellent papers. Of these we would name especially that on 'The Best Society,' and 'Thoughts on the Revelations of the Microscope.' The latter bears we think the impress of Professor OLMSTED's mind and pen; while the former is full of important, wholesome truths, which ought to be, and we trust may be, carefully heeded.. WE acknowledge the receipt of two charming pieces of music from the new establishment of Mr. C. HOLT, Number 156 Fulton-street: The first, 'Fairest Flower so palely Drooping' is a beautiful tribute to the memory of a lovely and gifted lady of Brooklyn, the late Mrs. L. B. WYMAN, the poetry by Mrs. BALMANO, and the music by Miss AUGUSTA BROWNE; the second, The Shepherd's Cottage,' a pastoral ballad, composed by Gen. GEORGE P. MORRIS, the music by CHARLES HORN, as sung by Miss ABBY J. HUTCHINSON.... MR. J. S. REDFIELD, Clinton-Hall, has published the American Drawing-Book,' a Manual for the Amateur, and Basis of Study for the Professional Artist: especially adapted to the Use of Public Schools as well as Home Instruction; by J. G. CHAPMAN. Tell CHAPMAN to crow! and his publisher also; for truth to say, they may both do so, and with perfect propriety; for we doubt whether either can be beaten in the excellencies which unite in the composition of the Drawing-Book, the first number of which lies before us. We were a little incredulous at first as to the postulate assumed on the titlepage, Any one who can learn to write, can learn to draw;' but as we went on, and saw how clearly the learner was conducted, step by step, from the lightest straight continuous, dotted, or curve line to the diversified combination of these, which make up the finished sketch, we were compelled to admit that the assumption was well-grounded. Mr. CHAPMAN's directions are clear, simple and forcible; and illustrated at every point by explanatory drawings, which are of such a character as at once to convince the reader that he can practice with as much felicity as he can teach. There can be no more delightful accomplishment than that of drawing; and this work is so distinct and progressive in its instructions that we cannot well see how it could fail to impart a full and complete knowledge of the art. The publisher has successfully vied with the author; leaving absolutely nothing to be desired on the score of execution; it being quite equal in this respect to the best ornamental issues of the English press. On the 6th February was published THE LITERARY WORLD, A Gazette for Authors, Readers, and Publishers. EDITED BY EVERT A. DUYCKINCK, SUPPORTED BY EMINENT CONTRIBUTORS. IT CONTINUES TO BE PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY OSGOOD & Co., 136 Nassau St., CORNER OF BEEKMAN, NEW YORK. 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The Edinburgh Review on an American National REVIEWS-Life and Writings of Jeremy Taylor. |