Littell's Living Age/Volume 136

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 XXI.

FROM THE BEGINNING, VOL. CXXXVI.

JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH,

1878

BOSTON:

LITTELL AND GAY.

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No. 1751. — January 5, 1878.

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CONTENTS.
I.	Humming-Birds. By Alfred Russell Wallace,	Fortnightly Review,	3
II.	Erica. Part VII. Translated for The Living Age from the German of	Frau von Ingersleben,	14
III.	Charlotte Bronte,	Cornhill Magazine,	23
IV.	Doris Barugh. A Yorkshire Story. By Katharine S. MacQuoid, the author of "Patty." Part X.,	Good Words,	34
V.	On the Hygienic Value of Plants in Rooms and the Open Air. By Prof. Max von Pettenkofer,	Contemporary Review,	47
VI.	The Prince Consort's Savings,	Spectator,	55
VII.	Heliogoland,	Macmillan's Magazine,	58
VIII.	Forgetfulness,	Spectator,	62

POETRY.
Autumn,	2	An October Garden,	2
Vixi Puellis,	2	Fons Bandusiæ,	2
An Unequal Game,	2	An Autumn Song,	2
Miscellany,			64

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No. 1752. — January 12, 1878.

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CONTENTS.
I.	Florence and the Medici,	Fortnightly Review,	67
II.	Doris Barugh. By Katharine S. MacQuoid, the author of "Patty." Part XI.	Good Words,	76
III.	Russian Aggression, as Specially Affecting Austria-Hungary and Turkey. By Louis Kossuth,	Contemporary Review,	94
IV.	Erica. Part VIII. Translated for The Living Age from the German of	Frau von Ingersleben,	108
V.	Within the Precincts. By Mrs. Oliphant,	Advance Sheets,	118
VI.	Rugby Football,	Tatler,	127

POETRY.
A Summer Evening,	66	At her Door,	66
The Honest Farmer,	66	A Moment,	66
A Man's Regret,	66
Miscellany,			128

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No. 1753. — January 19, 1878.

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CONTENTS.
I.	The Ninety Years' Agony of France. By Prof. Goldwin Smith,	Contemporary Review,	131
II.	Erica. Part IX. Translated for The Living Age from the German of	Frau von Ingersleben,	143
III.	The Celt of Wales and the Celt of Ireland,	Cornhill Magazine,	151
IV.	Macleod of Dare. By William Black,	Advance Sheets,	163
V.	The Story of Maximilian at Miramar and at Queretaro. Translated and abridged for The Living Age, from advance sheets of	A Travers L'Autriche,	171
VI.	Modern Life and Insanity,	Macmillan's Magazine,	178
VII.	Smith's Poor Kin,	Spectator,	186
VIII.	Irrigation in India,	Examiner,	189
IX.	Pepperiness,	Spectator,	191

POETRY.
The Northern Lights; a Norse Superstition,	130	Valentine's Day, 1873; an Unpublished Poem, by Charles Kingsley	130
Let Bygones be Bygones,	130

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No. 1754. — January 26, 1878.

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CONTENTS.
I.	Ulfilas, the Apostle of the Goths,	Edinburgh Review,	195
II.	Macleod of Dare. By William Black. Part II.,	Advance Sheets,	213
III.	Hydrophobia and Rabies,	Nineteenth Century,	220
IV.	Within the Precincts. By Mrs. Oliphant. Part II.,	Advance Sheets,	231
V.	Charles Dickens's Verse,	Spectator,	237
VI.	Doris Barugh. A Yorkshire Story. By Katharine S. MacQuoid, the author of "Patty." Conclusion.	Good Words,	241
VII.	Charles Dickens's Manuscripts,	Chambers' Journal,	252
VIII.	Fetichism in Animals,	Nature,	254
IX.	Ruhmkorff,	Nature,	256

POETRY.
Holy Communion,	194	The Beguiling of Merlin,	194
Sleep,	194

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No. 1755. — February 2, 1878.

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CONTENTS.
I.	France as a Military Power in 1870 and in 1878. By Sir Garnet Wolseley,	Nineteenth Century,	259
II.	Erica. Part X. Translated for The Living Age from the German of	Frau von Ingersleben,	271
III.	The Greek Mind in Presence of Death, interpreted from Reliefs and Inscriptions on Athenian Tombs,	Contemporary Review,	280
IV.	The Czar's Clemency; a Polish Priest's Story. Conclusion,	Cornhill Magazine,	294
V.	The Little Health of Ladies. By Frances Power Cobbe,	Contemporary Review,	302
VI.	The Decay of the Monarchical Principle,	Spectator,	315
VII.	French Dinners,	Saturday Review,	317
VIII.	Short-Sight,	Spectator,	320

POETRY.
At Rouen,	258	Cassandra's Speech,	258

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No. 1756. — February 9, 1878.

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CONTENTS.
I.	The Dutch in Java. By David Wedderburn,	Fortnightly Review,	323
II.	Erica. Part XI. Translated for The Living Age from the German of	Frau von Ingersleben,	338
III.	Schools of Mind and Manners,	Blackwood's Magazine,	352
IV.	Will o' the Mill,	Cornhill Magazine,	366
V.	The Death of Victor Emaunel,	Spectator,	378
VI.	The Vice of Talking Shop,	Examiner,	380
VII.	Baron Munchausen's Frozen Words,	Spectator,	381
VIII.	Milk Supply,	Pall Mall Gazette,	383

POETRY.
A Picture,	322	A Poet’s Proem,	322
Song of Arran,	322	Whittier,	322

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No. 1757. — February 16, 1878.

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CONTENTS.
I.	Lord Melbourne,	Quarterly Review,	387
II.	Erica. Part XII. Translated for The Living Age from the German of	Frau von Ingersleben,	410
III.	Congregational Singing,	Cornhill Magazine,	419
IV.	Macleod of Dare. By William Black. Part III.,	Advance Sheets,	428
V.	Murder of Commissioner Fraser - Delhi, 1835. A Tale of Circumstantial Evidence,	Fraser's Magazine,	440
VI.	Dulcissima! Dilectissima! A Passage in the Life of an Antiquary,	Macmillan's Magazine,	445

POETRY.
Motherhood,	386	The Bloom of the Heart,	386
A Japanese Love-Song,	386

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No. 1758. — February 23, 1878.

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CONTENTS.
I.	A French Critic on Goethe. By Matthew Arnold,	Quarterly Review,	451
II.	Within the Precincts. By Mrs. Oliphant. Part III.,	Advance Sheets,	462
III.	Natural Religion. Part IX.,	Macmillan's Magazine,	477
IV.	Macleod of Dare. By William Black. Part IV.,	Advance Sheets,	489
V.	The Great Fourfold Waterfall,	Fraser's Magazine,	493
VI.	An Oxford Lecture. By John Ruskin,	Nineteenth Century,	502
VII.	The Cruelty of Pecuniary Crime,	Spectator,	508
VIII.	The Emotions Due to Christmas Bills,	Spectator,	510

POETRY.
A Florentine Carnival Song of the Sixteenth Century,	450	"Say Not the Struggle Naught Availeth",	450
Sonnet,	450	Farewell,	450

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No. 1759. — March 2, 1878.

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CONTENTS.
I.	March of an English Generation through Life,	Quarterly Review,	515
II.	Docteur Lavardin: a Sketch,	Macmillan's Magazine,	525
III.	Shakespeare in France,	Nineteenth Century,	533
IV.	Erica. Part XIII. Translated for The Living Age from the German of	Frau von Ingersleben,	546
V.	French Home Life. Religion,	Blackwood's Magazine,	559
VI.	Pleasant People,	Saturday Review,	570
VII.	Walking in Winter,	Pall Mall Gazette,	573
VIII.	Antoine Cesar Becquerel,	Nature,	574

POETRY.
Wanted, a Secretary of State,	514	"What we, When Face to Face we See",	514
Fiat Justitia,	514
Miscellany,			576

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No. 1760. — March 9, 1878.

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CONTENTS.
I.	Charles Sumner,	Westminster Review,	579
II.	Erica. Part XIV. Translated for The Living Age from the German of	Frau von Ingersleben,	606
III.	Constantinople. A lecture delivered in Aberdeen, January 3rd, 1878, with some additions. By James Bryce,	Macmillan's Magazine,	619
IV.	A Ride for Life,	Blackwood's Magazine,	631
V.	Liquefaction of Oxygen,	Nature,	640

POETRY.
The Flower of the Field,	578	At the Last,	578
Greek Mother's Song,	578	"Kind! es ware dein Verderben",	578

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No. 1761. — March 16, 1878.

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CONTENTS.
I.	Dr. Schliemann's Exploration of Mycenæ,	Edinburgh Review,	643
II.	Erica. Part XV. Translated for The Living Age from the German of	Frau von Ingersleben,	663
III.	Above the Clouds: a Reverie on The Bel Alp,	Blackwood's Magazine,	678
IV.	The Education of Girls: their Admissibility to Universities,	Westminster Review,	685

POETRY.
How Long?	642	"Was will die einsame Thrane?"	642
One Dread,	642	"Du bist wie eine Blume",	642
"Es stehen unbeweglich",	642
Miscellany,			704

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No. 1762. — March 23, 1878.

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CONTENTS.
I.	Precious Stones,	British Quarterly Review,	707
II.	Macleod of Dare. By William Black. Part V.,	Advance Sheets,	721
III.	Quevedo,	Gentleman's Magazine,	736
IV.	Within the Precincts. By Mrs. Oliphant. Part IV.,	Advance Sheets,	746
V.	The Telephone,	Westminster Review,	761

POETRY.
"Still ist die Nacht, es ruh'n die Gassen",	706	"Fey",	706

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No. 1763. — March 30, 1878.

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CONTENTS.
I.	Benedict de Spinoza,	Nineteenth Century,	771
II.	Erica. Part XVI. Translated for The Living Age from the German of	Frau von Ingersleben,	785
III.	A Ring of Worlds,	Cornhill Magazine,	797
IV.	How the Turks Rule Armenia. By Dr. Humphry Sandwith (of Kars),	Nineteenth Century,	809
V.	Lay-Figures,	Examiner,	818
VI.	The Mobility of Asiatics,	Spectator,	821
VII.	The Salaries of the Officers in the British Museum,	Nature,	823
	⁂ Title and Index to Volume CXXXVI.

POETRY.
Miserere,	770	"Wie kannst du ruhig schlafen",	770
Before the Snow,	770