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340 NOTICES OF BOOKS.
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_ISTavarinoit is true—the battle of the Philhellenic nations—finally , decided the been fate able of , to Greece gain , her and freedom but for . this But battle she had , young honestl Hellas y deserved would it not by have the
sacrifice which her sons and daughters had made of everything which humanity even values life itself most . When highly as peace the wealth was made of life , the ; peace greater , property number , health of the , — nay
heroes in the War of Independence had fallen to the ground which they had saved Free , Stat and e that amongst ground the was Free a States desert of when the Greece earth . '"— raised ( Vol herself . i . p . 135 —arose ) as a
Again : — Thomas "My enj Wyse oyment , the Eng in conversation lish minister , this who e is venin inexhaustibl g was princi y interesting pally with to me S ; r ,
with Coletti and afterwards great , who candour , jjwith with flashing , on a Greek the eyes false and lady prin fluent , an cip adopted les tongue of , Greek expressed daughter female hers of education the elf in statesman French , and ,
the the way same their time marri to ages hear are such arranged liberal . views It astonished on the destin me , and ation pleased of wom me en at learned expressed that by a she , Greek was lad the y ; wife but the of whole a French becam consul e intelli ( g . ible 149 to ) me .. when .. Sir I
p Thomas Wyse has resided long in Greece—above a quarter of a century , I believe to be — of and all now possible seems subjects firmly rooted even there of . Scandinavian Perfectly master literature , as he both appears of
, , , with his shows oldest subjects himself and of latest althoug political productions h an economy Irishman —he and seems b _pojDular to birth occupy education a genuine himself , and pre son -eminentl in of this Great he y
Britain . His views , of the condition of modern y Greece , are rather unfavourthe able system than of hopeful taxation . He in censured the country the as law destructive s and practice to agriculture of agriculture , besides ,
blood other errors with , the ascribable Greeks has as well a tendency to the government to the head as ; to every the one peop wishes le . ' All to be learnedone wishes to be a statesman or a politician ; nobody
; every will live as a simple , laborious countryman . ' "—( P . 24 . ) From King Otho and the Queen , Miss Bremer received _inueh
kindness . Slie saysand " I in had tete yesterday a tete conversation my farewell in audience her boudoir of the she Queen is . the In most simple amiable dress
, intellectual of women . woman You forget who the Queen , hers and elf see unreservedl merely a livel and y , to charming whom " you feel yourself involuntari , expresses ly attracted to do the same . y I , have more than _,
once felt myself tenrpted to take courage and to speak openly to the Queen that which has come to my knowledge of the dissatisfaction in the country , and perfectl of what certain I from that my she own would observation not take have it amiss believed and to she be is with too noble reason and . I too am
good in y every way willingly to close her eyes , against the light , or to let them be closed by those courtiers who , merely seeking for the royal favour , cry ' Peace , peace ! ' when there is no peace . But I have Socrates always felt
myself On this restrained occasion Queen by somethin Amali g a which was so resembles charming the , so daimon fascinating of , that I . could . . . not but agree with Madame iLenorm ant ' s expression regarding her— Elle
niece est j > lu has s que a ri ch ght armante to be , a ell jud e est ge on seduisante such subjects . ' And . Madam I left e Pier Recamier Majesty _' s , however , with a depression of mind . I fear there are dark days before her . "
—( Vol . ii . p . 282 . ) with In a grea no t t e t he w ers thor of governing adds , " Few than Queens Queen , ho Amali wever , a , and gifted this
has also been , made evident during her last regency in the summer
340 Notices Of Books.
340 _NOTICES OF BOOKS .
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Jan. 1, 1863, page 340, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01011863/page/52/
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