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NOTICES OF BOOKS. 125
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« Vanity Church. 2 Vols Bradfute . Saund...
quate Ids famil means y is and touching delicate in tlie feelings extreme making ; the a perfect sad strugg mart le yrdom -with monk , inade . The and
-These g Italian _* oes to are noble the the East who hi as gh gives a types preacher up of Ms character of all the for Christ Cross , pleasant , , is becomes the contrasts ideal a Christian to , the .
others . Herbert the Astronomer is the impersonation of science . Pity ,
that the _author made his end so sad ! The good people in this book are certainly not rewarded with sugar plums ; but , on the contrary ,
have much sorrow to endure . A young girl named Jane Edwards , the from daug the hter strai of ht a farmer b
and tenant of Mr . Rochesteris allured gpath y this gentleman under a promise , of marriage , to be fulfilled after the death of his motherHis object gainedhe marries one of his own
rankand afterwards . sends the poor broken , -hearted and deceived _-irl with , her child to Londonthere to starve on a weekly pittance .
Previous g to her departure she , was called into the presence of the minister and some of the elders" to confess the sin which had
thrown a dark and deadly shadow , over her life . " The infant was in her arms , and literally bathed with the tears which fell in quick
& succession i "Do not from despair the eyes of pardo of its n , sorrow " said -stricken the kind mother Dr . Tarbet . ; " ' the the
tears wine of of angels penitence . ' Thoug are , ' h as they an old may father fall unnoticed of the Church upon earth says , , they ' are treasured in heavenand are there converted into gems more
precious than up any which , the eaves of earth or ocean have to boast "
. Soothed by these words of kindness , Miss Edwards was about to retire when Dr . Griffith called her back . is
" I am far from satisfied" said the harsh doctor , * " repentance something discussion more than in the a vain mere , attemp transient t to make sorrow the . " girl Then inform follows them an of
the angry name of her seducer , which neither threats nor reproaches compel her to reveal . Rochester , had bound her to secrecy , under the pretext dared to
that he would turn her father out of his farm , if she breathe his nameAll that DrTarbet could do to save the feelings
. . than of the his poor Maker girl was refused of no to endorse avail . Man the , act more of difficult grace passed to prop under itiate
the broad seal of , Heavenand insisted she should repent even of her repentance . Fortunatel , y for her , otherwise she was would so appalled have done and
terror-struck that she did not feelas she , She the two had -ed however ged sword felt , which so keenl turned y , her in unhappy every direction position , that against she her was .
seized with , a fever , which had nearly cost her her life . After her recovery to discover she her disappeared were , in vain , and . all _" You efforts emp on loyed the the part lance of her when friends you benevolent
fco should Doctor have Tarbet poured , after in these oil , " incidents said Doctor had Hawke occurred , a . " Jane Edwards man ,
Notices Of Books. 125
NOTICES OF BOOKS . 125
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), April 1, 1862, page 125, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01041862/page/53/
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