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2.—Tjie Beautiful In 2 Nature Vols. , Lo...
this last division of his work Mr .: Symington , warming into special enthusiasmexhorts his readersboth through his own pen and
the words of , othersto consider , " that learning , accomplishment , , art top are , lovel of science the y— p — illar oug in ht short ; , and in , the whatsoever that true he Christian alone things can , to are hel he pure p as to the , preserve whatsoever in lil the y-work beauty things on the of
the highest order when recognising everywhere , perfection of We beaut cannot y , the Divine ive our impress readers of a his better Almi idea ghty of Father the aim . " and of scope
g this interesting work than by extracting Mr . Symington's own wordswhen speaking of the intent of his book : —
, which te W * is e have called soug Beautiful ht to enter ' and the endeavour great Temp to show le of that tike it Universe is built by according c the gate to
one mighty plan , its combinations , and diversities ever being finite referable minds to . hi deem gher
unities alone preventing , and these us again from to assi laws gning yet of more all things general whatever —our to an it absolute , we unity ades , .
In shortwe believe that a system comparative anatomy , as were , perv the soul whole exists , universe relativel of y as mind well and as matter individuall ; that y , each and is stone both , star influenced , organism by , or
. , perfect as exerts we , , an whether harmonious influence instinctively upon relation every or other positive by education atom laws , star impressed , , are organism permitted alike , or soul on to mind recognise ; that or in matter so thos far e
s or b thoug y the ht great or deed Creator , there Himself Beauty , whether will reveal it be itself in regard ; actual to discord form , colour being , invariabl or sound y _s these constant lawsand discord
onl produced y from by circumscribed a violation knowled of ge and imperfect , sympathies seeming . " arising
"We cannot do more than refer our readers to this treatise on the some Beautiful of the , althoug flowers h of we art would and poetry willin which gly have its author culled , has as gathered it were ,
Palestine together Mediaeval for , out and his of readers Shakspearian many out a forgotten of Eng many land wilderness lands , out , near of , intricate and Italy remote , Greece jung , out , le and , or of
and dusty now road p -side lanted , gathered in a little with Paradise loving han of d his throug own h , years into which of stud he y , invites all lovers of beautiful things to follow him , and partake
with him in their strengthening and refreshing presence .
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3.—Eraser's Magazine For April. John W. ...
3 . —Eraser ' s Magazine for _April . John W . Parker and Son ,. Strand .
Fbaser's Magazine for April gives at full length the lecture upon £ Influence of Women on the Progress of Knowledge , ' delivered
Eng by Thomas land , ' at Henry the Royal Buckle Institution , author of allusion , on the Friday ' History , the made of 19 Civilization th in of March last in ,
1858 , and to which a passing was our Journal * This lecture has iven rise to a good deal of discussionand we
commend the perusal g of it to all who were not so fortunate , as to be present at its delivery * Exception has been taken to the inductive
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), May 1, 1858, page 194, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01051858/page/50/
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