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282 KOTICES OP BOOKS.
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"Another loved a maiden and his love was re . was - tant , she was Catholic . The mothers and the priests proclaimed war , and
p two layed " hearts A third by Charle were love broken s d Y a . maiden , Francis . Wh and y I ., ? his and On love account Henr was y V returned of III the . three political . hundred But games he was years of noble chess ago , .
hear she the ts were daug broken hter of a burg "Wh her ? Because . The sisters a hundred intrigued and insul one ted soldier , and sle two w , years ago
ano and ther honors who , threatened and his . great in y - battle grandso the n life pays of with his king the . life This of his gave heart him for title th _@
blood that flowed that day . " A . us dem Valksleben , By F . Friedrich .
Hebe we have a charming * series of popular tales taken from ing rustic 1 of life the . peasant They are ' s home destined . The to while incidents away are the such long as wi occur nter even con - -
tinually in rural life , and are consequently interesting in no small degree to those who wish to have a vivid portraiture of the true
German people . In our land of freedom these scenes afford us a startling contrast
of the backward state of contemporary nations in various respects . The " Waverley Novels" transport us to the scenes in-which our
forefathers lived and acted centuries ago . We live amid feudal institutions , we breathe the atmosphere of past political creation ,
we are surrounded , as it were , by the antediluvian humanities which flourished before the flood of modern progress had changed
our political and social state ; but strange to tell , a railway and steamboat journey of a few hours duration will carry us to the
scenes where living characters are now enacting the very parts played of old by our departed historic personages . With this little book
in hand we may find ourselves transplanted in the monotonous plains which stretch far away from the western coast of France ,
through the north of Germany , Russia , and Siberia . We shall there be conducted to the centre of a vast bogbecome acquainted
, with the turf-cutters and their mode of life , and shudder with a comfortable sensation of security at the graphic recital of life in the
moors . If a true love story is more to your taste , then turn to the
_*? Atonement , " and become acquainted with George , the blacksmith , arid Anneliesehis betrothed . Young ladies , you will then learn
to have a wholesome , respect for the mild parental authority of your native land , and shun the unhappy results of filial disobedience .
Or I can recommend you to our " Triedel , " the miller ' s son , who would fiddle instead of grinding corn . I know you will weep over
the sad fate that befalls Mm and little Susel , his sister ; and you will ponder , if you are wise , on the inestimable benefits arising from
diffused intelligence and liberal education , which serves to cairn the
282 Kotices Op Books.
282 KOTICES OP BOOKS .
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), June 1, 1859, page 282, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01061859/page/66/
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