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      New German Book On Shakspeare. Maktpeare...

      _l-H play is lost in the representation . " But his reason If is bad :- _¦• Poetry and the stage do not agree well f together . That which was merely an airy shape , a ' -it dream , a passing thought , immediately becomes an | f unmanageable reality . " That depends on the reality : | l with proper actors , and with children trained as they tt were in Shakspeare s age , the piece , as _Gervinus I contends , would gain by _rep _^ enLion . # « _Fairies / ' says Hazlitt , " are not incredible , but fairies six feet hieh are so " In Shakspeare ' s time the fairies were ' ( ' not Rix fpp ' t hieh but deft and tiny children ; toe _v not six feet mgn , but aeit ana iny _emiu en _, zee _;« have lost the power of representing "Ihe Midsummer I Night ' s Dream , " but we must not forget that it was originally intended for representation , and for nothing i el e To sum up in a sentence what we think of this work : it is a compact body of the well-sifted results ! of English research and _German speculation , arranged historically so that each fact is in its proper place , and forming altogether the beat intro- duction and companion to _Shakspeare which _has yet j , been published ; not a brilliant but a Solid book .

      ( ' 16 Wt)V $Lw!Jtt* [Saturday,

      ( ' 16 Wt ) V _$ LW ! jtt * [ Saturday ,

      Y „, ^/^ ^T*- F, The Life Of Mahomet. By...

      y „ _, _^/^ _^ T _* - f , The Life of Mahomet . By \\ _ashington Irving . Trrthree s _^ e _. of M , _BoWs _„ and : ?! elegant series of American reprints are published at | ! a price so trifling that one is surprised to find the | ! _^ _uEer know ' hem to bo _profile , but it i . a price which must set at rest for ever the question of ! American copyright . The sooner the better . Hard i : a , it may be upon Messrs . Murray and _Bentley _. who < have given liberal sums to American authors on the faith of their copyright , the public at large are really i _, ltere « t _. d to a very serious degree in the decisive .. « _. _«»« , of the _quUn . which _wi _. l be the _rapidest ; mode of bringing round the long-desired international _conv'i'ht . America has plundered England ( and ! . , i , _^ _e _^ i _rv-i _. » i _. _« impoverished herself by so doing for she has stulti- _ftyd her own n' _^ tl () nal genius ) with shameless im- _punity ; but as soon as the » reciprocity " ceases to | ! L .. ; ,, o ,, ,, nc side" she wUl be _. ir herself to right ' the _injustice . '¦; \ V _shinuton Irving _' _s work is so charmingly written that no an . will lay it down _unvoad ; but it is not f .. qua , t ,, the m . « nlll ... « i of its _. ubject . _Mahomot was i call y <> ne of the' divine men , a man in whom J the luminous power of _impas-ioned intellect rose to _tJw » ,. 1 _oir » , _M H _nf »« _iimnirHtion " the minister of _im-at tho olcirnc _^ s _ot inspiration , tne minister o I b n at i _^ fe ' ; _t i < le is ; the born 1- gislator ot nations . Jrlis lite is of ¦ H | _£ _pr . found interest . _Goethe , in the flush and potency _IBI _^ of youth , _conceived a drama of which Mahomet was _^^^ P _^ . y l ' _, i « . i ? _tv .. * v _^ _K _/ _T the hero , whcroiii he proposed to depict : ~ 1 < irst , the BP _^ dawning upon tho prophet ' s soul of that clearness _^ T which was inspiration ; and then , as he mingled with / , , , , i i _t -i • i % i the world , and strove to work out his ideal amidst | the perplexed realities around him , the gradual I development of baser and wordly aims , ending in fraud , cruelty , tyranny , and death . There , indeed . lies the tragedy—the ruin of a noble mind , the slow but fatal asuension of what is earthly in the soul , and the decline of what is heavenly . No one was over 1 more _o _. _pablo of executing such a subject in all its _grandour and subtlety ! but Goethe allowed it to _rcnain a , no , c conception as he did with 8 o _njany r _^ tod _"; _nl 7 » _- . h . _^ h X " _st : r 8 X _i ..... . , _, , , _* , _, . _,, ,, _, " J _iiili m with the old trash about " imposture . lie i ' _eols that no " impostor" could have spoken enduring words to millions— _"iveil tin answer to their deenest , . . . , / questions , im _wiiuu to thoir moat exalted a . spirations , hlo to their hduIs . _ilut that strong religious and political sentiment which ought to animate a bio- 1 _irr-mlup'il work on _Miihonipt i « _nrwpnt i giaphic . il work on MahoniLt is absent . Of Kniorson , wo must speak hereafter . ! Tho IJ ft ; of Franklin is the first authentic , edition which his vut boon _Tiuhlislucl in t _» , U f . mi » tr » Thn , l , _, _PU'HiHlua in t us country . Iho cildbo _: » k w a more translation _ottil-niieh translation . Franklin , though n worthy man , and in many respects an important man , is no hero of ours and , ' _i ii i- _l r _# _i . i . . is but a shabby kind of groat man lor a nation to bo proi'd of . Ho was unquestionably " prudent ; " but our life is not a Rule of Three . If tho universe , , . . . , ., , T , , ,. _»« " _* _tisn , were nothing but a retail shop , I rankhn was the man to stolid _beUfrtdi _^ counttT—an exemplar of prudence , frugalitv , _honpalV- ' _- aiKl iuduiii ¦ ndoncu . No mean _viniifs _tliPdP- _rSnVTtkt t ' , « _xvlin ' n of n _, ir vivh _. _nc _» ¦ v irtues these , . _DOtjg > t t . ie \\\\ luo ot nm vh tiu ? s—not _, ... -. J _« S

      Y „, ^/^ ^T*- F, The Life Of Mahomet. By...

      our manhood . Franklin ' s defects , however , aTe rather _deaciencies than positive faults : for what he was he is worth studying , and this autobiography should be read .

      Books On Our Table. The Emperor Julian A...

      BOOKS ON our TABLE . The Emperor Julian and hi * Generation An Historical Picture . _^ _-ugj _»«— . d . d . _iransiated by g . v . Co * , m . a . j uiian the Apostate will always remain an historical problem . Dr . Neander , with the erudition of his coun- trymen , has , however , aided us but little towards a go J lution > The work is heavy , because deficient in dis- tinctness of purpo 8 e . He has attempted to picture Julian ' s character and Julian ' s epoch , but has failed in both . The remarks on the epoch are discursive ; but without substance : a more accurate acquaintance with . _? lel _£ _^ _ments . ' Strauss '* celebrated pamphlet , _Der Romantiker _" f _^*^ . _^ 0 _™^^ _^™^!* _Sc _^ _reTaWn _^ a Z \ em _^\ J ZfJt- ) _V _^ r morl satis _" I _^^ S _^ C _^^^ i _^ _J _^^ the aspects of the subject . In _Neaftder we see nothing but notes towards a monograph .

      The Will Of God. By The Kev. G. G. Lynn,...

      The Will of God . By the KeV . G . G . Lynn , M . A ., Incumbent of ThI « . _« m ™ ) Written " b 7 the \ pth ; r of the eloquent and daring authoress of AzetA , will to the timid seem bold _« _~^* _MVS _2 _& Sg _? S th . ngs concerning man and the universe . Mr . Lynn c } aim 8 {? r _«« ence its rightful position . He urges us to _S _^ iin _^ o _^^^ o _^ _is _^ _n _anftoTi guided by the results of that study-m , less imperatively than by the Bible "self . The hrst d t f man , as _J _^ _^^ S _lTaX _ll _^ _ZZt _^ TeZ _^ _ZZ are contained . His next duty consequent upon this i . « ° l > ve agreeably to the teaching of tho « . laws And _^ _"TbVthenfin _aU itt _oonfoltten _^ ° _s , wheu ti / v _^ _ci _££ _S _MJfi _^ fS _^ ° OmP _' eteneSS * "

      Portraits Of Illustrious Personages Of G...

      Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain , with Jiio urauiucal and Historical Memoirs oj their Lives and _^ _> _ayKdmWkd _Lodge , l-. S . A . Vol . V . Henry o . Bohn . nnnpnraT 1 r _^ rffl _^ have merely to chronicle the appearance of the . fifth n _^; o _/ _tr _/ r _™^ dI _^ -: _X h a h worSirff , _fur of its topography .

      ^)£Ss/Is^^S%T Sssfs.^Ess' The Obj ^ „, T...

      _^) _£ SS / iS _^^ S % _T _SSSfS . _^ _ESS' The obJ _^ „ _, this perlodioa , is > _, „ grcat mcasure > s ' imi , ar to our own . It has been in existence some years , and has maintained during that period the search after truth with uncompromising ardour and philosophical impar- Ua | itv Qf Jate k hag a 8 SUrnfd the more _imposing form of a quarterly , though the monthly issue still continues ; and it is very much improved in size , paper , type , and 8 e 1 nera _J a PP ? ara " c . e . while , as our advertising columns Wl 11 8 now » lts Price Puts ll within the reach of the humblest purchaser . In the present number the ques- tion between Mr . Forster and Mr . Macaulay , _arising out _" the _} _a"er '« expression on the character of William Penn , is vigorously and fairly handled . " Woman in _Qur Time , " and " Facts and _Iterations on Law Reform , " are articles deserving attention ; while "Emer- * pn '« Representative Men , " and •' The Machinery Ques- _K _^\ Z _^ _% L 7 _t _* voV _» _TaZ _S _£ that mighty sneial _problem—the _adjustment of the apparently conflicting interests of capital and labour . 2 X _™ h _£ 4 _£ _C _^^^ _'l _^^ aSS _^ _" hfch breathes the true spkit of hero-worship _, 111 one by W . M _. ccail , on ¦¦ National Missions , " which possesses j _^ _W _^ _t' . _^ X ? _^ 3 _^ _^ _JtZ sr _^ sr . _r . _^ " _^ _^ u s > . 8 _^ to . rssj ;» _st earnest desire tn _pxtriul itH _blessintra ear _» est _titaire to extend us _oiessiugs . Sanitary Economy ; its Principles and Practice ; and its Moral Influence on the Progress ,, f Civilisation . Edinburgh : _AV . and U . _Climnburs . NotwithKtan ( lin R all that has been written on sanitary matters during the lnst few years , such a book as this w _«» much wanted for the use of persons who wish to make themselves acquainted with the more striking rcsult 8 of the vaJ . . m / s parllllinpntarv nnd scientific Inquiries on the subject , and who have no time to pore over blue books and ephemeral pamphlets in search of the information they require . All this they will find herc ( lisP 8 tP ( 1 into n very _interesting and useful volume . We are glad to see ihe question of sanitary economy exciting so much attention among all classes of politi- cian _»; not only on account of the direct good which will result from their eflurts in that direction , but because legislation in favour of sanitary reform tends so much to demonstrate the absurdity of the doctrine that _laissvz _/» _"'" is asuffiotent cure for all social evils . _Relation * of the Life of Princ _Tal / n _/ mnd . Edited from tho _Tujmts () f the bite M . CoIiii _.-iHii > . rrivmn _Srcn . _'tury to the , 1 , 1 > li " ee - _Beeoiul Kditlon . ll _.-my _t ' olb . nn . l llKS _aSrcClil > lc _oolloction of anecdotes has a certain authority , proceeding from the private secretary of the

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      Prince ; but that authority is somewhat lessened by t ] _gE _™* , _™! Hki _&^ _hmeVou-f _. o _£ ? _£ . _££ _& _^ ut i et us hasten to add that it possesses the charm French memoirs—vivacity , piquancy , and knowledge the world . Not for a moment does the interest flag .

      „„«*,., The Old Judge; Or, Zgfe *N A Col...

      „„«* ,., The Old Judge ; or , _Zgfe * n a Colony [ - By Sam Siick . _Seco _^ _^ _^ _^ _^ _^^ . _^ amu 8 _' ing of Sam _^ later works . He is so well known in England that _y need only chronicle the appearance of this second ec tion . In France they have just awakened to a percepti . of his quaint atid peculiar humour , as we see by a rece article in La Revue des Deux _Mondes . - .. < ¦¦

      Zife For Life,-Or, The Law Written In Th...

      Zife for Life ,-or , the Law written in the Heart . A brief Ta " _' ' j 850 joim Olivier . tJ _^ _Jfi _£ _tlJ _& S _^ o _^ _fit S _^ jygg _% f f _^™ _Serious thaT 5 _society doe . n claim the ' _^^^^ _Tuke t _^^ JS _^ l _"urdererM own conscience , forces him in suicide _^ _Jf _^^ £ 2 P £ _^*^\^ _^ _tiE _& _™ l _\™\* l _? ltu _££ l t tne talent indicated _^ _seZ passages i » such as to promise better books on bett , _'objects .

      *%U3jwt Fd!Tt 3ti££&*%?S£ Vaughan D.D. J...

      * _% _U _3 _JWt _fd ! _tt 3 ti ££ _&* % ? _S _£ Vaughan D . D . Jackson and Watford . S _^ _SfiSSSHsSft st & of his adver _£ arie 8 . His faith is so well groundec and * compieteiy answers to all the demands of hi ~ * _£ _S _^ _S _^^ _SUtS _^ 1 _% _?*^ S _% i _£ u , 1 _g _& ££ Z _?& _^ . _SHf" _^ £ g Mt xfc blindness of adh ? ring to the lette _$ . _V _^ t _™* . *» S _«& . * _% _* _jffi « _£% . * _" _£ _^ ' _ot _^ u . Nevertheless , ne " till upholds the le . tci contendin and in our Opinion _nith perfect _consi _; _tency-thft if you destroy the letter of _Christianity yo _^^ ' _$ _X * o _$ _\^^ _£ _& 1 _£ religions of the world , —the best , perhaps , and _mog suited to our wants , but still wanting the peculia ,.. „ _, ; . „ n e Ai _^ ' _.-na _nntVinritv _whioVi it h 9 s _Viithprtn _Uw _K _^^^^^^ against which Dr . Vaughan stoutly combats . We canno £ discuss h subjec _« b t we _^ mugt d ire th _j - _J- _^ _. e ar ? u _™ Ut is conducted . ( One _^ erva i _. enunciated is not so modern as Dr . Vaughan and other imagine . It was the opinion of Constantino at on _T"it 1 _ou _^ f cemuV _^ _' _^ . G _^' L _^^ _lL'fedTn 8 _^ _» _, _£ _o _^^^ _aSnT _. _^ / _iKgi _W has left the manner ofworshipping Him to _tJiexoill oj ' eaa individual . All religions had but one object , but the wa \ that led to it was different in each , and according to th ' constitution of human nature it must necessarily be so . ' [ Themist . Orat . V ., quoted by Neander . ] To us it is unquestionable that all religions are divine , or that nom are . Dr . Vaughan , believing in the literal as well as ir the spiritual portion of the Scriptures , sets forth _hii view with masterly power , _tu & from his _starting-poinl he is unanswerable . .

      Historic Pages From The French Revolutio...

      Historic Pages from the French Revolution of Feb ., 1818 . Bj M . Louis _uianc . Published at the Weekly Tribune office . A Catechism of Socialism . By M . Louis Biano . Ibid . . _JJjJ ' _, _& £ _?*™ _% « h L _^ Blan 0 _' ! "' j _Nft « ecuted wlth care > aIld P uljl " ihfd as penny tracts _, Juuiv . . inc _luainff Letters hv the tame writer under " 'her _^^ ures 8 _; _toThich a _^' ad / _eHisOonli _^ M p ° "f" _' " l S 1 " 1 f ? ° l w * Jfil _"" _$ " _* ¦ 5 h , U Pri , vst f _., ?' _- B _^ john \ Vade _Vo i _^ nnta " n 1 n _2 thf work as _^ _JX _^ _J _^ i fp _^ l _^ . _^^ _~ _5 _? Irr _?" W '» _t i hme * _? _w Wlt" an lllsto"cal Introduction by Francis _Pulsky . Two vols . Colburn . History of Ancient Art among the Greeks . Translated from the _( aerman of _\ Vinckelmann . One vol . John Chapman . The Angel World , and other Poems . By P . J . Bailey , author of " Festus . " _^ V . Pickering _, Homeric Ballads , with Translations and Notes . By the lato William _Maginn , LL . D . J . W . Parker . The Purpose ofExistence popularly consideredin Relation t 0 _™ c Origin , Development , and Vesting of the Human Mind . John Chapman . _InUret ctlPrincipal : Discussion entre M . Proitdhon et _M . Bastiat , sur _VinttW des _capitavx . London : W . J _^' _" - _, _Prtyrs _d'TIfsfoirr do la _Tii ' mlulion / _fc 18-18 . Par Louis Blanc . _Lrindon : W Jp _(^ Application de la Philosophic Positive . Par E . Littrc \ London : Dulau and Co . Le _$ Mysteres du Peuple . Vols . 1 and 2 . Par Eugene w Sue , ' ., L " ? n . n ; J _Y / _^ i _16 _! 1 ! . _™ , _„ . , The Life of Field-Marshal his Royal _Uinhncss Edioard Duke of Kent ; with Extracts from his Correspondence , aad Original Letters never _bef-ro published . By _ErskineNoalo , M . A ., ] lcotor of Kirton , and Chaplain to Earls Huntingdon , and Spencer ; Author of " The Closing Scene , " & c .

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    • Leader (1850-1860), March 30, 1850, page 16, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/ldr_30031850/page/16/