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We class this publication among books of education , for every young person ought to learn some system of short-hand . Its conveniences are manifold . The characters now employed , both in writing and printing , waste a great deal of time , besides ink and paper , and might be exchanged for others which would reduce books to a small fraction of their present size , and yet leave them quite as intelligible and much more beautiful .
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POETRY .
Britains Historical Drama ; a Series of National Tragedies , intended to illustrate the Manners , Customs , and Religious Institutions of different early eras in Britain . By J . F . Pennie . Maunder . 1832 . Mr . Pennie is the author of some poems on sacred subjects , ( the Royal Minstrel , and Scenes in Palestine , ) which , if they have not excited much public attention , have yet obtained for him the
honourable approval of some , in whose poetical judgment the public places deserved confidence . The first-named production is described by Professor Milman as displaying ' great power and still greater promise ;' and the latter is characterized by the Rev . ! L . Bowles as the work of * an author of great and original genius / The plan of the volume before us is new ; and if the execution be not perfect , we must add that many of the most obvious and formidable difficulties of the
undertaking have been overcome with surprising facility . Many of the peculiar opinions , customs , and rites of the ancient Britons and the Anglo-Saxons are wrought out in these dramas very naturally ^ ano pictorially . In pursuing his plan , we should be glad if the author would endeavour to give us more of the interior of humble life ; if he would be more on his guard against throwing back upon past ages any of the sentiments or usages which had not then arisen ; and , by a
deeper study into the philosophy of human character , preserve more strictly the verisimilitude and consistency of the persons whom he introduces ; and we doubt not that he will , for he has evidently plenty of vigour and of diligence . The allusions in the text , and the citations in the notes , show that he has studied the antiquarian part of his task with exemplary perseverance ; and the spirit x > f his dialogue and
versification is of the true dramatic order . His plays would act well ; and that is almost the last praise which the announcement of their design made us expect we should have occasion to bestow . If appropriately got up , their representation Would be by no means deficient in dramatic interest , while it would also furnish an excellent series of lectures on history .
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Notwithstanding * the transfer of our religious intelligence to the ' Unitarian Chronicle and Companion to the Monthly Repository / we nave again occasion to apologize to our Correspondents for delays in the use of their communications , which we cannot avoid . We beg to direct the attention of our readers to the publication on the Punishment of Death , of which a specimen is stitched up with our present number . We intend soon to devote some of our pages to this most important topic , as well as to that of prison discipline . Jn reply to .. several applications , we can only say that at present we cannot enter into the arrangements' proposed to us .
We must respectfully decline * The Five Justifications ; ' the hints in the author ' s letter shall be duly considered . T . F . B . next month . C . came too late ; we very much approve his plan ; and shall call attention to it .
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216 Critical Notices . *—Poetry *
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), March 2, 1832, page 216, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1808/page/72/
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