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    which be had cherished for thirty years . The translator ' s part is excellently * done , and his preface , with its fine exposition of the true end of poetry , is a worthy appendage to the work of the Veteran poet . A History of British Quadrupeds . By Thomas Bell , F . R . S . F . L . S ., &c . London . 1837 .

    This work maintains its high and well-merited reputation . The clearness of its scientific arrangement , and the interesting information on the habits of animals it describes , render it very delightful reading . It is full of amusing anecdote and original remark . In Part VII . the wood-cuts of the different species of mice are most felicitously executed , particularly that of the harvest mouse , and the exquisite vignette of its nest . A most curious history is given of their relations , the rats . But why does Mr Bell clip all their whiskers so close ?

    Introduction to the Literature of Europe , in the \ 5 th 9 16 / A , and 17 th Centuries . By Henry Hallam , F . R . A . S . A learned work , the result of much research , but too concise on many points , and too diffuse in its dryness with respect to others . We admire the execution of the Fifteenth Century more than most other portions of the work . With various opinions of men and things we do not at all coincide ; the literal details , however , may oe considered , in general , perfectly authentic .

    A Letter to Archdeacon Singleton on the Ecclesiastical Commission . By the Rev . Sydney Smith . London : 1837 . Longman . Whether the Ecclesiastical Commissioners , or their employers , the Whig Ministers , —the Bench of Bishops , or the Deans and Chapters , will be most obliged to the Rev . Sydnev Smith for

    this pamphlet , we do not know . But , for ourselves , we like his wit exceedingly . He sees clearly enough that the palmy days of the Church are over ; but he makes no pretence of having any wish to be a martyr , and would fain live and die in peaceable possession of the good things he enjoys . If , however , he must give them up , he protests against giving them to the Bishops : —

    " We are told , if you agitate these questions among yourselves , you will l ^ ave the democratic Philistines come down upon you , and sweep you all away together . Be it so ; I am quite ready to be swept when the time comes . Every body has their favourite death : some delight in apoplexy , and others' prefer marasmus . I would infinitely rather be crushed by democrats , than , under the plea of the public good , be mildly and blandly absorbed by Bishops , "—p . 34 .

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Feb. 1, 1837, page 124, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1828/page/77/