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    PINE-GOKES FBGM ITALY. Pinocchi. London¦...

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    The Dutch Republic. . Tftc Rise Of The D...

    ^ eased ^ beipr ^ I ^ ydett had restored , or the traces of blood . imdifire-toad heeu . obliterated in Haarlem . But the spirit * of the people was apt . displayed ia ^ Bia . alone , though ; their native borders were , fdri half a century , menaced feflief Spanish , arms , though * after thirty years , of terror , theybadtQ e ^ ure #% yeaEsof insecurity * Whett Mr . Motleys writes * the second halt « t nis nairative , it will be less dramatic than the first * but it-will not be less mstruc-# v «» ,, It will exhibit : the restoration of an , exhausted country ,, a , nation m which note a family had ; eseaped the general * sorrows preparing the prosperity of a happier generation , —building new cities , founding new colonies * , establishing , a . powerful navy ,. giving to the low and , narrow ^ provinces of Holland and ZeelandEuropean rank and historical renown , creating the spice trade by . sea ,, an di unhappily * perpetrating in the East crimes of as deep ady « as it had avenged in die west . ;

    Mr * Motley has searehed the-whole range of historical documents necessary ; to the composition of his wo ^ He has > in no place , spared himself the labour of minute and critical authentication . In a warm and varied style ; deepened occasionally by the use of strong lights and shadows * . he narrates the epic story of the victory obtained over the . empire of Charles the Fifth by the fortitude of the small Netherlands nation ; , driven by oppression almost to frenzy , but never > to despair ; It was the law of the Ripuarian Pranks , that whea a free woman married a slave , she was to be presented with a distaff and sword-. If she chose the distaff she was condemned to perpetual bondage ; if she chose the sword , she was to strike her husband dead , and claim her liberty . Thus the Hollanders * , thr iving in their servitude , had to choose betweqathewfair , cities that had enriched them , and the freedom that hadbeemaUenafced by Spainu They preferred to be freey and , for years > gave tipitheirindustry and theirwealth , atid struggled for independence 1 in the nuilst of xinutterable calkmitiesi

    • - ^^ History r of Terr ^^ woidd be a ghastly but an instructive book . It ^^^ ' ^ r / e ' ^ M ^ iL ' v c ' ot ^^)^^ ve : ; y i ' ew of the epochs in which rulers have sought top ^ lyseopposition b ^ crttelty . ApadngtKese , the epoch of the InquisitioB ^ h Ifollan ^ tateduntiLneither life nor chastity remain , men torn toshreds- by engines of toafe ^ er ^ nien set apart in-hundrledsvto an ^ then to pa rish in agonies of shame and affliction : children ^ scourged to death for having ; learnedheterodoxy in monosyllables ., the labours of ages destroyed , and cultivated lands given backcto , the sea / to promote the glory ' ^^ pfiuteh ^ a ' nd ^ - ^ ed ' thb . pi ide of a kingvOn the other side , the Hollanders inflicted upon themselves worse : than inquisitorial agonies for the ¦

    saJce ofVfree : thought * and . free speech . ;¦ -. and ;; to" resist 1 an . imperial tax , taxed ' 1 ^^^ v ^^ ovt ej ^ pldtiW anai ) oiant »'' . This heroip conflict is described in all its variatioiis by OSSfr : Motleys who has drawn upbn a number ^ of independent stt ^^ Si- the elephantine : ^ sedlc ^^^ Ji ^ tflf ehroniclesf the reports of the "Venetianambassadors , the corres ^ po > ndence of ' the © rarigeNiassau family , the documentary / outlines of the Hjaague , Brussels , and Dresden , and the unpublished histories of Pbntus P ^ en > Renoin de France , and Pasqtuer de la Barre . With these full but ^ Q ^^ i ^; records ^ under his hand , he has , constructed a systematic and cdp ' ious ; history , abounding ii merits and defects , in : graces , ; conceits , and frivolities . Thus , some of his chapters are beaded . severally , "A Mortal O ^ nibarand » al Triumph , ' * "T * e Ffe l ^ irlwind ^ " Blbod Shed and enth

    Sp ^ d j ?*;? Prudj ^ Philip , " ' ^^ E ' enny and a 3 tbdel Murder , ' «* The A ^ rftp ;^ iMy n ripens the , Ghent Cofneord /' . " TheUnder Side of the Cards ± " r- ! m ^ tito ^ W fowt / ' f ( Sterile Gonfereitces and Teeming . Intrigues ; " and " ^ fa ^ bfid ^ illiam ^^ These > ate puerilities ;* It is well for Mr , Motley that h ^ boolc ^ is composed- ' with more judgment' than his- " Table of Contents . " ^ Hus-pxctiire ojP the massacre of Antwerp is ^ effective : — ti ^ J ^ W *^ fambTis . Exchange , where in peaceful hours , five thousand mercHtutra met > daUy to arrange the commercial affairs of Christendom , there was a dJBWrtilinea rally , a savage slaughter . Tie citizens and faithful Germany in thi * ^ r ^ ^ : ' iina - e a stan ^¦ against the ir pursuers . Tke tesselated marble parent Wtfte ; graceful cloister-like arcades , ran red witH . blood . The ill-armed f ^ fi ^— S - *» * enenaies clad in complete panoply , hut they , coulcl only die ^!? ¦ - ? mes 3 > The massacre at this- point was enormous , the' resistance at last tcdttie ' — ' ral

    cere . i " + » iJS ^^ ^^ S # * 5 had cl ^^^ J through the city . Oa 2 & $ J ^ J ! PI ? : pm the eastle , ; along , the Horse-market , opposite the IiWtbwn , the , statea dragooas ^ id the light horse of BWeren had been posted . •^ r ^ 'II ^™^;?^^ ^ pursuQd swept at las t through this outer circle , ^ ftajnj ^ gny . waa alreadji there . He essayed , aa hia lastthope , to rally the S ¥ 1 > » statfa , but ' tte effort was fruitless . Already Beized by the panic , ^ f tey-ftaa attempted to rush from the city through the gate of Eeker . It was Iflcbed <; they ± hea * Uraed andifled-towards the Ked-gate , where they were met face to + fecet by Don F * drtotTas 8 iB > - who'charged * upon them with his dragoonai Betreat B & ented hopeless * ' ¦ Ai horseinaM in-cotopletcfafmbu ^ with lance in rest , Was seen to lo « n € rom-theparajpet : of . tli (^ outer Walllntft the moat below , whence , still , onhorsefcawtv he- escarped" with life . Pew were 1 so fortunate . The confused raob of fdtp . Uveia : audf oouquerors , ^ niardB ; . "Walloons ; GermaaBi burghers , sti'UggHnK , ahoutma stnkmg , ' . ottKSi ug > ' dying , ; svraiyed > hither and * thithel' likea stormy sea .. iaongfthespacjous' Horse-ma . i ? ket thefttgitivesJfled onward ' towards the quays Mwi ^ ifellibeneath ' thef 'swords of- the- Spaniards / numb ' era were trodden to deatb WtHe < hbofa ! of howesji still * greater' multitudes were Hunted itxto the S 6 held . CbampajBjfty , ! who'had ' thought it possible , 'even at'the last'moment ; to nmko a BWaaJi And fcho the

    n the ^ ew ^ owrt ; ' to fortify Palace of Hansa , saw himself deoerted . With great daring and preaenoe of' naind he eifeoted his' escape to the fleet of the Prince of Orange in the rivor . 1 ? h « Marquia of Havrd , of -whom no « eeds of valour on that eventful , day have been recorded , was equally successful , ^ J ^ yttluolcy Qberajjein , attempting , tc > leap into a boat , misBed his footing , and ° ^» M ^^ ^ " ^ weight of his armour , was drowned . MK 3 ^ $ \ 8 ft ' ^^ V * , orfc NoveTObop day wag fast doolining , tho combat Bfcill l ^ r 3 ^ *»> , * at < snpr of the oity . V » rioua currents of confllot , foroing thoir ffl ^ S ^^ *^* t ' ' 3 PI W . fltwe tft jiad at last mingled in the Grande Place , TOu ^^ - ^^ SSI ^^^^ L ^*^ " <*^ wi 6 u » - 6 q , ufure ( atoo'd the gorgeous Hotel do tffiffi fe ^ 'W ^** **^ fantoaticftlly-gabled , rlohly-decortttoa palacee of SSSffifci ^ SKlff *^^? ® * oolc * > ltvC 0 ( U vm' te ^ inatcd for a time by SSSSSS ^ ^^ ^^ " ^^ tbroughtte stroet of Saint Joris ; accompanied bSSS ^^ SS ^ " *^* decls ivlly » into the molde ; The m « ssea we >^ nous © Ueoam ^ ^ fotte * ., j $ X (> m : mtiry . : wittdow ftna v 1 jaicony ft hot flrovma poured

    ^ square ) as , pent iaa cprnerj the , burghers stood at laafc at hay * It wn « dafficult to . carry the houses by storm , but they were soon set on fire ? A w number of sutlers and other yarlets had accompanied the Spaniards fionSl oitaddl , bnngmg torches and kindluag materials for the express purpose of ^ T taeto ^ n .. Wtth great dexterity , these means were now ^ EdfSd fa ^ afef interval , ' the Gity-hall ^ and other edlficeB on the square were in flamefr Tk c 6 nfiagratibnfled Wf th ; rapidity , house affcerhouse , street after street , talabe fit Ifearly a . thousand buddings , 111 the most splendid and wealthy quarteTof ih ' city , were soon in a blaze , and multitudes of human beings were burned -Jit * them . In the City-hall many were consumed , while others leaped fi « mT windows to renew the combat below . The many tortuous streets which leddnZn a slight descent from the rear of the Town-house to the quays were all one ^ tne ot side

    connagrataon . un aer , ttoe magnificent cathedral , separated from ihZ Grande JPlacehy a single row of buildings , waa lighted up , but not attacked W the flames . The > U spire cast its gigantic shadow across the last desperate conflict . In the street called the Oanal cms Sucre , immediately behind the Town louse , there was a fierce struggle , a horrible massacre . A crowd of barehera " grave magistrates , and such of th * German soldiers as remained alive still con fronted the ferocious Spaniards . There , amid the flaming desolation Gosw £ Yerreyek , the heroic margrave of the city , fought with the energy of hatred aad despair . The burgomaster , Vaa der Meere , lay dead at his feet ; senators , soldiers , orhzens , fell fast around him , and he sank at last upon a heap of slain With him effectual resistance ended . The remaining combatants were butchered or were slowly forced downward to perish in the Scheld . Women , children old men , were lolled in countless numbers , and still , through all this havoc , directlv over the heads of the struggling-throng ,, suspended in mid-air above the din and smoke of the conflict , there sounded , every half-quarter of every hour , as if in gentle mockery , from the belfry of the cathedral , the tender and melodioui chimes

    Mr . Motley possesses the faculty of description and the facult y of narration- ; but his style , is enfeebled by amplification . It is inveterately voluminous it overflow ^ th e su bject ; it beats in froth upon the Zeeland coastS ) and breaks over the dykes , as though it were the German Ocean . By sharpening his diction , Mr .. Motley will gain a qualification as an historical writer , m which he is at present deficieut . The breadth and freedom of panoramic painting are not inconsistent with that " copious brevity /* at which Gibbon aimed . Mr . Motley , because the surface is large , scatters the details , and , at times , amasses pages of unimportant miscellanea . But , it would be unjust fco confound a tendency with a habitk His practice is to write with care and point , though , where | he floats upon declamation , it is in stirring episodes , where declamation is least required . Allowing for venial defects , however , the work possesses historical and literary characteristics , which entitle it to more than an ephemeral reputation .

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    Pine-Gokes Fbgm Italy. Pinocchi. London¦...

    PINE-GOKES FBGM ITALY . Pinocchi . London ¦ : John W . Parker and Son . tfPiNoccHi —pine-cones—is the quaint title of an anonymous volume of poems recently transmitted to us ; The flood of Parnassian raviag which reaches our critical table , in the shape of small books of verse , is so over-Whelminginbulk , and generally so weak in its elements , that it is our habit , as the reader knowsi to reduce the inundation by taking up great bucketsftdl at a time , or ( to change the metaphor ) to spit a score or two of skyrlarks pa one barb , and serve them up daintily roasted for the reader ' s intellectual supper . But the voltinie now in our hands , though not encouraging us to hope that any great addition to the poetical stock is about to be made , possesses sufficient claims on attention to justify us in abstracting ourselves forfew minutes

    a from -the throng of troubadours , to give a little separate attention to this particular singer . We should judge the author of " Pinocchi " to be but a young man ; at least , we hope so , for he has the faults of a young writer , together with a young writer ' s beauties . Power , " as yet unconscious of its own tendencies , degree , or limitation ; aspiration towards the true and-beautiml , not yet educated into an art , nor practised to the extent of-acquired mastery ; a pervading sense of poetry , still imperfect in expression , still seeking for that confident utterance which can only come after many and painful trials ; may be found within the pages of the anonymous volume lying on our table . It is the first lisping in numbers ; but it is a lisping that has a music in . it , arid which speaks hopefully of future efforts . The author viill no doubt himself perceive that lie has m ^ ny faults

    tb amend . He has yet to acquire an independent style ; he has yet to learn the virtues ' of self-control and condensation ; be has yet to discover that unusual words ( somewhat after the manner of Mr . Bailey in bis " Mystic " ) are not necessarily poetry , and are generally destructive , in their cumbrous weight , of that delicate aroma ; he has yet to find out that a too-great frequency of compounded words ( eloquent modes of expression when used sparingly ) is most fatiguing to the ear , and gives his verses an appearance of congestion , aa when a printer crams too many words into one line of type , and does not leave sufficient space between each to render the sense clear . But these are faults which time will probably mend : and in the meanwhile ,

    as we have said , a sense of poetry pervades the pages . The author , we should conjecture from several of the poems , resides , or has resided , in Italy . The murmur of an Italian music haunts his lines ; the smell of Italian pine-woods is blown over his pages ; Italian scenery and Italian , art shine with an exotic flush at every turn j and we feel tho hot , odorous languor and dreamy silence of southern noons . Tho opening poems , descriptive of the haunts of the monstrous Tiberius in . tho island of Capri , are among tho best in the volume . The crumbling ruins and sickly , drooping vegetation on the rocks , are touched with " a , fine horror , " and made to suggest a dreary consciousness of the stain of guilt that clings about the famous island of goats . But wo prefer to quote , as a moro manageable specimen ; a short poem with a melodious Italian burden in praise of the couhtry : — A STROPHE FROM CAPRI . ANTI 8 TROJPHJ 5 EWOM NAPLES . " O 1 quaixto 6 bolla In oampagnm !" So , aoouring up and down tno Pergola , Warbled -a fair child , with flax streaming hair And Hliod ohoek—in eooth nhe wns monfc fair . Her mouth flfttuod as the poppy ' s ruddy crown ; Hor oyeB wore blue as bugloHS' midst white- down ,

• Citation
  • Leader (1850-1860), March 8, 1856, page 18, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_08031856/page/18/