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      General Literature. Art.V.—Antholog' Ie ...

      guage and to the Inexperienced is of some importancep and that many peculiarities of idiom amd difficulties of construction are well explained In the notes at the end of ube volume .

      856 Critical Notices.—Mucelkineom.

      856 Critical Notices . —Mucelkineom .

      Art. Vii.—Fortune*S Reverses, Or The You...

      Art . VII . —Fortune * s Reverses , or the Young Bernese . A Tale for Youth , Translated from the French , by Elizabeth Bowles . 2 Vols . Sheill , Swaffhanig and all other Booksellers . T « e time has come to us which conies £ o all , when it is easier to judge of the usefulness or harmless ness of children's

      books than u > f their interest to young readers , in the present case , however , we have a test no go by . There is a strong' resemblance in this book , both as to outline aud detail , Co the ever-delightful Tales of the Castle : therefore all children will like it . Their parents , we are sure wiil saoctioni their taste ; both

      because they cannot hut approve the work , and because tthere are circumstances of interest attending its introduction into the world , which must engage their sympathy . Its translator is the widow of the late respected Mr . Bowles , of Yarmouth , under whose eye and hand the greater part of the JVJSS . passed for the sake of correction . This

      circumstance being known , no further warrant for the merit of the work , no further inducement to its friendly reception can , we hope , be needed .

      Art. Vi.— The Monthly Preceptor. Nos. I....

      Art . VI . — The Monthly Preceptor . Nos . I . II and III . This little Juvenile periodical is amusing , it ns instructive , and it is cheap . It consists of moral essays , historical anecdotes , illustrations of Scripture , facts in natural history , little stories , & c . Ainongst the Illustrations of Scripture we particularly noticed a rational explanation of Samson ^ young foxes , ( not so well known or so generally received as It

      ought to be , ) and some commeuts < on Balaam and his ass . Tfiere is as yet , and we hope there will be nothing sectarian iu the Monthly Preceptor , nothing that should exclude it from any penny library , or any juvenile circle . To render it acceptable to the more cultivated classes , the Editor would do well to attend to ithe grammatical correctness of the pieces which lie inserts , and to be rather more particular as to the poetical merit of such as call themselves poetry . ca I hated arithmetic as dad as she does her music lessons /* is not English ; and " The indorsement of supreme delight , Wrote by a friend , and with his blood " is neither poetry nor English , nor ( as applied to " Sunday" ) is It , or could it be in any shape , very good sense . We notice these little blemishes because they are undesirable even for the public of a Sunday-school , and the same may be said , with still greater reason , of the

      facetious anecdote told in a note to the Infant Monitor ( No . L , p . 6 ) ; it is such " jesting" as , in such a place , is not convenient / ' Let us not teach had tastte , ( or bad grammar , ) and bad moral taste least of all . In the list of American publications , at the end < of the third number we are glad to see many excellent little juvenile works , which are to be had of Mr . Mardon ; the < c Factory Girl , " for instance , the " Beatitudes , " * I'll Ri . sk it , " < 8 Evening Hours , " ( why not also " Evenings in Boston" ?) u The wellspent Hour , " a beautiful little work published in numbers , ) & c . " Filial Affection , or the Clergyman ' s Grand-daughter , " should also be there . " Tracts of the Americaii Association" we can iecoiunieiid wholesale , ami Channing ' s sermon on the Duties of Children nreds no recommendation .

      Art. Viii.—A Chronological Chart, Or Syn...

      Art . VIII . —A Chronological Chart , or Synoptic-Historic View of the Origin and Introduction of Inventions and Discoveries from the Earliest Date to the present Period . Dartou and Harvey .

      We regret that we cannot extend our praise from the intention to the execution of tSiis Chart . It needs revision , and a more intelligible principle of selection . The Compiler has dome so much that it is a pity he should not perfect his work ; and a comparatively small addition to the pains he has already taken may render it a very interesting and ust'ful ornament to school-rooms and studies .

      Art. Ix.— The Sacred Offeringy A L P Oi ...

      Art . IX . — The Sacred Offeringy a l oi tieal Annual . Hamilton , JLondon ; MarpleSj Liverpool . Our readers will please to receive it as a confidential communication , winch

      we only vcnluse to whisper to them , that wo begin to tire of splenidid little volumes , full of beautiful little engravings , and pretty little tales and poeius . Christmas is coining , and sweetmeats are displayed in profusion ; hut we are like children who wcR' surfeiud with sweets last Christmas , and our relish is nut yet \< c

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    • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Dec. 2, 1830, page 856, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/mrp_02121830/page/56/