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    volume containing only thb events , of seventeen years discursive . But his if work Mr . on Hod the g other kin be hand somewhat has the

    merit of being , a comprehensive survey of the epochs which he has selected for historical

    tages description which . accrue Moreover to , a it well has -produced all the advan book - .

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    given , and they appear to accord with the V latest ~~ - ^ —~ ™ ^ - *— result ™ ~^— ~ ~— ^ ^^ - s " of ^^ F- f ¦ the f ^^— hf ^^ pFr ^ stud f ^^ ^^ F" ^^^ " ^ fF ^^» ^ B y ^ g of ^^^ ^^^ classical ^^^ Fr ^^ V F ^ F ^^ ^ F ^^ I ^^^ f ^ F ^ ^^ F ^^^^ p ^ p » geograp ^^^ p ^ H ^^^ p- ^^ pv ^ ^^^^^ k ^^ f ^ ^»^ " ^^ W ¦ ^ B ^ h F ^» ^^^ y . ^^

    The notes , references , and indexes are copious and useful , while authorities are carefully

    given . The first volume of the work is occupied

    by a review of the Visigothic Invasion . After the introductory portionwhich includes

    a survey of the history of Imperial , Rome , also accounts of the dynasty of Valentinian ,

    and Hod the kin enters early history n his of actual the narrative Goths , Mr b . gupo ¦ t ¦ y

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    Feb : i , i 886- ' ¦ . '¦ The m < Publishers ' ' " ' Circular ''¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ' V * " ' ^ ' . i ^ ¦ rf ¦ ¦ T } V-

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    MM ^ WlVli ^ MMM ^ NMHB ^ aMlMWMWMVWHHWiMli ^ nBMMMMMi ^ MHMMHnMW ^ MMMfl A NATIONAL LIBRARY FOR SCOTLAND . Edinburgh : Jaimary 27 , 1886 .

    library Why which should __ - shall _ Scotland like _ _ — not that possess __ of _ - _ the - a national British _ _ _

    Museum , be open , and available to scholars and students of every class of the community ?

    'The advantage to be derived from having a national A consulting - ^ vtt A ^ A library . _ in Edinburg A ^ B ^ H ^ K h , and HA A

    its claims ^^ * to this distinction ^ ^ ^ , will be readil y admitted . The city of Edinburghapart

    fro ^ U m its ^ _ character ^ M > as the . ^ M metropolis _ MM A of ^^ Scotland ^ Bk , . P ^ ^^ M and the seat of a University , has long held a

    prominent position in the annals of literature and science ; and it is of the utmost

    importance to Scotland that the means of maintaining and increasing the reputation of its

    ancient capital as a centre of education and seat of learning should be duly provided for .

    as The for British all practical Museum purposes is British , so only far in as nam the e . ; people df Scotland are concernedit might as

    well occupy the site of the North , Pole . That Scotland has not succeeded in obtaining such

    a backwardness library is due in to coming two causes forward : first ' of , the the

    Members will V y flfa **** devote ^*^* ^ f v ^^ ^ " of ^*^ any w Parliament ^ "b ^ bj w amount « r ^ r ^»« Kp ^ ^^ ^ w ^ v ^ b ^ pv ^ v for of -f »^ w troubl Scotland v ^ v ^ tr ^ v ^ v ^ r w e w to , ^^ who the ^ r ^*^ v ^^^

    cinders of England and Ireland , neglecting the ashes of their ' ain fireside '•; and second

    the liberality of the owners of the various , libraries — __ _ __ — inr — the — city — _ - in — affording " % r — <~*» . to all literary . . _ _ - _ ^ _

    men access to the volumes contained in their collectionsalthough , it is well known that

    the . ^ accommodation - , ^ k a . ¦ which ' ah a ^ m they — « m can afford pn i ^ ai is a of a very imperfect kindand that their

    private funds are altogether , inadequate to maintain the libraries in an efficient state

    and the f ^^ 0 ^ . ^^ B Fjt ^ pr day to ^ p ^ v ^ ppi ^^ f- ^ p » keep g . ^ p Of ^ ppf ~ them f ^^ f course -f ^ f 1 ^ p ^ p »~ ™ *»¦ fbp ^ up »^ f ^~ ^ pp" , ^^ m so F ~ to - ^ ppr ~^ r long ¦ the ™ ¦ ^^—^^ p ^ i ^ p ^ p | requirements as ° " ^ f ^ " ~ ™^^» literary — ¦ ~— i ^—^— ^ p ° ^ f 1 ^—^~ g men ^^— — — of

    get likely what they they will want Agitate for in nothing the matter it is ; - but net were the Edinburg h h pfjpi pppppf libraries f to stop their

    very generosity y W *^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^ F ^ p ^ pBW H ^ pB ^ B ^ v soon ^^ ^^ ' ^^ B ^ " *™ ^ 1 ^ ^^ B ^^ ^ B B ^ ^ ^ ^ , force ^ ^ B B" ^^ B" " ^ ^ B ^ » a ^ ^ ^ ^ P ~ ^ p ^^ ^ ^ ^ storm f » ^^ ^^^ ^^™ " T ^^ a ^ ^ ^^ ^^ " ^ ^ p » grant ^ H ^ pppp ^ K * ^ MP " ^^ ^^ would ^ ' ^^»^^ w - ^» ^^^ ¦¦ v ^ w from ^^ » ^ ^ » ^ ^^^ " » ^^ ¦ ^^ ^* ensue ¦ ¦ ¦ Government *^ pf ~ »^^ p - ^ - ^^ r ^ pf ~ ^ - - ^ which ^ — ~~ - — ~ - " — r !¦ - ^ p »^ pf ~ would . — ~ ^ - ^ — ~— A - ^ r —

    the sum purpose of ^ 2 , 000 of a opening year would k up to be the sufficient public the for

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    a b y farthing Government per pound , and on ^ 1 , the 000 rates by the . ¦ It ¦ city is — to not a

    administered ^ great ^^^ ^^ ^ WriVta ** extent ^ " ^^^^^^^^^ fc U ^^^ ^ owing ^ as H ^ ^^ ^^^^ it ^^ ^^ ^^ to ^^ has ^^ the ^^ ^^ ^ hitherto ^ ^^ ^^^ aid ^^^ ^^ of ^^ " ^^ ^ this been ^^ library —~— , that ~ - —^ ,

    Scotland has been enabled to contribute writers ^ m m JR ± 4 ^ ^ f ^^ F ^^ fc W ^^ ^ in ^ b ^ M 4 k every ^^^ » ^^~^ ^^ " W department ^ ' ^^^ ^¦^ W ^ ^^ . ^^ ^^ ^^^^^^ ^^ r ^^ ¦ ^^ ' ^^ of ^^ m ^ literature ^ ^^^ ^^ ^^^ ~^~ ^^ ^ " ^ ^^ ' ^^ f- ^^^^ h and - ^« - ~^ - _>

    science the Bar from who without have had , as well no small as from share within in , stimulating , the progress of our

    ageintelleceven tual ^ J ^ ^^^ i % l W y the ^^ and ^«» ^^^ Faculty «>»« social mi ^» ^ f ^ V - » «« ^ l y . have ^••^ r Within ^ ' » - ^ If » W sent + ^ ~* T ^»^ the ^^ into ¦"" - present ¦ ^»» ^ fT" the ^^ p ^ f-fi , century field i b —^ - — — " ^ of

    literature Brougham , such Francis men as Jeffrey Walter , John Scott , Gibson Henry

    William liockhart T * o < VkliRi-fc Haiailton , TYa Francis nr . m . Morner Horner David Hume , Joh John n was W keeper ilson ilson ,. of m M ^^ the ^^ 4 ^ MB ^^^ library d ^ 4 fc T ^ . r ^ m ^ t /« F w , and * ¦ - > Jm * ^ f- ^» f in ^ - ^ ^ w the ^ f- —• ^ - ^^ - works v » - »¦» - ¦ »^ i i i w- * r of ^ ~—m m m ~~~ — - any — ^ ^——w ^ j of — —

    l time the e ^ gnlents greatest up FBBMW to fF » of the write the Fi present PFW ¦ F rs obli ~ - *~ T ¦ of ¦— gations ¦ PVH , our will ¦ be country f they found were , from acknow under his - _

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• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Feb. 1, 1886, page 101, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01021886/page/7/