Littell's Living Age/Volume 140

LITTELL'S

LIVING AGE.

E Pluribus Unum.

"These publications of the day should from time to time be winnowed, the wheat carefully preserved, and
the chaff thrown away."

"Made up of every creature's best."

"Various, that the mind
Of desultory man, studious of change,
And pleased with novelty, may be indulged."

FIFTH SERIES, VOLUME XXV.

FROM THE BEGINNING, VOL. CXL.

JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH,

1879

BOSTON:

LITTELL AND GAY.

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Fifth Series, Volume XXV.

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No. 1803. — January 4, 1879.

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CONTENTS.
I.	Landor's "Imaginary Conversations",	Cornhill Magazine,	3
II.	Sir Gibbie. By George MacDonald, author of "Malcolm," "The Marquis of Lossie," etc. Part VII.,	Advance Sheets,	16
III.	The Religion of the Ancient Egyptians. By John Newenham Hoare,	Nineteenth Century,	33
IV.	The Bride's Pass. By Sarah Tytler, author of "What She Came Through," "Lady Bell," etc.,	Advance Sheets,	42
V.	French Home Life. In the Country,	Blackwood's Magazine,	46
VI.	Will "Progress" Diminish Joy?	Spectator,	57
VII.	The Country Lady in Town	Touchstone,	63

POETRY.
Irish Air,	2	Hill-Voices,	2
Love's Promise,	2
Miscellany,			64

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No. 1804. — January 11, 1879.

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CONTENTS.
I.	The Jesuit Martyrs: Campion and Walpole,	Edinburgh Review,	67
II.	Sir Gibbie. By George MacDonald, author of "Malcolm," "The Marquis of Lossie," etc. Part VIII.,	Advance Sheets,	85
III.	Dogma, Reason, and Morality. By W. H. Mallock,	Nineteenth Century,	100
IV.	The Bride's Pass. By Sarah Tytler, author of "What She Came Through," "Lady Bell," etc. Part II.,	Advance Sheets,	114
V.	The Education of the Deaf,	Spectator,	125

POETRY.
The Gold of Hope,	66	Nuptura,	66
A Christmas Song,	66	An Essay in Quantity,	66
Miscellany,			128

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No. 1805. — January 18, 1879.

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CONTENTS.
I.	The Greatness of England. By Prof. Goldwin Smith,	Contemporary Review,	131
II.	The Bride's Pass. By Sarah Tytler, author of "What She Came Through," "Lady Bell," etc. Part III.,	Advance Sheets,	142
III.	Holidays in Eastern France. Part IV.,	Fraser's Magazine,	150
IV.	Sir Gibbie. By George MacDonald, author of "Malcolm," "The Marquis of Lossie," etc. Part IX.,	Advance Sheets,	165
V.	The Phœnicians in Greece,	Contemporary Review,	175
VI.	A Worldlet Within the World,	Spectator,	185
VII.	Poor Creatures,	Saturday Review,	188
VIII.	The Death of the Princess Alice,	Spectator,	190

POETRY.
Memory,	130	The Closing Year,	130
Miscellany,			192

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No. 1806. — January 25, 1879.

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CONTENTS.
I.	Prince Bismarck. By Emile de Laveleye,	Fortnightly Review,	195
II.	A Doubting Heart. By Miss Keary, author of "Castle Daly," "Oldbury," etc. Part XI.,	Advance Sheets,	208
III.	Contemporary Literature. By Journalists,	Blackwood's Magazine,	222
IV.	Sir Gibbie. By George MacDonald, author of "Malcolm," "The Marquis of Lossie," etc. Part X.,	Advance Sheets,	238
V.	The Vicissitudes of Titles,	Gentleman's Magazine,	249
VI.	Character-Drawing,	Saturday Review,	253

POETRY.
God's Call to Rest,	194	Companions,	194
Consolation,	194
Miscellany,			256

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No. 1807. — February 1, 1879.

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CONTENTS.
I.	The Historical Aspect of the United States. By Dean Stanley,	Macmillan's Magazine,	259
II.	Sir Gibbie. By George MacDonald, author of "Malcolm," "The Marquis of Lossie," etc. Part XI.,	Advance Sheets,	268
III.	The Logic of Toleration. By W. H. Mallock,	Nineteenth Century,	281
IV.	A Doubting Heart. By Miss Keary, author of "Castle Daly," "Oldbury," etc. Part XII.,	Advance Sheets,	295
V.	George Henry Lewes. By Anthony Trollope,	Fortnightly Review,	307
VI.	Insectivorous Plants,	Nineteenth Century,	313
VII.	Dreams,	Saturday Review,	314
VIII.	Heather,	Blackwood's Magazine,	317

POETRY.
Night on the Tweed,	258	S.S. "Lusitania". By Matthew Arnold	258
In Snow,	258	Sonnet. From Heine,	258
Old and New,	258
Miscellany,			320

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No. 1808. — February 8, 1879.

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CONTENTS.
I.	The Migration of Centres of Industrial Energy,	Fortnightly Review,	323
II.	Sir Gibbie. By George MacDonald, author of "Malcolm," "The Marquis of Lossie," etc. Part XII.,	Advance Sheets,	335
III.	Novel-Reading. By Anthony Trollope,	Nineteenth Century,	349
IV.	The Bride's Pass. By Sarah Tytler, author of "What She Came Through," "Lady Bell," etc. Part IV.,	Advance Sheets,	361
V.	Count Fersen, Temple Bar,	Temple Bar,	367
VI.	Among the Burmese. Part VI.,	Fraser's Magazine,	375
VII.	A Farmhouse Dirge. By Alfred Austin,	Contemporary Review,	381
VIII.	Trafalgar. By F. T. Palgrave,	Macmillan's Magazine,	383

POETRY.
Fancies,	322	A Farmhouse Dirge,	381
A Dialogue,	322	Trafalgar,	383
Lead them Home,	322

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No. 1809. — February 15, 1879.

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CONTENTS.
I.	Journalists and Magazine-Writers,	Blackwood's Magazine,	387
II.	Sir Gibbie. By George MacDonald, author of "Malcolm," "The Marquis of Lossie," etc. Part XIII.,	Advance Sheets	404
III.	Atheism and the Church,	Contemporary Review,	415
IV.	The Bride's Pass. By Sarah Tytler, author of "What She Came Through," "Lady Bell," etc. Part V.,	Advance Sheets	424
V.	The Scientific Frontier,	Fortnightly Review,	435
VI.	Statesmen in Caricature,	Spectator,	443
VII.	Sceptical Patronage of the Pope,	Spectator,	446
VIII.	Gall-Making Insects,	Nature,	448

POETRY.
Between the Years,	386	A Difference,	386
In the Conservatory,	386	Love's Reward,	386
Miscellany,			448

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No. 1810. — February 22, 1879.

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CONTENTS.
I.	Negro Slavery under English Rule. By Francis William Newman,	Fraser's Magazine,	451
II.	Sir Gibbie. By George MacDonald, author of "Malcolm," "The Marquis of Lossie," etc. Part XIV.,	Advance Sheets	464
III.	Ancient Egypt,	Contemporary Review,	470
IV.	Within the Precincts. By Mrs. Oliphant. Part XX.,	Advance Sheets	481
V.	Grimaldi,	Temple Bar,	497
VI.	Gaur,	Athenæum,	505
VII.	American Surveys and Explorations,	Nature,	510

POETRY.
The Old Laborer,	450	The Earth-Spirit,	450
Miscellany,			512

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No. 1811. — March 1, 1879.

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CONTENTS.
I.	Daniel Manin,	British Quarterly Review,	515
II.	Within the Precincts. By Mrs. Oliphant. Part XXI.,	Advance Sheets	530
III.	America Rediviva,	Macmillan's Magazine,	546
IV.	Sir Gibbie. By George MacDonald, author of "Malcolm," "The Marquis of Lossie," etc. Part XV.,	Advance Sheets	556
V.	About Lotteries,	Cornhill Magazine,	561
VI.	The Projected Lotteries,	Economist,	572
VII.	Didactic Flirts,	Saturday Review,	574

POETRY.
"No More Sea",	514	A Borrower,	514
Two Robbers,	514
Miscellany,			576

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No. 1812. — March 8, 1879.

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CONTENTS.
I.	Mental Physiology,	Edinburgh Review,	579
II.	Sir Gibbie. By George MacDonald, author of "Malcolm," "The Marquis of Lossie," etc. Part XVI.,	Advance Sheets,	592
III.	The Polish Alps,	Cornhill Magazine,	602
IV.	Within the Precincts. By Mrs. Oliphant. Part XXII.,	Advance Sheets	614
V.	Robert Dick, the Thurso Baker,	Chambers' Journal,	630
VI.	Music and Science,	Nature,	635
VII.	Ebb and Flow,	Saturday Review,	638

POETRY.
A Broken String,	578	Horace's Ghost,	578
At the Convent Gate,	578
Miscellany,			640

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No. 1813. — March 15, 1879.

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CONTENTS.
I.	Virgil. By Frederick W. H. Myers,	Fortnightly Review,	643
II.	A Doubting Heart. By Miss Keary, author of "Castle Daly," "Oldbury," etc. Part XIII.,	Advance Sheets	663
III.	On the Migration of Birds. By August Weissman,	Contemporary Review,	673
IV.	Sir Gibbie. By George MacDonald, author of "Malcolm," "The Marquis of Lossie," etc. Part XVII.,	Advance Sheets	686
V.	Etna,	Spectator,	701
VI.	A Diary of Milton's Age,	Athenæum,	704

POETRY.
Skating,	642	Mortality,	642
A Flower,	642	A Reproach, and its Answer,	642
"More Sweet than Smiles",	642

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No. 1814. — March 22, 1879.

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CONTENTS.
I.	Felix Antoine Dupanloup, Bishop of Orleans. By C. de Warmont,	Nineteenth Century,	707
II.	Sir Gibbie. By George MacDonald, author of "Malcolm," "The Marquis of Lossie," etc. Part XVIII.,	Advance Sheets	723
III.	Magazine Writers,	Blackwood's Magazine,	739
IV.	The Bride's Pass. By Sarah Tytler, author of "What She Came Through," "Lady Bell," etc. Part VI.,	Advance Sheets	747
V.	William Etty,	Temple Bar,	757
VI.	An Old Friend with a New Face. By Thos. Hughes,	Macmillan's Magazine,	763
VII.	The French Expedition in Equatorial Africa,	Pall Mall Gazette,	767
VIII.	The Archimandrite Palladius,	Academy,	768

POETRY.
Cathedral Bells and New-Year's Eve,	706	Night,	706

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No. 1815. — March 29, 1879.

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CONTENTS.
I.	New Guinea and its Inhabitants. By Alfred R. Wallace,	Contemporary Review,	771
II.	The Bride's Pass. By Sarah Tytler, author of "What She Came Through," "Lady Bell," etc. Part VII.,	Advance Sheets	783
III.	Magazine Writers,	Blackwood's Magazine	797
IV.	A Medium of Last Century,	Blackwood's Magazine,	806
V.	A Quiet Day at Home,	Saturday Review,	820
VI.	The Ideal Memory,	Spectator,	823
	⁂ Title and Index to Volume CXL.

POETRY.
In the Cathedral Close,	770	From the South,	770
The Task,	770