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Jan. 14, I860.] TheLeader and Saturday'A...
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only three more papers remained to be prepared , and Julian havln ° - progressed so far favourably , it was the general opinion throughout the college that he would prove the successful candidate . At this culminating point in his career , and just as the hour is about to strike which should usher his : re-entrance into court , he finds himself suddenly impeded in his further progress by being what is technically termed " screened in . " This is the _ last bit of spite practised against him by his enemy Brogton . lhat passionate indignation should for a time entirely overcome the poor youth , notwithstanding his philosophical tendencies , is perfectly natural that is ^ so long as this formidable obstacle to the fulfilment of his wishes should continue t 6 exist : but , immediately that obstacle was removed , and the hour thus fruitlessly expended had
With such slender materials as these , there cannot , necessarily , be much room for development . But we have no doubt that this little volume will g ive satisfaction to a particular section of i-eaders , who wish to obtain a few hours' wholesome recreation , without undergoing any very great amount of excitement .
been recovered to him by the kindness and indulgence of the examiner , the object for which he was contending would again absorb his energies , an < l stifle , for a time at least , his desire of vengeance upon the despicable opponent who had thus unsuccessfully endeavoured to ruin him in the hour of triumph . Ihis , however , is not the opinion of the author . At this crisis , an entire revolution seems to take place in the mind and disposition of his hero , who becomes suddenly so overwhelmed with fury , hatred , and vindictiveness , that he is utterly incapable of concentrating his thoughts upon anything but his injury . He enters the examination court pale and haggard , and instead of taking advantage of the few remaining hours for preparation , he sits brooding over this petty insult , and adding fuel-to the wrathful flame that was gathering-in his bosom . Subsequently , he horsewhips his opponent—an act unjustifiable in itself , and particularly so in the present instance , as sufficient time had elapsed for reflection , and the recovery of a Julian hulin
naturally mild and forgiving disposition . Eventually , a obtaining the scholarship . This is the only part of the book which incurs-our censure . The peculiar gentleness and docility of young Home ' s character are again restored , and we do not find him giving vent to any more such , to use the author ' s own words , " : gusts of thersoul "to the end of the volume . Julian , of course , ultimately succeeds in air his wishes , gains the principal honours of the university , and finally becomes a minister of the Church of England , having previously , however , been reconciled to his only female relation , and allied himself with Eva , the sister of his old college friend and companion , Edward Kennedy ; who is , perhaps , one of the best eonceived characters , in the book . Possessing , originally , a virtuous and ingenuous mind , coupled with abilities of no ordinary worth and description , liis career serves to show that man requires ii surer foundation than the mere unaided instincts of his own generous heart , for the full resistance of evil in the hour of temptation . Kennedy was hijrli-principled , highrspirited , and , alas !
self-conhdentj this single failing proved his downfall , as it has of many a better and greater man before him : in an unguarded moment th weakness of the flesh overcame the workings of a nobler , spirit , and he fell . Having once deviated from the straight path of rectitude aud honour , little by little , step by step , he sinks , almost unconsciously , into the full vortex of evil passions , and is only saved from the last crowning act of desperation and impiety by the appearance of a miracle . . S Altogether the book is well and eloquently written . The language is always fluent and figurative , and at times poetical . An instance of the latter may be found in the description of the Schilthorn , m Switzerland . The falling avalanche , sounding- in the distance like so many peals of thunder , the reverberating echoes of the hills , the large prairies , or fields of snow , seeming to the eye to reach to an almost interminable distance , —all this is brought vividly and
graphically before the imagination . t The author of" Margaret Maitland" has also contributed anew novel to the new year , in which she ho * ,, however , not aimed at . ariy high flight of composition : she had a simple tale to tell , and she has told it simply—too simply , perhaps . The events , or rather ** scenes , " for events there are none , follow each other in easy and natural succession , —never startling us with an inconsistency , nor , on the other hand , calling our attention to any particular part as- distinguished by its superiority from the general level of the story . Each succeeding chapter is a continuation of the former , written m the same smooth and unpretending language ¦ yet currying with it an amount of interest , which , in part , redeems it from the prevailing monotony .
Lucy Crofton is nn orphan , who , at the early ago of eighteen , is left entirely dependent upon her relatives . She , however ,. contrary to the general rule ? of young ladies placed in her unhappy position , has nothing to complain of in tho house of her cousin , Denveut Crofton , who , together with his wife , bestows upon her every kindness and consideration which her unprotected and bereaved condition could awaken . Lucy Crofton , however , is a heroine in whose disposition there is not to be found the faintest tinge of sentimentality , and we are not long in discovering that her lieart is equally devoid ot all feelings of affection and generosity . After in vain endeavouring to to have
win the affections of a certain gentleman , whom she know been previously affianced , sho perfidiously enters into an engagement with Bertie Nugent , a relative of her cousin ' s wife , a youth totally inexperienced in the frauds and deceptions of the world . At tho same time , in order to seouro herself ngainst all chances , she keeps up a correspondence with another gentleman , the hqir of a wealthy proprietor , to vvhpin she had clandestinely promised her hand before her father ' s denth , and for whose sake she ' finally 'deserts , the Jess wealthy but more highly accomplished Bertie;—thereby proving tho infallibility of woman ' s instinot m relation to those of hor own sexy Mr . * . Crofton , Derwent ' s w > fo , hnvjing- suspected hor integrity from the first . 2 )
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Peovetlbs.* F Ithere Is No Better Collec...
PEOVETLBS . * f ITHERE is no better collection of proverbs in any language J- than this . As introduction it has a very able dissertation on the nature , the Origin , and the value of the proverb . This essay is as wise and profound as the wisest and profoundest of the proverbs themselves . Most of the proverbs given are illustrated by parallel proverbs in the provincial dialects of Germany , or in foreign languages . Proverbs are either Universal , national , or local . Those peculiar to a locality are few compared to the proverbs belonging to a nation , and these are few compared to such as are the treasure of the whole human race . To study proverbs well , we should always endeavour to ascertain what are local , what national , what universal . We recommend Dr . Korte ' s book to the scholar , and also to him who is not ashamed to learn how to be nobler and more pious from the lips of the people . We have thrown into the shape of simple rhymes some of the proverbs , and shall endeavour from time to time to draw fruitful truths from Dr . Korte's volume . The examples we have selected are from the German , with two exceptions : —
Counsels . Honour the old , Send the young to school , Question the wise , And bear the fool . Secrets . ( French . ) The / secret of two is the secret of God . The secret of three soon travels abroad . TheShedder of Blood . The man who bathes his hand in blood , Must wash it white in ceaseless teats ; No more for him the happy mood ; Ever for him the anguished years . The Wicked . Be not so bold , ye Sons of Evil ; Ye may cheat the Hangman , but not the Devil . Error . Much have I erred , but . more by error known , . Than path the straightest ever could hare taught ; I left the High Way , wandered forth . alone , And climbed the Heights of Action and of Thought . Purity . Like the wanderer ' s foot on the Bnow ; , Be ever my lot ; Leaving the trace of the path I go , But staining not ; ; .. -. ¦ Waited Voices . Prodigal praise at the dead man ' s tomb la the nightingale's song in the deaf man ' s ropin . A Prince ' s Motto . Better lose land and people both , Thau stain the name with a broken oath . The Melody of Prayer . There is in all eternity , No music half so swfeet As when Man ' s bosom fervently Bounds forth its God to meet . Royal Wisdom , The calf is a prince where the 03 c is a king , But this is not such a wonderful tiling As that men should be slaves without daring to laugh , Where the king is an ox , and . the prince is a calf . Silk and Gold . With gold till a sack up to the tie , The sack is not turned into silk thereby . Sand and Marble . ' To-day you scrawl along the sand , To be o ' crwhelmed by the next wave , What yesterday on marble grand You should have striven to engrave . T / iQ Shu / er's Giiide . " He who when singing begins too high , Quickly finda his throat grow dry ; If the donkey commenced in a lower key , Ho would not force the folks to flee . JSxoraiso . All the Arts come by Exercise , Liars loarn lies by lying , Through a window an old woman was thrown , To toaoh hur the art of Hying . Tho Hero and tho Coward . More victory gains tho brave man ' a glance , Than tho coward ' s longest , strongest Iwnoe . 4 { postlaa . Twelve Apostles Christ ' s standard bore , Thoao bearing the Devil ' s uro many a oooro . Duty at Jlotna , Your houflo and your court , it' you swoop through and through , You flnd work for all your boat beaoma to do . fllanaing . He will never bo first'in tho ball " . Who buys now ahooa , and thinka that lft ail .-
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* JJia Bjn-iohwMcr dor Vcutachen . Uesammelt von ^ TlK" K « rS . ° > ( Tho Pmvorhs of tho , Germans . Collected by Dr , WJHuwn x \ oxw . / Leipzig : V . A , fJrookhuua .
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Leader (1850-1860), Jan. 14, 1860, page 19, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_14011860/page/19/
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