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[31]  1.  “Madame de Sablé.  Etudes sur les Femmes illustres et la Société du XVIIe siècle.”  Par M. Victor Cousin.  Paris: Didier.  2.  “Portraits de Femmes.”  Par C. A. Sainte-Beuve.  Paris: Didier.  3.  “Les Femmes de la Revolutions.”  Par J. Michelet.

[33]  Queen Christina, when Mme. Dacier (then Mlle. Le Fèvre) sent her a copy of her edition of “Callimachus,” wrote in reply: “Mais vous, de qui on m’assure que vous êtes une belle et agréable fille, n’avez vous pas honte d’être si savante?”

[53]  The letter to which we allude has this charming little touch: “Je hais comme la mort que les gens de son age puissent croire que j’ai des galanteries.  Il semble qu’on leur parait cent ans des qu’on est plus vieille qu’eux, et ils sont tout propre à s’étonner qu’il y ait encore question des gens.”

[64]  1.  “The Church before the Flood.”  By the Rev. John Cumming, D.D.  2.  “Occasional Discourses.”  By the Rev. John Cumming, D.D.  In two vols.  3.  “Signs of the Times; or, Present, Past, and Future.”  By the Rev. John Cumming, D.D.  4.  “The Finger of God.”  By the Rev. John Cumming, D.D.  5.  “Is Christianity from God? or, a Manual of Christian Evidence, for Scripture-Readers, City Missionaries, Sunday-School Teachers, etc.”  By the Rev. John Cumming, D.D.  6.  “Apocalyptic Sketches; or, Lectures on the Book of Revelation.”  First Series.  By the Rev. John Cumming, D.D.  7.  “Apocalyptic Sketches.”  Second Series.  By the Rev. John Cumming, D.D.  8  “Prophetic Studies; or, Lectures on the Book of Daniel.”  By the Rev. John Cumming, D.D.

[74]  “Lect. on Daniel,” p. 6.

[76]  “Man of Ev.” p. 81.

[86a]  “Signs of the Times,” p. 38.

[86b]  “Apoc. Sketches,” p. 243.

[90]  “Man. of Christ. Ev.” p. 184.

[99]  1.  “Heinrich Heine’s Sämmtliche Werke.”  Philadelphia: John Weik.  1855.  2.  “Vermischte Schriften von Heinrich Heine.”  Hamburg: Hoffman und Campe.  1854.

[134]  At first I was almost in despair, and I thought I could never bear it, and yet I have borne it—only do not ask me how?

[135]  It is not fair to the English reader to indulge in German quotations, but in our opinion poetical translations are usually worse than valueless.  For those who think differently, however, we may mention that Mr. Stores Smith has published a modest little book, containing “Selections from the Poetry of Heinrich Heine,” and that a meritorious (American) translation of Heine’s complete works, by Charles Leland, is now appearing in shilling numbers.

[141]  1.  “Die Bürgerliche Gesellschaft.”  Von W. H. Riehl.  Dritte Auflage.  1855.  2.  “Land und Leute.”  Von W. H. Riehl.  Dritte Auflage.  1856.

[164]  Throughout this article in our statement of Riehl’s opinions we must be understood not as quoting Riehl, but as interpreting and illustrating him.

[205]  1.  “Young’s Works.”  1767.  2.  “Johnson’s Lives of the Poets.”  Edited by Peter Cunningham Murray: 1854.  3.  “Life of Edward Young, LL.D.”  By Dr. Doran.  Prefixed to “Night Thoughts.”  Routledge: 1853.  4.  Gentleman’s Magazine, 1782.  5.  “Nichols’s Literary Anecdotes.”  Vol. I.  6.  “Spence’s Anecdotes.”

[257]  “History of the Rise and Influence of the Spirit of Rationalism in Europe.”  By W. E. H. Lecky, M.A.  Longman & Co., London.

[272]  “The Grammar of Ornament.”  By Owen Jones, Architect.  Illustrated by Examples from various Styles of Ornament.  Onto hundred and twelve plates.  Day & Son, London.