66 a sense of its being his own better part" (Sonnet 39), and hence he says, Sonnet 62, 'Tis thee (myself) that for myself I praise, Painting my age with beauty of thy days. We must see, in the 152d Sonnet, that the poet's experience of the illusory promises of the ideal (due to his own fault, however) had fully prepared him to look to the Law for strength and support, as shown in the two closing Sonnets of the series, which are interpreted in pp. 45-49 of the Remarks, in connection with what is said of the 122d Sonnet. On the whole, the reader of the Sonnets of Shakespeare must, we think, make up his mind that the object addressed was not a person, except where the poet addresses himself; and the object was and is invisible, except as to what every man may see for himself now "extant" (Sonnet 83);-but it has its residence in a secret "closet, never pierced with crys tal eyes" (Sonnet 46). Just published by 522 BROADWAY, New York, (Opposite St. Nicholas Hotel.) 1 HOW TO GET A FARM, and where to find one. Showing that Homesteads may be had by those desirous o securing them. By the author of "Ten Acres Enough." 1 vol. 12mo. Cloth, $1.75. It is known that foreigners are now seeking this country in larger numbers than for several years past. This coming stream of immigration promises to expand into greater volume than ever. Multitudes of these are ignorant of our true condition, and need correct informa tion. The majority are in search of land. Even our own citizens are deplorably ignorant of where to find the most eligible, and how to se cure it. The facts contained in these pages have been collated witb especial reference to the wants of both these classes of inquirers. 2. TEN ACRES ENOUGH: A practical experience, showing how a very small Farm may be made to keep a very large Family. 1 vol. 12mo. Cloth, $1.50. "That this is a fascinating book a five minutes' examination will convince almost any one. It urges with force the idea embodied in its title, the author confining himself almost entirely to his own expe rience, which he relates in such a winning manner as to tempt the weary resident of the city to change employment without delay. The book will be invaluable to those interested in the subject."-The (Boston) Congregationalist. 3. OUR FARM OF FOUR ACRES, and the money we made by it. 1 vol. 12mo. Cloth, $1. 4. CHRISTIAN ASPECT OF FAITH AND DUTY By J. J. TAYLER. With an Introduction by Rev. H. W. BELLOWS, D. D. 1 vol. 12mo. Cloth, $1.25. 5. THE PROBLEM OF HUMAN DESTINY. By Rev. ORVILLE DEWEY, D. D. 1 vol. 8vo. Cloth, $2.25. "If this lady is not a great Poet, who is?"-Frazer's Mag. ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING'S POEM 5 Vols., Blue and Gold, $7,50. "Mrs. Browning's Poems are marked by strength of passion, by intensity of emotion, and by high religious aims, sustained and carried out by an extraordinary vigor of imagiuation and felicity of expression. * * * It is pleasant to find a writer of such unquestioned ability as Mrs. Browning, and with a love of nature so pure and healthy, turning away from the pantheistic tendencies of the age, and from the exclu sive love and worship of nature, to recognize, in simplicity of soul, the graces and sanctities of a Christian faith, and to dweil amid the beloved and hallowed scenes which a Christian heart and imagination can create around us "--Christian Register. |