With two or three exceptions, these pieces are no novelties in English literature; most of them having already appeared, some more than once, translated into English verse. The present translator, however, partly grounds his claim to attention upon a closer adherence than his predecessors both to the meaning and to the metre of the originals; and, in order to afford his readers the means of estimating the degree of his success, he has in every case printed the original text face to face with his translated version. THE writer of this tale has sought chiefly to bring out the distinction between a merely human affection and one which is sanctified by submission to the Divine will. The love of Ellice for her brother is an absorbing feeling, which shuts out for the time every other thought, while her brother exhibits the constant effort in all things to do his duty at whatever sacrifice to himself. The death of this brother, from an accident caused by one who had never tried to repress any evil and vindictive temper, ultimately brings his sister to the conviction that her love had been partly selfish, and that only in submission to the will of God, and in an active life of well-doing, can she hope to find comfort under a grief which at first seemed wholly insupportable. The tale is one chiefly of school-life; but its object is to show that the youngest may, not less than those of riper years, exhibit in their lives a spirit of self-sacrifice and trustful obedience to the will of God, and that a resistance to this will must convert even the purest human affection into a source of pain; while, to those who rightly use it, the greatest trial in life may prove its greatest blessing. I' 66 Axiomata Pacis. By the late JOHN PEACE, of Bristol, Author of "An Apology for Cathedral Service," &c.; Editor of Sir Thomas Browne's Religio Medici and Christian Morals." Pp. 276; with a Copper Plate. Post 8vo. price 8s. cloth. [May 27, 1862. T has been thought that an Edition of some writings left by one who was a friend of Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Southey, and of whom it was said that in his writings he displayed the feelings, the spirit, and almost the language of George Herbert, may be not unacceptable to the public. The present volume consists of thoughts and axioms, published precisely as he left them. It is believed that they attest at once the wide extent of his knowledge, the beauty of his character, and the sincerity of his convictions as a Christian. For Churchmen, more especially, these memorials may have an interest as giving them some knowledge of one who, as author of the "Apology for Cathedral Service," sought to counteract the generally unfavourable opinion of the time, and whose predominant feeling was a well-grounded love and attachment to the Church of England. Ancient History of Egypt, Assyria, and Babylonia. By ELIZABETH M. SEWELL, Author of " Amy Herbert " and other Tales, "The Child's First History of Rome," "A First History of Greece," "History of the Early Church," "Dictation Exercises," &c. Pp. 436; with 2 coloured MAPS. Fcp. 8vo. price 6s. cloth. [May 28, 1862. 'HE design of this volume is to present in a Tmoderate compass the history of the great empires of Egypt, Assyria, and Babylon, from the earliest times with which we have been made acquainted by recent ethnological and archæological research, and to exhibit for general readers the results attained by the labours of Sir Henry Rawlinson, Mr. Layard, Sir Gardner Wilkinson, and the other eminent scholars to whom we are indebted for the light thrown on the early annals of these countries. While thus narrating the whole history of these empires from their rise to their fall, the author has endeavoured especially to show the connection between the results of modern research and the facts and prophecies of Scripture. Reges et Heroes; or, Kings and Heroes of [May 17, 1862. Origines Romanæ; or, Tales of Early Rome; T has been felt by many teachers that a boy, Sa Companion to the Author's Reges et Heroes, after leaving his Delectus and before he is able to read continuously the Standard Classical Authors, requires an intermediate Reading-book, which shall be in itself interesting, and at the same time give him ideas and information which may be useful in his after course. This want, which is scarcely supplied by either the Anabasis or the Cyropædia of Xenophon, may, it is hoped, be met by the series of tales from Herodotus which are contained in this volume. They have been selected chiefly as being simple and entertaining. Anyone who has read these stories has imbibed something of the grace and epical tone which animates the poetry of Greece; and this, to all who wish the imagination of a boy to play its proper part in his education, is in itself no small gain. With the exception of the first five stories, which are isolated, the tales may be read continuously as cantos of one epic, in which Herodotus sketches the first principles of Divine government, and the laws which, in his view, regulated the rise and fall of men and empires. As such they will serve to impress on the pupil's mind the essential characteristics of the historical method of Herodotus. The sections in the earlier tales are short, and increase in length as the book proceeds; as a rule, each section of the work being intended to form a lesson. With the Notes, which are simply intended to save a boy fruitless labour, is given a table of Ionicisms in which all the words of any difficulty are explained. The CONTENTS are as follows: 1. Rhampsinitus. 2. Arion. 11. Capture of Babylon. 3. Periander and Lyco- 13. Psammenitus. 14. Madness of Cambyses. 19. Demokedes. 21. Zopyrus. this volume is intended to supply an interesting Reading-book for the lower and middle forms of our Public Schools. It may, however, be used by boys as soon as they are well out of their Delectus, or other earlier reading-book. The same reasons which seem to commend the tales from Herodotus as a Greek reading-book, apply with equal force to the legends of early Roman Story for the Latin. The tales in this volume are taken exclusively from the first five Books of Livy's History; because the stories contained in the later books cannot easily be detached without hurting the general body of the narrative. In the tales a few passages are here and there omitted; but no alteration has been made in the text of Livy. The subjects are arranged in his order, with Notes suited to young readers: but no attempt has been made to assign dates in a case where chronology is worthless. 23. C. Mucius Scaevola. 24. Cloelia. The CONTENTS are as follows: 25. Battle of Lake Regillus. 26. Menenius Agrippa. 5. Tarpeia and the Ma- 27. Coriolanus. trons. lus. 7. Numa Pompilius. 6. Apotheosis of Romu- 29. Caeso Quinctius. 8. Horatii and Curiatii. 40. Battle of Allia. 43. Capitulation. description. Actual words and sentences are introduced in the very earliest exercises; and the substance of the lessons is varied with tales, nursery rhymes, and jingles, adapted to the special heads under which they are placed. The whole of the matter is also preparing for publication, conspicuously printed in bold type for classteaching, on a set of Broadside Sheets. Elementary Grammar for the use of Village Schools. By the Hon. S. BEST, M.A., late Fellow of King's College, Rector of Abbott'sAnn. Fifth Edition. PARTS I. II. and III. (complete). 18mo. pp. 72, price 6d. sewed; also PART I. 2d. and PARTS I. and II. (together) 4d. [May 14, 1862. THIS Grammar is of humble pretensions, and intended, as its name indicates, solely for children in Village Schools, where Grammar is of greater importance than is generally supposed, not only as a means of teaching our mother tongue, but as a discipline of the mind. The work, which appeared originally in the year 1844, and is believed to be the first cheap Grammar published expressly for the use of elementary English Schools, is divided into three parts. PART I. is as simple as the subject admits, and is intended for the beginner. PART II. contains additional rules for the more advanced or advancing scholar, with references to the more elementary rules of the First Part, on which it is THIS is a collection of 58 songs, of which both founded. PART III. embodies the Latin accidence so prepared as to show the formation, and better exemplify the meaning and force of a multitude of common English words derived from the Latin. As the essentials of all grammar are the same, the plan of the present attempt is founded on the English or Vernacular Grammar, extended as the scholar advances step by step, without the repetition of mere abstract rules which apply to the syntax of every language. The value of Grammar as an instrument of mental training or culture is pointed out in a PREFACE addressed to Teachers. First Steps to Reading; being an Introduction THE present work, believed to be the simplest Rhymes, Jingles, and Songs, with Music, for the melodies and the words are adapted to children from three to seven years of age. The material has chiefly been taken from the nursery lore of England, than which the Editors believe there is none better suited to the end aimed at, viz. the homely culture of the imagination and affections. Companion to English Grammar; being a Guide to Analysis of Sentences, Paraphras- THE object of this work is to provide for the use of teachers, students, and advanced pupils a more concise and practical Manual on Analysis, Paraphrasing, Higher Parsing, and Composition than it is believed at present exists. The utility of these subjects is now so generally admitted, that exercises on them form a leading part of every examination for Government Certificates, Queen Scholarships, and of the yearly examinations of pupil-teachers. The part on Analysis contains every kind of sentence analysed and explained, with numerous exercises for pupils. The part on Paraphrasing is introduced by a chapter on Variety of Expression, showing the different ways in which the same idea may be expressed in language. The paraphrasing is considered under its two heads, Prose and Poetry, and numerous passages of each kind are paraphrased, and directions given to assist beginners. The part on English Parsing dwells on every point of difficulty, and contains the parsing of some of the most difficult passages in the English language. This part forms a useful supplement to a work by the author on "English Parsing and Derivation," now in its eighth edition; and pupils who have made use of the smaller work will derive much benefit by continuing their studies in the present "Com. panion." Appended are several explanatory chapters on Synonymy, Obsolete Words, Law Terms, &c.; and the volume concludes with general questions and exercises for pupils, selected from the Government Examination papers during the last eight or ten years. THE want of a sufficiently practical book on English Grammar has induced the author to compile the present work. Most English grammars consist exclusively of rules and explanations, intended to be studied or learnt by heart. But it may be reasonably doubted whether rules are, of themselves, of much value to a young student, more especially as, in many cases, they are not very clearly understood. To be of real utility, a grammatical rule should be immediately followed by an exercise, in which the principle is practically applied and illustrated by repeated examples. In this case, it is much more likely to make an impression on the young mind; as it is the application of the general principle to the particular case that invests the rule with some interest, and partly removes from the study of grammar that dryness of the subject so commonly complained of by young people. This work differs from others of its class in several respects. 1. It contains exercises on many minor points of grammar, of which little notice has been hitherto taken; such as, the letters, gender and number of nouns, use of the tenses, &c. 2. The practice, in many cases, of making the learner choose between two forms of expression, or supply the correct form, is intended to bring his powers of discrimination into play. 3. Some terms generally used in grammar are here dispensed with; such as nominative case, active verb, neuter gender. 4. Some new terms are introduced; as, subject and object for nominative and accusative; participles, complete and incomplete, for past and present, &c. 5. The exercises in prosody and versification— a part of English Grammar which has been hitherto unaccountably neglected are, as far as the writer is aware, quite novel in a work of this sort. Examination-Questions on MILTON'S Paradise Lost, Books I. and II., and on SHAKSPEARE'S Merchant of Venice, for the use of Candidates preparing for the first B.A. Examination of the University of London in 1862. By the Rev. JOHN HUNTER, M.A., formerly VicePrincipal of the National Society's Training Institution, Battersea. 12mo. pp. 60, price [March 28, 1862. 1s. sewed. THESE THESE Questions are intended as a Supplement to the author's editions of those portions of MILTON and SHAKSPEARE to which they refer. They have been drawn up under an impression (strengthened by representations from several teachers and students) that they are likely to be useful in the way of direction and suggestion, and to facilitate a thorough and expeditious preparation of Candidates. The Elements of Latin Grammar, for the use of Schools; including the most practical portions of Zumpt, Kühner, Krebs, Schiller, Ruddiman, and Adam. By. RICHARD HILEY, late Principal of the Grange School, Thorp Arch, near Tadcaster. Fourth Edition, considerably improved. 12mo. pp. 188, price 3s. cloth. [May 3, 1862. THIS work was originally drawn up for a large establishment to avoid the expense of pur chasing several treatises on the same subject, by condensing and appropriately arranging in one small volume everything really essential with regard to Latin Grammar, up to the period of entering the Universities. And as the most ready as well as the most rational mode of studying the principles of a foreign language is through the medium of our own, the whole is written in English. Great attention has been paid to the quantities, the rules on which they depend being clearly explained in an early lesson; and the prosodial accent is marked in all the Latin polysyllables, whether simple or inflected, respecting which there can arise a doubt in the beginner's mind. This is an advantage not presented by any other Latin Grammar in general use, and one which has been found in practice greatly to simplify both the master's and the scholar's labour, as well as to train the pupil's ear from his first steps. The present edition has been carefully revised and corrected throughout. Gleig's School Series. Elements of Plane Trigonometry, for the use of Beginners; with numerous Problems, Exercises, and Tables. By the Rev. JOHN HUNTER, M.A. formerly Vice-Principal of the National Society's Training Institution, Battersea. Forming part of the new School Series in course of publication, edited by the Rev. G. R. GLEIG, M.A. ChaplainGeneral to Her Majesty's Forces. 18mo. pp. 106, price 18. sewed; and KEY, 18mo. pp. 40, price 9d. sewed. [May 13, 1862. A New Hebrew Grammar, with Exercises. By THIS Treatise, although rudimentary, does not M. M. KALISCH, Ph.D., M.A. In Two Parts. PART I. The Outlines of the Language, with Exercises: being a Practical Introduction to the Study of Hebrew. 8vo. pp. 390, price 12s. 6d. cloth. [March 18, 1862. THE first part of this work is designed to pro vide an elementary aid to the systematic study of Hebrew. With a strict regard to this object, it contains all that is necessary to acquire the broad outlines of the language, but it contains no more, lest an abundance of detail impede the first and most difficult steps of the beginner. The arrangement is scrupulously progressive, in order that, by avoiding all irregular anticipations, it may enable the learner closely to follow the guidance of the book, and to understand the organism and general structure of the language. The rules are stated with the utmost precision and simplicity; but as experience has taught the inefficiency of rules, unless at once fixed in the mind by example and practice, each section is accompanied by exercises calculated to insure both familiarity and accuracy: to which is added a selection of portions from the prosaical and poetical writings of the Old Testament, forming a first Reading-Book, and furnished with the necessary aids of notes, references, and vocabularies. The First Part thus forms in itself a complete work, and may be considered and used as a practical Grammar of the Hebrew language. The second part, which completes the system of the language, and embraces a full grammatical thesaurus of the Hebrew tongue, intended to assist in the critical analysis of the Hebrew Scriptures, is in the press, and will appear in the autumn. The work has throughout, as regards form and arrangement, been prepared with a view to be equally adapted to private use and to students in schools and colleges. confine the pupil's attention merely to those parts of the subject which are generally comprehended with ease, but is designed to obviate, by Careful Explanations and Preparatory Discipline, the difficulties usually attending the study of the higher Treatises. The copious Tables of Natural Sines, &c. enable the pupil to work all the Exercises without the usual necessity and expense of a separate book of reference for those numbers.-The KEY, on the same plan as the Author's KEY to his Elements of Mensuration in the same Series, contains full demonstrative SOLUTIONS of all the Exercises appended to the several chapters of the Treatise. School Chemistry; or, Practical Rudiments of the Science. By ROBERT DUNDAS THOMSON, M.D., F.R.S.S.L. & E., Medical Officer of Health, and Analyst, for St. Marylebone; late Examiner in Chemistry in the University of London, &c. Second Edition, thoroughly revised, and brought up to the present state of the science. Pp. 286; with 111 woodcuts. Fep. 8vo. price 6s. 6d. cloth. [March 21, 1862. THE HE author has prepared a new edition of a work which has for some years been in use for the study of elementary chemistry. Much difficulty has been experienced in commencing the study of this science, from the novelty and number of names which to most persons (as in a new language) appear overwhelming. This objection has been overcome by introducing the student practically to an acquaintance with the science, and thus placing its mode of acquisition on a somewhat similar basis to that of botany or languages. The first part of the work points out the method of detecting the various elementary bodies of nature and their compounds, of which accurate descriptions up to the most recent condition of our knowledge are given. The chemical character of the developement of plants and their |