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A Modern Novel Somewhat Undervalued.
We have to leave the Duke and Lady Baldock , Joseph Fmilius ( a hateful character ) and Aspasia Fitzgibbon , and many more , and we come to that striking figure Avhich stands out on Mr . Trollope ' s canvas so well painted , and as distinct as any figure well can be—Madame Max Gbeslar . IfoAv Ave at once declare for Madame Max ! We think her one of the best portraitures of a true-hearted woman Avhich we have for a long tim e seen , and we consider " Phinny " a very lucky fellow to have found so pleasant and
presentable a companion for the rest of his journey here . Never has- the happy touch of Mr . Trollope's hand been seen to greater advantage than in his remarkable delineation of this sensible , gracious , clever , warm-hearted , sympathetic , honest , loving woman ! And as we write we feel how true " Phineas Redux " is as a description of the Societ y in Avhich we live—the feelings we avow , the ideas Ave entertain , the very language Ave speak . The " dramatis persome " are not airy nothingsunsubstantial figuresbut real
, , living men and real living women . The men are the same Ave travel Avith and chat Avifch , and joke with and smoke with , and gossip Avith—for men are sad gossips j and the women , AVIIO charm our existence ancl empty our pockets , and are the delights ancl the draAvbacks of human existence , are vividly represented before us . To our taste Mr . Trollope is one of the truest of painters , and , we ¦ will add , the most agreeable anil sensible of teachers .
There is a sound moral at the bottom of his stirring words and striking scenes , and as we put doAvn " Phineas Eedux , " ancl remember our own little world , Ave fancy that Ave can still recognise the Duke and Mr . Bonteen . Lord Chiltern and Phineas Finn , Mr , Graham and Mr . Daubeney , Gerald and old Mr . Maule , Fitzgibbon , Mr . Spooner , and even Mr . Lowe . Yes , ancl at the same time Ave feel strongly that we are not unacquainted with Violet ancl Lady Laura , the Duchess of Omnium and Lady Cantrip , the two Lady
Baldooks , Adelaide Palliser , and Madame Max Gb ' eslar , and not even forgetting Mrs , Bunce . Like brilliant figures of a phantasmagoria , they seem to flit before our eyes , to smile on us , to talk Avith us , to be very pleasant to us , and then to pass into empty space , Beneficial as the society of kindly ancl cultivated and right-thinking Avomen is to men , uuder all circumstances , in this sublunary scene , and needful as is her companionship and elevating her associationAve may Avell seek to realise the truththat such a / friend
, , and counsellor and wife as Mrs . Max Gbeslar is certain to be , is indeed a blessing to us all . May some Avandering mortal like Phineas Finn yet find , to his great good fortune and greater happiness , that Avith such a person , in the blessedness of congenial sympathies and harmonised tastes , all his happier dreams are accomplished , all his higher destiny on earth cheered , and , let us hope , his OAVU probation partially and practically fulfilled .
Cabinet Of Masonic Curiosities.
CABINET OF MASONIC CURIOSITIES .
I . —A NEW YEAR ' GU- ' T FOR SAMUEL BRYANT , ESQ ., 3 _ . _ 3 . i _ ., W . Y . M ., K . l ' . G . L ., &( .., & C , & C . As Menu lekdi , once seen on a Avail , Filled the Court of Balshazzar Avith dread ,
So this crooked tri-lino affixed to a scroll , Has puzzled a great Mason ' s head . Tbe Avriting of old was explabied to the King , To foreshadoAV tho end of his race ; But this crooked line shoivs a contrary tliin «—A IICAV life in a Lineage to trace .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
A Modern Novel Somewhat Undervalued.
We have to leave the Duke and Lady Baldock , Joseph Fmilius ( a hateful character ) and Aspasia Fitzgibbon , and many more , and we come to that striking figure Avhich stands out on Mr . Trollope ' s canvas so well painted , and as distinct as any figure well can be—Madame Max Gbeslar . IfoAv Ave at once declare for Madame Max ! We think her one of the best portraitures of a true-hearted woman Avhich we have for a long tim e seen , and we consider " Phinny " a very lucky fellow to have found so pleasant and
presentable a companion for the rest of his journey here . Never has- the happy touch of Mr . Trollope's hand been seen to greater advantage than in his remarkable delineation of this sensible , gracious , clever , warm-hearted , sympathetic , honest , loving woman ! And as we write we feel how true " Phineas Redux " is as a description of the Societ y in Avhich we live—the feelings we avow , the ideas Ave entertain , the very language Ave speak . The " dramatis persome " are not airy nothingsunsubstantial figuresbut real
, , living men and real living women . The men are the same Ave travel Avith and chat Avifch , and joke with and smoke with , and gossip Avith—for men are sad gossips j and the women , AVIIO charm our existence ancl empty our pockets , and are the delights ancl the draAvbacks of human existence , are vividly represented before us . To our taste Mr . Trollope is one of the truest of painters , and , we ¦ will add , the most agreeable anil sensible of teachers .
There is a sound moral at the bottom of his stirring words and striking scenes , and as we put doAvn " Phineas Eedux , " ancl remember our own little world , Ave fancy that Ave can still recognise the Duke and Mr . Bonteen . Lord Chiltern and Phineas Finn , Mr , Graham and Mr . Daubeney , Gerald and old Mr . Maule , Fitzgibbon , Mr . Spooner , and even Mr . Lowe . Yes , ancl at the same time Ave feel strongly that we are not unacquainted with Violet ancl Lady Laura , the Duchess of Omnium and Lady Cantrip , the two Lady
Baldooks , Adelaide Palliser , and Madame Max Gb ' eslar , and not even forgetting Mrs , Bunce . Like brilliant figures of a phantasmagoria , they seem to flit before our eyes , to smile on us , to talk Avith us , to be very pleasant to us , and then to pass into empty space , Beneficial as the society of kindly ancl cultivated and right-thinking Avomen is to men , uuder all circumstances , in this sublunary scene , and needful as is her companionship and elevating her associationAve may Avell seek to realise the truththat such a / friend
, , and counsellor and wife as Mrs . Max Gbeslar is certain to be , is indeed a blessing to us all . May some Avandering mortal like Phineas Finn yet find , to his great good fortune and greater happiness , that Avith such a person , in the blessedness of congenial sympathies and harmonised tastes , all his happier dreams are accomplished , all his higher destiny on earth cheered , and , let us hope , his OAVU probation partially and practically fulfilled .
Cabinet Of Masonic Curiosities.
CABINET OF MASONIC CURIOSITIES .
I . —A NEW YEAR ' GU- ' T FOR SAMUEL BRYANT , ESQ ., 3 _ . _ 3 . i _ ., W . Y . M ., K . l ' . G . L ., &( .., & C , & C . As Menu lekdi , once seen on a Avail , Filled the Court of Balshazzar Avith dread ,
So this crooked tri-lino affixed to a scroll , Has puzzled a great Mason ' s head . Tbe Avriting of old was explabied to the King , To foreshadoAV tho end of his race ; But this crooked line shoivs a contrary tliin «—A IICAV life in a Lineage to trace .