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the affliction of original thinking ! This is a'picture not over-drawn of the 

 fate of many men who are now held to have been the primest spirits of 

 our country. The truth is, that if a man possesses a genius at all, either 

 poetic or scientific, he had far better either engage himself to Mr. Warren 

 to indite his puffs, or invent some new easy chair, than apply his powers 

 to the prosecution of higher and nobler pursuits for he may well know 

 from the fate of others that the result must be either a razor or a work- 

 house : 



" As the poor bird, his eyes put out, 



Doth cheer the sorrow of his sightless gloom 

 With plaintive songs of precious melody ; 

 So in the poet's heart sits misery perch'd, 

 And through the thronging region of his thought 

 Makes such immortal music, that men 

 Enchanted come, and dream they are in heaven." 



THE BOOK OF FAMILY WORSHIP. WAKEMAN, 1834. DUBLIN. 

 THE SACRED HARP. Ditto. 



We earnestly recommend these two pretty little works to all persons 

 who desire to bring up their children in the ways of truth and rectitude. 

 At this time of the year the presentation of such a gift to the young, in- 

 stead of ridiculous story books, would undoubtedly much better promote 

 the desirable end of impressing on their minds an early sense of religious 

 duty, which we hope is the first consideration of all who have the 

 guardianship of children. We repeat our recommendation of these useful 

 little works. 



THE NATURAL HISTORY OF ANIMALCULES. BY ANDREW PRIT- 

 CHARD. LONDON, WHITTAKER AND Co., 1834. 



This is a most interesting, instructive, and curious book. Mr. Pritchard, 

 deserves great praise for the labour he must have employed in constructing 

 his treatise more particularly for his complete classification and arrange- 

 ment of his materials. This department of zoology has not hitherto found 

 many students ; but, we think, now that Mr. Pritchard has pointed out the 

 the facilities of its attainment, and has shewn how interesting the study 

 itself is, scarce a drop of water will escape the microscope of the philoso- 

 phical tyro. The work is illustrated by plates, containing more than three 

 hundred figures on steel, and great care has been taken to give the draw- 

 ings as nearly as possible the appearance of what they are intended to re- 

 present, when viewed under the microscope. 



THE COMIC ALMANAC FOR 1835, WITH TWELVE ILLUSTRATIONS OF 

 THE MONTHS, BY GEORGE CRUIKSHANK. TILT, LONDON. 



THIS is the most original thing we have seen for some time past it is 

 what the publishers call a hit. George Cruikshank's name is a tower of 

 strength at any time, and here some of his most exquisite touches of hu- 

 mour are brought out. The work contains all that is useful in an alma- 

 nac, accompanied by considerable wit and satire at the expense of the old 

 almanac-mongers and their astrological productions. The MORAL is pecu- 

 liarly appropriate at the present time in more ways than one. 



" WHILE WE VENERATE WHAT is DESERVING OP VENERATION, LET us NOT 



FORGET THAT QUACKERY, KNAVERY, BIGOTRY, AND SUPERSTITION ALWAYS 

 MERIT EXPOSURE AND CASTIGATION !" 



The work does great credit to the press of Messrs. Vizetelly, Branston, 

 and Co. 



