1822.].. Literar / 
be established, the vationale of them may 
‘be easily accommodated to the phraseo- 
logy and pathology at present most fa- 
shionable on this side of the Channel.—The 
translator has here and there let a galli- 
eism slip from his pen; but, upon the 
whole, the execution of the work is highly 
commendable; and it is a fact worthy of 
recording, that two individuals, engaged in 
the bustle of general practice, who live 
within a few doors of each other, have 
within the last month added to the stock 
of medical literature by publications which 
would have done no discredit to the learn- 
ed leisure of University graduates. We 
allude to the work just noticed, and to 
Mr. Cooke's able abridgment and elucida- 
tion of Morgagni, in two volumes, octavo. 
Mr. R. DaGuey, author of ‘Select 
Gems from the Antique,” has published a 
Compendium of the Theory and Practice of 
Drawing and Painting, which embraces 
the two-fold objects of lectures and illus- 
tration,showing tlic theory of lines in every 
variety of combination and perspective, 
with most ample directions, and accompa- 
nied by twelve plates, purposely drawn to 
exhibit the principles of the art, for the 
advantage of noviciates and all self- 
teachers. It contains, also, explanations 
of the various styles of landscape-paint- 
ing, with notices of several masters, espe- 
cially of the Italian and Flemish schools, 
pointing out their peculiar manner and 
excellencies, which cannot fail to be of use 
to students in almost every branch. The 
strong contrast and characteristic -dif- 
ferences of style between the Italian and 
Flemish are clearly and well displayed ; 
the former being conversant with high 
dramatic and epic subjects, the latter with 
the repose of nature and pictures of do- 
mestic or rural life. We choose to select 
from the specimens that of ‘Salvator 
Rosa,” who will form the subject of one 
of our very valuable notices on Italian 
literature for the ensuing month. The 
landscapes of Salvator Rosa are in a 
style peculiarly his own, and can seldom 
be mistaken by any who are acquainted 
with his works. It would be a sort of phe- 
nomenon to see a regular building or local 
view in the pictures of this master. All is 
rock, mountain, and rugged nature; his 
trees are tempest-stricken or in decay ; 
and his figures are, for the most part, of a 
desolating kind,—pirates or banditti. His 
compositions are at once sublime and ro- 
mantic in the highest degree; a bold and 
vigorous touch is the characteristic of his 
pencil ; and his colouring is grave and sub- 
daed, yet full of harmony. 
A curious little pamphlet has just made 
its appearance, said to be from the pen of 
Mr. Vivian, entitled Extracts of Notes 
taken in the Course of a Tour on the Conti- 
nent of Europe; principally relating to a 
visit to the {ste of Elba, and a conversa- 
and Critical Proémium. 
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tion held with Napoleon Bonaparte during 
his residence there. Though we have rea- 
son to believe this productiotY to ‘bein 
great part genuine, and founded upon the 
incidents which really took place, we can- 
not say that its internal evidence is either 
of a very interesting or satisfactory cha- 
racter. In order to preserve, as nearly as 
possible, the exact words and phrases 
made use of by Bonaparte, the author pro- 
fesses to have made minutes of the conver- 
sations directly on the spur of the occa- 
sion; and, though laying claim to strict 
veracity, we are almost inclined to wish, 
when we read some of the common-place 
questions and answers, that he had given 
us a little more of the traveller’s embellish- 
ments. We can scareely consider such as 
the following the less tedious and trifling, 
on themere score of being correctly report- 
ed from the mouth of an Emperor. They 
may certainly be pronounced to be as trite 
as true. ‘*We found (observes Mr. V.) 
this extraordinary man standing by the 
fire, at the further end of a room adjoin- 
ing the anti-chamber, and into which he 
had come on being informed of our arrival. 
On our entrance he advanced towards us, 
and we took our station with our backs 
against a table that stood between tie 
windows, Whilst he was advancing he 
began the conversation :—“ What uniform 
do you wear? That of the Local Militia.— 
Of what county? Cornwall.—That is a 
very mountainous.country? Yes.—Of what 
height are the mountains; are they as high 
as those of this island? ‘They are higher ; 
but they are of a different character,— 
less insulated.—Are they as high as those 
of the principality of Wales? Not quite.— 
How many toises are they,—six or eight 
hundred? Notso many.” 
We have to notice, with no slight degree 
of commendation, a very pleasing and 
poetical, but far too voluminous work 
from the pen of Miss PorDEN, author of 
“the Veils,” ‘the Arctic Expeditions,” 
and other pcems: it is entitled Caur de 
Lion, in Sixteen Books. For alady, this is 
indeed no common undertaking; and, we 
are happy to add, it has been accomplish- 
ed with more than a common degree of 
excellence. She seems to have caught 
some portion of inspiration from the ro- 
mantic character and events of the third 
Crusade, which, supporting her through 
her great enterprize, has enabled her to 
give a lively and clear description of the 
scenes and characters on which she dwells, 
It is however too comprehensive a subject, 
and far too extended inits details, for us to 
enter here upon, or to pretend to do more 
than express our favourable opinion of the 
manner in which the fair author has exe- 
cuted her perfectly Amazonian task. 
We may at present truly aver of the 
British lyre, ‘* Emula delle trombe empie 
le se've.” 
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