60 Monthly: Review 
under.a popular scientific view, chapters on 
the nature of different kinds of fuel, so as to 
enable, every one to estimate the value and 
salubrity of different species in the process 
of combustion. Of the effect of artificial 
lights, and of animal respiration, in deprav- 
ing the air; with the best means of obviat- 
ing its deleterious agency. Of the effect 
of animal and vegetable matter in a state of 
putrefaction, &c. &c., and which we parti- 
cularly recommend to the administrators of 
‘our local police: as well as the whole of 
the chapter on the “ Ventilation of Public 
Buildings.” 
The second (or-practical) part of the 
volume (which is illustrated by numerous 
copper-plate and wood engravings) gives a 
description of all the various stoves and 
grates at present in-use, including one of a 
novel kind and of considerable ingenuity, 
according to the plate and description—* for 
the purposes of economizing fuel and pre- 
venting smoke in dwelling-houses.” 
The latter portion of the -volume treats 
of the mode of heating buildings of all 
kinds by air-flues and by steam-pipes: 
together with some original remarks on the 
process of vegetation, and the construction 
and management of garden-stoves and con- 
servatories, which are well worthy the 
perusal of all persons interested. 
, Inshort, the whole work contains a mass 
of. valuable information, both theoretical 
and practical, on a very important branch 
,of our domestic and civil economy. 
~ A Compendium of Mechanics ; or - Text- 
book for Engineers, Mill-wrights, Machine- 
inakers, Founders, Smiths, &c. containing 
Practical Rules and Tables connected with 
the Steam-engine, Water-wheel, Force- 
pumps, and Mechanics in general: also, 
Examples for each Rule, calculated in com- 
mon Decimal Arithmetic, which renders this 
Treatise particularly adapted for the Use of 
Operative Mechanics. By J. Brunton. 
With Plates, 2d Edition, Improved and En- 
larged. Glasgow.—Here, again, we have 
liberal promise; but it is no part of our 
intention to co-estimate the works of Mr. 
Brunton and Mons. Porquet: in short, 
though not of the class to which the utili- 
ties of this work are peculiarly addressed, 
we thank Mr. B. for his very useful little 
volume, and heartily rejoice that he has 
been encouraged to persevere in his la- 
bours; and we sincerely participate his 
gratification in knowing “that his work 
has accomplished the end for which it was 
intended.” 
“Ai rou Avaxpeovros Qa, nar ta 
ts Lampous, war ta tov Arxaiou 
Aenpava. The Odes of Anacreon: with 
the Fragments of —— and Alceus. 
Literally Pranslated in English Prose. By 
‘PHomaAs OnGER; LL.D.—This neat little 
volume (rathera monument of Mr. Richard 
- Paylor’s' typozraphital than Dr. Orger’s 
MObsIi! 343 yo és n 
ioe 
of Literature, [Aug. 1, 
classicalability) contains the original text of 
some of the odes and fragments, ‘together 
with, as’ the title-page has it; ‘a literal prose 
translation, concerning which the author 
speaks thus in his brief “‘advertisement,”’ 
which, therefore, we quote entire— ‘ 
*« The following translation belng intended for 
young students, it is hoped the casual reader will 
admit the necessity of a version purely literal, and 
overlook the consequent inelegance of the style.” 
Now, as casual readers, we Do admit 
this necessity; and, had the version been 
purely literal, would have overlooked conse- 
quent inelegance: but, unfortunately, we 
think that the version, whilé more literaly 
might have been more elegant. Instances of 
this might easily be given; but, lest (so 
doing) we should seem to lay too much 
stress on verbal differences, let it suffice to 
say, that Dr. O. does not appear always to 
enter into the sweet and beautifully simple 
enthusiasm of the Teian Lyrist. 
The Country Vicar ; the Bride of Thry- 
bergh ; and other Poems. 12mo.—If the 
’ critic hath really a vivid perception of 
poetic beauty—of the imaginative and the 
impassioned,—if he be capable of Juxuriating 
in the creations of fancy and the emanations 
of soul and feeling, and hath therewithal 
a fine perception of rhythmical and euphonic 
harmony (and if he hath not these, what 
right has he to criticise poetry?)—how 
lamentable is his lot, when called to 
the perusal of 192 pages of crabbed collo- 
cation and prosing inanity, to which the 
arrangements of the printer alone assign 
the semblence. of verse; or in which, at 
best, doggrel without humour supplies the 
absence of wit and harmony, and counted 
fingers endeavour to supply the functions 
of deficient ears! Could it be wonderful, if, 
after wading through nine pages without 
being able to meet with any thing better 
than 
** But, finding all his efforts vain, 
To drag it when beyond the plain, 
Since now an ascent rough and high 
Does in his homeward pathway lie ; 
He breathless stops,” 
he should become breathless, and stop too, 
with some apprehension of being as effec- 
tually choked, in the attempt to give utter- 
ance to such versification, as the luckless 
sheep-stealer who is the subject of this 
poetical episode, was by the noose with 
which he had fastened his resisting prey to 
his own neck. We, however, after takin: 
a little breath, did venture to proceed ; and 
although, two pages farther on, our ears 
were again assailed by the same mis- 
placed ds. or ass, where (fearful omen !) 
“« On the left a hanging wood, 
Conspicuous on an ascent stood,” pr 
we dragged on with the Country Vicar 
through about twenty pages more. Then, in- 
deed, quailing at the prospect of between fifty 
and sixty other like pages that stil] remained, 
we even parted company from’ downright 
vf * fatigue, 
ie, 
——o 
