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The lyric and pastoral poems of Tegner, display high genius ; Fran- 

 cen's idyls are worthy of mention ; and the Dikter von Euphrosyne t 

 by C. Julia Nyberg, are lyric poems replete with tenderness and 

 beauty. 



Gyllenborg wrote an historical epic poem, in the Swedish language, 

 entitled Taget b'fver Bait, as also a didactic poem, Forsb'k om Skal- 

 deconsten, both of which are highly praised, The drama, in Swe- 

 den, has been but little cultivated. Ling is perhaps the best dramatic 

 poet ; and his Agnes, has some striking passages. Of Swedish 

 novels, those of Livijus, including his Knight of St. Jbrrn, and 

 Pique Dame, are perhaps the best. Those of Mork, among which 

 are jldalrik and Gothilda, and Thekla, are also deemed worthy of 

 mention ; and these are all that we have room to name. 



5. Of Polish Callography, the oldest and finest monument are 

 the works of Kochanowski, including psalms, elegies, epigrams, and 

 a didactic poem on chess. The lyrics of Grochowski, the idyls of 

 Simonowicz, the odes of Woronicz, and the odes and elegies of 

 Karpinski, are highly esteemed. Of epic poems, the Poles have the 

 Jagellonida, by Tomascewski, on the Union of Lithuania with 

 Poland ; and the Monomachy, or War of the Monks, by Krasicki, 

 archbishop of Guesna. Krasicki also wrote the Mycheid, or Souriad, 

 a mock heroic, which relates how mice and rats devoured king Po- 

 piel ; and the War of Choczin, which is rather historical than epic. 

 Trembecki was distinguished as a lyric, fabulistic, and didactic poet ; 

 Zachowitsch, for his fables and tales ; and Niemcewicz, for patriotic 

 songs. Poland has numerous dramatic poems, among which are 

 those of Bielawski, Zablocki, Felinski, Osinski, and others. Bogus- 

 lawski's Krakoiviani i Gorali, is an interesting drama, from the 

 number of its patriotic songs. There are Polish romances, by Skar- 

 beck ; and the Jan. Y. Tenczyna, of Niemcewicz is an historical 

 novel, in imitation of those of Scott. 



Of Russian Callography, one of the older specimens is the 

 Expedition of Igor, an heroic poem written in the twelfth century. 

 Lomonosoff wrote an epic, entitled Peter the Great; and Keraskoff 

 wrote two epics, the Conquest of Kasan, and Wladimir the Great; 

 which are said to be deficient in interest, though well Written. 

 PetrofTs national odes, and BatjuschkofTs lyrics and elegies, display 

 fine taste and imagination. Derschawin's Ode to the Deity, and his 

 Waterfall, are poems of great merit. Dmitrieff wrote odes, and 

 fables ; the latter imitated from La Fontaine. The fables of Chem- 

 nitzer, and of Kriloff, are original, and highly esteemed. Keraskoff 

 wrote, besides his epics, a didactic poem called Fruits of the Sciences; 

 and Bagdanowitsch wrote a romantic poem- entitled Psyche ; the idea 

 of which was borrowed from the classics. The theatre, was intro- 

 duced into Russia, in 1758. Sumarokoff wrote the first regular 

 tragedy ; and those of Oseroff are high in public favor. The older 

 Russian tales, relate chiefly to Wladimir I. and his knights ; who 

 are to the Russians what Charlemagne was to the French, and Arthur 

 to the British. Of the Russian novelists, we can only name Karam- 

 sin, Shukoffsky, and Benizky. 



