Reviews — Leland^s Translation of the Gaudeamus. 85 



We regret that our limited space precludes our discussing critically 

 the vast additions to palseozoology this work contains — a task in 

 itself requiring far more space than we have already occupied ; but 

 independently of the original palasontological results so ably worked 

 out and illustrated by means of the rich collections in the Oxford 

 Museum — which he has for years been occupied in accumulating, 

 and which must in themselves be of great interest to the student of 

 palaeontology — Professor Phillips's work contains in itself a concise 

 sketch of Mesozoic Geology, which, in the form presented, cannot 

 fail to prove of interest to all its readers. 



III. G-AUDEAMUS ! Humorous Poems, translated from the German 

 OF Joseph Victor Scheffel and others. By Charles G. 

 Leland. 16mo., pp. 154. (London, Triibner & Co., 1872.) 



IT may astound some of our readers to see in the pages of this 

 Journal a notice of a book with such a title as the above ; we 

 must, therefore, at once explain that Scheffel's poems, as translated 

 by Leland, are intended to form a part of every geologist's library, 

 and the English edition being small, it can conveniently be put into 

 every geologist's pocket or knapsack. Then, when the way proves 

 long, and the load of rocks or fossils wearisome, he will find it is 

 good to sit down on the first convenient seat by the wayside, and 

 having taken out his pipe and his Gaudeamus, he will follow Mr. 

 Leland's directions, and say to his companion if he have one — or 

 to himself if he have none — "Let us be jolly." 



Mr. Leland writes ^—Joseph Victor Scheffel is- at present the 

 most popular poet in Germany, and "without being presented as 

 such, these ballads, though complete in themselves, form in their 

 connexion a droll history of the world and of humanity — advancing 

 from the early outburst of Granite and Basalt, through the boulder 

 of Gneiss to the Ichthyosaurus and Megatherium. Man then appears 

 as a dweller in the Pre-historic Swiss Lake-dwelling on poles, where 

 he bitterly bewails the misfortune of being a pioneer of civilization, 

 and as one bom before the invention of modern comforts." 



" In stocks I would gladly grow wealthy. 



But exchange is not yet understood : 

 A good glass of beer would be healthy,- 



But never a drop has been brewed." — (p. 31.) 



The early Phoenician is set forth in a droll song entitled " Old 

 Assyrian- Jonah." p. 48. 



There appear to be songs to suit all tastes; but two have especially 

 delighted us, both by their originality and the excellence of their 

 rhythm. One of these is entitled the "Guano Song," and describes 



1 Translator's Preface. 



