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E'en though no beauty she possess, By Nature stamped with ugliness, Fear not, but praise her fairy face, Her perfect form and angel grace, And lightly she '11 believe your word, For never yet hath woman heard Her beauty praised without delight.

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Concerning the altered termination, we know not what to say. That the close of the original is unsuited to modern taste is true. Mr. Ellis seeks to make his work popular, and there are good reasons why he should not shock his readers. When, as in the present case, a book represents the spirit of an epoch, we are disposed to think we should see it as it is in its true colours. There are limits, however, which should not be passed. Like other volumes of the "Temple Classics," the books are exquisite. The 1493 edition of the original has some quaint and rude designs of much interest, which are repro- duced in the French edition of Pierre Marteau.

Photograms of the Year 1900. (Dawbarn & Ward.) ONCE more an eminently creditable product of the year is presented in the Photogram. In landscapes English and American photographers attain mar- vellous effects of distance, and many of the views given have the softness of the best engravings. If figure subjects are on the whole less successful, it is because good models are not always attainable. Space fails us to deal with the subjects generally, but many of them are of remarkable beauty.

WE have received many parts of the " Useful Arts Series" (Dawbarn & Ward), among which Jewelry and Trinket*, by Mr. Alec Teague ; Adorn- ment of the House, by C. G. Leland ; and Stone Gutting and Polishing, by Mr. George Day, deserve special mention.

Man: a Monthly Record of Anthropological Science, published under the direction of the Anthropological Institute, makes a successful first appearance. It aims at being a monthly notice of progress in the various branches of anthropological study, and will devote most attention to those matters which are least adequately dealt with in existing periodicals. In addition to other illus- trations, the opening number has a coloured design of a Buddhist wheel of life from Japan, a full explanation of which is given by Mr. N. W. Thomas. Among other contents are an account by Mr. Henry Ralford of a guilloche pattern on an Etruscan potsherd, a description of native smoking pipes from Natal, and an essay by Dr. Charles Davies on consanguinity. Man bids fair to be popular. Our only objection is the colour of the cover, which renders the letterpress upon it difficult to aged sight.

FOLLOWING an example set by the Cornhill, the Fortnightly supplies an account of its foundation and of its successive editors. There is nothing in this very startling, and to many of us the informa- tion conveyed is not altogether new. It is needless to say, however, that the record is honourable, and that the list of contributors to the magazine during its entire career is brilliant. There are a few of the articles in it which are non-controversial in charac- ter. Among them may be included the tributes to Sir Arthur Sullivan of Mr. Vernon Blackburn and Mr, Comyns Carr. We are scarcely prepared to

hear from Mr. Blackburn that Sullivan had "some- what outlived his period," though it is a fact that ill health had interfered with his later efforts. In his case, moreover, there was scarcely " a cruel advance of years "; Sullivan was younger than many men still in active employment. Mr. Carr's tribute to Sullivan's personal charm is handsome and elo- quent. Mr. Arthur Symons does full justice to 'The Painters of Seville.' Senex speaks in terms of extreme eulogy of Mr. Stephen Phillips's new drama of ' Herod. ' More discriminating is the homage paid to Lord Rosebery's ' Napoleon ' by Judge O'Connor Morris. Lord Rosebery is charged with putting too much faith in the recently published memoirs of Gourgaud. Judge O'Connor Morris's estimate of Napoleon is that he was " a Hannibal in war, a Charlemagne in peace." Mr. Frederic Harrison bestows what seems rather extravagant eulogy upon Mr. " Maurice Hewlett," whose recent work is, however, sufficiently remarkable. ' A For- gotten Prophet, 5 by Mr. W. S. Lilly, discusses Sir John Byles, some characteristic utterances of whom are quoted. In common with others, we wondered what the Nineteenth Century would call itself when the advent of the twentieth put, so to speak, its nose out of joint. The answer comes. It is to be called the Nineteenth Century and After. Against this it may be urged that the full name will never be employed outside the office, and that a " Twentieth Century " rival of some sort is sure to appear. A frontispiece by Sir Edward J. Poynter, showing a Janiform head from a Greek coin of Tenedos, is supplied. The first article for the century consists of a poem by Mr. Stephen Phillips, entitled 'Midnight, December 31st, 1900.' 'Eng- land's Peasantry Then and Now,' by Dr. Jessopp, holds that the condition of the farm labourer at the outset of the past century was in the main happier than now it is. The labourer is now better clad and better fed than his predecessors, who, however, were much more gay and light-hearted. As to the farm labourer of the future, Dr. Jessopp has some doubts whether such a being will exist. Lady Ponsonby sends a second instalment of ' The Role of Woman in Society.' It is very agreeable, but not wholly encouraging reading, especially when it deals with the Englishwomen of to-day. Writing on ' Hooliganism,' Mr. John Trevarthen fails to see that its spread is due to the total abolition of dis- cipline as regards youth. Discipline is \vhat converts the yokel into the hero. It is now done away with as regards the bdy, with the results that we witness. Mr. Henry Jephson suggests ' A Day of Purifica- tion,' for the approach of which he will have to " wait a little longer." Mr. John Collier's varying ideas of ' Human Beauty ' repay careful perusal. Under the editorship of Mr. George R. Halkett, the Pall Mall opens with an excellent account of Clumber, by the Duchess of Newcastle. This is illustrated by photographs by the Duke. Some of these reproduce pictures from the galleries, the most interesting of which is Dobson's portrait of William Cavendish, the great first duke. It shows a fine and thoughtful face. We should have been glad of a companion picture of the even more interesting first duchess, "Mad Meg of Newcastle," as she was irreverently called by the ribalds of the Court. A characteristic letter of Ben Jonson, appealing for assistance, is quoted. A frontispiece to the number consists of a delightful photogravure of Gainsborough's * Countess of Lincoln.' Madame Marie van Voorst has au excellent contribution