The stranger who takes up his abode in Furness will find Mr. Morris's little book a capital helpmate.--_Ulverston Mirror._ Apart from its etymological value the work is highly acceptable as a contribution to local literature.--_Carlisle Journal._ We cordially recommend the glossary to admirers of the old writers, and to all curious philologists.--_Carlisle Patriot._ Valuable as tracing to their source many good old forms of the Furness dialect, and as explaining not a few archaisms which have been stumbling-blocks to students of their mother tongue.--_Whitehaven News._ CARLISLE: G. AND T. COWARD. LONDON: J. RUSSELL SMITH. _Price 3s. 6d. in Cloth; or 5s. in Extra Gilt Binding._ POEMS. BY PETER BURN. A NEW AND COMPLETE EDITION. If Mr. Burn's genius does not soar very high, he leads us into many a charming scene in country and town, and imparts moral truths and homely lessons. In many points our author resembles Cowper, notably in his humour and practical aim. One end of poetry is to give pleasure, and wherever these poems find their way they will both teach and delight.--_Literary World._ If Mr. Burn will confine himself to pieces as expressive and suggestive as "The Leaves are Dying," or as sweet as "The Rivulet," he need not despair of taking a good position amongst the ever-increasing host of minor poets.--_The Scotsman._ Throughout the volume there is a healthy, vigorous tone, worthy of the land of song from which the author hails. The book is a desirable contribution to the already rich literature of Cumberland.--_Dundee Advertiser._ * * * * * THE SONGS AND BALLADS OF CUMBERLAND AND THE LAKE COUNTRY; with Biographical Sketches, Notes, and Glossary. Edited by SIDNEY GILPIN. (_A New and Revised Edition in preparation._) CARLISLE: G. AND T. COWARD. LONDON: J. RUSSELL SMITH. _F. Cap 8vo. Price 2s.6d., in neat Cloth binding._ MISS BLAMIRE'S SONGS AND POEMS; together with Songs by her friend MISS GILPIN of Scaleby Castle. With Portrait of Miss Blamire. She was an anomaly in literature. She had far too modest an opinion of herself; an extreme seldom run into, and sometimes, as in this case, attended like other extremes with disadvantages. We are inclined, however, to think that if we have lost a great deal by her ultra-modesty, we have gained something. Without it, it is questionable whether she would have abandoned herself so entirely to her inclination, and left us those exquisite lyrics which derive their charms from the simple, undisguised thoughts which they contain. The characteristic of her poetry is its simplicity. It is the simplicity of genuine pathos. It enters into all her compositions, and is perhaps preeminent in her Scottish songs.--_Carlisle Journal, 1842._