The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 4, October, 1863: Devoted to Literature and National PolicyVarious
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The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 4, October, 1863: Devoted to Literature and National Policy
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A book which should be in the hands of all who love their country. The
Sanitary Commission deserve the undying gratitude of the nation. Their
organization is one of pure benevolence; the men and women working
effectively through its beneficent channel have given evidence of some
of the noblest and divinest attributes of the human soul. It is
difficult to form any idea of the magnitude and importance of the work
the commission has achieved. 'Never till every soldier whose last
moments it has soothed, till every soldier whose flickering life it has
gently steadied into continuance, whose waning reason it has softly
lulled into quiet, whose chilled blood it has warmed into healthful
play, whose failing frame it has nourished into strength, whose fainting
heart it has comforted with sympathy,--never, until every full soul has
poured out its story of gratitude and thanksgiving, will the record be
complete; but long before that time, ever since the moment that its
helping hand was first held forth, comes the Blessed Voice: 'Inasmuch as
ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done
it unto me.''
'The blessings of thousands who were ready to perish, and tens of
thousands who love their country and their kind, rest upon those who
originated, and those who sustain this noble work.'
This book is full of vivid interest, of true incident, of graphic
sketches, of loyalty, patriotism, and self-abnegation, whether of men or
of noble women, and recommends itself to all who love and would fain
succor the human race.
AUSTIN ELLIOT. BY HENRY KINGSLEY, Author of Ravenshoe, etc.
Boston: Ticknor & Fields. For sale by D. Appleton & Co. New York.
A graphic novel of considerable ability, and more than usual interest.
The tone is highly moral throughout. The lessons on duelling are
excellent. Would that our young men would lay them to heart! The
characters are, many of them, well drawn and sustained--we confess to a
sincere affection for the Highlander, Gil Macdonald, and the Scotch
sheep-dog, Robin. Many of the scenes in which they appear are full of
simple and natural pathos.
HUSBAND AND WIFE; or, The Science of Human Development through
Inherited Tendencies. By the Author of the Parent's Guide, etc.
Carleton, publisher, 413 Broadway, New York.
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