Who knows but the hope that we bury to-day May be the seed of success to-morrow? We could not weep o'er the coffined clay If a lovelier life it should never borrow. Did we know that the worm had conquered all, That Death had forever secured his plunder, Not a sigh would escape, not a tear would fall, For the human heart must burst asunder. Death mimics life, and life feigns death: What parts them but a fleeting breath? Who knows but the love that in silence broods, Slinking away to some lonely corner, May yet, in the change of times and moods, Sit proudly throned in the heart of the scorner? I have seen a haughty soul destroy The glittering prize that once it bled for; I have seen the sad heart leap for joy, And smiling grant what it vainly plead for: True tears the flashing eye may wet, The lip that curled may quiver yet. Who knows but the dream that mocks our sleep With visions that end in a sorrowful waking, Leaving just enough of brightness to keep Our souls from despair and our hearts from breaking, May come in the heat of the midday glare, Or the afternoon with its gorgeous splendor, Palpable, real, but not less fair, With airs as soft and touch as tender? Morn breaks on the longest night of sorrow, And there is more than one to-morrow. LITERARY NOTICES. LINNET'S TRIAL. A Tale. By S. M., Author of 'Twice Lost.' Second Edition. Loring, publisher, 319 Washington street, Boston. 1864. A moral and interesting novel. There is a fascinating freshness and originality about it, pervaded by genial humor and strong common sense, and an utter absence of all common and clap-trap sensational expedients. The plot is simple, but well conceived; the characters consistent and clear cut, the incidental remarks tolerant and full of spirit. We know no more true and delightful character-painting than that of Rose. Her shyness, exclusiveness, pettishness, and ignorance are delicious in the rosy girl of sixteen. Her friendship with Linnet, a woman of imaginative and impassioned stamp, is natural in conception, and skilfully rendered. Linnet is expansive and sympathetic, her sweet and all-pervading influence is the true charm of the book. The woman of beauty and genius ripens into the perfect wife, strengthening weak hands and reviving courage in weary, doubting hearts. 'Linnet is like an alabaster vase, only seen to perfection when lighted up from within.' We heartily recommend 'Linnet' to all readers of fiction, who like to study character through its rainbow sheen. PHANTOM FLOWERS. A Treatise on the Art of Producing Skeleton Leaves. Boston: J. E. Tilton & Co. 1864.