The Whale and his Captors; or The Whaleman’s Adventures, and The Whale’s Biography. By Rev. Henry T. Cheever. New York: Harper & Brothers. 1 vol. 16mo.
This volume is the production of a scholar, a man of letters, and a clergyman; and the characteristics of all three are modified by a sort of assumed Jack-Tarism, always racy, if sometimes in questionable taste. It is spirited in style, full of a landsman’s exultation in the incidents and scenery of sea life, and laden with interesting information pleasantly told.
EDITOR’S TABLE.
THE LATE EDGAR ALLAN POE.
Grif. Noble madam,
Men’s evil manners live in brass; their virtues
We write in water. May it please your highness
To hear me speak his good now?