[*] Christmas carols, ancient and modern, ed. by Joshua Sylvestre. $1. Wessels.
Illustrated from photographs of well known paintings, and with marginal decorations of conventionalized Christmas greens, this collection of carols, many of which are reprinted from old broad-sides, begins with In excelsis gloria, and includes Welcome yule, sung in the time of Henry VI; several Elizabethan carols; Herrick’s Ode on the birth of our Saviour; The three kings, in the version of Henry VII’s time; Joy to the world, a popular favorite in Devon and Cornwall; and many popular carols whose time and authorship are unknown. The explanatory note given at the head of each carol, telling all that is known of its history adds much to the interest of the collection as its value is historical rather than poetical.
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| * | + | N. Y. Times. 10: 892. D. 16, ‘05. 120w. |
Christy, Robert, comp. Proverbs, maxims, and phrases of all ages; classified subjectively and arranged alphabetically. [**]$3.50. Putnam.
In this new edition, the first since 1887, the two original volumes have been compressed into one, the work is apparently otherwise unchanged.
| Nation. 81: 240. S. 21, ‘05. 90w. |
“The collection needs careful revision, and is worth it even as it stands; it contains the material for a good treasury of proverbial sayings.”
| + + — | N. Y. Times. 10: 726. O. 28, ‘05. 350w. |
Church of Christ. See Phillips, Thomas W.
Cincinnati southern railway (The): a history; edited by Charles G. Hall.