Roses in Greek lore and Browning translation praised
The piece lauds a translation as perhaps the best in the language and recounts lines about Cythera Isis and a rose. It notes Sappho’s rose poem, Greek reverence for roses, and Persia’s influence, while praising Mr Bright and criticizing current bedding out trends in English gardens.
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Isis
Sappho
Persia
Bright
Fraser's Magazine under new editorship gains lighter, Liberal tone
Fraser's Magazine introduces a refreshed appearance and a broader liberal stance. Principal Tulloch writes an inclusive intro while Mr Blackmore begins a new West of Scotland tale. The issue features literary criticism on Wordsworth and Shelley, notes on Scottish universities, and varied essays on literature, art, and public life.
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Fraser's Magazine
Fraser
Principal Tulloch
Blackmore
Principal Shairp
Shelley
Bibliomania
Tennyson
Browning
George Eliot
Great Britain
British Empire
Jess
United Kingdom
Matthew Arnold
Macmillan
Wordsworth
Lord Macaulay
Cambridge
Scott
Byron
Mr. Arnold
Shakespeare
Moliére
Milton
Goethe
Henry James
Morison
Haworth
Mr. Black
Cornhill
Scotland
Comédie Francaise
Asyut
Chiltern
John Stuart Mill
Mill
England
House of Commons
M. Jourdain
Lowe
Proctor
Etna
Comédie Française
Collet-Sanders
Mark
Belgravia
Linton
London
Bob Sawyers
Haymarket
Procter
Boswell
Temple Bar
Macaulay
Leland
Jonas Smith
Cope
University Hood
Henry Bessemer
Alice King
the Sunday Magazine
Hesba Stretton
Dr. Blaikie
Paris
Cassell
Forest of Dean
University
Burne-Jones