an imperfect understanding. The wonderful power of Savonarola's intense faith and zeal is felt by Romola, and when he bids her return to Florence, and fulfil every duty of her life, whether welcome or unwelcome-bids her hold even for Tito to the troth she had plighted, do her duty also as a neighbour to the people of Florence, smitten by famine and pestilence she does return. No self-indulgent dream now hides the cross she must accept. The painted show that concealed her brother's crucifix is unlocked, and the cross stands unshrouded in her chamber. So ends the second part of the book. In the third part Savonarola is elaborated until he may stand for a type of the true church in the world; with some spiritual pride, some visionary delusion, and the various blur of human imperfection running into the pure truth it holds. The wine tastes of the vessel, but it is not the less the wine of life; and although Romola's faith in this visible type of divine energy in man is for a time wavering, we see her at the close of the book triumphant herself over passions, tender and self-denying, rich in blessings of the poor and plague-smitten to whom she had been as a pure spirit of help and mercy, and the centre of a home based only upon Christian selfdenial; an angel of help to the children, who are Tito's, but not hers, and to their simple mother; a soul that has found peace in God. And she has, after all, set up in her home a shrine to Savonarola, who, whatever his infirmity, strove upward, and who first taught her for what she lived. Although it goes back to old Florence for its theme, and is remarkable for its much truth of local colour, there is not a trace of antiquarianism in the story. There is above everything the sense of a fine mind grappling worthily with a great living thought. And so it was in all her work: so, more or less, it is in all work that shall live. 66 George Eliot had won her place among the greatest English writers when she died on the 22nd of December, 1880. NOT THIS THE END. There is a larger life Of flesh or fleshly darkness from the light On each soul working in its neighbour's sight, All working with one aim, one will, one love, one might. Will, aim, love, might, as God's, for Him they serve, And labour for Him with a finer skill Where no impeding twist of mortal nerve Can stay the flight of thought, nor cold blood chill New worlds with a new life; by God's throne they Hail the new comrade-her, last born to cloudless day. Bent with day service in true labour here, What if the toiler seldom saw the sun; What if the Source of Truth were dimly clear To one who made Truth through the world to run: From us as we may be from him unborn To grow the rose of life without a thorn, More years than these, our Father may have set Between chained man and him who wears the coronet. Not here the crown. All good of all the race May grow until the world, fair, kind, and true, Of a long work this is the closing page, For perfect utterance of babbling speech? Until that cradling: then we cease to rave; My countrymen I find some to attend To my last tale of them, then let there come the end. But why to me should not the wish be vain Thy will be done, O God: take when Thou wilt this breath. DATED LIST OF CONTENTS OF THE LIBRARY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE. [Letters preceding the Number of a Page indicate the Volume of the Library to which reference is made: S. P. represents Shorter Poems; R., Religion; Pl., Plays; S. Pr., Shorter Prose; and L. W., Longer Works; the Five Volumes containing :— I. SHORTER ENGLISH POEMS. II. ILLUSTRATIONS OF ENGLISH RELIGION. III. ENGLISH PLAYS. IV. SHORTER WORKS IN ENGLISH PROSE. V. SKETCHES OF LONGER WORKS IN ENGLISH Verse and Prose.] A D. 284-570. "The Death of Oscar," by Fergus Finn-Bheoil, Metrical Translation . PAGES S. P. 4 S. P. 5-8 680-709. 735. Cadmon's Paraphrase, Metrical Translations Beowulf, Metrical Translations "An Invocation," from the Latin of Aldhelm, Metrical Translation William of Malmesbury's Account of Aldhelm (A.D. 1142) 735804. Alcuin's Verses on a Library, from the Latin The last two Chapters of Alcuin's Book on the Virtues and Vices, from the Latin 840-900. King Alfred's Introduction to his Translation of Pope Gregory's "Pastoral Care' The First Metre of Boethius, in First-English The same in Modern English, Metrical Translation 990. Miracles of St. Swithin, from the Gloucester Fragments 990. Elfric's Homily on Easter Day, as translated from First-English in the year 1567 735-1066. "The Fortunes of Men;" First-English Poem in Modern English, following the First- Joseph of Arimathea, from the Apocryphal Gospel of Nicodemus 1170-1189. Walter Map's Prelude to the First Romance of the St. Graal Walter Map's "Apocalypse of Golias," Metrical Translation made in Elizabeth's Reign 1180-1188. Miracles of St. Kevin, from "Wonders and Miracles of Ireland," by Giraldus Cambrensis St. Colman's Teal, from the same Corruption of Religious Orders, from "The Itinerary of Wales," by Giraldus Cambrensis. 1200-1210. Layamon's "Brut," Metrical Translations . 1200-1237. "The Wooing of Our Lord," by the Author of the "Ancren Riwle" 1224-1267. Roger Bacon on Church Music and Preaching, from his "Opus Tertium" R. 1-9 L. W. 1-14 R. 10 R. 9, 10 R. 11, 12 R. 12 R. 12, 13 R. 13-15 R. 19 R. 20 R. 19, 20 R. 20, 21 R. 22-25 R. 25-28 S. P. 8-11 R. 28-31 R. 39-42 R. 35 R. 46-48 R. 49-52 1250-1300. The Death of Joseph, from a rhymed "Genesis and Exodus" Proverbs of Hendyng “The Land of Cokaygne" 1300-1307. Psalm lxvii. in Northern English of the 13th Century Popular Superstitions-The Fond Father-The Tale of Piers the Usurer-from Robert of The "Ayenbite of Inwit," by Dan Michel, of Northgate-Description, with short Extracts The "Pricke of Conscience,” by the Hermit of Hampole-Description, with short Extracts The Land of Prester John, from Mandeville's Travels Matthew's Gospel, Chapter vi., as translated by John Wiclif The Clerk's Tale of Patient Grisildis De Ira, from the Parson's Tale Good Counsel of Chaucer. Gower's "Confessio Amantis " The Prologue The Tale of the Trump of Death "The Pearl," an Alliterative Poem, Author unknown 1400-1450. Three Poems, by John Audelay James I. of Scotland's "Peebles to the Playi 1449-1464. Four Paston Letters 1450-1474. 1474. 1485. 1450-1508. R. 56, 57 R. 57, 58 S. P. 17, 18 S. P. 18-23 R. 74 S. P. 38-50 R. 103-106 L. I. 50-64 L. I. 50-62 S. P. 50—53 R. 106-108 R. 108-110 R. 110-112 L. W. 65-71 L. W. 71-74 S. P. 54-56 L. W. 74-83 S. P. 56, 57 S. P. 57-64 S. P. 65-70 R. 119, 120 S. Pr. 7-10 R. 121-127 P. 12-18 Quintin Shaw's "Advice to a Courtier" 1500-1506. Stephen Hawes's "Pastime of Pleasure" 1500-1513. Colet's Summary of Paul's Epistle to the Romans, and his Comment on "Overcome Evil with Good" 1513. More's "Life and Death of Edward V., and of the Usurpation of Richard III., III.," The 1531. Controversy with More, Passages from each Writer in John Heywood's Interlude of "The Four P.'s" John Bale's Interlude on "The Temptation of our Lord " PAGES S. P. 128, 129 R. 129-136 R. 143, 144 S. Pr. 14-16 L. W. 261-277; R. 146 Spiritual Consolation, Written from his Prison in the Tower to his Sister Elizabeth Udall's "Ralph Roister Doister" 1520-1547. Sir Thomas Wyatt: Being in Prison, to Bryan "Of the Courtier's Life" Satire against the Citizens of London "How no Age is Content with his own Estate". Translations of Psalm lxxx. by the Earl of Surrey, and Psalm cxxx. by Sir Thomas Wyatt, 1544. The Character of George Wishart, by Emery Tylney 1547-1550. Latimer's Sermons, Passages from :-The Busiest Prelate in England S. P. 130-144 S. P. 144 S. P. 145-151 S. Pr. 16, 17 R. 147 R. 147, 148 L. W. 278-281 S. Pr. 18-23 P. 18-20 R. 161-163 R. 137, 138 R. 138-141 P. 21-47 S. P. 153 S. P. 153, 154 S. P. 154-156 S. P. 156 S. Pr. 23, 24 S. P. 156, 157 S. P. 157-159 S. P. 158 S. P. 159 S. P. 159, 160 R. 149, 150 R. 151 R. 152 R. 152, 153 R. 153 R. 153-158 S. P. 151, 152 S. Pr. 26-30 S. P. 160 S. P. 160, 161 S. P. 161, 162 S. P. 162-164 S. P. 162-164 S. Pr. 31 S. Pr. 31, 32 David Lindsay's "Monarchie," "The Spiritualtie," from the Fifth Book of 1559, John Aylmer's "Harborowe for Faithful and Trewe Subjects," in reply to Baldwin and Ferrers, "The Mirror for Magistrates," edited by 1561. Sackville and Norton's "Gorboduc" Thomas Preston's "King Cambises " 1562. John Jewel's "Apology for the Church of England," 1563. John Fox's Account of the "Cruel Handlyng and Burnyng of Nicholas Burton," from his 1566. George Gascoigne's "The Supposes," from Ariosto's "I Suppositi Jocasta," A Passage from PAGES: R. 170-172 S. P. 199-201 . L. W. 282-286 S. Pr. 40-43 P. 74-88 1576. Richard Edwards's "Paradise of Dainty Devices," Poems from: Two by Edwards 1567. Three Jests from "Merry Tales, Wittie Questions, and Quicke Answeres," by Francis P. 89-99 P. 99, 100 S. Pr. 65, 66 S. P. 201 R. 205, 206 S. P. 166, 167 1576. John Higgins's Continuation, or "First Part," of "The Mirror for Magistrates," Walter Raleigh's Lines in Commendation of "The Steel Glass" Edmund Grindal's "Letter to the Queen concerning Suppressing the Prophesies 1579. Lyly's "Euphues" 1579. Spenser's "Shepherd's Calendar' 1579. Stephen Gosson's "School of Abuse" 1580. Gabriel Harvey's "Pleasant and Pithy Familiar Discourse of the Earthquake in 1580-1581. Sidney's "Arcadia" S. P. 168, 169 S. P. 169 S. P. 182-184 S. P. 188, 189 S. P. 238 S. Pr. 43-49 S. P. 203-209 S. Pr. 67-69 L. W. 286-289 S. P. 213 Pr. 70-86, P. 102-104 Ten Sonnets of Astrophel to Stella Seven other Poems from Fulke Greville's “Cœlica ” 1580-1603. Raleigh's "Soul's Errand," and two other Poems of his 1580-1595. Robert Southwell's "At Home in Heaven ". Three other Poems of his 36 R. 213, 214 1580-1603. Edward Dyer's "My Mind to me a Kingdom is " "A Fancy Fulke Greville's "Lines on the Death of Philip Sidney" (from "The Phoenix Nest") "Coelica and Philocell" S. P. 218, 219 S. P. 219, 220 S. P. 222 S. P. 223-225 S. P. 222-226 S. P. 211, 212 R. 191, 192 S. P. 258, 259 "Discourse of Time," from his S. P. 202 1584. Clement Robinson's "Handefull of Pleasant Delites," "Greensleeves" and three 1585. George Whetstone's Poem, prefixed to his "Honourable Reputation of a Soldier" James VI. of Scotland, A Sonnet by 1587. "A Notable Service performed by Sir Francis Drake" (from Hakluyt's “Voyages ") S. 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