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Review Of New Publications.
' Much of the romantic air which pervades the domestic habits of the persons described in the Arabian Ni ghts' Entertainment , particularl y in inferior life , will be observed in passing through the streets ( of Constantinople . ) And < T v ' u Car Wlt V | acWitlonal pleasure to a remembrance of the deli ght with which we at first perused them , in finding them authentic portraits of every Oriental Nation . ' P . 72 .. ¦ In the Bazars , or places of public sale at Constantinople , the Orientalist
may purchase- , but at no inconsiderable price , Turkish , Arabic , and Persian MSS . equall y rare and beautiful . Although we are informed , in p . 75 , that since the civil commotions in Persia , the raosc elegant books taken in plunder have b ; en sent to Constantinople for sale , yet we have reason to believe , that as many valuable MSS . have found their ' way to Europe by the more circuitous route of India ; whence also many extensive collections still remain in the possession of individuals , which may hereafter be deposited in our great national Museum , or some other of our public libraries .
Ihe lurks are not , from the gravity of their exterior , to be accused of stupidity ; they are sarcastic , witty , and delicate in their repartees ; the more polished quote the Arabian and Persian classics , with as much aptness asour scholars the Greek and Roman . The following specimen of Turkish wit is given in p . 86 . ' A man of rank , remarkably unpleasing in his countenance and figure , , was married , according to custom , without having first seen her unveiled , to lad whose to
a y , pretensions personal attrafticn did not exceed his own . On the morning after their marriage , she demanded of him , to whom of his friends she might shew her face with freedom U 'Shew it , ' said he , ' to all the world , but hide it from me . ' ' Patience , ' rejoined the lady . ' I have none ' returned the bridegroom . ' Ah ! ' said she , ' I think you must have had a good share ; for you have carried that abominable great nose about with you all your life-time . ' "" The institution of the Janissaries , and the military disci pline of the Turks , occupy the chief part of the sixth section . In p . 99 , we are informed ' that , '
' Infinite as are the corruptions of the modern colloquial Greek , many will be found amongst- the inhabitants of the Fanal , who speak it with comparative purity , and pride themselves on adopting the more classical phrases and pronunciation of the mother tongue . The test of correctness in speaking is the rejection of Turkish or Italian words , and the frequent use of those found in the ancient , at least in the Byzantine authors . ' The seventh section begins with an account of the plague , followed by a description of the hammams baths
, or . Hers , it should be remarked , the author bears witness to the accuracy with which Lady Mary W . Montasru and Lady Craven have written on the same subject . The singular effect ? of an evening scene is thus related b y Mr . Dallaway , p . 134 .. _ ' As the sun had set about an hour , the whole air was replete with a species of small phosphoric fly , the coruscations of which were so sudden , and so quickly repeated , as to resemble electric sparks . The Sultan was on his return from Buyuk derb ; he was sitting in his barge of state , of twenty oars worked by bostanjis , with their chief at the helm . Otherslittle infpnnr
, 111 splendour , followed 111 procession ; and what added much to their gorsreous appearance was , that as the oars were lifted , the water was perfectly mictions , and they appeared to glide over a sea of liquid gold . The cause of this curious circumstance I leave to naturalists . There is much grotesque taste displayed in the shape of these barges , which is sometimes thatof a dragon , the head and tail being coveted with burnished g-old . ' At the village of Belgrad is shewn the rite of Lady M . W . Monta-ni ' s for-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Review Of New Publications.
' Much of the romantic air which pervades the domestic habits of the persons described in the Arabian Ni ghts' Entertainment , particularl y in inferior life , will be observed in passing through the streets ( of Constantinople . ) And < T v ' u Car Wlt V | acWitlonal pleasure to a remembrance of the deli ght with which we at first perused them , in finding them authentic portraits of every Oriental Nation . ' P . 72 .. ¦ In the Bazars , or places of public sale at Constantinople , the Orientalist
may purchase- , but at no inconsiderable price , Turkish , Arabic , and Persian MSS . equall y rare and beautiful . Although we are informed , in p . 75 , that since the civil commotions in Persia , the raosc elegant books taken in plunder have b ; en sent to Constantinople for sale , yet we have reason to believe , that as many valuable MSS . have found their ' way to Europe by the more circuitous route of India ; whence also many extensive collections still remain in the possession of individuals , which may hereafter be deposited in our great national Museum , or some other of our public libraries .
Ihe lurks are not , from the gravity of their exterior , to be accused of stupidity ; they are sarcastic , witty , and delicate in their repartees ; the more polished quote the Arabian and Persian classics , with as much aptness asour scholars the Greek and Roman . The following specimen of Turkish wit is given in p . 86 . ' A man of rank , remarkably unpleasing in his countenance and figure , , was married , according to custom , without having first seen her unveiled , to lad whose to
a y , pretensions personal attrafticn did not exceed his own . On the morning after their marriage , she demanded of him , to whom of his friends she might shew her face with freedom U 'Shew it , ' said he , ' to all the world , but hide it from me . ' ' Patience , ' rejoined the lady . ' I have none ' returned the bridegroom . ' Ah ! ' said she , ' I think you must have had a good share ; for you have carried that abominable great nose about with you all your life-time . ' "" The institution of the Janissaries , and the military disci pline of the Turks , occupy the chief part of the sixth section . In p . 99 , we are informed ' that , '
' Infinite as are the corruptions of the modern colloquial Greek , many will be found amongst- the inhabitants of the Fanal , who speak it with comparative purity , and pride themselves on adopting the more classical phrases and pronunciation of the mother tongue . The test of correctness in speaking is the rejection of Turkish or Italian words , and the frequent use of those found in the ancient , at least in the Byzantine authors . ' The seventh section begins with an account of the plague , followed by a description of the hammams baths
, or . Hers , it should be remarked , the author bears witness to the accuracy with which Lady Mary W . Montasru and Lady Craven have written on the same subject . The singular effect ? of an evening scene is thus related b y Mr . Dallaway , p . 134 .. _ ' As the sun had set about an hour , the whole air was replete with a species of small phosphoric fly , the coruscations of which were so sudden , and so quickly repeated , as to resemble electric sparks . The Sultan was on his return from Buyuk derb ; he was sitting in his barge of state , of twenty oars worked by bostanjis , with their chief at the helm . Otherslittle infpnnr
, 111 splendour , followed 111 procession ; and what added much to their gorsreous appearance was , that as the oars were lifted , the water was perfectly mictions , and they appeared to glide over a sea of liquid gold . The cause of this curious circumstance I leave to naturalists . There is much grotesque taste displayed in the shape of these barges , which is sometimes thatof a dragon , the head and tail being coveted with burnished g-old . ' At the village of Belgrad is shewn the rite of Lady M . W . Monta-ni ' s for-