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sometimes ambas sillas, referring to the silla a la quieta and the albarda, and sometimes de todas sillas, referring to all modes of mounting and riding, I suppose it means what we mean when we say a man ‘is up to anything,’ just as the converse, no ser para silla ni para albarda, means a blockhead. . . . .
Thank you, too, very much for the note about the New Testament of Juan Perez.
I never saw the book, and do not understand whether you have a copy, or only saw one at Thorpe's. But, if you have one at hand, I should be much obliged if you will give me a little bibliographical account of it.
I am much struck by what you say about Francis Newman and his ‘Phases of Faith’; the more so, because only the Sunday before your letter came, I read a book, by William Rathbone Greg, called ‘The Creed of Christendom,’ to which your account of Newman's could be applied verbatim.
It came to me from the author. . . . It is a formidable book, not too long to be popular,—a small 8vo,— nor too learned, but logical, fair-minded, and well written. . . . . He takes ground similar to that of Strauss and Theodore Parker, but still is original to a certain degree.
He draws heavily on the Germans, with whom he is evidently at home, and to whom he owes much. . . . .
Kindest regards to Lady Head from all of us.
Yours faithfully,
To Sir Charles Lyell.
Boston, June 26, 1852.
my dear Lyell,—The postponement of your visit to America till the first of September hardly interferes with our satisfaction at the prospect of it, because we cannot, without sacrificing much of the benefit of a summer residence in the country, return before the middle or the 20th of that month . . . . . But you must not cut off from the other end; or rather you must in fairness add to the end of your visit what you take off from the beginning. . . . .
The Presidential nominations are made, as you know, and the Democratic candidate, General Pierce, will be chosen by a large majority of the electoral votes. . . . .
Kossuth is in New York, about to embark for England.
His mission here has not turned out better than I predicted to you, in any respect; in some respects not so well.
He has injured his dignity by making speeches for money, and he has injured his respectability 