THE

Irish

Quarterly Review.

Vol. VI.

DUBLIN:
W. B. KELLY, 8, GRAFTON-STREET,

LONDON : SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, AND CO.
TO BE HAD OP ALL BOOKSELLERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

1856.

THE

IRISH QUARTERLY REVIEW.

No. XXI.-MARCH, 1856.

VOL. VI.

CONTENTS.

PAGE.

ARTICLE.

1.-POETRY UNDER A CLOUD ::

1. The Song of Hiawatha. By Henry Wads-

worth Longfellow. London: David Bogue,

Fleet-street. 1855.

2. The Mystic and other Poems. By Philip

James Bailey, Author of “ Festus.” London:

Chapman and Hall, Piccadilly. 1855.

3. Men and Women. By Robert Browning,

in two Vols. London : Chapman and Hall,

Piccadilly. 1855.

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II.-THE ILLUSIONS OF LITERATURE :-

La Comtesse de Mauléon. Par Louis Rey-

baud, Paris : Lévy Frères. 1853. 31

III.-John BANIM :-Part VIII. Closing Days of

Life. Death. Pension granted to his Daugh-

ter. Death of his Daughter. Pension granted

to Mrs. Banim. Meeting called in Kilkenny

to erect a Public Testimonial to Banim.

Resolutions and Names of Committee. Tes-

timonial Erected. Conclusion. Appendix. 66

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