Page 3 Advertisements Column 1

New Zealand Tablet, Volume I, Issue 8, 21 June 1873, Page 3

OECOND EDITION "BEHIND THE TOMB," And Other Poems, BY THOMAS BRACKEN. Neatly Bound in Green Cloth — Price 2s. By Post, 2s. 6d. Opinions of thb Press. He is fluent and facile in expression, while in the construction of his stanzas he shows a oorrecs ear for rhythm. — Argus, 13th , Jun«, 1871. The majority of the compositions in this volume are creditable to the writer, both as Mgards sentiment and diction. — Australasian, 14th June, 1871. The author has some of the true music of poetry in his soul, and his verses have in them much that is generous and pure, with a generally apt, and oftentimes eloquent expresMon. k . . . The last verses we have cited are, in o ur opinion, »*ot undeserving of comparison w j t^ the plaintive sounds, the simple eloquen cej an( j na t U ral beauty of Tennyson's *h v^ Q ueen> " v ' e gladly commend the book t o ever y man and woman's fireside. — B< %« r at Star, 18th July, 1871. " c poet is no mean rhymster, and a healthy tooe pervades the emanations of his muse. • • . There are many genuine flowers of P068!P 068 ! scattered through the book.— CollingW00( l Advertiser. ™"c work deserves a place on the lightreadi n g shelf of every family library.— Ausirai ian Journal. The book before us contains some good pieces, which fairly entitle the author to take a place among the poets of our day. . . . " Sad thoughts," " Years are Stealing." " April here and April there," and " Guallin a Chiel," have the true ring of poetry. — Dunedin Evening Star. Some of the poems are of more than ordinary merit, and full of progressive ideas and foregleams of immortality. . . . A.s a whole, the collection will bear favorable comparison with many of the works issued from the London Press.— Harbinger of Light, March, 1872. JOSEPH BRAITHWAITE, Arcade.

y A. MACEDO, CATHOLIC BOOKSELLER, Princes street, south. The following are a few of the Works on hand : — PRAYER BOOKS. Key of Heaven, from It to 6s Catholic Piety „ la to 9s Garden of the Soul „ Is to 30s The Path to Heaven „ 3s to 9s Crown of Jesus „ 3b to 18s The Mission Book „ 3s to 5s 6d Roman Missal „ 1« 6d to 7s 6d The Lamp of the Soul % 5s 6d to 7a 6d The Catholic's Vade Mecum, from 7s to 9s The Church Manual, 3s Douav Bibles, large assortment, from 4s to 55s ST. LIGUORI'S WORKS. History of Heresies, The Spouse of Christ, Preparation for Death, Way of Salvation, Life of Liguori, Spirit of St. Liguori, St. Liguori's Moral Dissertations, Glories of Mary, On the Commandments, Visits to the Holy Sacrament, Clock of Passion, Cardinal Wiseman's Works, Lectures on Science and Eeligion, Sermons on our Lo-d and the B. V. Mary, Fabiola, Dr Newman's, Archbishop Manning's, Dr Faber's, and other Works in great variety, Formby's Histery of the Bible and the Church, and a large assortment of Catholic Works too numerous to mention. Shipments to hand by every mail. A large assortment of Irish National Books, Grattan's, Burkes, Plunket's Curran's, Shiel's, and O'Connell'B Speeches; Mitchell's, Keating's, Haverly's, and Wright's Histories of Ireland ; Moore's Irish Melodies, with music ; Crucifixes, Statues, Holy Water Fonts, Medals, Rosary Beads, Scapulars, Pictures, Religious Engravings, and a very large assortment of Scriptural Carte do Visites at 6d each. The Christian Brothers School Books, all ueries, always on hand, Stationery, &c. Agent for • THE NEW ZEALAND TABLET.'