groups and models,--worthy of our study, because they are casts
from perfect originals; where flaws and defects exist in any family,
they are clearly marked for our avoidance; where excellency and beauty
are, these are presented clear and luminous; and, at the same time, the
elements that compose and generate them are indicated with unmistakable
precision."--_Extract from Dr. Cumming's Preface_.

_The above Work forms the first volume of a New Series of Religious
Works, which the Publishers have in contemplation, under the
general title of_

THE FAMILY SACRED LIBRARY.

_They will be printed in the best manner, on a superfine paper; and the
volumes, in must instances, will be edited and enriched with Prefaces by
many of the most talented clergymen of the present day_.

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MISS M'INTOSHT'S NEW CHRISTMAS BOOK.

_Just Ready_.

Evenings at Donaldson Manor,

The Christmas Guest. By Miss M'Intosh, with steel illustrations.
Beautifully printed in foolscap 8vo., cloth, full gilt back, edges, and
sides, 3s. 6d.

The SAME EDITION, cloth lettered, plain edges, 2a. 6d.

Conquest and Self-Conquest.

By Miss M'Intosh, with steel illustrations. Foolscap 8vo., beautifully
bound in cloth, full gilt back, sides, and edges, 3s.

The SAME EDITION, cloth, gilt, plain edges, 2s.

Praise and Principle.

By Miss M'Intosh, with illustrations. Foolscap 8vo., beautifully bound
in cloth, full gilt back, sides, and edges, 3s.

The SAME EDITION, cloth, gilt, plain edges, 2s.

Charms and Counter-Charms.

By Miss M'Intosh, with illustrations. Foolscap 6vo., beautifully bound
in cloth, full gilt back, sides, and edges, 3s.

The SAME EDITION, cloth, gilt, plain edges, 2s.

Grace and Isabel;

Or, To Seem and To Be, by Miss M'Intosh, with illustrations. Foolscap
8vo., beautifully bound in cloth, full gilt back, sides, and edges, 3s.

The SAME EDITION, cloth, gilt, plain edges, 2s.

The works of Miss M'Intosh have become popular in the best sense of the
word. The simple beauty of her narratives, combining pure sentiment with
high principle and noble views of life and duties, ought to win for them
a hearing at every fireside in our land. They place her beside the
Edgeworths, and the Barbaulds, and the Opies, who have so long delighted
and instructed us; and there is little doubt, that as she becomes known,
so will her works be valued as highly as any of the most popular works
of the ab