GEORGE SAND

■ *.•. Of many women who.bave had a leajroed «du» » catibn, we bave witnessed the literary exertions of a B r«w only, aiid thèse we prise in proportion to tbeir B rarity ratber than to their intriaaee eicelleiice : Few

■ women bave appeared, who potsesaed a peeuliar » itrengtb of mind, powers of correct in duetive reaao -

■ ning, or tbat origtnality of thougbt whieh Icadttodif • COTeriea or iniproTeoienta.....

■ Female autbori are undoubtely diatinguiabed by a an élégant diacrîmiralioii of what ia beautiful or dît- » gusting, their taste is correct ; tbeir imagination ii- » Tely ; tbeir langage caty, free and polished : but we » eannot allow tkem streng^h of mind, deep reasoning • powera, nor in cfery inataoce tbat Orm aolid judge- B ment found in tbe otber aez

f Jugement du CritUal 'Review^ n« d*aoflt I804i rar an ouvrage de M. de Ségur intitulé '.LêtftwoMê,*

m Madame Sand a voulu être plua qu'une femme ou ■ antre chose qu'une femme, lorsque son génie était es* s aeDliellement féminin* •

( Cb. de Mazade, Aci>u« ias Dtvx-Momdnf du 15 mai 1857.)