of pAssion in its intendst fornix— of love and hate, jealousy, despair, reTcnge— were some of the finest pieces of tragic expression ever witnessed. As Anna Bolena, Norma, Semiramide, Udegonda, Lacrezia Borgia, Elrira, in *«H Pnritana,*' etc., she thrilled and electrified her auditors in a way never to be forgotten. And yet, amid all her blaae of triomph—beautiful, accomplished, almost worshipped

as she was—one niight well ask the qnestion — was she happy? Married early, says report, to M. de Meley, a French gentleman, whose name she does not appear to have ever borne, and from whom she was quickly divorced, she afterwards became attached to Signor Mario, who succeeded Rnbini on the operatic stage; with him she went to New York, and after performing a professioal tour through America, finally settled at Florence, being, it is said, the wife of the accomplished tenon.

Of her history it has been well said that **you may read it in the wild dranuuic story of a passionate life ; it resembles her acting. But why fbUow it beyond the stage— that stage whereon she walks as one finesh from the temple of genius, with the wand ready to thrall the spirits at her audience, with the voice that might 'charm down angels firom their spheres*— ftili, rich, voluptuous, rife with soul and melody, and in its beauty and freshness more eloquent than Vrisdom'k self? So does Guiiia Grisi triumph in her mystic art/"

Bktteb known under her nomume de plume, Amalie Winter, was bom in 1803, at Weimar. Her maiden name was Leebach. hi early lifb she became acquainted with Goethe, and her taste and mind were fcmued under the influence of that remarkable nian. She appeared as an authoress at the age of thirty, by contribnting to a popular annuaL In 1838, she published **Pictures of German Life,** and afterwards novelettes; "Pictures of Women," "Recollections of a Berlin DoU," *«Recollections of a Leaden Soldier," "Fairy Tales of Nature,** and "The Diadem and Sceptre." She has written a great many minor tales and poems.

Daughtkr of Baron Reigesberg, of Zealand, was married to the renowned Hugh Grotins, July, 1608. She proved herself worthy of her illustrious husband ; was his confidant and counsellor in all bis pursuits, and by her fbrtitude and persevering affection sustained him in every reverse of fortune. When, in 1619, he was sentenced, for his political writings, to imprisonment for life in the fortress' of L^vestein, she petitioned to accompany him. This was granted on condition that if she went into the prison she should never come out She agreed to this, but finally was allowed to go oat twice a week. In prison, Grotins devoted himself entirely to his literary pmrsnits, while his true wifo was studying how to efifect his liberation. She accomplished this in the following manner.

She had been permitted to borrow books of his friends for him, and when he had used the books, they were carried hack in a chest in which his linen was carried to and from his laundress- The first year his guards were very exact in examining the ch^i but being used to find nothing in it besides books and linen, tbey grew remiss, and did not take the trouble to open it. Madam* Grotius observed this, and proposed her plan. She reptesentea to