fresh respectability to a name already deservedly emi

nent.

True George, the fervant of Henry, is, we hope, a picture of Nature; and it is a glorious one; fidelity, affection, and humanity, are all beautifully exemplified in his hiftory.-Mr. Partington too is eccentric and amufing; and James Fitzorton is always more refpectable than the firft sketch of his character promifes.Several elegant touches of nature are interspersed through the book, but we muft content ourselves with giving the following affecting paffage from the laft voTume it is after the death of Olivia:

"Henry went into Olivia's chamber, attended by George, whom, however, he beckoned to stop at the door, which being partly opened, Henry moved forward with cautious and trembling steps, as if fearful of disturbing those who were in the fleep of death. As he was approaching the bed, he beheld John bending over it on the fide he had himfelf entered. Checked by furprize and awe, he suspended his step, and diftinctly heard the words which his brother was uttering: they breathed over the dead body of Olivia the first declaration of love. They recapitulated the conduct which that love had urged, to preserve the peace of its object unbroken to the last moment of her life. "And if, O facred fpirit," faid the lover, addressing the corpfe, of which he had taken up one of the lifeless hands, and laid it on his bofom-" if in the unencouraged but refiftless feelings, a fentiment more tender than brother ever felt-perhaps ever can feel-has fometimes affailed my heart, and aught of blame fhould still attach to eternally combated and involuntary emotions, let thy now angel prayers intercede with the beftower of that heart, to abfolve my frailty! Yet, how can error mix with a principle which at this moment that I am beholding thee a breathlefs corpfe haftening to decay, making that corpfe more welcome to my eye, more precious to my foul, than all thou haft left behind thee, to bloom in health, and youth, and beauty?Ah, no! like the foul itfelf, my affection fhall be eternal, attend me as in thy life-time here, and follow thee to other worlds." "John

"John had turn'd his head, fomewhat ftartled, for Henry, impelled by his feelings, came onward. The Colonel had fill retained one of Olivia's hands. "Henry," faid he, 66 you have discovered my paffion: you now perceive that a wretch, more difaftrous than yourself, had really being.-Behold the victim! Behold too the object of his affection!but she is no more thy wife, my brother! death hath dif folved the bond that made her fond and faithful hand appropriate to Henry. Alas! it is mouldering into nought. The afcended fpirit, therefore, which has left it, is now our obje& -that too is free of human ties, except by heavenly sympathy; and those who still love her muft thare with myriads, with all the host of heaven."

ART. IV. The Nun: By Diderot. Translated from the French. 2 vols. 8s. boards.

THIS

Robinfons: 1797. HIS production is among the numerous inftances wherein celebrity of name has given birth to pofthumous works which would have elfe retained their deferved obfcurity. "The Nun," reprefenting the narration of a young lady who had been compelled to take the vow, is evidently a fatire on the monaftic life; and fo far, it merits commendation. But while we thus acknowledge the moral tendency of these volumes, we muft reprobate much of their contents as unnecesary and pernicious, and many of their fcenes as repulfive to the leaft delicacy of fentiment: yet must we in justice obferve, that the Tranflator is by no means inculpated with the Author; the former has done whatever could have been done to render "The Nun" an ac ceptable performance.

ART. V. The Manner pointed out in which the Common Prayer was read in private by the late Mr. Garrick, for the Inftruction of a Young Clergyman ; from whofe Manufcript Notes this Pamphlet is compofed: By J. W. Anderson, A. M. pp. 78. 2S. Rivingtons. 1797.

THE name of Garrick must excite curiofity, not lefs

among the laity than the clergy, when affixed to confiderations on the Common Prayer. The fingularity of an actor attending to the ceremonies of religious worship, with a view of inftructing its officiates, is not lefs novel than it is pleafing and it is highly honourable to the memory of our Rofcius, that his criticifms on our Church-manual are the criticisms of feel. ing and piety. While, however, we acknowledge the excellency of this performance, we must ferioufly regret that the majority of our established Paftors should require the aid of thefe directions. Common unaffected good fenfe, combined with a juft eftimate of the Chriftian difpenfation, fhould infpire and direct every teacher of the Gospel. In fuch a minister, a due fenfe of the importance of the doctrines which he inculcates, cannot fail to animate his exhortations, and to folemnize his injunctions.

But the enfuing admonitions call loudly for the attention of those who are well-wishers towards the prefent establishment:

"The canting, monotonous tone with which the clerks perform their part of the Litany, and indeed of all the prayers, should be got rid of; for the people are infenfibly led into the practice of this half fing-fong mode of going through their devotions; a custom which has more of the whining cant of a fchool-boy repeating his leffon, than of that ardent, manly devoutnefs, which benefits those who address themselves to their Creator. The minister ought to inftruct in private his clerk, in all thofe places where the latter is more particularly concerned, as by fo doing, as well as by his own example, he