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The circumftance of Euras and Boreas turning their tails and flying, or letting fly, cannot but remind our readers, of the action of the winds in Cotton's Virgil. There are fome other droll paffages in this Poem; but, on the whole, it is too dull to deferve farther notice.

Art. 13. The Oliviad, a Poem. By Thomas Hallie De-laMayne, Efq; 4to. Is. 6d. Scott.

Thomas Hallie de-la-Mayne, Efq; may ftand in competition for fame with the elegant Mr. George Pooke; to whofe poetical abilities we have frequently had the honour of bearing teftimony.-The WAR, the PEACE, and GEORGE's virtues, (we do not mean the virtues of George Pooke) are here celebrated, in trains that even rival the sweetnefs and fublimity of a Christmas Carol.

*We cannot but remark what an happy effect this fine founding monoSyllable has in almost every Court Panegyric. How lucky for our poetical Difpenfers of Virtue and Fame, that his Majefty was not chriftened Aminadab!

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Art. 14. The Hiftory of Mifs Harrist Watfon. By Mrs. Woodfin, Author of the Auction. 2 Vols. 12mo. 5s. Lownds. When a Lady is in the ftraw, after having, not very favourably, been delivered of the burthen of a nine-months conception, the customary question is, "Well, Nurfe, how is it with your Lady and the child?" To which Miftrefs Nurfe, willing to put the best face on a bad matter, anfwers, according to custom; "Thankee, Ma'am, as well as can be expected." In like manner, fhould we be asked after our newly-delivered Authorefs and her literary bantling, we fhould anfwer, "They are as well as can be expected," after being told, that Mrs. Woodfin (whoever the is) was the Writer of the Auction*.

For an account of this Novel, fee Review, vol. XXI. p. 573.

Art. 15. The Peregrinations of Jeremiah Grant, Efq; a Weft-Indian. 12mo. 3s. Burnet.

The Writer of thefe Peregrinations is an ignorant pretender to wit, humour, and learning; whilft, in reality, he is totally deftitute of the firit; for the fecond, he only fhews a turn for ribaldry, fuch as would hardly pafs for humour with a bench of Porters at an ale-house door; and for the third, he has not yet learned to fpell.

Art. 16. An Hebrew and English Lexicon without Points: In which the Hebrew and Chaldee Words of the Old Teftament are explained in their leading and derived Senfes, the derivative Words are ranged under their respective Primitives, and the Meanings affigned to each authorifed by References to Paffages of Scripture. To this Work is prefixed, a methodical Hebrew Grammar, without

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Points, adapted to the Ufe of Learners, and of those who have not the Benefit of a Mafter: As alfo the Hebrew Grammar at one View. By John Parkhurft, M. A. late Fellow of ClareHall, Cambridge. 4to. 16s. bound. Faden.

Mr. Parkhurst being zealously attached to the Hutchinsonian system, against which we have fo often entered our proteft, a recommendation of a work founded on Hutchinfonian principles, can hardly be expected from us. Those, however, who entertain more favourable fentiments of that kind of learning, will not think their money thrown away in the purchase of this laborious production: which, in its way, is by no means an inconfiderable performance.

Art. 17. A military Treatife on the Difcipline of the marine Forces. By John Macintire, Lieutenant of Marines. 8vo. 5 so Davies.

Although this judicious compilation has made its appearance, as the faying is, the day after the fair, we are nevertheless glad to fee fuch a performance in print. The Marines have proved themselves a very ufeful corps; and as there is at least a poffibility of our wanting their future fervices, it behoves us not to lofe the advantages that may arise from the experience they have gained, in the courfe of a tedious and bloody war. For the fame reason, too, it is right to obferve fome caution, in reducing a body who have been fo peculiarly and fo fuccefsfully employed. The spirit of economy, which, at length, has found its way into the adminiftration of our government, is certainly commendable, and may be followed by very great advantages to the Public: we are not forry, however, to obferve, that its operations are not too violent and hafty, in regard to the reduction of our troops. A good hint is afforded us in the Fable of the Sheep, who, by the affiftance of their faithful auxiliaries, the dogs, having vanquished the wolves, were over-perfuaded, on the figning of preliminaries for a peace, to disband their gallant maftiffs, as no longer of ufe, and only burdenfome to the flate. The dogs were difmiffed, the war immediately broke out again, the sheep were attacked before they had time to put themselves in proper state of defence; and-need we repeat the rest?

Art. 18. The Alphabet of Reafon : Being an Effay toward ConAtructing a Plan to facilitate the Art of Swift Writing, commonly called Short Hand; upon rational Principles. 8vo. Is. 6d. Becket, &c.

The ingenious Author of this little tract, appears to have confidered his fubject very attentively, and hath proceeded in a more rational method, than it may feem, at first fight, to be capable of. The Authors of the many alphabets heretofore invented, fays he, "have arbitrarily obtruded methods on the Public, unfupported by philofophic principles: trivial or no reafons being given for the establishment of their particular characters; nor why their rules are frequently violated as arbitrarily as they are appointed: it is, therefore, no wonder, that fchemes founded in prejudice

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prejudice and fancy, should prove as mortal as their parents, instead of fecuring a general and lafting reputation." He does juftice, indeed, to the attempt of Mr. Jeake, inferted in Numb. 487. of the Philofophical Tranfactions; which, however, he thinks impracticable. His own Method, it is certain, is the most fimple, and apparently the best calculated to fix the principles, and anfwer the purpofe of Swift writing of any we remember to have feen. Prefixed to the treatise is a comparative table of the several short-hand alphabets in ufe; another plate alfo being annexed, for the illuftration of the prefent method.

Art. 19. A Dialogue in the Green-Room, on a Disturbance in the Pit. 8vo. 1S. Burnet.

Attempts to juftify a late theatrical riot. But, notwithstanding all we have heard and read on this fubject, we cannot altogether approve of fuch violent proceedings. Surely there are other Methods of adjusting fuch difputes, than by tearing up the benches, and demolishing the chandeliers! unless it be a fettled point, that no argument is to be used with the manager of a playhouse, but the argumentum baculinum. We rather imagine, that if an audience dislike the entertaiment provided for them, they might say fo, without breaking the fconces; or if they approve not the price, might they not object to that alfo, without, in a literal fenfe, calling the Houfe to account for it? Indeed, fuch behaviour as we have often been witnefs to, at either theatre, would be deemed fomewhat prepofterous, even in a tavern, or a bagnio; where the guests rarely affume a right to exprefs their difapprobation of the wine, or the reckoning, by deftroying the furniture of the room, or by kicking the landlord down stairs.

Art. 20. An Appeal to the Public, in behalf of the Manager. 8vo. Is. Wilfon and Fell.

Takes the other fide of the queftion-(fee the foregoing article) and talks fomewhat more to the purpofe :-but we must not commend this Appeal to our Readers, as the Author is a dealer in perfonal abufe. Mr. F, who had diftinguifhed himself in the riot at Drury-lane, is here fcurrioufly attacked for being an Irishman. It is very ftrange, that people are thus to be made anfwerable for the place of their birth! --but fo it is, we fee; and therefore we ought to be very careful, for the future, where we fuffer our mothers to lie-in.

Art. 21. An Enquiry into the Origin of the Cherokees. In a Letter to a Member of Parliament. 8vo. 6d. Oxford. Fletcher. A mighty learned attempt to prove the Cherokees to be the defcendents of Mefhek, a fon of Japhet. This profound Enquirer conceives alfo, that the 38th and 39th chapters of Ezekiel contain a prophecy not yet fulfilled, which may be brought to pass, in God's due time, by the faid Cherokees. This latter prefumption, I mention, fays he, with the profoundest reverence and modefty; he propofes, howeyer, to the Reader's confideration, the following queftions. "1. Whether the -prefent nations of North America may not, in fact, confift of thofe fa

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milies, which are exprefsly mentioned by Ezekiel? 2dly, Whether their Prince and Leader, may not one day unite and gather them together, to fet at defiance their prefent European Matters; to wreft the dominion out of their hands, and in their turn to spoil the Spoilers, and to plunder the plunderers ?" What a pity it is our fagacious Author did not intimate thefe his alarming apprehenfions fooner, that the Government might have entered into fome measures with the three Chiefs lately exhibited in this metropolis, to prevent, if poffible, the important revolution here furmifed!What a fine thing is learning!

Art. 22. Eutropii Hiftoriæ Romanæ Breviarium: or Eutropius's Epitome of the Roman Hiftory, with an English Translation, Notes, and Index. By Mr. Thomas. 8vo. 2s. 6d. Baldwin.

The only purpose of fuch Tranflations as thefe, where the original and the English are printed on oppofite columns, is, we fuppofe, to teach boys the knowlege of the original words: the more literal, therefore, the Tranflation is, the better it must be. Mr. Thomas acknowleges, that he has not confined himself to a mere verbal translation; confequently his book can have no merit of this kind: but though it prove of little fervice to the Scholar, it may be of ufe to the Mafter, as it is more accurate than Clark's, and contains better Notes.

Art. 23. An Account of the Spanish Settlements in America. In Four Parts. I. An Account of the Difcovery of America, by the celebrated Chriftopher Columbus: With a Defcription of the Spanifh infular Colonies in the Weft-Indies. II. Their Settlements on the Continent of North-America. III. Their Settlements in Peru, Chili, Paraguay, and Rio de la Plata. IV. Their Settlements in Terra Firma. Of the differeut Countries in South-America fill poffeffed by the Indians, &c. With a Defcription of the Canary Islands. Each Part contains an accurate Defcription of the Settlements in it, their Situation, Extent, Climate, Soil, Produce, former and prefent Condition, trading Commodities, Manufactures, the Genius, Difpofition, and Number of their Inhabitants, their Government both civil and ecclefiaftical, together with a concife Account of their chief Cities, Ports, Bays, Rivers, Lakes, Mountains, Minerals, Fortifications, &c. With a very particular Account of the Trade carried on betwixt them and Old Spain. To which is annexed, a fuccinct Account of the Climate, Produce, Trade, Manufactures, &c. of Old Spain. Illuftrated with a Map of America. 8vo. 5s. Edinburgh printed for Donaldson, and fold by Durham, &c. in London.

The full and circumftantial title of this publication, may give it, with fome kind of Readers, the air of a Catchpenny; they would do well, however, to confider, that nothing can be fairer than to exhibit the particulars of what is offered to fale. In favour of the prefent work allo, it may be added, that ample and explicit as the title-page

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may appear, it does not fpecify the whole contents; the Compiler hav ing generously given a Journal of the Siege of the Havannah, with the returns of the killed and wounded, printed verbatim from the public papers, into the bargain. There is one typographical error, indeed, in the title, which may be apt to mislead fome Purchafers; but the careleffness of Compofitors is fuch, that flips of this kind are unavoidable. Read for each part contains an accurate defcription,' &c. an inaccurate defcription: and the title-page will agree with the book. But to be ferious, were we not affured there is no greater want of Authors in Scotland, than of coals at Newcastle, we should be apt to think fome of the moft wretched of our London Compilers had ftrolled down to Edinburgh, in order to give Mr. Donaldson a fpecimen of the art and myftery of book-making, as it is at prefent practifed in the Grubftreets of this metropolis.

Art. 24. The Trial of Neale Molloy, Èfq; and Vere Molloy his Wife, at a Sitting of his Majesty's Commiffion of Oyer and Terminer, &c. for the City of Dublin, December 10, 1762. Dublin printed by B. Grierfon, King's Printer. 8vo. Is. London re-printed for W. Johnston.

Moft of our Readers may probably remember, that fome months ago. mention was made in the papers, of a poor girl, (an idiot) being found almoft naked, in one of the ftreets of Dublin, tied with cords, and otherwife ill-treated. She was there generally fuppofed to be the daughter of one Counsellor Molloy; and many fhocking circumftances were confidently related, of the cruelty with which this his fuppofed child had ever been used, by her unnatural parents, especially by the mother. Hence a prof.cution was commenced against Mr. Molloy; who, at the trial above-mentioned, produced to the Court, a young Lady as his daughter, fent for, on that critical occafion, from a Boarding-fchool in England; and many creditable Witnesses appearing, to fix the identity not only of Mr. Molley's daughter, but of the unhappy idiot alfo, whofe real parents were now discovered, the Traverfers were acquitted of course.

Art. 25. The Citizen. A Farce. As it is performed at the TheatreRoyal in Covent-Garden. By Arthur Murphy, Efq; 8vo. IS. Kearfly.

If, in the perufal of things of this kind, as our Author emphatically expreffes himself, on this very occafion, we eldom meet with any thing worthy of much applaufe, neither, on the other hand, are the faults of a Farce always worth pointing out. Of the flight piece now before us, we have little more to fay, than that we faw it acted with fome pleasure, and we have perused it with indifference. Mr. Macklin fhewed his prudence in not printing his celebrated Love a-la-mode; and we wonder that Mr. Murphy, tho' a Writer of fuperior rank, did not deign to follow an example, by which he might have faved in the article of reputation, much more than an equivalent to the fum he could gain by the fale of the prefent copy.An Author who has once acquired a competent fhare of fame,

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