NUGENT's Tranflation of Rouf- 137 MACINTIRE's marine Discipline, OBSERVATIONS on Rousseau's 163 MAGDALENS, an Elegy, 112 MALLET'S Elvira, a Tragedy, 67 critical Strictures on, 0. Emilius, 135 on Hunter's Com- SHEBBEARE'S Hiftory of the Su- matrans, TOLDERVY's Defcription of Eng- TOUSSAINT'S Illuftration of the THE Tower, a poetical Epiftle to TRADE, a new one laid open, 238 SHERIDAN, Mrs. her Comedy So135ONS, Bishop of, his Paftoral Init:uctions concerning the Je-ATTE SPOONER'S 300 Hymns, 70 492 spear, 'ATTEL'S Remarks on Wol- 497 VENUTI's Differtation on the God- VIRGIL'S Eclogues made eafy, 245 W. 328 78 WALES, Principality of, Pro- THE MONTHLY REVIEW, For JANUARY, 1763. Emilius and Sophia: Or, a new Syftem of Education. Tranflated from the French of J. J. Roulleau. By the Translator of Eloifa, Vols. III. and IV. 5s. fewed. Becket and De Hondt. H AVING, in our former accounts of this work, accompanied Mr. Rouffeau to the end of his third book, we enter, with him, in his fourth, on that alarming period of youth, when inftinct hath fully awakened the paffions, and the man begins to grow fenfible of his moral existence. Man, fays Mr. Rouffeau, (apologizing for the quaintnefs of the expreffion) is born twice; first to exift, and then to live; once as to fpecies, and again with regard to fex.-At the age of puberty commences this fecond birth, when he is truly born to live, and enters into full poffeffion of the powers of human nature. Our care hitherto, therefore, fays he, has been little more than childrens play: it now becomes of real importance. But, tho' nature points out the time when a youth emerges from infancy, he obferves, that this period may be either accelerated or retarded by education: and, as he conceives, a great deal depends, as well with regard to the phyfical as the moral conftitution, on the late appearance of this crifis, he advifes thofe who have the care of children, to avoid every thing in their difcourfe and behaviour that may excite curiofity, or kindle the paffions. The inftructions of nature, fays he, are late and tedious, thofe of man are almoft always preinature. In the firft cafe, the fenfes rouze the imagination; in the fecond, the imagination awakens the fenfes, and gives them a too early acti vity, which cannot fail to enervate individuals, and in time the fpecies. It has been long a general and certain obfervation, VOL. XXVIII; B that |