607 524 348 LETTER to Edmund Burke, Esq. 161 MORALS, Treatise on, 527 182 268 Monro's Phylolozy of Fishes, 149 539 347 MOUNTAINS, Observations on the Struc- 155 ECKER, Reponse à M. de Colonne; of a Friend to the Rocking. New Holland, History of, 267 between Johnstone and Sut- NEW come's Minor Prophets, 43 532 NEWTON's Monument to the Memory 541 of Eliz, Cunningham, LETTRES de Cacber. See MIRABEAU. Light and Colours, Experiments on, 524 Abuse of the Law, 451 on Hastings's Defence, 177 the Hospital of St. Elizabeth, 540 LOUISA, or the Cottage on the Moor, 449 O'Leary's Defence, 540 529 ORLANDO and Seraphina, a Novel, 528 Lucas's Serm. on a Sunday School, 182 OWEN's Satires of Juvenal, 451 OXFORD, Bishop of, his Sermon Jan. 30, ACFARLAN's Traits, 72 Paris, Academy of Sciences at, Memoirs MACKNIGHT's New Tranflation of the PARKINSON's Mechanics. Epifties to the Thessalonians, 471 Parsons's Lett. on Sunday Schools, 181 MACNALLY's Abstract of the Alts, 73 PATRIOT Beard, MASCAL's Tables of Duties, &c. 534 PEARSON's Norriban Elav, MATY's Translation of Rielbeck's Tra. PENNANT's Indexes to Buffon's Orni. 531 PEOPLE'S Answer to the Court Pam. phlet, &c. 161 Tranfalions of the A. MEMOIRS of a French Officer, 87 merican Philosophical Society, Vol. II. METASTAS10, leiect Works of, 570 Militia Laws, Compendium of, 73 Society, Vol. lxxvi. Paril. 29 MINUTES of the Examination of Middle- PHYSICS, Propositions in, by Van Swine 254 154 445 Pigott's new Information, 262 Loufiad, Capto II. 527 PINDAR'S 85 Pinpar's Apologetic Postscript, ib. REVIEW of the State of an unhappyCoun. Pitt's Speech on the Treaty, 253 RIESELCK's Travels through Germany, RIGHT of Protestant Diffenters to a 361 complete Toleration aserted, 348 ROBSON's Sermon on Markham's Death, 84 Roe's Answer to Lord Dundonald, 437 POMIRIT, Peter of, Lucubrations by, 64 Rope's End for Hempen Monopolits, 72 TER, GILBERT,---BILL, 445 RUFFIN's Appendix to De Toit's Me- POULTER's Supplement to Lucan's Phar. moirs, Palrace to Poor Richard's Almanack, RYMER's Physiological Conjectures, 258 LASTRESSele&t Works of Metafta. PRIESTLEY's History of early Opinions, ho, SAVARY's Letters on Egypt, tranflated, Letter to the Jews, 232 - SAVER Y's Sermon for the Humane So- Letters to Hossey, Pt. III. School for Greybeards, PRINCI's Sermon before the Ld. Mayor, 's Sermon at the Lock, 182 PRINCIPLES of British Policy, 171 Speech on Sheridan's Motion a. PROTECTION of Providence, 361 SENTIMENTS on the Interefs of Great -- PRUSSIA, late K. of, his Correspondence SERMONS, Single, 82, 94, 268, 364, 542 Puck on the waters of Balaruc, SERVICE's Recreation for Youth, 453 PULTIXET on Military Powers, 532 SHERIDAN's Speech againft Haftings, SHERLOCK's (Mr.) Fragment on Shakea Rape of Helen, from Coluthus, 423 SKETCH of Universal History, by a Lady, RAYNER on the Stamp Duties, 176 SKINNER's Translation of Fontana on Ress's Sermon at St. Thomas's, SMITH on Cheltenham Water, 5;6 RETORMATION, or a Plan for abolish. SOCINIANISM, Thoughts on the Pro. RzMARKS on Priestley's Letter to Pitt, SPRECHES of the Judges-Sutton against Riply to a “Short Review of the Po- STAMFORD, Antig, of, RETROSPECT of the Portraits, &c. 254 STEVENSON's Abstract of a Bill for man- See VIVIAN. See STONE's Essay or Agriculture, 3.57 STRICTURES on Dr. C*****'s Dis. 65 Suckow's Elements of Chemisry, 155 of important Occurrences in SWAINSON'S Account of Cures performed, Ireland, 69 by Velno's Vegetable Syrup, 535 SWAINSON'S 263 21 601 Swainson's Hints to Families, 535 VINDICATION of the Treaty, 253 433 88 357 157 113 VOYAGES 1o, and Discoveries in the of Divinity, by Davy, 473 URWICK's Serm.on Farmer's Death, 543 VALLS of the 19th and 13th Centu. AKEFIELD's Edition of Gray's Wales, Prince of, Inquiry into his Cafe, TEACHWELL’s : pelling-book, 262 162 452 453 WARD's Trandation of Ramsay's Gentle TIERNEY on the Sirvation of the East Sbes berd, India Company, 345 WARVILLE, M. de, - Examen Critique lux, 337 624 & M. Clavière, - De TOWERS': Translation of Heri zberg, 42 WATSON. See LANDAIS. 268 (Samuel) Sermon at the Binop 279 445 WHITAKER's Dialogues on the Trinity, TREBRA, Fr. M. H. den-Erfarungben 542 155 Wilkins's Trandation of the Bhagvat. Geeta, 198, 295 92 523 531 WILLIAMs on an Union of England and 'T URGOT, M. Lise of, WILLIAMSON's Euclid, Woide's Edit, of the Alexandrian Greck ANBRUGH's Sermon at the Drum. Teftament, VAN MARUM's Experiments with the Electrical Machine at Haarlem, 581 WORK-Houses. See GILLINGWATER. VAN SWINDEN-Pofitiones Pbyficæ, &c. WRIGHT's Art of Converting, 86 VATHECK, Caliph, History of, 450 YOUNG, Mr. Arthur, his Annals of Mr, William, on the Hiftory of VICTORIA, a Novel, 457 VIEYRA - Animadversiones Pbilologica, ORIADA, 265 629 58 528 (Tumbull's Apology for of this il THE MONTHLY REVIEW, For JANUARY, 1787. Art. I. ENEA OTEPOENTA, or the Diverfions of Purley. Part I: By John Horne Tooke, A. M. late of St. Joha's College, Cambridge. 8vo. 7s. Boards. Johnson. 1786. EW persons could guess at the object of this learned and , hath gives it. Who would suppose that the Diverfions of Purley meant nothing more than profound etymological researches into the origin of English particles, conjunctions, prepositions, and adverbs? These, however, are the WINGED WORDS (ETER 718poarte) that are explored in their birth, their growth, their relation, and use; and the tracing them ab ovo usque ad alam conftitutes the sole entertainment of this curious work. PURLEY was the seat of President Bradshaw. Our Author is supposed to have a secret attachment to the place, from the veneration in which he holds the memory of its former possessor. It is a sort of holy ground to a republican; and every man who is an enthufiaft in any system of politics or religion, will have his boly ground in spite of wit and ridicule. Dr. Johnson had his (but not at Purley), and disdained that frigid philosophy that was unmoved at such scenes as bad been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. “That man (says the great moralift) is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon. It is on this principle that Mr. Tooke (more commonly known, as a patriot, under the name of Mr. Horne) kindles with the noble fire of liberty, when he reflects, that the spot he daily treads was hallowed by the feet of him who dared to trample on royalty itself; and who, rising superior to the forms of law, spurned also at the forms of decorum ; and ftill more nobly risqued the curse of God, and the execration of pofterity, to bring his monarch to the block. The present Diversions of Purley are not, indeed, allowed to take so serious a turn. And it is somewhat diverting to see the fierce patriot tamed into an etymologist; though now and then the old spirit breaks through the cloud that opp:esses the lustre of freedom :VOL, LXXVI. B Staring, * Staring, tremendous, with a threat'ning eye, Like some fierce 'Tyrant in old Tapestry. The manus inimica tyrannis, that once waved the cap of liberty, and was ready to make+ -- the Tyrant feel The keen deep-searchings of the patriot's feel, now holds the birch to scourge the grammarians : and, having Aogged through the whole school, redoublēs its Strokes on Lord Monboddo-as if unwilling to leave his Lordship one sound point to fit upon. We hope Mr. Tooke will give us as much room to admire his candour as we do his skill. He who censures and laughs ro freely at others, hath no right to complain if others indulge a little ridicule at his expence. But let this be his consolation, that if his manner.of fighting be condemned, yet no one can dilpute his claim to the victory; and if we smile at the patriot, we must applaud the scholar. We shall now enter on the confideration of the present work ;' and we cannot better befriend the interefts of English literature than by giving our readers a general view of its contents. Thę Author hach the fingular honour of throwing light on such parts of language as had been left in great obscurity by all preceding lexicographers and etymologists; and the Diversions of Purley have laid the foundation for a new system of grammar, which we hope to see ftill farther extended by the researches of this acute and penetrating critic : for we are happy to find that this volume is announced only as a first part. The form of the work is not, in our opinion, so happy as its execution. The dialogue seems unsuitable to the dry difquifitions of the grammarian. Ic rather obscures the subject than illustrates it. But wbere the matter is so substantial and excellent, it would be faftidious to quarrel with the manner ; and for the fake of the former, we could forgive more blemithes and defects in the latter, than we find in the present volume. It confifts of ten chapters. The general titles of which are• I. Of the division or distribution of language. • II, Some considerations on Mr. Locke's Essay. « III. Of the parts of speech. • IV. Of the noun. • V. Of the article and interjection. • VI. Of the word THAT. - VII. Of conjunctions. • VIII. Etymology of the English conjundions. • IX. Of prepositions. « X. Of adverbs.' |
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