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Art. 42. Matrimonial Overtures from an enamoured Lady to Lord
G-rm-ne. 4to. I s. 6 d. Bew. 1778.

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Madamoiselle D'Eon is the lady who is made to make these over-
tures to the noble statesman above meant. His Lordship is, however,
only courted to be abufed; in company with the whole adminiftra-
tion circle, and all who abet the meafures of government, particu.
larly with regard to the American war: the whole Scottish nation,
efpecially. The poetry is rather to be commended than the spirit
with which the Author writes. From an advertisement prefixed, we
are led to prefume that the Public is indebted for this fatirical per-
formance to the ingenious libertine Bard who lately obliged them
with an Epifle to Lady Grosvenor-The Philofophic Venus-Epifile from
Omiah-and Seventeen Hundred and Seventy-Seven: on all of which we
have impartially bestowed our commendation and our censure.
Art. 43. The Conciliation; a Poem. By the Author of "Ju-
venal's Satires, paraphraftically imitated. 4to. Is. Almon.

1778.

Thou thrid't the mazy toils of Jefuit art,

And wields, though confcience frown, th' avenging rod.' If there be any tongue that can pronounce, any ear that can bear fuch poetry as this,

Criticism to fuch were entirely fuperfluous.

1778.

น. Art. 44. Poems, containing Semira, an Elegy; Abelard to Eloifa; Ambition. 4to. 2 s. 6d. Davenhill. Vain 'twere t' attempt defcription of the fight'. We must not look for elegance in a collection of poems into which Such a line could be admitted. Art. 45. Fugitive Poetical Pieces. By Mr. Jerningham. 12mo. I s. 6 d. Robson. 1778.

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Thefe pieces confift of Margaret of Anjou, an hiftorical interlude, which was played at Mifs Young's benefit, and fome other little pieces. The Public is well acquainted with the merit of this Writer. L. Art. 46. An Effay on Journal Poetry; with a Specimen, by the Rev. Fleming, Prebendary, and afterwards Dean of Carlisle, in a Letter to the Rev. Erafmus Head, Prebendary of the fame Church, written about the Year 1740. By Edward Tatham. 12mo. I S. Richardfon and Co.

Title pages are not feldom of more importance than the works that follow them, and the respect we fhew them is proved by our quoting them at large. This, however, throws a difcredit on that important part of book-making: for, in the first place, the pamphlet is written by a Prebendary of Carlisle, in the fecond, by Edward Tatham. So fets forth the ti.le-page: now for the thing itself.

What is Journal Poetry? Does not the god of the two-topped hill keep a Ledger of his wares, as well as a Journal ?-We will venture to say that this book, at least, is not in his compting-house.

If any reader should really want information on this head, we refer him to Horace, who wrote a poetical account of the incidents which occurred in his journey to Brundufium.

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We fhall difmifs this Article with begging leave to prefent our Readers
with the Author's definition of Journal Poetry. In the Journal
every piece of poetry is diftinguished from another in an easy but ob-
vious manner, whilft the whole compofition is elegantly tied together
by the journal part.' If any reader can find this intelligible, we will
give up our character of being critics by profession!
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Art. 47. An Heroic Epifle to an unfortunate Monarch, by Pere-
grine the Elder. Enriched with explanatory Notes. 4to. Is. 6d.
Benfon.

1778.

Poetic Billingsgate.

Art. 48. Royal Perfeverance. A Poem. Humbly dedicated to
that PRINCE whofe Piety, Clemency, Moderation, Magnanimity, and
other Chriftian and Patriotic Virtues, are the Admiration of all
Mankind. 4to. I s. 6d. Bew. 1778.

This poem, like the foregoing epiftle, contains a bold perfonal
invective against his M-y; whofe filent contempt of fuch da-
ring traducers, is a fufficient refutation of all that our factious writers
have more than infinuated, with respect to tyranny and despotism:
words which frequently occur in almost every page of the two latt-
mentioned fatirical performances.

Art. 49. Alfred; an Ode; with Six Sonnets. By Robert
Holmes, M. A. Fellow of New College. 4to.
vington. 1778.

Echo.

At fable noon of night,

Her torch, dire-blazing, glares afar, Difaftrous fignal of the morrow's war, 'No more.'

No more!

I s. 6 d. Ri

Yet have we seen many lefs happy imitations of Gray's manner.
Art. 50. A Sentimental Journey to Bath, Bristol, and their En-
virons; a defcriptive Poem. To which are added, Miscellaneous
Pieces. By William Heard. 4to. 5 s. Boards. Sewell, &c.

1778.

Pomona, lovely in each fhape or drefs.
Whether in cyder fhe flows forth to blefs;
Or comes, delightful to the fchool-boy's eye,
Deck'd up, and trimm'd in figure of a pye.'
Let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die!

MENANDER, apud Divum Pauli.
Is this criticism? No-but then you have the advantage of the
pye into the bargain.

Art. 51. Imitationes has parvulas, Anglicè partim, partim Latinè
redditas, paucarum levium Horarum Occupationes, benevolo Lectori
dicatas verecundè quidem voluit Alumnus Cantabrigienfis. 4to.
2 s. 6d. DodЛley.

• Edam; non edam; Quid agam ?'

In English I would eat-I shall not eat-What am I to do?
Why nothing, Friend! And that is the best advice we can give
you. We know you meant by your edams, fhall publish, or thail
I not publish? but fill we have no better advice in flore for you'

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Art. 52. Divine Philanthropy; or, the Love of God. A poctical Ellay. izmo. I s. 6d. Richardt na aquhart. 1777Some critics have maintained that poetical enthufiafm, and religious enthufi fm, are two principles which have, with respect to each other, a repellent power; but we think Dr. Young, and others, may be mentioned as instances to the contrary. We have often obferved, however, that a writer's pretical talents are (as the mathematicians fay) inverfey as his orthodoxy. This is moft certainly the cafe with respect to this orthodox poetical effay, of which the following lines will be a fufficient fpecimen :

Ye reafoners of our day,

Who fraught with light, even Socinus himself

Have out focinianifed, and left behind;

Who from your Lord (fo call'd) would fain withhold
All Chriflian worship; pardon if one afk,

Is your fuperior wifdom grown fo high.
To o'ertop the ancient worthies ?

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Art. 53. A Panegyric on Cork Rumps; or, a May-morning's Excurfion on the Water. To which is added, The Modern Head-dress; or, Mifs Babel's fatal Catastrophe at the Bath rooms. By the Author of Modern Refinement, and the Register of Folly. 4to. 6d. Wilkie, &c.

The poet and the theme are well adapted to each other: as Juvenal fays, Ingenium par materiæ.

MISCELLANEOUS. Art. 54. The remarkable Trial of the Queen of Quavers, and ber Affociates, for Sorcery, Witchcraft, and Enchantment, at the Aflizes held in the Moon, for the County of Gelding; before the Right Hon. Sir Francis Lash, Lord Chief Baron of the Lunar Exchequer. Taken in Short Hand by Jofeph Democritus and William Diogenes. 8vo. 2 s. 6 d. Bew. 1778.

A molt virulent attack on the mafculine, feminine, and epicone directors and performers of the opera, probably the production of fome incenfed Italian, and chiefly calculated for the meridian of the Orange coffee-house.

Art. 55. An Introduction to Merchandize: Containing a complete Syftem of Arithmetit; a Sytem of Algebra; Book-keeping in various Forms; an Account of the Trade of Great Britain and the Laws and Practices which Merchants are chiefly interested in. In Two Volumes. Vol. I. 8vo. 4 s. fewed. Edinburgh priated, and fold by Cadell, London. 1777.

This treatife is formed on a much more comprehenfive plan than moft books of the fame kind. It contains a variety of important and useful matter, arranged with judgment, and well adapted to inftruction. The Author's whole plan is diftributed into fix parts, three of which are comprized in this volume, containing a fyftem of arithmetic and of algebra; and an account of the monies, weights, and measures used in different nations, the nature and form of bills of exchange, invoices, and other mercantile accompts. The other three parts, of which the fecond volume, yet unpublished, is to

consist,

confift, are to comprehend the doctrine of Italian book keeping, a
variety of forms in book-keeping, fuited to particular circumstances
of business, and an account of the trade of Great Britain, &c. Each
volume is fo far complete in itself, that it may be ufed independently
We recommend it to the Author to be particularly
of the other.
attentive in fupervising and correcting the prefs, as feveral typogra
phical errors have efcaped in this volume, which must very much
perplex young students."
Art. 56. Extortion no Ufury; or, the Merits of a late Election
difcuffed: In a Dialogue between Minos, Lord Ruffell, Charles
I S. Williams.
Churchill, and Jeremiah Dyfon, Esquire. 8vo.
1777.

"call

The next time this conjuror makes ufe of his magic wand to
up fpirits from the vally deep," we would advife him to fhew them
a little more refpect, than to employ them in hallooing, "Wilkes
and liberty! No top ins!"

Art. 57. The History of the Customs, Aids, Subfidies, National
Dehts, and Taxes of England; from William the Conqueror to the
prefent Year 1778. By I. Cunningham, Efq. The Third Edition
corrected. With feveral Improvements fuggefted by Sir Charles
Whitworth, Chairman of the Committee of the Supply and Ways
and Means. And an Appendix containing. I. Particular Lifts of
the Taxes raised, and the Prices of Provitions, in the Reigns of
Hen. IV. Hen. V.
Hen. II. Ed. I. Ed. II. Ed. III. Ric. II
Hen. VI. Ed. IV. Hen. VII. Hen. VIII. Ed VI. Mary, Eliz.
and James I. II. A brief View of the public Revenue, both cer-
tain and cafual, with the ordinary Expence of the Commonwealth
of England, Scotland, and Ireland; together with a State of the
public Debts, as the fame appeared to a Committee of the House
of Commons in April 1659, about Seven Months after the Death
6 s. bound. Johnson. 1778.
́of Oliver Cromwell. 8vo.
This work was first published in detached parts, the accounts of
which are to be found in Rev. vol. xxv. and the above ample title-

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page fhews the additions now made to this interelling compendium. N. Art. 58. The Infant's Miscellany; or, Eafy Leffons extracted from 12mo. 2 s. Beecroft. 1778. different Authors. On a new Plan.

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Intended, fays the Author, to facilitate the attainment of the English language to the youngest readers, by teaching them not only to read, but likewife to understand clearly what they read. - This the Author endeavours to effect by the help of an index to the lef fons, containing the fynonimous words or phrases; with fome expla natory notes. I he difficulty will be, to make children, from four to eight or nine years old, readily comprehend the use of the index; which is rather of a complicated form, and difcouraging appearance: being fo encumbered with notes and references, that the little ftudents will find it a task of fufficient difficulty to understand the ufe and meaning of them. With the affiftance of a teacher, however, this little book may prove very ferviceable to the infant learners for whom it is intended.

Robert Hamilton, LL. D. Master of the Academy at Perth.

Art.

Art. 59. Modern Characters. For 1778. By Shakespeare.

12mo. I S. Brown.

These characters have already been viewed and reviewed by moft of our Readers, as we imagine, in the Morning Poft and Public Advertiser, from which two daily papers they are most faithfully copied with all their beauties and defects, without addition or alteration, if we may trust to our memories. Some particulars, excufable in a news paper, become reprehenfible when exhibited with the parade of an editor, in a formal collection; fuch as printing paffages felected from a poet without due regard to his measure; and above all afcribing, like an illiterate actor verfed only in the prompter's books, whole fpeeches to Shakespeare, not to be found in any edition of his works; inftances of which unpardonable licence, or contemptible ignorance, may be found at p. 15 and 16 of this collection, in the paffages from Lear (TATE's Lear) applied to her My and L-y T-nf -nd.

Art. 60. Aristophanes; being a Collection of true Attic Wit: Containing the Jefts, Gibes, Bon Mots, Witticifms, and most extraordinary Anecdotes of Samuel Foote, Efq; the Lords Chefterfield, Tyrawley, Meffrs. Churchill, Thornton, Lloyd, and their Cotemporaries, &c. &c. With an engraved Head of Mr. Foote. 2 s. 6 d. fewed.

12m0.

Baldwin.

Sunt bona, funt quædam mediocria, funt mala plura,
Qua legis

MART.

Art. 61. Confiderations on the Game Laws; together with fome
Strictures on Dr. Blackstone's Commentaries relative to this Sub-
ject. To which is added, a new Project for the Regulation of
Field-fports; as alfo a Plan for the more effectually preventing
Poaching. 8vo. I s. 6 d. Bew. 1777.

This Writer, after enumerating the defects fo frequently complained of, in our prefent game laws, propofes, that qualified perfons fhould be required to obtain a licence for purfuing and taking game beyond the limits of their own eftates, for which ten pounds should be paid annually; that ten pounds be alfo paid for a special licence to fhoot moor-game; and that licences be fold (to be renewed from year to year) to authorize poulterers to breed and fell game, and the owners of parks, &c. be permitted to fell game to fuch licensed poulterers only. These are the chief heads of the project here offered to the Public: which may perhaps merit fome attention, at least as fuggefting a new mode of taxing the luxuries of life.

Art. 62. The Life of Alfred the Great, King of the Anglo-
Saxons. By A. Bicknell, Author of the History of Edward the
Black Prince*. 8vo. 6 s. Bew. 1777.

A fubject that might have claimed the pen of a Robertfen or a Hume, a fubject truly great, and, in every respect, adapted to the times, is here occupied by a writer who is not even an Oldmixon, or a Guthrie.

* Vid. Rev. July, 1777, p. 8i.

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