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man; nor fhall it perish then; but, being the immediate care of heaven, the great archangel, when he fweeps funs and fyftems from their place, and kindles up their laft fires, ftretching forth his mighty arm, fhall pluck the deathlefs feroll from the devouring conflagration, and give it a place among the archives of eternity!

But whither am I borne ? to what heights have I ascended? I look down with astonishment and tremble at my fituation! Oh! let your friendly arms be extended to fave me as I fall; for in the idea I have of my fubject, I have undertaken to guide the chariot of the fun; and how fhall I fteer through the exalted tract that lies before me? Confidering myself as honoured with this day's office, by the delegated voice of fome millions of people through a vaft continent, upon an occafion wherein their gratitude, their dignity, their love of liberty, nay, even their re putation in literature, are all in fome degree concerned; what Language fhall I ufe, or how fhall I accommodate myself to every

circumftance in the arduous work?

• Truth alone muft guide the hand that delineates a character. Should I affect to fear aloft, and dip my pencil in the colours of the fky, I fhould but endanger my own wings, melt their wax,, and be precipitated headlong. Nor is the danger lefs in the other extreme."

Here the author is in the clouds, and feems to be fo dreadfully alarmed, that he can hardly tell us where, or what he is. In one fentence he fuppofes himself to be Phaeton, guiding the chariot of the fun; in the next, he confiders himself as an orator, fupporting the dignity, the liberty, and the literary character of the whole American continent; in a third, he looks upon himself as a painter; in a fourth, as a fon of Dædalus, but afraid to venture upon his wings: and in a fifth, as a wayfaring man,' in danger of finking to the centre of the earth, or whatever else may be called the other extreme,' in oppofition to his former fituation in the clouds.

MEDICAL.

41. Thoughts on general and partial Inoculations. By the Hon. Baron Dimfdale. 8vo. Is. 6d. Carnan.

In this fenfible pamphlet, which is addreffed to the British legiflature, baron Dimidale prefents the public with two plans: one for the general inoculation of the poor in fmall towns and villages; the other, for the inoculation of the poor in London, and other large and populous places. As a fubject of fuch importance merits the moft ferious attention, we hope that the author's propofal will come under the deliberation of par

liament.

42. The Phyfical Friend. 12mo. 2s. 6d. half-bound. Baldwin.

The defigh of this little production, which enumerates the fymptoms of diseases, is to enable the fick to form fome idea of their fituation, and affift them in determining the expediency of having recourse to medical advice, before the diftem.

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per is too far advanced. The fymptoms are chiefly compiled from Allen's Synopfis, and are fyftematically arranged.

MISCELLANEOUS.

43. A Second Voyage round the World, by Captain Cook, &c. from authentic Papers. 4to. 6s. 6d. Almon.

Ecce iterum Crifpinus! This anonymous performance (like a former one, on the fame fubject, mentioned in our Review, vol. XL. p. 377,) will only ferve to fharpen the reader's appetite, instead of fatisfying it, and may fhew, that the greatest undertakings of mankind can be reprefented as infignificant, by a writer who is not mafter of the subject, or who has, perhaps, intentionally fuppreffed whatever might be entertaining, interefting, or ufeful among the incidents of a voyage equalled by few in the annals of navigation. Indeed, confidering how much our expectations of captain Cook's fecond voyage have been raifed by common report, we are furprifed to fee a journal offered to the public fo remarkably barren and deftitute of all interefting occurrences. But it is probable that nothing was farther from the author's thoughts, than to give an account of that circumnavigation; and we are rather inclined to look upon his performance, as one of thofe numerous patriotic bolts, directed against the prefent miniftry, and which is here played off nuder a specious title-page, by the help of a few remarks borrowed from a failor's log-book. Indeed the whole paper is full of reflections and cenfures upon the different men in power, which have been fo often repeated, .and are introduced on the fighteft pretence; viz. Thus the author expatiates upon the American war, on the occafion of firing a musket; and speaking of the Indians amused by a tune on the fife, he feizes the opportunity to laugh (not without humour,) at the mufical inftruction given to foundlings intended for the fea-fervice. However, even in the light of a political effay, it is far from deferving notice, and feems to be rather confpicuous for the vi.rulence of its attacks, than for any ftrength of argument, or poignancy of fatire. If we confider it as an anti-ministerial publication, we cannot help thinking, much better things have been written if it is meant for a journal, it must only add to the impatience with which we look up to future works avowed by their respective authors, where we may either find the precifion of a naval officer, or trace the more enlightened understanding of the man of letters.

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44. Voyage to Sicily and Malta, written by John Dryden, junior, when he accompanied Mr. Cecil in that Expedition in 1700 and 1701. 8vo. 25. Bew.

The favourable reception which Mr. Brydone's "Tour through Sicily and Malta" lately met with from the public, may perhaps preclude the fuccefs of any other account of thofe iflands. It is doubtlefs, however, a circumftance of no inconfiderable importance in regard to the fate of this narrative, that it was written by a fon of the celebrated Dryden; who

likewife tranflated the fourteenth Satire of Juvenal, and was author of a comedy entitled, The Husband his own Cuckold.

The death of the author, which happened at Rome a few months after making this voyage, might be the caufe why the account of it was not fooner committed to the prefs. But the editor informs us that he was affured by the gentleman of whom he obtained the manufcript, that he received it from a particular friend into whofe hands it had fallen among other effects of a gentleman to whom he was executor.

As there is an interval of more than feventy years between the performance of this voyage and Mr. Brydone's Tour, and as feveral of the objects and obfervations of the travellers are alfo different, the prefent narrative may lay claim to the attention even of those readers who have perufed the other work.

45. A Narrative of Facts leading to the Trials of Maha Rajah Nundocomar, and Thomas Fowke, &c. 4to. 25. Bew.

We are here prefented with fome anecdotes relative to the trials of the delinquents; accompanied with the addresses of the grand jury of Calcutta to the judges of the fupreme court of judicature; together with their lordship's anfwers, and fome remarks on the trade of Bengal.

46. The Trial of Jofeph Fowke, Francis Fowke, Maha Rajah Nundocomar, and Roy Rada Churn for a Confpiracy against Warren Haftings, Efq. and that of Jofeph Fowke, Maha Rajah Nundocomar, and Roy Rada Churn for a Conspiracy against Richard Barwell, Efq. 410. 10s. 6d. Cadell.

As it may be prefumed that criminal trials in the East Indies cannot much excite the attention of the generality of our readers, it is fufficient to obferve that the depofitions concerning a confpiracy are extremely explicit; the feveral trials appear to be copied with accuracy and minuteness: and the examination into the claim of Roy Rada Churn to the privilege of an ambaffador, affords convincing proof, not only of the regard to equity manifefted by our judges in that part of the British empire, but likewife of their abilities and judicial learning. 47. Young James, or the Sage and Atheist. An English Story from the French of M. de Voltaire. 8vo. 1s. 6d. Murray. The title given by the author to this production was "The Hiftory of Jenny, a young Englishman." But as this mifnomer would have appeared abfurd to the English reader, the tranflator has taken the liberty of fubftituting the name of James, as what approaches nearest to the original. The date of the history is placed in the reign of queen Anne.

The moft effential part of this performance is a dialogue on atheism, maintained between James's father, who is called Dr. Friend, and Mr. Burton the intimate and diffolute companion of the young adventurer. The argument is managed on each fide with ability, and with the zeal of opponents who are tenacious of their principles. A length, however, Bur

ton

ton is fully convinced by Dr. Friend of the existence of a Su preme Being, who is infinitely wife, good, and powerful; and this event is accompanied by the conviction of all who were prefent at the debate.

This production is written with the fame vivacity which dif tinguishes the other works of the celebrated author, and contains the strongest proof of his difavowing thofe principles that he had been supposed to entertain.

48. An Afylum for Fugitives. No. II. Small 8vo. Is. Almon, In our laft Review we noticed the first number of this publication, and obferved that the poetical pieces which the editor had collected were not unworthy of being preferved from oblivion; but we cannot apply this eulogy to the Number now before us. This part of the Afylum is almoft entirely appropriated to fugitives of the patriotic kind; many of which are hardly entitled to a place in any well conducted receptacle of ingenious productions.

49. The Cafe and diftreffed Situation of the Widows of the Officers of the Navy, explained. 8vo. 15. Ridley.

We fincerely fympathize with thofe diftreffed widows, whofe fituation is pathetically defcribed by captain Thompson, the author of the present letter; and earneftly with that, through the reprefentation of this benevolent gentleman, their sufferings may be alleviated.

50. The Royal Golden Inftructor for Youth throughout the British Dominions. By D. Farroe, M. D. 12mo. 1s. 6d. Rivington. Had this production been entitled the Leaden instead of the Golden Inftructor, the name would have been much more fuitable, in the metaphorical fenfe, to its merit.

51. A Series of Letters, which were interchanged between fame Governors of the two great Hofpitals of this City, and Mr. Gardiner of Richmond. 8vo. 6d. Keith.

Relative to a gift from the author, of two freehold houfes to St. Thomas's hofpital, and his tender of 2000l. to St Bartholomew's, on certain conditions. Such, it seems, is the fubject of the pamphlet; but we must confefs that Mr. Gardiner's meaning is quite above our comprehenfion."

52. Memoirs of an unfortunate Queen. 12mo. 35. Bew. A fictitious production, comprising various detached fubjects, but written in a tolerable style.

53. A Letter to the Liverymen of London. 8vo. 15. Bladon. An invidious attempt to influence the liverymen of London against Mr. Hopkins, the prefent chamberlain of the city, and induce them to elect his meritorious competitor.

The Letter from a Correspondent, relating to the Calculation of the Alleg and fine Gold in the current Cain, is under Confideration.—An Old Englishman's request will be complied with in our next Number ; Dr. Shebbear's Answer to Dr. Price, which is too elaborate to ad mit a hafty Investigation, and another Pamphlet on the fame Subject, just come to our Hands, will appear at the fame Time. 器

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tended bill for the better relief and
employment of the poor, 401
Burney's (Dr.) general history of mu-
fic, vol. I. 81, 185, 271, 337, 433
Butterfield (Mifs), observations on
her cafe,
159
Byfo(de) antiquorum liber fingularis
305
Camoëns' Lufiad, tranflation of, 15
Capell's notes and various readings
to Shakespeare,
Captive (the) freed, a poetical es-
fay,
319
Cafe of Nicholas Nugent, efq. 244
of the widows of the officers of
the navy, explained
488
Ceremonial for the trial of a peer in
Westminster-hall,
328
Chandler's (Dr.) travels in Greece,
249, 345, 459
Character and conduct of the fe
male fex, &c. a difcourfe, 208
Characteres generum plantarum
quas in itinere ad infulas Maris
Auftralis collegerunt, &c. annis
3772-1775,
145
Clark's obfervations on the fhoeing
of horses,
59
Coleman's Spleen, or Iflington Spaw,

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Comic romance of M. Scarron, tranf-
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VOL. XLI. June, 1776.

Commentary on the book of Psalms,

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