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by Anthony Pafquin, Senior;" "A critical Review of Mr. Burke's two Pamphlets, in a poetical Epiftle from Simkin the Second to his Brother Simon in Wales;" "The Political Dramatift, in November 1795, a Poem;"" A Confolatory Epiftle to Mr. Reeves;" "Peace, Ignominy, and Deftruction, by Mr. Jerningham;" and "Familiar Letters from, the Ghost of Shakpeare to Sammy Ireland."

The Dramatic publications of the year 1796 were, "Fiefco, or the Genoefe Confpiracy, a Tragedy, from the German of Schiller;" "The Modern Arria, a Tragedy in 5 Acts, from the German of F. M. Klinger;" "The Negro-Slaves, a dramatic historical Piece, in 3 Acts, from the German of De Kotzbue;" Almeyda, Queen of Grenada, a Tragedy, by Mifs Lee;". "The Sicilian Lovers, a Tragedy, by Mrs. Robinfon;""The Battle of Eddington, or British Liberty, a Tragedy, by J. Penn;" Vortimer, a Tragedy, by A. Portal;" "Inez, a Tragedy;" "The Days of Yore, a Drama, in 3 Acts, by Mr. Cumberland ;" "The Iron Cheft, a Play, in 3 Acts, by George Colman the younger;" "The Fugitive, a Comedy, by J. Richardfon, Efq." "The Man of Ten Thoufand, a Comedy, by Thomas Holcroft;""The Way to get Married, a Comedy, by Thonias Morton, Efq." "Abroad and at Home, a comic Opera, in 3 A&ts, by George Holman, Efq;" "Lock and Key, a mufical Entertainment, in 3 Acts, by Prince Hoare, Efq;" The Smugglers, a mufical Drama, by S. Birch" and "Village Virtues, a dramatic Satire, in two Parts."

articles, we have to infert the fifth and fixth volumes of the popular and excellent little work entitled "Evenings at Home, or the Juvenile Budget opened, confifting of a Variety of mifcellaneous Pieces for the Inftruction and Amusement of young Perfons." What we have faid of the preceding volumes in our Regifters for the years 1793 and 1794, renders it unneceffary for us to do more in this place, than to announce the appearance of those before us; excepting that it may be proper to add, that, they are the laft which are to be expected from the fame authors, on the fame plan.

In our last year's Regifter we introduced to our readers Mrs. Charlotte Smith's pleating and inftructive little work entitled "Rural Walks." During the prefent year he has published "Rambles farther, a Continuation of Rural Walks, &c. in 2 Vols." which are written on the fame plan, and equally merit the notice of young perfons, for whofe benefit they are intended,

The "Addrefs to a Young Lady on her Entrance into the World, in 2 Vols." is delivered in the character of a governefs taking leave of her pupil of rank and fortune, and inculcates much ferious and ufeful advice, in plain, perfpicuous, and. impreffive language. The topics on which the expatiates are, the reading of the fcriptures, the obfervance of the fabbath, truth, content, fortitude, pride, and the duties of children to parents.

"The Juvenile Olio, or Mental Medley, confifting of original Effays, moral and literary, Tales, Fables, Reflections, &c. intended to correct the Judgment, to improve the Tafte, and to humanize the

In the lift of our Mifcellaneous Mind," is a pleafing and useful work,

work, in which good moral leffons are agreeably intermingled with interefting ftories, defigned and calculated to render them impreffive, and young perfons are judicioutly brought to the threshold of fcientific knowledge.

Mr. Stedman's Study of Aftronomy, adapted to the Capacities of Youth, in twelve familiar Dialogues, and illuftrated with Copper-plates," appears well calculated to lead young perfons to an acquaintance with the rudiments of that fcience. His explanations of technical terms are eafy and perfpicuous, his descriptions and illuftrations plain and judicious, and his language correct and pleafing.

M. D'Ifraeli, on whofe industry in multifarious reading, tafte in felection, and ingenuity of remark, we have had repeated opportunities of beftowing our applaufe, has publifhed, during the prefent year, a volume of "Mifcellanies, or Literary Recreations," of the fame character with his preceding works, and which we recommend as a lively and entertaining perform ance. It is written in the form of effays, and embraces various curious and interefting topics, too numerous to be fpecified in our catalogue.

The volume entitled "Anecdotes, hiftorical, and literary, or a mifcellaneous Selection of curious and ftriking Paffages from eminent modern Authors," is not deftitute of interefting and entertaining matter, induftrioufly collected from a variety of books, on different fubjects, but it is mixed with too much trafh, which a tolerable flare of judgment and tafte would have excluded.

The fame remarks apply to the "Interesting Anecdotes, Memoirs, Allegories, Eflays, and poetical

Fragments, &c. in 4 Vols. by Mr. Addifon."

The volume entitled "Epiftles Domeftic, Confidential, and Official, from General Wathington, written about the Commencement of the American Contest, when he entered on the Command of the Army of the United States, &c." is a collection of most impudent and malignant forgeries, fabricated, and originally published in a minifterial newfpaper, at New York, when it was in the poffeffion of the British army. The object of them was, to destroy the confidence of the Americans in the integrity and public fpirit of their commander in chief, and to alienate the country from the grand caufe in which they had embarked. We need not fay how completely they failed in producing their defigned effect. Their recent republication in America, and fince that in this country, after the moft fatisfactory evidence of their being the invention of fome infamous proftitute writer, we cannot reconcile with our notions of honour, or honesty. The greater part of the official papers which are added, are garbled, or altered so as to give an appearance of authenticity to fome parts of the forgeries.

The "Three Dialogues on the Amusements of Clergymen," are faid to have been published from a manufcript of Dr. Jofiah Frampton, whofe library and papers were fold in London, about the year 1730, and to have been penned by him, as containing the fubftance of real converfations which paffed between himself and dean Stillingfleet, the author of Origines Sacræ. Some of the remarks and obfervations which they contain may perhaps appear too precife and rigid; and it may be thought that, in more than one inftance, the exercifes

exercises and amufements profcribed, are full as innocent and decorous as others which are permitted. They offer, however, much judicious and ufeful advice, deferving the attention of all the ferious clergy, particularly the younger members of the order, delivered in an eafy lively ftyle, and interfperfed with illuftrative anecdotes.

Mr. Burges's "Defultory Hints on Violence of Opinion and Intemperance of Language," reflect great honour on the good fenfe, liberality, and candour of the author, and merit the notice of polemics of all parties, political and theological. The good advice which they enforce, was never more feafonable than at the prefent -period.

The "Hints to Fresh-Men, from a Member of the University of Cambridge," confift of excellent moral and prudential rules, delivered in the form of maxims, and enlivened by ftrokes of wit and pleasantry.

"The Correfpondence between the Earl and Countefs of Jersey, and the Rev. Dr. Randolph, on the Subject of fome Letters belonging to her Royal Highness the Princefs of Wales, of late fo much the Topic of public Converfation," was published by lord Jerfey, to vindicate his lady from the fufpicion of being concerned in the ..interception of a packet, which, among other circumftances, is understood to have contributed to an unhappy mifunderstanding in high life. We cannot say that it throws much light on that myfterious bufinefs.

"The Triumph of Acquaintance over Friendship, an Effay for the Times, by a Lady," is a lively but defultory performance, in which,

if the writer has any ferious defign, it is to decry all indulgence to the generous emotions of the heart, and to recommend the cultivation of cold politenefs, and artificial good breeding, as the furer means of felf-enjoyment. If the lady's feelings correfpond with her theory, her happinefs will not excite our

envy.

The Romances and Novels of the year 1796 were very numerous, and many of them poffeffed confiderable merit in that fpecies of compofition. In this number we muft rank "Camilla, or a Picture of Youth, by the Author of Evelina and Cecilia, in 5 Vols;" "Nature and Art, by Mrs. Inchbald, in 2 Vols;" "Emma Courtney, by Mary Hays, in 2 Vols;" "The Italian, or the Confeffional of the Black Penitents, by Mrs. Radcliffe, in 3 Vols;" "Marchmont, a Novel, by Charlotte Smith, in 4 Vols;" "Angelina, by Mrs. Robinson, in 3 Vols;" "Hubert de Sevrac, a Romance of the eighteenth Century, by the fame, in 3 Vols;" " Letters of a Hindoo Rajah, written previous to, and during his refidence in England, by Eliza Hamilton, in 2 Vols;" "Edward; various Views of Human Nature, taken from Life and Manners, chiefly in England, by the Author of Zeluco, in 2 Vols; "" The Monk, a Romance, by J.G. Lewis, Efq. M. P. in 3 Vols;" "Travels before the Flood, from the Arabic, in 2 Vols;" "Man as he is, a Novel, in 4 Vols;" "Hermfprong, or Man as he is not," by the fame author, in 3 vols; "Theodore Cyphon, or the Benevolent Jew, by G. Walker, in 3 Vols;" "Clarentine, in 3 Vols;" "Modern Novelwriting," a fatirical production, by lady Marlow, in 2 vols; "The

Knights

Knights of the Swan, or the Court of Charlemagne, a Romance, from the French of the Countefs of Genlis, in 2 Vois;" "Paul and Virginia, from the French of Bernardin St. Pierre, with original Sonnets, by Helen Maria Williams;"James the Fatalift, a philofophical Romance, from the French of the late M. Diderot ;" "The Hiftory of Peregrinus Proteus, the Philofopher, from the German of Wielaw, in 2 Vols;" "The Life and Opinions of Sebaldus Nothanker, tranflated from the German of Frederic Nicolai, by Thomas Dutton, A. M. Vol. I," "The Black Valley, a Tale, from the German of Weber, Author of the Sorcerer;" and "Albert de Nordenfhild, tranflated from the German, in 2 Vols. The following belong to the fame clafs of publications: "The Foresters, al tered from the French, by Mifs Gunning, in 4 Vols;" "The Abbey of Clugny, by Mrs. Meeke, in 3 Vols;"Anzoletta Zadofki, by Mrs. Howell, in 2 Vols;" "Georgina, or the Advantages of grand Connections, by the fame, in 2 Vols;""The Children of the Abbey, by Maria Roche, in 4 Vols," "Joan, by Matilda FitzJohn, in 4 Vols;" "Ifabinda of Bellefield, by Mrs. Courtney, in 3 Vols;""Select Fairy Tales, from the German of Wielaw, in 2 Vols;" "The Hiftory of Ned Evans, in 4 Vols" "Maria, or the Vicarage, in 2 Vols;" "Edington, by R. Hey, Efq. in 2 Vols;" "Clementina, by J. I. Cambon;""The Magnanimous Amazon, in 2 Vols" "Angelo, by E. H. Iliff, in 2 Vols;"Adela Northington, in 3 Vols;""Fatality, in 3 Vols;" "The Pavilion, in 4 Vols;" "Ma

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tilda and Elizabeth, in 4 Vols;" "Lewis de Boncœur, by Catherine Lara, in 2 Vols;" "Durval and Adelaide, by the fame;" "Confequences, or Adventures of Wraxall Caftle;" "Hannah Hewit, or the Female Crufoe, by Mr. Dibdin, in 3 Vols;" "The Manfion-Houfe, in 2 Vols," "The Creole, or the Haunted Ifland, by Samuel Arnold, jun. in 3 Vols;" "The Mystery of the Black Tower, by J. Palmer, jun. in 2 Vols;" "Love's Pilgrimage, in 3 Vols;" "Memoirs of the Ancient Houfe of Clarendon, in 3 Vols;" "Agatha, in 3 Vols;" "Memoirs of the Marquis de Villebon, in a Series of Letters, in 2 Vols;" "The Woodland Cottage, in 4 Vols;" "The Farmer of Inglewood Foreft, by Elizabeth Helme, in 4 Vols;" "The Hermit of Caucafus, by Jofeph Mofer, in 2 Vols;" "The Abftract, a Character from Life, in 3 Vols;" "Montgomery, or Scenes in Wales, in 2 Vols;" "Eloife de Montblanc by a Young Lady of Fashion, in 4 Vols;" "Augufta Fitzherbert, or Anecdotes of Real Characters; in 2 Vols;" "The Castle of Inchvally, a Tale, by Stephen Cullen, in 3 Vols;" "The Sorrows of Edith, by Mrs. Burke, in 2 Vols;" "A Goffip's Story, and Legendary Tales, by Mrs. Weft, in 2 Vols;" "The Manfion-Houfe, by a Young Gentleman, in 2 Vols;" "Manfredi, Baron St. Ofmond, an old English Romance, by Sarah Lanfdell, in 2 Vols;" "The Ruins of Avondale Priory, by Mrs. Kelly, in 3 Vols;" "Delves, by Mrs. Gunning, in 2 Vols;" "Horrid Myfteries, from the German of Grofe, by P. Will, in 4 Vols ;" and "The Difappointed Heir, by A. Gomerfall, in 2 Vols."

FOREIGN

FOREIGN LITERATURE

Of the Year 1796.

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HEN we turn our attention to the foreign productions of the year, we ftill find ourselves very fcantily fupplied with materials for prefenting to our readers an historical catalogue of the literature of the northern European kingdoms, and of the United Provinces, now denominated the Batavian republic. Among the few articles belonging to the Ruffian dominions, of which we have feen any account, we have to annonnce the Vth, VIth, VIIth, and VIIIth parts of Mr. Herder's "Letters to promote Humanity" (perhaps the word Humanization, if we may be allowed to ufe it, will better convey to the English reader an idea of the author's meaning), published at Riga. In fome of our preceding volumes we have introduced to our readers the former parts of this ingenious and interefting work, in the order of their appearance. English poetry is characterized by Mr. Herder in his VIIIth part; but not with uniform impartial juftice to fome of our most favour ite authors, efpecially in his comparison of their merits with thofe of the most popular of the German poets. At. Petersburg, the ift volume of "Prize Papers and Effays of the Free Economical Society at Petersburg," has been publified, containing many valuable articles,

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illuftrated with feveral plates. The contributors to this volume are, M. Friebe, M. G. F. Engelmann, M. Ornæus, M. Laxmann, M. P. Eberhard Schroeter, M. Dalgreen, Dr. Formey, and M. Pallas.-At Riga, M. H. Storch has published the firft volume of "Materials towards a Knowledge of the Ruffian Empire," which confifts of a felection of Ruffian tracts, tranflated entirely, or in part, into the German language. At the fame place, M. W. A. Hupel has publifhed, from the original of general J. H. Von Weymarn, a treatise

On the First Campaign of the Ruffian Army against the Pruffians, in the Year 1757," which is a valuable document refpecting an interefting period in the feven years' war. At Petersburg, M. F. E. Schroeder has published "Dr. J. Reinegg's General Historical and Topographical Defcription of Caucafus, compiled from his Pofthumous Papers, Vol. I." which the author's literary talents, and the opportunity he enjoyed of collecting information during five different journeys into the Caucafean mountains, will render an acceptable prefent to the naturalift, the hiftorian, and the geographer.-At the fame place have appeared three numbers of well-executed acquatinta plates, of which there are fix

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