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curiofity is fufficient to engage him to an examination of matters of this kind."As fuch, and in no other view, we recommend this Pamphlet to the notice of our Readers.

Art. 2. Remarks on the Papers relative to the Rupture with Spain, occafioned by the Obfervations on the fame. 8vo. 1s. Cooke. The Remarker is severer than the Answerer; and what he advances seems more to the purpose, than any thing we have obferved in the performance of the laft mentioned Writer: but it is all fevere animadverfion on the late Secretary,

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3. The Political Teftament of the Marshal Duke of Belleifle.. 12mo. 2s. 6d. fewed.

Vaillant.

It has been the fashion to write the political Teftaments of eminent ftatesmen in France; and it has been found, in this way, as well as on other occafions, that money was moft eafily, if not honeftly, to be gained, by putting the pen into a dead man's hand: which, in the prefent inftance, is fuppofed to have been guided by one Chr, a man of lively parts, who has been employed as an Amanuenfis by fome great men abroad. He has here collected a number of entertaining anecdotes, and connected them with fuitable reflections, with which he makes the late M. de Belleifle figure away in this pofthumous manner to the great edification of all credulous Readers, and even to the not difagreeable amufement of those who may have penetration enough to fee through the fallacy.- But we cannot help viewing all these Author-tricks in a ferious and unpleafing light, as they have fo manifeft a tendency to the discredit and decay of lite

rature.

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MISCELLANEOUS.

4. The late Tumults in Ireland confidered, and the true Caufes of them impartially pointed out, with their respective Remedies. 8vo. Is. Nicoll.

Offers fome reasonable conjectures relating to the late Disturbances, in our Sifter Kingdom, and fhews that the poor people who have fo rafhly engaged in thefe Riots, had but too much reafon to be difcontented, although, as in all popular commotions, they have taken very improper methods for procuring redrefs. It is, however, the duty of Government, to enquire impartially into their Causes of Complaint, and to take the most effectual measures, in order to prevent fuch unhappy Tumults for the future.

Art. 5. A Collection of ridiculous Stories. 12mo. I s. 6 d.

Hinxman.

Ridiculous Stories indeed!-We never faw or heard any

worse told.

Art. 6. The Life and Gallantries of Lewis XV. 8vo. 2s.

fewed. Thrush.

An old thing, formerly published under the title of Memoirs of Zeokinizul, King of the Kofirans.

Art. 7.

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Art. 7. The Art of Poetry, on a new Plan. Illuftrated with a. great Variety of Examples from the best English Poets, and of Tranflations from the Antients; together with fuch Reflections and critical Remarks, as may tend to form in our Youth an elegant Tafte, and render the Study of this Part of the Belles Lettres more rational and pleafing. 12mo. 2Vols. 6s. bound. Newbery.

Byfhe's Art of Poetry, and fome other compilations of that kind, are well known; but they ought rather to be called Poetical Dictionaries and we recollect that a work with this title was lately published. [See Review, Vol. XXV. p. 231.] But the present performance is preferable to any thing of the fort that hath yet appeared, the Compiler having fhewn more tafte in the choice both of the Critical Obfervations, and of the Poetical Examples, which he has felected from the best modern Writers; adding here and there a few judicious reflections of his own.--Mr. Newbery, in his prefatory Advertisement, begs leave to recommend thefe and the fubfequent volumes, to the young Gentlemen and Ladies who have read his little books. [and many grown Gentlemen, too, there are, who may profit by looking into them]" In thofe he attempted to lead the young pupil to a love of knowlege; in these he has endeavoured to introduce him to the arts and fciences, where all ufeful knowlege is contained."- -This ingenious and induftrious cultivater of young minds feems to have prudently followed the Poet's maxim:

Begin with gentle toils; and, as your nerves
Grow firm, to hardier by just steps afpire.

ARMSTRONG.

But we could have wished that he had been less influenced by good nature, or private friendship, in regard to a few of the examples he has cited, as models of excellence in poetical compofitions. Such names as ****, ******, or *****, ought not, as we apprehend, to have appeared as authorities, in company with thofe of Milton, Dryden, Pope, Thomson, Akenfide, &c. However, it is but justice to add, that inftances of this fort in the work before us, are very rare; and moreover, fomething must be allowed to difference of taste, and fentiment. Every one that walks in the garden, will not cull the fame fpecies of flowers for a nofegay.

Art. 8. All for Love; or, the World well loft, a new Romance, founded on Fiction. 12mo. 2 S. Freeman.

Founded entirely on Fiction, fay you, Mr. Freeman? We understand you. 'Ware fcandalum magnatum!

Art. 9. Four genuine Letters, which lately paffed between a noble Lord, and a young Woman of Fashion. 4to. 2s. Williams. We refer the Reader to the following article.

Art. 10.

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Art. 10. A full Vindication of the Conduct of the Eari of
in a late Love-Affair. In a Letter from a Gentleman at Aix-
la-Chapelle, to his Friend in London. 8vo. I s. Dawe.

As this Gentleman seems to speak for himself and Co. and to talk very honeftly and intelligibly concerning the publications to which LP's Elopement with Mifs H has given birth, let us hear what he has to fay.

"What a fund of matter (fays this fuppofed Letter-writer of Aix) will this be to your Grubfreet Garetteers!" [we hope there is no fuch place as Grubstreet at Aix-la-Chapelle]" What forgeries, what inventions! what nonfenfe will iffue from the prefs upon this occafion. The English love to be amufed, and their hireling Writers take care to please them." If this honeft Gentleman happens to be fuccefsful in the care he has taken to please the Public, Mr. Dawe will, doubtlefs, know whom to hire, on the next promising occasion.

Art. 11. The Injured Lady.
late Elopement, &c.

Containing fome Particulars of 8vo. 6d. Sympfon.

We beg the injured Lady's pardon; she should have stood first in this honourable lift, as having first appeared on this worthy fubject: but, perhaps, it may be as well to croud her in the rear, and thereby fave her blushes.

Art. 12. Day, an Epifle to C. Churchill. By G. Freeman,
Efq; of the Inner Temple. 8vo. 1 s. 6d. Williams.
A great deal of poetic dirt has lately been flung about by the fcul-
lions, grooms, and link-boys of Parnaffus; but this is profe dirt.

POETICA L.

Art. 13. The Recruiter for Germany. 4to. 6d. Williams.

The reluctance lately fhewn by fome of our foldiers, when invited to go voluntarily to recruit the regiments in Germany, feems to have given the hint to a ballad-maker, to express his diflike of the war in that part of the world; which warfare he ridicules to the tune of a begging we will go.

Art. 14. A Pindaric Ode on Beauty, occafioned by the late Royal
Nuptials. 4to. 6d. Worcester printed by Butler.
This Author has given one proof of his judgment, in fecreting
his name;
-we with he had given us one proof more, in fecreting
his Pindaric Poem, as he calls it.

The Remainder of this Month's Catalogue, containing a great Number of Articles, is deferred to our next.

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THE

MONTHLY REVIEW,

For MAY, 1762.

Nota, frue Lectiones, ad Tragicorum Græcorum veterum, Æfchyli, Sophoclis, Euripidis, quæ fuperfunt Dramata, deperditorumque Reliquias. Auctore Benjamino Heath. Oxonii, e Typographeo Clarendoniano. 4to. 14s. in Sheets. T. Payne.

THE

HE task of the Commentator is the moft tedious and toilfome of any within the province of literature. The eternal drudgery of collating Manufcripts and Editions; of tracing the Proteus, Conjecture, through all his evafive forms, and wading through the vast Profound of Batavian erudition, is dreadful even to think of; infomuch that, when we meet with any of thefe heroic martyrs of literary patience, we cannot help crying out with the Poet,

O Te, Bollane, cerebri
Felicem dixi!

This painful application is the more furprizing, as the labours of the philologift are feldom rewarded with praife.

But as there is a fecret delight even in the purfuit and difcovery of geometrical truths, fo we fuppofe fome folitary pleafure of the fame kind may accompany the wandering Commentator through the barren defarts that have been travelled by his predeceffors.

With this perfuafion, we fit down to the work before us; and hope, gentle Reader, we fhall not be entirely disappointed. In justice to Dr. Heath, it will be necessary to quote the following paffages from his Preface:

"Scias igitur annum jam duodecimum procedere, ex quo primum horas aliquas fubfecivas, graviorum ftudiorum inter REV. May, 1762. capedinem

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capedinem captans, Græcorum Tragicorum Lectioni impenderim. Cum vero mihi vel leviter eos pertractanti haud pauca occurrerent loca ab interpretibus hactenus parum intellecta, fæpiffimè etiam Scriptura vulgata manifeftiffimè effet depravata, quod ex mediocri quam mihi paraveram rei metrica notitiâ facilius deprehendebam; operæ pretium effe duxi, privatæ tantum oblectationis gratia, neque editionem futuram ne in fomniis quidem meditans, explicationes atque emendationes noftras, prout e re nata fefe offerebant, fcriptis mandare. Porro, cum illecebris hifce magis, magifque irretitus certam aliquam Poetæ uniufcujufque editionem femper adhibuerim, editionis iftius quafi fupplementum quoddam notulas noftras reputare, iifque adeo criticorum quorumque obfervationes, prout ultro mihi aliud agenti fefe offerebant, interferere, paulatim affuevi, ita tamen ut propriis auctoribus omnia fideliter et nominatim afcriberentur. Cum Poetas tres tandem pervolutaffem, ecce annotationes noftræ in molem fatis amplam jam excreverant. Minimè igitur mirum, fi, prout hominibus naturâ infitum eft ut cuique fua quadantenus, interdum etiam plus jufto, placeant ac blandiantur, mihi etiam mea operis haud prorfus contemnendi fpeciem præ fe ferre viderentur, atque utilitatem faltem aliquam poetarum horum quenquam impofterum edituro ex iis accidere poffe judicarem. Hac fpe maxime excitatus laborem in me fufcipere, non detrectabam opus denuo accuratius recenfendi, errores quos ex familiaritate, cum his Scriptoribus penitius contractâ indies detegerem corrigendi, et ea denique intermifcendi quæ aut memoria, aut tumultuaria Lectio ad rem noftram fpectantia fuppeditaret. Nam adverfaria quidem congerendi, aut indices verborum conficiendi, nunquam mihi hactenus aut otium ad fuit, aut libido.

"Reftat jam ut editiones iftæ quibus annotationes noftræ accommodatæ funt, et quarum ut fupplementum quafi quoddam habeantur velim, figillatim defignentur.

"Quod igitur ad Euripidem attinet, operum ejus omnium adhibui Editionem Barnefianam, Hecuba, Oreftis et Phæniffarum, Editionem Kingianam, Hippolyti Musgravianam, Alcestidis Morellianam, Fragmentorum Grotianam, in Excerptis fuis et Stabæo.

Quod ad Sophoclem, Editionem Græcam Henrici Stephani, cum Notis Camerarii, Græco Latinam etiam Johnsoni, et eorum qui ejus veftigiis infiftentes eam abfolverunt; in Fragmentis vero Grotianam fupra memoratam.

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