fore the conquest of England. This author likewife does us the bhonour to agree with what we have obferved against the commons having distinct originated powers of legiflation* liviThe right honourable gentleman next confiders the cafe of the Eaft India company's territorial acquifitions in Afia, and how far they ought to contribute to the aid of the government therenavath of 5 Thefe acceffions of revenue, drawn from the feveral members of the empire, would render the charge of the peace eftablishment no longer an oppreffive burden upon the people of Great Britain. The expence, we have feen, might fairly be \reduced to 3,300,000 1. and the ways and means here pointed out, added to the prefent grants for defraying it, may be computed at the following fums.ampa Land-tax, three fhillings. TOX To be made good out of the Sinking Fund sied to apgab 1,500,000 20 750,000 2,000 200,000 100,000 400,000 2,952,000 348,000 3,300,000 Our author concludes his excellent publication with some obfervations on the means of improving foreign trade, and with fome general reflections on what ought to be the duties of Britons of every denomination at this time; all which are equally worthy of a good patriot and an able ftatefman. nois Juviet A ¬3Ï-** c* bug?! The Excellencie of a Free State. By Marchamont Nedham. 8. 4. Cadell. 16 V.119) M Archamont Nedham, the author of this publication, was a republican leveller, and the writer of a political paper, called Mercurius Politicus, which made its appearance every week foon after the murder of Charles I. The work before us was parcelled out by way of initial letters to his news-papers, and are here collected into one volume. We entertain some suspicion that Nedham had no concern in re-publishing this work, because of the tautologies and redundancies which we meet with in every -X-4 17 * See p. 216 and 217 of this volume. page page of it, and which were not for difcernible when published in detached papers. The profeft defign of the compilation is to recommend the republican form of government, to defend the execution of Charles I. and to vindicate the profcription of bis family. rjutam sad s 3 lọ tihna vá baɛi As to Nedham's ftile and manner, it is farcastic and animated, even more than that of Milton; and he is equal to any of the profe writers who were embarked in the fame caufe.ilmoit 977205 sei espl. 40! arw ad tert medi 12, The Manner of bolding Parliaments in England. By Henry Ellynge, Cler. Parl, 112mo. 35. T. Paynejo 2009% st " Tho' this is an old publication, yet as the edition before us is improved from the author's manufcript, it is well worthy the attention of a modern reader. 13. A Letter to William Beckford, Efq; Member of Parliament for the City of London, and Alderman of Billingsgate-Ward. Pr. 6 d. Bingley. .1. The author of this letter fays, that he has lived ved in the parish of Shadwell upwards of twenty years, and that he has brought up a wife and fix children. He appears to be a great enemy to a fett of men whom he calls captains and owners of ships, publicans, and coal-undertakers, and a profeft advocate for the Irishmen who have been of late fo well known under the title of Coalheavers. 14. The Life and Adventures of Sir Bartholomew Sapfkull, Baro net. Nearly allied to most of the great Men in the three Kingdoms. By Somebody. 12mo, a Vols. 6s. Williams. .} 15: Sapfkulls indeed! both author and hero, The Teft of Friendship: or, the Hiftory of Lord George B and Sir Harry Acton, Bart. In two Vols. 12mo. Pr. 638.0 Noble. } This novel is at once languid to a degree of contempt, and romantic to a pitch of impoffibility. Sir Harry Acton and a lord George B, two intimate friends, meet at Florence, where the latter has an intrigue with a courtezan, who takes a fancy to fir Harry, though his figure was far from being engaging. Lord George is obliged to go to England, where he falls in love with mifs Lucy Charlton, who is under engagements of marriage to his friend fir Harry. We ought, perhaps, to have acquainted the reader, that mifs Lucy, her father and nother, had a little before this left Paris; and that in their way to Calais, mifs Lucy was kidnapped by the marquis de Frivole, from from whom the narrowly escaped ravishing; but effected her deliverance through the friendship of a penitent prostitute, whom he had debauched, and whom Mr. Charlton provides for. Mifs Charlton herself is no beanty; but lord George arriving in Eng. land by order of the duke his father, was ftruck with her face, figuren and deportment, without knowing who she was. Her father inclines to his fide,, especially as he had heard nothing from fir Harry. They received a letter from Paris, informing them that he was married to Violanta, the Florentine courtezan ; and after a long confufed courtship, mifs Charlton's pa rents confent to her marrying lord George. In the mean time, the report of fir Harry's marriage appears to be a ftratagem invented by Violanta, who finding her bufinefs decline at Florence, went over to England, where fir Harry arrives much about the fame time. The reft of the narrative is fo improbable and fo ill conduc ted, that it admits neither of analysis nor abridgement, Sir Harry's conftancy to mifs Charlton is at laft cleared up; but he is kidnapped by two of her domeftics in Hanover fquare, and carried God knows where. Thofe domeftics had knocked down his two chairmen, and carried him off in the chair. We fuppofe the reader has no great ftomach for any more particulars of this curious narrative. It is fufficient to fay, that the infamous Violanta poffons herfelf by miftake, and that lord George exhibits the Teft of Friendship," by refigning to his friend fir Harry all his pretenfions to mifs Charlton. ༤༥.༡ 16. The affecting History of two young Gentlewomen, who were ruined b by their exceffive Attachment to the Amusements of the Town. To which are added, many practical Notes, by Dr. Typo, P. T. M. 42mo. Pr. Bingley, abri abastard ,,,, firft We are here prefented with an account of two unfortunate, but probably, fictitious gentlewomen, who, like the Roman orators, who harangued from the roftrum, voluntarily mount the tool of repentance for the benefit of the public. The fi of thefe fhort narratives we remember to have feen fome time ago in the news-papers and magazines. It is here, we believe, republifhed verbatim, with the addition of very falemn commentaries, that greatly exceed the length of the text, and resemble the paraphrafe of a canting preacher, in explanation of the plaineft paffages in feripture. Why the profound editor, or rather author, has not thought proper to dignify the hiftory of Mrs. Ann Ayfcough, likewife, with his comments, we know not: perhaps he intends to profecute it on a future occafion. On the whole, however, this fall publication, if not affecting, is moral and inoffenfive, and we with it could be in in the leaft degree productive of a reformation in the follies it describes. N 17. Mifcellaneous Poems, written by a Lady, being her firft Attempt.The Author's Journey to Paris.-Memoirs of a Lady, now in the Bloom of Life. Small 8vo. 3 Vols. 95. Jewed. Dodsleyb Tho' this lady is unknown in the purlieus of Parnaffus, yet as these three Lilliputian volumes have been fubfcribed for at the fmall price of a guinea, we with the fair authoress success as to them and all other literary publications, which may enable her to get money in an honest way. 18. Monody to the Memory of a young Lady who died in Child-bed. By an afflicted Hufband. 40. Pr. 1. Nicoll. M The verfes before us have every appearance of real emanations from the heart. They are correct without ftudy, animated without metaphor, and tender without any weakness, except that which their melancholy fubject infpires. The grief of the author after endeavouring to compofe himself, gives dignity to a fimile drawn from one of the moft trifling objects in common life. • Thus the poor bird, by fome difaft'rous fate But, finding all its efforts weak and vain,seid l Droops the fweet mourner-but, ere long And meditates the fong: Serenely forrowing, breathes its piteous cafe, And with its plaintive warblings faddens all the place.' Addreffed to John Curre, The Second Edition, with large Richardfon and Urquhart. 19. The Powers of the Pen. A Poem. Efq. By E. Lloyd, M. A. Additions. 4to. Pr. 2s. 6d. We again take notice of this poem on account of the large additions, especially of a print which accompanies this new edition. We have not, however, been able to discover any new merit in the performance, and therefore must refer our readers to our former verdict. Could we difcern any froth matter which would make our reader fmile, we fhould as ufual have inferted it in our Review, though the fatire was even levelled against ourselves. wolgoigo items w ¿lółwoy evorg bnA * See Vol. xxi. p. 153. 20. The 20. The Prifoner: an Epifle to J. B. Efq. Written by a young Gentleman now in the King's Bench Prifon. 4to. Pr. 1 Peat. We are not certain whether the author of the Prisoner is a real object of compaffion: however, be that as it may, his poem poffeffes no contemptible fhare of poetical merit, as the reader may perceive by the following lines. 1972 Oh! rather may I feel all human woes, 16 And weep 'till my fwoln heart, deep fmote, o'erflows, VOA want of honour in the friend I love !? bas er. It o In woe, a look unkind is rank abuse. There are, who, when the mind's furcharg'd with grief, Prefent a favour in fo vile a way, You'd think they had fome mighty fine to pay. no Hard is the tafk to give with elegance, Some donors stab you with a taunting glance w But who can bear a giving, grudging look ?? 21. Modern Gallantry: or, the new Art of Love. By a Lady, well known for her literary Acquifition, and amorous Intrigues. To which is added, a modern Town Eclogue, 201410ve Pr. Is. This is a fenfible, fpirited fatire upon the modern fopperies of dress, courtship, &c. &c. and we are forry to say it is not overftrained. Part of the author's inftructions to a beau are as follow; and the juftice of his farcafms will be eafily recognized by an accurate obferver of the present intercourse between the two fexes. • In cloaths, be fashion crazy to excess, And fhow your creat your great capacity for drefs: Of powders, and perfumes, employ a store, 515 Smell as no creature ever fmelt before: With heavy loads of lace, profufely glare, And make the mobile, with wonder ftare: sgas Then all your fin'ry to your mistrefs fhow, gi -iba And boldly claim the title of a Beau.vis w3x was Let folly ever on your actions wait, weŠĀ And nonfenfe be the fubject of your prate; 9. Before your mistress, like a monkey skip amet nuž niy Let no occafion to be filly-flipa madban blnow de Bollovo Turn on your heel, juft like a schoolboy's top, tineret And prove yourself, a moft egregious Fop.no flagr • Some❤ |