Art. 18. II. See the early bloffoms fpringing, Echoes through the vocal grove, Yonder rife the lofty mountains Now the kind refreshing showers Now the tuneful tribes de light us, With their fweerly dying lay. Praife to thee hou great Creator, Praise be thine from ev'ry tongue; Join, my foul, with every creature, Join the univerfal fong! Poems on various Occafions, confifting of original Pieces and Tranfla ions. By S. Rogers, A. M. 1200. z Vols. 10 s. 6 d. Dodfey 1782. Mr. Rogers appears to be one of those rhymers who have fomething ready to produce upon every occasion that prefents itself, whether it be the conflagration of London, or the death of his patron's favourite hunter. No fubject feems to come amifs to him: but, alas! his When he is {epoetical propenfity is much greater than his powers. rious, his gravity borders upon dulnefs; and when he attempts to be facetious, he is very apt to be infipid; his fatire is coarte and malig bant; and his wit, fuch as it is, is too frequently grofs and indecent. His tranflations are chiefly from Ovid and Martial, and are but indifferent performances. His poems are accompanied by notes, illuftrations, and anecdotes: of the truth and authenticity of these last, it is impoffible for us to be judges. L 4 Art, Art. 19. Elegy on the Death of the Marquis of Rockingham. Written by one of his Grace's Domeftics; as a Tribute to the Memory of the best of Men; as a Patriot, a Friend, and a Chrißian. 4to. 6d. Bew. Laments the good Rockingham, in trains of the true church-yard tenor :-not like the trains of Gray!-We revere the piety if not the poetry of this honest domestic, NOVEL S. Art. 20. The unfortunate Caledonian in England: or the genuine Memoirs of an impreffed young Gentleman in the Year 1779. Written by himself. 8vo. 28. Wade. We know not what motives c uld have tempted the Author to have affumed a borrowed character: bu: we have little fcruple in declaring, that the Author, instead of having never left Scotland vill January 1st, 1779, was, probably, never in it. In the first place, we have not detected a fingle Scotticifm from the beginning to the end. zdly, The Author mistakes the fituation of places; and 3dly, Inflar omnium, he calls William Rufus, one of our antient Kings! Afturdy Caledonian, full, as all Caledonians are, of the honour and independence of ancient Scotland, would as foon have acknowledged the fovereignty of Nadir Shaw and Queen Oberea. There are fome leffer inaccuracies, which we need not mention. The effential circumftances of the flory are few. The unfortunate Caledonian,' it seems, was to have been married on the day aforesaid; but by the contrivance of his intended father-in-law, who never confented to the match, he was fent to London. On. his return to Scotland, he was robbed and ftripped of his cloaths. Having put on thofe of the highwayman, Our Caledonian was apprehended in his flead, and charged with his crimes. He was however acquitted of a murder, which the former pfeffer of his thabby trappings had been accused of; yet could not ef ape the fate of a vagrant, for he was fecured and impreffed. His fublequent adventures till he obtained his discharge, form the chief part of this volume; but they have little curiofity to amufe, and little importance to interet the mind. Our hero returns to London; hears of his dear Eliza, whofe cruel father is by this time (very fortunately for love and all that!) quiet in the grave; meets her at Durham; and the tragi-comedy, according to the plot of all thofe things, ends in the marriage of the fond couple. MISCELLANEOUS. Art. 21 The Eeauties of Goldsmith: or, the moral and fentimental Treasury of Genius. 12mo. 2 s. 6d. Kearsley. 1782. Thefe eauties confift of detached fentences, generally short ones, fele&ted from the writings of this amiable and unaffected author; and are thrown together in a carelefs diforder. We acknowledge very freely, that we have not a high opinion of this mode of compilation (of late become hacknied and difguttful!) and in the prefent juliance, we think the judgment of the Editor to be, at leaft, proble matica!. In general an unequal writer, an obfcure, or an indecent ore, deferves to be fent into the world in this mutilated ftate, and the Editors ought to blot what the Author himself fhould have omitted; but the decent and gentle Goldsmith, whofe language" angels might might have heard, and virgins told," deferves a better fate. If we do not always admire his knowledge or extenfive philofophy, we feel the benevolence of his heart, and are charmed with the purity of its principles. If we do not follow with awful reverence the majesty of his reason, and the dignity of the long, extended period, we at leaft catch a pleafing fentiment in a natural and unaffected style. O Goldsmith! how oft have we lamented thy fate (the fate of haplefs genius!) while fome venal and ignorant Procruftes, who called himself of the houfe of Literature, flood over thee, to extend or contract thy elegance, till it juft filled the deftined fpace! But never had we more reafon to lament it than when we found the fatal fhiers divide thy beauties in order to transform them into this motley patch-work. Peace to thy manes! May thy future Editor poffefs fome portion of thy own tafle, that, for once, we may fee thee entire, even though it be with all thofe imperfections on thy head, which thy tyrants would not afford thee fufficient time to repent of and amend. Gentle fpirit! till then, farewell! Art. 22. Narrative of a Shipwreck on the Island of Cape Breton, in a Voyage from Quebec, 1780. By S. W. Prentifs, Enlign of the 84th Regiment of Foot. 12mo. 1s. 6d. Richardfon. 1782. The voyage which is defcribed in this little volume was undertaken in a leaky veffel, and in a fevere feafon, to convey dispatches to Sir Henry Clinton. Our Author, with the whole crew, was fhipwrecked, and fuffered hardships which may appear incredible to those who know not the extremes of mifery which the human frame is capable of fupporting. The meat which was washed on shore furnished the diftreffed and famished crew with a repaft on the fourth day after they had eaten any kind of provifion whatever.' The refources to avoid cold, and fuftain life, amidst this fcene of wretchedness, almost realize the fictions of De Foe in his Robinson Crufoe; and probably exceed the contrivances of Alexander Selkirk, the genuine hero of that admired ftory. The prefent narrative is very interesting. It is related with moderation and good fenfe. The Author hath given us a ftriking example of unfhaken fortitude; and, at the same time, hath difplayed a fertility of invention, more particularly confpicuous in the molt defperate fituations. A proof of his readiness in adopting an expedient truly original, in a very critical juncture, is furnished by the following fact: When the boat was rendered very leaky, through the force of the ice, it was found that dry oakum would not oppose the entrance of the water with any fuccefs, and they were furnished with no pitch. Our Author then propofed to his companions, after they had filled the crevices with oakum, to pour water on it, which foon freezing, through the feverity of the feafop, completely covered the leaks with a cake of ice. This indeed was only a temporary expedient; but it was an expedient that could easily be repeated, and for a time completely anfwered their purpose. In that almost frozen fea, the ice is with difficulty diffolved; and it requires, when firmly fixed, a violent blow to feparate it. Perhaps it is no unfair feggeftion, that, however romantic this celebrated work appears, it may have furnished hints to affift invention in fome difficult fituations, Rev. The . The famous partizan, the clofeted, confidential friend of Vifcount Sackville, Monf. De Luc. is introduced in this narrative ; but without any credit to his honour or generosity. A poor Indian, who faved his life, ftill regrets his failure in paying the promised reward. From a man who hath kept company with “honourable men” But we will fay no more. He will be cited at a higher tribunal, where the claims of a poor Indian will not be defpised. Art. 23. Genuine Memoirs of the Lives of George and Joseph Weflon, now under Sentence of Death in Newgate.-With their Tials at large, at the Old Bailey, July 6, 1782. Walker. 8vo. I S. Memoirs of thieves, fwindlers, and mail-robbers, are of an infe rior ipecies; but they are not the leaft ufeful. They ought to be read to put the honeft and the credulous on their guard against harpers and regues, of every description. The particulars here given, of the villainous exploits of the two Weftons (famous for robbing the Bristol mail in January 1781) appear to be tolerably genu ne; and were, no doubt, the moft fatisfactory that could be procured, at the time, to gratify the curiofity of the public According to his account, the gentlemen appear to be first-rate characters in their way Art. 24. Humourous Sketches, Satirical Strokes, and Attic Obfervations. B George Pa ker, Author of the View of Society and Manners. 8vo. 4s. Hooper. Mr Pa ker's Humourous Sketches have afforded us lefs entertainment than did he recral of his adventures, in his View of Society †, &c. Indeed he has let us down! We hope he will, in future, confine his fatirical strokes, and attic obfervations, to the Black Lion in Ruffel reel; where he may fet the table in a roar; but let him break off his acquaintance with the prefs. and betake himself to fome uhtful employment, which, if fortune favours h m, he may be enabled to carry on with more reputation than the idle trade of book-making, Art. 25. Mimoirs of ir Finical Whimfy and his Lady. 4to. 1 S. 6 d Sauth. Surely the Public are, by this time, tired of Lady W-f-y-whatever may be the cafe with refpect to her husband, or her galants. PHILOSOPHICAL. Art. 26. First Principles of Philofophy. For the Ufe of Students. By Joan Bruce, A. M. Profeftor of Philofophy in the Uni verfity of Edinburgh. Second Edition. 12mo. 3 s. bound. Cadell. 1782. Thefe elements of a philofophical education were noticed in our Review for May 1781. They are now given to the Public in a more enlarged form, and our Readers will be pleafed with the Author s philoft phical arrangement for the fludy of nature; vix, Theory-The progrefs of the mind in the acquifition of knowledge, affords the following theory for the ftudy of nature.-When we ob erve phenomena, and collect facts, we form a history. When *See General Burgoyne's Account of the expedition from Canada. + See Review for June laft, p. 475. we we difcover the nature and relations of phenomena and of facts, we acquire a fcience. When we apply the refult of fcience, as rules of conduct, we practise arts. History, fciences, and arts, appear to be a diftribution of nature, arifing equally from the character of the subjects, and of our faculties, in acquiring a knowledge of them. 'History of nature. 1. Intelligent beings; 2. Material phenomena. -1. Intelligent beings-Deity-Man.DEITY, exiflence, government.--MAN-his natural hiftory;-body arranged by-ftructuregrowth and decay-tendencies.- MIND-faculties-progrefs and decline-ter dencies. Civil Hiftory.-Governments, their liberty-Civil laws, their juftice-Public coaomy, its utility.Literary Hiftory-Arts, Sciences their nature, chronology.-Fcclefiaftical Hitlory-Natural Religion, its morality-Poûtive Inflitutions, their morality-Chro nology. Material phenomena.--PARTICULAR :- -Animals-ftructurespropagation and nutrition-tendencies.--Vegetables: -ftru&ure-propagation and nutrition-ufes and effects. -Minerals:-external appearances intrinfic qualities-ules and effects --GENERAL:The Earth, the Syftem of Nature-the general qualities of matterthe relative degrees of extention and motion.' The hiftories of philofophy have hitherto been the hiftories of fets, or of detached difcoveries a better outline is drawn in this little work-civil is connected with li erary chronology-the subjects of civil history, as they have nfluenced the progrets of knowledge, are arrangea under the heads of Religion and Government-the fubje&ts of the hiftory of philofophy are conüdered under the dillinct titles of Arts, Sciences, and Sects. NATURAL HISTORY. Art. 27. Of the former Part of Mr. Latham's Synopfis mention was made in the fixty fifth volume of our Review, page 394. The Part that is now published completes the first volume. In addition to what was then faid, we may add, that the ingenious and indefatigable Author proceeds with the fame accuracy with which his publication commenced the engravings, which are more numerous, are equally well executed; and, if all the copies (as we fuppofe they are) be like that which is before us, they are exquilitely coloured. Art. 28. History of Quadrupeds. By Thomas Pennant, Efq. Vols. 1. 16s. Boards. White. 1781. The work which this ingenious and fpirited Writer has here offered to the Public is properly an improved edition of his Synopfis of Quadrupeds, but fo much enlarged by very numerous additions, as to render a new title juttly applicable; which, too, as he obferves, will tend to prevent confufion whenever thefe works are quoted. An idea may be formed of the new matter with which the prefent publication is enriched, by the lift of perfons to whom the Author returns his ac 410 All the three parts may be had, in 2 volumes, at 11. 16 s. uncoloured; or 21. 12s. 6d. coloured. knowledgments |