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fon! Que votre majefté me le rende, je l'ai lu brufquement-No "M. le maréchal, les premiers fentimens font toujours les plus naturels. Le roi a fort ri de cette folie, & tout le monde trouve que "voilà la plus cruelle petite chofe que l'on puiffe faire à un vieux 4 courtifan,"

As to the letters of the Marchionefs de Simiane, they have little other merit than fo far as they relate to the family of Madame de Sevigny, and are written by her grand-daughter.

Inftruction fur l'Eftablissement des Nitriares et fur la fabrication du Salpêtre. An account of the establishment of the Nitre works and the manufactory of Salt-petre; published by order of the King and the Regifters-general of the powder-works. 4to. Paris.

A capital performance, elucidated by a number of plates, and approved by the Academy of Sciences.

Effai fur le Defpotifme.--An Effay on Defpotifm. 8vo. Amfterdam.

A masterly performance, written many years ago, and then addreffed to the late Dauphin of France. Its defign is to trace that paffion of the human heart which leads to the exercife of defpotic power, and the principles on which it is gratified.

Effai fur certe Question: Qu'est ce qui eft requis dans l'art l'obferver et jufqu'ou cet art contribue-t-il a perfectioner l'Entendment. An Anfwer to the question: What is requifite to the Art of Obfervation, and how far does fuch Art contribute to the Improvement of the Understanding? By M. B. Canard. Svo. Amfterdam.

The above question was propofed fome years ago by the Philofophical Society at Hàerlem, and is here copiously replied to, in a manner equally judicious and philofophical by M. Carard. We are, for our own part, however, of opinion, that a tafte for obfervation is rather a natural, than an acquired talent: not but that even the intuition of genius admits of improvements from the improvement of the understanding.

Memoires

Memoires pour fervir à la Connoiffance des Affaires Politiques & Economique du Royaume de Suede, jusqu'à la Fin de l'annce, 1775. -Memoirs of the Polirical and Economical Affairs of Sweden, to the end of the year 1775. Illuftrated by plates and tables. 2 vols. Quarto. Drefden.

Mr. Cauzler, the author of these memoirs, though not a native of Sweden, appears, from a long refidence in that kingdom, to have acquired a very competent knowledge of its civil, military, and commercial oeconomy: a concise account of which he gives in twelve fections; the first containing a sketch of its general hiftory; the fecond, an abstract of its foreign treatise; the third, an account of the changes in the Swedish conftitution fince the year 1720; the fourth, the ftate of the army and navy; the fifth, an account of the orders of knighthood; the fixth, a view of the internal administration of government; the eighth, an account of the mines; the ninth, of the forefts; the tenth, of the ftate of trade and commerce; the eleventh, the ftate of manufactures; the twelfth, of the finances and the national bank.

Oeuvres diverfes de M. le Comte de Treffan, Lieut. Generale d'Armées du Roi, &c.-The Mifcellaneous Works of Count de Treffan. 8vo. Paris.

The works of this learned and ingenious officer confift both of profe and verse. Of the former, the principal production is his fummary reflections on l'Esprit. Our readers will recollect, that a celebrated treatise under that title, was published, fome years ago, by Helvetius; in which the different fenfes given to that word, were not properly diftinguifhed. This defect is fupplied by Count Treffan, who confiders it in the feveral fenfes in which it is applied.

D. Gottfried Lefs vom Selbft Morde-Reflections on Suicide by D. Gottfried Lefs. 8vo. Gottingen.

An earnest exhortation, on Chriftian principles, against the heinous crime of felf-murder

Théatre

Théatre du Monde, ou des Exemples tirés de Auteurs anciens & me« dernes dans lequels les Vertus et Vices font mis en OppofitienThe Theatre of the World; or, Examples taken from ancient and modern Authors, in which the Virtues and Vices are contrafted. By M. Richer, 2 vols. 8s. Paris.

The project of this publication promifes much entertainment as well as much inftruction. There is nothing strikes fo much as colours in contraft; and the world is fo variegated that it affords a fkilful diftinguisher examples enough to fil his canvafs as he pleases.

Apologie der Feyertage An Apology for Holidays. 8vo.

Bremen.

A political and philofophical excufe for idleness; in oppofition to the ancient adage otium ingenii rubigo. This author, on the other hand, adopts the fchool-boy's modern maxim, "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." He infifts in particular on the influence on which Sundays and fome other feftivals have over our temporal enjoyments. In this, however, he feems to adopt fomething of Tom Brown's reafoning; when he faid the Sabbath was certainly a good inftitution, as the very breach of it maintained half the vil lages about London.

Memoires de l'Abbé Terrai, Controlleur General des Finances.Memoires of the Abbé Terrai, late Comptrouler General of the Finances. 8vo.

A fevere fatire on the character and conduct of this celebrated Financier; which are here reprefented in the worst light. With what truth, we cannot pretend to fay; although the author feems to be well acquainted with the facts on which he founds the hiftory of this famous financier. If all that is here faid of him' be true, therefore, Monf. l'Abbé Terrai has had good luck, in being fuffered to retire with the plunder of the public to his caftle of La Motte; where he may comfort himself in the enjoyment of his immenfe wealth, though without the usual addition of a royal Perfian.

SUPPLEMENT of fuch ENGLISH Books and PAMPHLETS, as have in the course of the Review been deferred.

The Profpect from Malvern Hill; or Liberty bewailing her injuries in America. A Poem. 4to. 1s. 6d. Bew.

There is not the leaft profpect, from Malvern Hill, that, this, its, Poet will ever afcend the hill of Parnaffus. And yet this liberty-boy is an aspiring youth and takes the freedom to treat Kings and prime minifters with great familiarity, if not contempt. Hear him.

"And yet, unlike to Alfred here I fing,
We now are governed by a diff'rent king,
Whofe fhining virtues blefs his palace o'er,
Within domeftic life-I fay no more-"

And enough too, if one could tell what to make of it. He fhould, however, to this end, have faid either a little more or a little lefs. That he does not fing like king Alfred will be admitted; but it is a doubt if he did not mean to infinuate that King George the third does not govern like King Alfred. As to his majesty's fhining virtues bleffing his palace o'er within doors, we cannot unriddle it, unless he means to compare Buckingham-house or St. James's palace to a child's toy, gilt within and without, as if made of Dutch gingerbread.-As to Lord North, Lord George Germaine, and the rest of them, he brings them up too before King Alfred,

"If ye refolve, and refolute to rule

Like Alfred, wifdom learn in Alfred's fchool;"

Alfred-houfe, we fuppofe, Mrs. Catharine Macauley's late refidence at Bath.

"If not, go out before you're further blam'd

Or elfe ftay in, be cenfur'd and be damn'd."

Rude and vulgar this: befides it is improper and unidiomatical. That the ministry will either go out, or elfe ftay in, there can be no doubt; but, on the conditions prefcribed, they fhould go out and be damn'd: if they ftay in, under fuch a predicament, they must be fuppofed to damn us, But whatever hapVOL. VI.

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pens (God bless him!) to the king, or becomes of his minifters, certain it is that this political fongfter deferves (to ufe his own profane theatrical phrafe) to be damned, like Sylla in the play, for his bad veries.

Ranelagh, a Poem. By the Author of fome late Publications. 4to.
Is. Almon.

It hath been whispered, that the late publications, above hinted at, are the Heroic Epifle to Sir William Chambers, &c. but, though there are many fpirited lines in the production be fore us, we think it beneath the pen of that writer.

The Windfor Stag: a Poem, founded on Fact. In two Books. 4to. 1s. 6s. Dodsley.

As the author of this poem pleads his youth and inexperience for its defects, it would be cruel to be critically fevere; we muft yet obferve to him that matters of fact are, in general, the worft fubjects in the world for poetical compofition; to which matters of fiction are much more congenial. Not but that the fact, on which this poem is founded, is fingular enough to pals for a fable.

"In the reign of George the Second, a ftag of Windfor Foreft leaped over the park-pales, to get at a favourite cow: the owner by chance found him out, and defired a neighbouring huntfman to kill him. The huntsman brought his hounds;--but how much he was furprised, when he came to the appointed place, to fee the flag lie down before the heifer's Leet and die.-The novelty of the accident foon fpread about; and, coming to the ears of the duke of Cumberland, he defired a nobleman of his acquaintance to write a copy of verfes on it. This he, in Latin concifery performed; and the verfes were prefented to the king. The subject, however, feeming adapted for a longer per formance, induced lord Apfley to defire the prefent author would write the following noem."

This was really a pretty ftory to tell the King of: we are glad it was con, cifely told in Latin: and why my Lord Chancellor fhould ch fe to have it repeated in English, we cannot devife; unless, in leed, he had a mind to make a cafe in equity of it, and refer it his masters ordinary and extraordinary in chancery.'

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