Eclectic Review, , MDCCCXXIII. JULY_DECEMBER. . NEW SERIES. VOL. XX. Φιλοσοφιαν δε ου την Στωικην λεγω, ουδε την Πλατωνικην, και την Επικουρειον τε CLEM. Alex. Strom. Lib. I. PUBLISHED BY B. J. HOLDSWORTH, 18, ST. PAUL'S CHURCH-YARD. SOLD ALSO BY JOHN ANDERSON, JUNIOR, AND AND R. M. TIMMS, DUBLIN. 377 PACE. Arago's Narrative of a Voyage round the World 65 Baillie's, Joanna, Collection of Poems Blaquiere's Report on the present State of the Greek Confederation 525 Blunt's Vestiges of ancient Manners in Italy, &c. Brayley's Ancient Military Architecture Brewster's Testimonies to the Truths of Religion, extracted from the Works Brooks's Holy Life of Mrs. Walker Brown's Fables for the Holy Alliance Burder's Memoirs of eminently pious Women Carrascosa's Mémoires sur la Revolution de Naples Chalmers's Christian and Civic Economy of large Towus Champollion's Lettre à M. Dacier Chaplin's Example and Success of primitive Missionaries : a Sermon Chatfield's Farther Appeal in the Cause of the Greeks Cicero de Republica e Codice Vaticano Comparison, A, of Established and Dissenting Churches Discipline practised in the Churches of New England Dubois's Letters on the State of Christianity in India 289, 439 Dwight's Travels in New England and New York Erskine's, Lord, Letter to the Earl of Liverpool Fain's, Baron, Manuscript of 1814 Palcover's Second Part of the Case of Eusebius Faux's Memorable Days in America Gell's Narrative of a Journey in the Morea Good's Letter to Sir John Cox Hippisley, Bart. Gourgaud's Memoirs of the History of France 253 549 229 Haldane's Four Treatises Hippisley, Sir J. C., on Prison Labour Holmes's Account of the United States of America Hortus Anglicus Hanter's Memoirs of a Captivity Influences of the Holy Spirit, The, considered, &c. Irving's Four Orations, &c, Jones's Life of Viscountess Glenorchy Jowett's Musæ Solitariæ 276 549 529 319 173 0 566 193 377 211 Las Cases's Journal of the Private Life of Napoleon. Parts V. and VI. VII, and VIII. Leifchild's Observations on Providence 229 494 475 Letter, A, to the Rt. Hon. Geo. Canning by a Select Vestryman of Putney 117 Middelton's Ecclesiastical Memoir of the Reign of George III. Mills's Travels of Theodore Ducas Ranken's Institutes of Theology Rapp's, Count, Memoirs of Himself Report of the Proceedings of the Synod of Glasgow and Ayr in the Case Speeches delivered before the Presbytery of Glasgow Scoresby's Journal of a Voyage to the Northern Whale Fishery Southey's History of the Peninsular War Young's Account of some recent Discoveries in Hieroglyphic Literature THE ECLECTIC REVIEW, FOR JULY, 1823. Art. I. History of the Peninsular War. By Robert Southey, Esq. LL.D. In three Volumes. Vol. I. 4to. pp. 806. Price 21. 10s. London. 1823. WITH the exception of Italy, Spain is the most interesting region in Christendom, the most fertile in romantic associations, and the most remarkable in national character. Were there no other distinguishing circumstance in its records than the fact, that it has been twice, perhaps we should say thrice, in nearly complete military possession of its enemies, and yet not only remained unconquered, but ultimately proved triumphant, this would give to its annals a peculiar attraction. But the events of Spanish history are even more extraordinary in their connexion than in themselves. Twice has Spain been the debateable ground between Europe and Africa. Rome and Carthage contended for empire within its limits; and when the Saracens made their desperate effort for the possession of Christendom, Spain was one of the advanced positions on which they seized. The claim of succession to its crown, arrayed armies from England, Germany, and France, on its soil at one and the same moment; and its recent revolutions have exhibited and occasioned the most striking vicissitudes of a period marked by changes and occurrences of the most uncommon kind. Dr. Southey is certainly happy in his choice of subjects. In his dramatic, epic, romantic, biographical, and historical compositions, we never find him taking up an insignificant name, an obscure theatre, or an uninteresting story. Nor has he, in the present instance, been unmindful of his former discretion. He has chosen a part of history, not only in the highest degree VOL. XX. N.S. B |
