New Tullicallons. ^83 



Jtoints. Tb^ work is executed in amafterly manner, and con- 

 tains much new and ufeful information in the various branches 

 which it embraces. Naturalifts in particular will be highly 

 gratified, while readers of every defcription will receive from 

 it much amufement and inftru&ion. The account of the 

 Table and Paarlberg Mountains, given in the preceding 

 pages, is an extract from this work, and may ferve as a Ipe- 

 cimen of the author's ftyfe; which is neat and perfpicuous. 



II. Pi EN- Hoe- Ye, The "Explanation of the elementary Cha- 

 racters of the Chine fe, with an Analyjis of their ancient 

 Symbols and Hieroglyphics. BjJ. IIagek, D.D. 1'oL 

 Phillips, St. Paul's Church-Yaul. 



THIS work is the commencement of a great enterprife 

 which Dr. Hager propofes to undertake, viz. a Chinefe Dic- 

 tionary, and for which he has been collecting materials. As 

 want of room will not permit us to give an analvfis of it, wc 

 mull be contented with otrfervihg, that after a prelimi ary dif- 

 courfe which difplaysmuch ingenuity and lcarning,the author 

 proceeds to explain the elementary characters or keys, 

 which are in number two hundred and forty, and of which 

 & dictionary is given. Each compound character contains 

 one of thefe two hundred and forty elementary characters, 

 which ferves it as a bafe. The order in which the ele- 

 mentary characters is placed, is determined by the number 

 of pencil-ftrokes of which they are formed; they are divided 

 into feventeen claflfes, the firft of which is formed of one, 

 and the laft of feventeen, pencil-ftrokes. Thus, when we 

 wifh to find an elementary character in the dictionary, we 

 muft obferve of how many pencil-ftrokes it is formed, and 

 this will be fufficient to afcertain the principal clafs to which 

 it belongs ; the place which it occupies in this clafs is merely 

 arbitrary. The fame operation will ferve for finding a com- 

 pound character; we muft firft feck for the elementary cha- 

 racter, which ferves it as a key; and when this is found, we 

 can afcertain without difficulty to which of the two hundred 

 and fourteen fecondary clalTes compofing the dictionary it 

 belongs. This work muft be of great utility to thofe who 

 are defirous of ftudving the Chinefe language. A refpectable 

 French Journal (Magazin Encyciop, dique, Meflidor An, 9) 

 fpeaking of it fays, u We fince'rely with that Dr. Hager may 

 meet with every encouragement to go on with the publication, 

 of this important dictionary; and we have no doubt that his 

 name, already juftly celebrated, will be clafled among thofe 



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