61 6 RstroJpe5l of Domeftic Literature. — Mtf.ellames, 



proves the fuhjtft to be fo fufceptible. 

 Oiie of the mo'V inteiertin^ of the plates 

 is th^t which exr.ibi.-s the conitel;ations, 

 as f'cen from the northern hemifphcteof 

 the earth : the form of the pl^riet Venus 

 ,js another, almor equally anuifing, and a 

 tbiid is the gieir Cjiiiet of i68o. 



On Mrs. Trimmer's " Comparati've 

 Fte-xv of the Nt-nv Plan of Education pro- 

 findgated by Mr Jofeph Lancnjler, in hif 

 IraEis conc.rnin" f^e I'Ar.iFi'.cn of ihs lu 

 houring tart of the Co!/:..T.uiiilj/,^ we v.Ty 

 resJily oi/.ow our praifie, tr,ou8;h wc do 

 not alfQgether asree w th her in con«i<.mn- 

 ing "lie or i\v J effential parts ot Mi . Lan- 

 «aite>'s I'lio. 



Mr. Brunnemark's <« Short Jntro- 

 du8i(,n to S-'JUtiii/li Grammar, adapted for 

 ibi Ufi of En?ffismm^^ may he c.^iifi 'er- 

 eti rather as the pr..dr6inus if his G ;im- 

 ■jnar, than as iormmg a cjinpletc produc- 

 tion of 1 felf. 



NOVELS ANO ROMANCES. 



To th-fe who are delighted with the 

 'marvellous aid (lie lympaihetic, the pro- 

 ^^Ul.^lion^ of the la^l bait' yrar, in ihe no 

 vel clafs, ii'ay prove amiiftng. And oc- 

 cafnna'.ly, it vvill bs f wm, good fe'iti- 

 nints and ' ood refle6lions are not incom- 

 patible with ivap doors, f life pannsli, and 

 Jvbtcrranenn piijj'ages. 



Tne inns, '.I'e as ihe ^'ra of t'ntiir ap- 

 pearance nny be deemed, ae ftdl le.id- 

 iig chaiaflrr^ ; and the titles perhaps of 

 the " Cnnfjjion oj the Nuns cf St. 0/ners,''' 

 «« The Nun of the Defart,"" " 1'he Nun 

 end her Daughter,'" Co Nolly's" Friar'' s 

 Talf," Mis. Slrhfs' " St. 'Jtdtan,'^ and 

 " Ihe Paraclete,'" are as much ao a lei.fi- 

 b]fi\e-der willeiq'Uie afrer. 



As a r.MTi.-ince, '' The Bra'vo of Fetiice,^^ 

 by Mr. M. G. Lewis, his its iKerit : :ind 

 aivjong tiie novels, " The Life and Cha- 

 Yittter of G'llbert Furring,"'' and Jvlrs. 

 CarletOn'6 " Homicide," are entitled 

 to a foUrabk- fnarcot a'^probation. 



•' The Ncvice of St. Dom'inick,'"' by 

 Mifb Sydney Ovvf nson, is an amufing 

 perforaiance, and is honourable to the frt- 

 ('.iu- and talents of the f.iir wri'.er. The 

 cf.arsflers are drawn with coHfideribie 

 fcrce and ftidl, arid the ftury abounds with 

 ir.fereft. Tie ailufions, in the progreis of 

 the work, to the hiitory of the timc-s, 

 prove that Mil's Owenlon has. no; co.'fined 

 her reading to mere works ot fsncy. 



" Ferd:nand l':t%3r>t:on.i, or the Fool of 

 Nature,'" by Mrs. Tsmple, is a novel 

 fcf a lighter clafs, in wbich the chief 

 objctt of he writer apMt.ws to have been 

 the delin-.ati n ot charaSerj; iiisd file has 

 4- 



certainly fucceeded. Some readers may, 

 peih.Tps, wirti that (hi had bellowed more 

 labour upon f >nie of the perfoniges, but 

 it file i* defi jient in fini/liing her piilurcs. 

 The has made ample amends by the multi- 

 pliciry or her lke:ches. Mrs. Temple is 

 a lady who ha.s eviie.ntly mixed much 

 with the beau "ior.de., and her prelVnt pro- 

 duftion cannot fail to afford entertain- 

 itient to a numfo-.is clafs of readers. 



In lome novels, hjwever, which it has 

 been our f.ite to exiinine, wh!;re we would 

 willing y have given co emendation to the 

 ftyie as flowing and co-'tiSf, the pLts were 

 improbable lind romantic ; and in < th^Ts 

 we had matter, but no manner. Ti e 

 principal ot tlioie wi'ich wc fetl it o .. 

 duty 15 recommend, we h^' ' ■ ' 

 tited. To the reft, as ihf) 

 order cf om monthly catalo :u 

 apply Micheth's remark upai tin. i;;^ ■ 

 dowi of tbeScotiifli Kings — 



" Anolher and cnother itili fucceds, 

 And the iaft fool is welcome as tiie Jormer." 



DRAMA. 



Criticlfm on the generality of our dra- 

 matic productions is littrallv thro*n awfry. 

 An inartificial and incnhrcn' liory, a 

 tpriglitly dialogue, incompiehenlible tiici- 

 denis, dulnefs.and ahfuid.tv, form the 

 general tilTue of fuch productions. Tra- 

 gedy is grimaced, and come y nieietri- 

 ci us When we mte( with a perform- 

 ance of a difTereni kind, we have the feel- 

 ings ot Addifon's traveller, who toeind 

 an unexpecfed fountain in the del'art,— • 

 " we blefs our Itars, and think it luxury." 



Mr. ToBJt^'s " Honey Moon"' defrrves 

 tile highsit praife. But our commendation 

 is liidly allayed, by the reflexion that it is 

 polfhumoiis. The phjt is flight undoubt- 

 tdly, but tile dialogue, which is in eal'y 

 verle, dii"(.'!ays a ge lius above the ordi-? 

 nary flair.p ot our dramatic writers. 



" The Fe/ielian Outiazv,'" by Mr. El- 

 Li'^TON, is a copy from tne romance of 

 Abellino, which, in our opinion, imparts 

 more of the letter than the fpirit of the 

 or'ginil. 



" John Bull; or, the EngVfliman' s 

 Fire fide," by Mr. Colma.n, which has 

 been lately jubliflied, though better fitt^-d 

 for repielentation than perufal in the tlo. 

 f;t, is not a^nong the worft. 



" The tVid for the Deed,"' by Mr. 

 DiBDiN, is full of pung. 



" To Mar.y or not to Marrj,"' by Mrs. 

 Inchbali), has 'wU of nature in it thsn 

 the generality of htr productions. 



" The Ho;:efl Soldi r,"' Mr. Alling. 

 ham's " Hearts of Oak,"' and " Cuf- 



tom's 



