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684 
twinge in the toe, that he was going to 
have a fit of the’gout, and this put him 
in mind that he was too far away from 
Dorothy and the arm chair. So he 
wisely determined to return to Meldrum 
Hall. “ During my hours of respite, in 
this same paroxysm,”’ says he, “I put 
my memorabilia together in such a man- 
ner as if they had immediately occurred, 
lamenting and grieving bitterly all the 
while, that my tourifications, from which 
J had promised myself so much renown, 
_as well as entertainment, should have 
terminated in less than a day, and not 
more than a dozen of miles from my 
fireside.” 
From the specimens we have given, 
our readers will be able to calculate 
upon the quantum and degree of amuse- 
ment they will find in these little volumes. 
MISCELLANIES, 
We have been so much gratified with 
Mr. Meldrum’s remarks on men and 
manners, with his characters and obser- 
vations, and have been so much delight. 
ed with the poetical effusions which low 
from him so freely, that he has our hearty’ 
gpd wishes for a speedy recovery from 
is gout, and we trust that he will ex- 
tend his peregrinations to some different 
quarter. 
Mr. Meldrum is a good-natured sort 
of a gentleman, and therefore he will not 
be offended with us if we advise him in . 
future to pay a little more attention to 
grammatical accuracy. In our last ex- 
tract ofis twice used for for: would and 
should are perpetually changing places, 
and in the poetry, singular and plural are 
not always confined to their proper 
limits. 
Art. VIII. The Wanderer; or a Collection of original Tales and Essays, founded upor 
Facts ; illustrating the Virtues and Vices of the present Age. 
the oriental Travels of a learned Mahometan of the last Century. 
In which are introduced 
Inverspersed with ort 
ginal Poetry. By Cuarres Foruercirt, Esq. 12mo. Z vols. about 300 pages 
each. 
THE incidents of some of these tales 
are amusing enough, but they are told 
in such florid high-flown language, as to 
border upon the ridiculous. The travels 
of Abdallah show a considerable ac- 
quaintance with the manners, customs, 
and superstitions of the east. In a very 
pompous, self-sufficient introduction, the 
Arr. 1X.. The Pic-Nic. 
COLONEL Greville, the projector of 
a foolish plan for rendering the follies 
and dissipations of the higher class more 
notorious, was the projector also of this 
author reprobates the idle trash which is 
now so widely circulated under the va- 
rious titles of romances, novels, adven- 
tures, &c. as injurious to the cause of 
virtue. After this affectation of chastity, 
we were at once surprised and disgusted 
to meet with some very licentious dee 
scriptions and lascivious scenes. 
2 vols. 12mo. 
foolish paper. It has since changed its 
name for the Cabinet ; but these literary 
upholsterers, joiners, or cabinet-makers, 
are miserable workmen. 
Art. X. Cowper illustrated by a Series of Views in or near the Park of Weston-Under- 
svood, Bucks, accompanied with copious Descriptions and a brief Sketch of the Author's 
Life.  8vo. pp. 51, and 13 plates. 
A Due tribute of respeA to a poct 
‘most deservedly popular, though not so 
popular for his merits as his opinions. 
The prints would have been appropri- 
Art. XI. - Observations upon Duelling. 
THIS Irish barrister writes the very 
worst English that we have ever seen, 
’ 
ately inserted in his poems, and the de. 
scriptions might have been advantageous-. 
ly curtailed into notes. ; 
By an Irish Barrister 8vo. pp. 30. 
and he reasons as ridiculously as he 
writes. 
Art. XIL.. Verulamiana ; or Opinions on Men, Manners, Literature, Politics, and Theology. 
By Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, 
. Author by the Editor. 12mo. pp. 320. 
* "THIS is merely a selection from the 
works of Lord Bacon, introduced by a 
brief biographic sketch. We noticed a 
similar compilation in the preceding vo- 
Se. To which is prefixed a Life of the 
lume of our Review (page 702), and 
have no other observations to make on 
the present. i 
