31 6" tn Ji'ne arts and literature. March'Tfi 



spread over the whole island. No one house, perhaps, in 

 the island, has made greater exertions to improve the ty- 

 pographic art, than the Morrisons at Perth, who, in a si- 

 tuation that is by no means favourable for enterprizes of 

 that sort, have executed many -works, particularly the 

 Scottifti poets, in a cheap and elegant manner, that de- 

 serves a very high degree of applause. Ambitious, in, 

 some measure, to imitate their southern neighbours, they 

 have lately publiflied the episode of Palemon and Lavinia, 

 from Thomson's Seasons, as a specimen of a superb edi- 

 tion of Thomson's works, to be ornamented with elegant 

 engravings, which they offer to publilh by subscription. . 

 May their succefs in this, and otlier laudable enterprizes, 

 be proportioned to their judicious efforts I 



Gregory'' s history of England. 



Another, literary performance is lately announced to the 

 jiublic, as in some degree of forwardnefs. It is a history 

 of England, from the Revolution, to the present time, by 

 G. Gregory, D.D. F. A. S. well known in the republic 

 of letters by his efsays historical and moral ; this work is 

 to consist of four volumes 4to. to be printed in a superb 

 manner, on the finest vellum paper, and to be ornamented 

 with historical engravings, (in which the portraits of re- 

 markable personages will be preserved,) designed and ex- 

 ecuted by the most eminent artists. 



It is with pleasure that we see this very important pe- 

 riod of Englifli history, likely to be presented to the pub- 

 lic, in a manner that will prove both agreeable, and inte- 

 resting to the reader. Hitherto it has been treated only 

 by zealous supporters of parties, who have written with a 

 warmth of enthusiasm that is incompatible with the disco- 

 very of truth, which fatigues the impartial reader, and leaves 

 hiijx bewildered in a chaos of uncertainty ; for as to tha 



