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None of the princes in Europe seem to view the 

 revolution in France with a more unfavourable eje 

 than Gustavus of Sweden ; and there is reason to 

 fear that nothing but a consciousnefs of inability will 

 prevent him from interfering in this uugracious bu- 

 sinefs. Whether the courts of Madrid and Peters- 

 burgh, bj flattering his propensity to military fame, 

 may be able to induce him, by a small pecuniary 

 gratification, openly to engage in this quarrel, it is 

 hard to say , But if hs does, it is not difficult to 

 foresee that his country will long have reason to la- 

 ment, that their best interests have been once more 

 sacrificed, in order to add to the military glory of 

 their princes. 



ON A COURSE OF READING. 



Sir, To the Editor of the Bee. 



1 HE multiplicity and frequent publication of books, 

 with the number of libraries, public and private, af- 

 ford a pleasing indication of a general disposition a- 

 mong the "Britifh to read. Of readers there are two 

 kinds, those who make reading their businefs, and 

 those who, having other businefs, make reading their 

 amusement : The latter either seek for information, 

 or read only to loiter away the hours that hang 

 heavy on their hands. From the vast abundance and 

 rapid circulation of trifling books, it is to be feared 

 thattheclafs is large ofthosewhose objectis rather to 

 spend than improve their time by reading, who seek 

 for entertainment merely, and think not of combi- 

 ning the useful and agreeable together. The purpose 

 of my present addrefs is to endeavour to remedy this, 



