TZ 6h Vortugal, y^fi- <. 



34 Poesias de Francisca de Sa e Miranda ; our first 

 poet, and for that esteemed. 



35 Mnlaca conqulstada ; has good pafsages, but 

 much inferior to Camoens. 



36 Francisco Rodrigues Lebo ; pure in language, 

 and has some good verses, except in his poem of 

 the Constables. 



37 Obras de Ganao ; the best modern poet in his 

 odes. 



38 Palmerin d'Anglaterra, ; a well written ro- 

 mance in the two first parts. 



39 Novo Metodo d'estudar ; a good book for the 

 time it was written in. 



40 Metodo d'estudar a HistoriaPortugueza ; so so. 



41 Obras de Pc. Vieira ; excellent, only for the 

 study of the language. 



42 Obras de Pedro Nunez, ; one of the best mathe- 

 maticians of his time. 



43 Roteiro de D. Joao de Castro ao Mar R6xo ; a 

 work worthy of its author. 



44 Poesias de Fernao Air. da Orienti ; esteemed, 

 although they have only some pafsages deser- 

 ving of praise. 



Sound philosophy, nor much knowledge, inust 

 not be hoped for in those books ; as it is well 

 known in what darknefs the nation has almost al- 

 ways lain involved ; and tliat its best times were 

 in the age in v/hich light began to break forth. 



[To be conlinucd.'\ 



