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Buchholz, Beck, IMeiners, Wieland, Baczko, and 

 several others, have raised the character of their 

 country with respect to this species of composi- 

 tion. Of these it is heheved that Schiller, in ease, 

 spirit and interest of narrative, and in correct- 

 ness and elegance of style, stands at the head of 

 the list of German historians. 



In Sweden, Benzelius and Wilde, soon after the 

 commencement of the century, first undertook to 

 present the history of their country in a connected 

 and agreeable form. They M^ere succeeded by 

 Dahlin, who pursued the same course with more 

 taste and success. About the same time appeared 

 the work of Botin, which is much distinguished 

 for the excellence both of its matter and style. 

 Beside these, a still larger performance of Lager- 

 bring deserves a respectful notice among the im- 

 proved spccim.ens of history which that country 

 produced during the period of this retrospect- 

 To the above names may be added those of Celsius 

 and Hallenberg, who have also been considerably 

 praised, in their own country, for several histori- 

 cal compositions *. 



The historians of the rest of Europe, during this 

 period, though numerous, were few of them ex- 

 tensively known, or highly esteemed. The Hhtoiy 

 of Naples, by Giannoni, has been much admired for 

 the purity of its style, and the justness of its senti- 

 ments. That ofDenmarky by the chancellor P. F. 

 Sulim, is said to be a work indicating considerable 

 erudition and talents. The liistori/ of Mcvico, by 

 Clavigero, and the History of the Ncio JVorld, by 



* Catteau's Vicu nfSzccdcn, cliap. xxiil, 8vo, Lond. irQO. 



