HISTORY. 



61 



tTntarf. 



seqoently in ascertaining persons and events in his- 

 tory. See Mi 



HI. One of the most important directions for facili- 

 tating the study of history, is to begin with authors 

 who present a general view of the whole subject. Thai 

 is like *Kf1^"g an entire outline, before any part of 

 the picture is finished ; and learning the grand divi- 

 - : of the earth, before the geography of particular 

 is studied. The principal advantage of this 

 is, that it gives a dear idea of the comparative 

 iffy-*-. as well as of the connection which the 

 history of any particular country bears to the history 

 of the world. The same advice is applicable to a per- 

 son who proposes to stofr anyparticalar **** 



^ 4.^ 1 _ jMM..tw jMi^fftt m tl^B 



any paracnjar ommoy. ne *, m u^ 



- aMMk^B*! ! .1, .,, ^...Iw *KA KM_ 



coarijn, :n cei.i-r^.. .ii ! Bam sman sm am* 

 tory of the particular period. The history of the civfl 

 wars, daring the reign of Charles I. will excite com- 

 parative little interest, and affcrd comparativery little 

 instraction, nnleas an acomvntance with the previous 



Greece. None of these epitomes direct the attention 



of the reader to any other subject than the political s "V 1 



put of history ; they seldom or ever enter into the 



rxmainVi iriim of the cause* or consequences of event-- ; 



and never digress, if digression it may be properly 



called, into the consideration of the state of the arts 



apd sciences, religion, laws, manners, government, and 



literature, during the different epochs of which they 



trtit. In fact, they will by no means satisfy the mind 



that wishes to attain a proper introduction to history, 



as it is now generally written. For this purpose, the 



EUmemtt of General Htdory, Ancient and Modem, 



by the late Alexander Fraser Tytler, Lord Wood- I.rfWod. 



' : to be read : In point of arrangement, ' 

 tion of parts, perspicuity 



of style, a philosophical spirit, and the 



the 

 of the 



with the whole course of 

 to attend to the 

 are read; for if the 



by a general ac- 

 he will be able to refer any 



of history 

 in what 



in bis recital 



an read ; for they will easily, and 



of 



. W/aVil. *k_ ..*. ~f _..,... ;i i t |I_ 



^OBtTtflml WBIIsI HmV ClaMOkmt < K*^^s9 COPWal psTWYttmfQ Haw 



mwamlTeClerc's; but the use and papaasrity ef those 



T..atna.'s i a 



. t.ut hy .... 

 ,A the 



of Le Oerc s is not liable to 

 I but at the same tim*. k mm* be 

 it U not entitled to the 

 be 



or a brief 







of the state of the arts and sciences, lite- 

 this work may be justly commended in 

 terms. Tk, Pkiloiopky of Hutory, by 

 a larger work said to be written by the Loesa. 

 r, but published under the name of R*ther. 



upon a regular course of history. Of the larger epi- 

 tomes of ancient history, that of Baffin is the most m- Romm 



idoityTrom the beat Greek and Latin historians : its 

 style is ffuent, and even elegant : hs great fault is cre- 

 dulity, whioh Mtiuits the author from dJouhninarmg 

 events between the marvellous and the 

 The ancient history of the Abbe Millot, which MUloc 

 Eutea the first part of his Hutotrr General, 

 brief than that of stoffin; but, at the same time, 

 full than the epitomes we have mentioned above. 

 The arrangement of this work is jodicious; the style 



pPCClm* mfM CCsUpsmTt. IB Ola) pPCUmCC Bt fflsfoniM DIS 



rrad.r-. tint h,. (,'..: i, t.. M :/, t 1 . t..,.i,'. ,.! In-turi- 



cal narrative, which present the greatest put tion of uti- 

 inves a bold, and in general a faithful and 

 impartial sketch of events and characters ; but the ob- 

 servations with which he relieves and intermixes his 

 narrative, are frsrmmlli more distinaais.htid for their 



mmmVmmmmm wwawh tk k ' 



Theruadorl 



' ben thus prepared for a regular SkMdief 

 ynp* in an fi art history, by the perusal of such parti esnm rf 

 of ths) above apt tosaes as canfme themselves to that pe- ** 

 nod, (mr some of these epitomes, it may be observed, 

 ambrace modern m weU m ancient hsstory,) we shall now 



Uy.lownamrth..!l.> -h-ih t!,,- ,,rin'. r .,l author, of 



Bffvtty rdjrulmf vrisft of ncti, which will oomptiM UK 

 history of Asia, Africa, Grasce, ami Rome, till the dis- 



comes down only to the period of Charlemag 

 ommd a npaisiiiii at to nm ss^oarancalmid 



w^^MmJi ^ - U- - ,._J t L -. 1 __ 



i mams, asm wmcn nas try m) i 

 performance ; hat these are raeamm 



with 



of the most 

 H- .j written 



olberg. hi Latin, an 



and additions, into EngUsfa. by 



n<.*>n r T* vi'tL" 



extant, next to the 

 books of the Old Testament 

 f he bad an opport u 



the Lydians, Ionian*, Ly. 

 and Maosdonians, 



7IS to the year 479 before the birth of 

 t no author of history, ancient or mo- 

 to, as more fully iDustrating 



the truth of the remark made at the t^^A^ of this 

 article, that, even m impact to amusement, history pre. 

 > rlslm i to attention not inferior to works of fiction. 



The great merits of this author are his diligence, accu- 

 racy, fidelity, and impartiality. The accuracy of the 

 which be displays, is conti- 



t'rorn thr <!:-( ,,\ mr< ft" 



rac^fidelity, and impsrtiahty. 

 gvQsgraptiiCsU knowwd^c which 



thamodaraa. His style is simple and elegant. His 

 are his ilifnaain method, and bis 



