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Library of books cannot convey either instruction or 
Printed 
books. amusement.* 
The companies, on being admitted accord¬ 
ing to the regulations, are immediately conduct¬ 
ed up the great staircase, the decorations of 
which have been lately restored. The paint¬ 
ings on the cieling, representing Phaeton peti¬ 
tioning Apollo for leave to drive his chariot, 
are by Charles de la Fosse, who in his time 
was deemed one of the best colourists of the 
French school, and of whom there are many 
valuable performances in France, among which 
are the paintings on the cupola of the dome of 
the Invalids, which are ranked among the admit - 
randa of Paris. The landscapes and architectu¬ 
ral decorations are by James Rousseau, whose 
particular skill in perspective has at all times been 
held in high estimation. 
* An Alphabetical Catalogue of this Library was printed in 
the year 1787, in two volumes folio; but as great accessions 
have been obtained of late, this Catalogue is now under revision, 
and a new edition, greatly enlarged, is nearly ready for press. An 
analytical syllabus with references to the present local arrange, 
•nent, is printed, and delivered to such as may wish to acquire it 
