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belongs to the main bufinefs of the 
poem. 
It is fucceeded by the infipid epifodical - 
platonic love-ftory of Cidliand Semida: and 
by the Paffover, at which Jefus inftituted an 
anniverfary commemoration of his mif- 
fion; this farewell meal abounds with 
tenderly pathetic circumftances. _ 
The exclufive daring of Philo is nobly 
compared. 
So when on mountains unclimb’d encamps 
tremendous a nigh ftorm, 
One of the black huge clouds, moft arm’d for 
deftroying, advances 
Bulging alone: while others but feize on the 
tips of the cedars, 
This from the eaft to the weft fhall enkindle 
centennial forefts, 
Fire the haughtily towering league-long ci- 
ties of monarchs, 
Burying homes of menin afhesand ruin, with 
thund’rings 
Thoufand-fold. 
Other admirable fimilies befpangle this 
book. 
With the fifth book is introduced the 
‘vifit of Omniprefence to Chrift in the 
garden, theagony and bloody fweat. The 
journey of the Almighty is announced by 
ten-thoufanders—fo Klopftock calls the 
thunders which are heard at his fetting off 
—and is meafured by fun-miles, the di- 
france from fun to fun. ‘The inha- 
bitants of the ftar Adamida fee the God- 
head paffing by. This ftar and our earth 
are twin planets, made at one time, and 
ftocked at one time with fimidar Adams 
and Eves. In Adamida the forbidden 
fruit has not been gathered : it is peopled, 
brim full, with immortal men, women, 
and children, whofe paradifial plenty, | 
poetic piety, and patriarchal pleafures, 
are elegantly depicted. Criticifm willingly 
winks at the inconfiftencies, in favour of 
the attractions of this defcription of Eden 
retained, 
Abbadona, a penitent fallen angel, who 
comes to behold the agony, although an 
epifodical is an interefting perfonage: he 
is always the moft welcome of the fuper- 
natural beings. 
_ (To be continued.) 
ea ET 
For the Monthly Magazine. 
Some ACCOUNT of NEWS-PAPERS pub- 
lifbed in SPAIN, aud ia SPANISH 
AMERICA. 
HE oldeft Spanifh news- paper we are 
acquainted with, began to be pub- 
lifhed about the commencement of the 
eighteenth century. Ic is probable, how- 
Account of New/papers in Spain and Spanifh America. 
[Dec. 1, 
ever, that earlier ones might be found, as 
the Counts de Taxis, who went thither 
from Burgundy as hereditary poftmafters, 
received, ialong with the fole direc- 
tion of the poft, likewife an exclufive 
privilege for news-papers. But even now, 
how few—and how wretched are the Spa. 
nifh news-papers! Here, indeed, where 
religious oppreffion, and inquifitorial li- 
cenfers crippled all literary enterprize, we 
cannot expect an abundant harvelt for the 
journalift. Of late years, however, the 
connection and intercourfe with France 
and Italy, countries fo produftive of 
news-papers ; the more enlightened fenti- 
ments of Minifters of State, of whom the 
Principe de la Paz himfelf contributed to 
roufe the political curiofity of the public 
by his Colexion de los Tratados de Efpanna; 
and the more tolerant fpirit of the age, 
have occafioned a confiderable alteration : 
_ the indolence and indifference of the read- 
ing-public with refpect to foreign and do- 
meftic ftate-affairs decreafes, and in con- 
fequence the perufal of foreign journals 
becomes every year more commen and 
fafhionable. 
Gazeta is in the Caftilian language the 
name for a news-paper; Diario, for an 
Intelligencer or Advertifer. The Me- 
morial-Mercurios-Cerreos litterarios and fé- 
minarios belong to neither of thefe claffes ; 
for in them accounts civil and political oc- 
currences are admitted only as ftop-gaps, 
or in monthly ftatements and retrofpects. 
In Old Spain, though there are 21 
Learned and 61 Economical Societies, only 
two political news-papers are publifhed ; 
viz. the Gazeta de Madrid and the Gazeta 
de Barcelona; both of which appear only 
twice a-week, in quarto.—The Gazeta de 
Madrid, en la Imprenta Real, has rmained 
pretty much the fame fince its commence- 
ment in 1704 (?); and is ftill printed on a 
good type and paper, and with the paginal 
numbers running on. It is likewile the 
officialCcurt-gazette; and therefore under 
the particular fuperitendance of a fubal- 
tern member (Ojfczer) of the Office for fo- 
reign affairs. ‘The Abbate Guevara is 
at prefent the editor, who gives it correét- 
nefs and purity of ftyle. The editors, ine 
deed, of late years were not deficient ei- 
ther in talents or knowledge; but the 
firictnefs of the licencers and ftate policy 
prevented the proper exertion and applica- 
tion of them. Thus, for inftance, the de- 
feat of the Spanifh fleet off Cape St. Vin- 
cent on the 15th of February 1797, was 
not permitted to be publifhed in the Ca. 
zeta till four weeks after. Since the con- 
clufion of peace with France, however, 
and 
