Spanifh Literature, copied from the Madrid Gazette. 
the firft he. examines the true fources 
from whence the Spanifh poetry is de- 
wived, viz. the poetry of the primitive 
Spaniards, the Latin, the Arabic, the 
Provencal or Limoutin, the Gallician, the 
Portuguefe, and the Biicayan. In the 
fecond, the principles, progrefs, and 
ages of the Caftilian poetry are defcribed. 
In the third, he examines every thing 
relating to the origin of that poetry, in 
its feveral particular branches; and in 
the fourth, he treats of other matters ap- 
pertaining to the Cattilian poetry ; fuch 
as the colfections formed of our poets, the 
comments and notes with which their 
_ works have been illuftrated, the Spanifh 
tranflations from various foreign poets, 
and the authors who have written in Spa- 
nifh on the fubject ot poetry. 
© Sele Pocms of LOPE DE VEGA 
Carpio.” The name alone fuffces to 
enfure the eftimation of this work which is 
compoled of his belt pieces, elected trom 
among thofe works which he publifhed 
both in his own name, and that of the 
licenciate ‘TOME DE BURGILLOS, pre- 
faced by a concife account of the lite of 
the poet, anda difcourfe on lyric poetry, 
or the ancient and modern ode, taken from 
the writings of Marmontel ; with fome 
additions. 
“< The Difcernment of Genius for the 
Arts and Scwnces.’ “In this work, fo 
ufeful to literary men, and formerly 
treated upon bythe celebrated JohnHuarte, 
but wherein he had ftated erroneous opi- 
nions, that rendered it improper for ge- 
neval perufal, are now difcuffed in an 
admirable file, and with the ob/ervations 
of the moft eminent authors, the various 
degrees of genius or talents relative to 
the liberal or mechanical arts. It is 
evidently proved, that there exifts no 
man, however barbarous or dull he may 
appear, but who pofleffes fome talent ca- 
pable of improvement, in fome profef- 
fion or other ; and herein is afcertained, 
exactly, the {cience or proieflion which 
beit applies teach perfon’s particular 
genius. Ane the genius requifite for 
theology, pt .fofophy, jurifprudence, me- 
dicine, poetry, eloquence, profane as 
well as facred, the military art, &c. is 
finally determined ; indicating alfo the 
means of preferying the genius of child- 
hood. 
** Inflruflive and agreeable Mzfcelleny, 
or Annals of Literature, Sciences ond Arts: 
Nos. xtiiand xiv, containing, the life of 
Afpatia ; a fragment, on the unity in 
dramatic poems ; of mineralogy in De 
Pafco, in Peru; on the lymphatic fyf- 
Montuiy Mac, No, XXIX. 
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tem; on the fubje& of ancient ftatues ; 
traniactions cf the philofophical fociety 
of. Philadelphia; art of writing as quick 
as {peaking ; letters on the works ia 
painting and {culpture expofed in the mu- 
{eum ot Paris; refleétionson commerce ; 
cure for burns; ({effions of the lyceum 
of the arts in Paris; criticifm on. Ri- 
chardion’s *Clarifia;” difcourfe refpe€ting 
the mutual dependence of man and wo- 
man; premiums of the ceconomical fo- 
ciety of Florence, and that of fciences in 
Helland ; difcourfe refpeting the proofs 
comprehended) under the appellation of 
God’s judgments ; new methud of teach- . 
ing geography 5 experiments on the folid 
tints of European plants ; chymiftry ; 
agri¢ulture ; cure for bad humour; me- 
thod of rendering leather ‘water-proof 5 
hiftory of two women, who live without 
taking nourifhment; &c. p 
“© dphorifins of the Spanifo and Latin 
Letters of the famous Politicicn ANTONIO 
Peiez, Secretary of State to our Sove- 
reign Lord D. Purp the Ild.’’.1 vol. in 
4to. 
«<A new and complete DiGlicnary of the 
Spant/h and Englifh Languages:’’ contain- 
ing the explanation ot the words, their 
different fignifications, the terms of arts, 
{ciences and profeflions ; the conftruc- 
tion, idioms and proverbs, of each in 
particular: the whole drawn frem the 
beit authors, and confiderably augment- 
ed by the P P. MM. Friar Tuomas 
CONNELLY, of the Dominican order, 
family confeffor to his majefty, and Friar 
Tuomas HrcGeins, of the Carmelite 
order, family conteflor at the royal feat 
of St. Ildefonfo; 2 vols. in large 4to. 
containing the Englifh before the Spa- 
nith: the other two volumes, containing 
the Spanith before the Englifh, will be 
publithed as f{peedily as poffible. This 
work, as ufeful as it is neceffary, for 
thofe who aim at the ftudy and perfe& 
knowledge of the Englifh tongue, pof- 
feffes the fuperiority over every other pub- 
lication of the kind ; for it not only in- 
cludes every word in common ufe in the 
Englith language, but likewifethe greater 
part of thofe in the arts and fciences, 
ancient as well as modern,+ with their 
equivalent in Spanith; fo that whoever 
finds himfelf but tclerably inftrwéted © 
the grammatical rules of the faid tor’ 
will be enabled, by means ox thi 
tionary, to attain a perfeét know 
it ; and may, cven without - 
afiftance, tranflate into Spa: 
Englith works, however diff 
appear at firft ight. 
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