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Englifh, Scandinavian, Icelandic, &c. ; 
the latter the Celtic, of which the Irifh, 
Welch, Armoric, are daughters. For 
ample illuftrations on this fubjeét, we 
rauft refer them to Bifhop Percy’s preface 
tothe “ Northern Antiquities,’ London, 
1770, 2 vols. 8vo. and to Pinkerton’s 
Differtation on the Scythians, London, 
1787, 8vo. An Engelifh reader cannot 
help being impreffed with the idea of 
profound ignorance, when he fees the 
Edda quoted as a Celtic monument, and 
the Gothic languages denominated Celtic, 
which is juft the fame as to fay, that the 
people of London fpeak Welih!!! 
La Fiance Litteraire, &c. Only the 
firft volume of this work is publifhed : it 
is an alphabetic account of all the French 
authors, who wrote between 1771 and 
1796. The author, M. Erfch, is a 
learned German. 
Oeuvres, &c. ,The complete Works 
of Du Maroces, 7 vols. 8vo. The 
works of this philofophical grammarian 
had not been before colieéted. 
Choix de Coftumes, &c. A Colleétion 
of the Coftume, civil and military, of an- 
‘cient Nations ; with their Furniture, and 
the interior Decorations of their Houfes ; 
taken from ancient Monuments, and ac- 
companied with a Defeription derived 
from ancient Authors, drawn, engraved, 
and illuftrated by N. X. Willemin, {mall 
folio. 
and will contain 150 plates. A work of 
the fame kind, for the middleages, would 
be of great ufe, our artifts erring daily in 
the coftume, in f{pite of the publications 
of Mentfaucon and Strutt. 
Memoires, ou Effais fur le Mufique, &c. 
Memoir, or Effays, on Mufic, by the 
Cit. Geotry, Member of the National 
Inflitute of France, 3 vols. 8vo. This is 
a moft interefting work, difplaying the 
gracual reform of French mufic, which 
now prefents an\union of German and 
Italian harmony. Gluck was the mafter, 
who, with an Herculean club, broke the 
old barbarous idol. Geotry fucceeded. 
What mighty genius fhall teach the 
French the charms of blank verfe, fo 
fuperlative in epic and dramatic poetry, 
and familiar to all the other nations of 
Europe ? How much is it to be regretted, 
that the modern univerfal language 
Should be. deficient in moft important ad- 
vantages ! . 
Oeuvres Pofthumes de Montefquieu, &c. 
The Pofthumous Works of Montef- 
quieu, to ferve as a Supplement to former 
Editions, rzmo. Thefe pieces, undoubt- 
edly genuine, were found among the 
Retrofpeét of French Literaturem——Poetry.. 
family papers. 
chapter belonging to the work, On the 
This ufeful work is commenced, 
_ [Sup. 
One of the chief is a 
Grandeur and Decline of the Roman 
Power; itis intituled, ** On the Politics 
of the Romans with regard to Religion,” 
and was too bold to be printed under the 
old government. Montefquieu fhews, 
that the Egyptians and Jews were the 
only ancient nations, among whom the 
priefts were a feparate and peculiar body 
of men: and he evinces the great advan- 
_tages of the Roman policy, in blending 
the facerdoral with the civil charaéter and 
duties ; others are aii culogy on the duke 
de la Ferer, and fome memoirs on lite- 
rature, read in the academy at Bourdeavx. 
At the end are thoughts on different fub- 
jects, among which are the following: 
_  Timidity has always been the fcourge 
of my life: it feems even to obfcure my 
crgens, tle my tongue, cloud my thoughts, 
derange my expreffiens. I was lefs fubje& 
to thefe lowneffes before people of wit, 
than in the company of fuo!s, becaufe I 
hoped that people of wit would find fome 
in me: this gave me confidence.” 
“ JT have a fingular difeafe, that of 
making books, and being afhamed of 
them afterwards.”’ 
POETRY. 
Le Doéicur Pancrace, &c. Dr. Pance- 
race, a fatire by Chemer, 8vo. This 
poet is efteemed one of the beft modern 
fatirifts, but is fometimes too perfonal, 
and has more of the fpirit of Pope and 
Voltaire, than of Horace and Juvenal. 
Epitre aux Femmes, &c. An pifile to 
the Women, by the female citizen Pipe- 
let, 8vo. The caufe of the ladies is here 
defended in very tolerable verfe. The 
authorefs infers an abfolute equality be- 
tween the fexes 5 if fo, it is furprifing that 
the equality remains to be proved. The 
ancient Amazons, how unhappily, left be- 
hind them no monument of {cience, or 
art, or even conquett. 
_ Les Frances, &c. The Franks, an he- 
roic poem, in ten cantos, by the Citizen 
Lesur, 8vo. This isa hiftory, in verfe, 
of the conquefts of the French in this 
war, clofing with the taking of Mantua. 
In the fpirit of freedom it rivals Lucan ; 
but is far inferior in point of poetry. 
Effais, en vers, &c. Effays, ia verfe and 
profe, by Jofeph Rouget Delifle; Paris, 
printed by Didot, 8vo. This author is 
at once, poet, mufician, and friend of 
freedom. -The Chant des Combats; or 
Marcellois Hymn; the fong of Roland at 
Roncevaux, &c. are known all over 
Europe. > 
Epitre far Vitalie, &c. An Epiftle on 
Ltaly, 
