. 
562 RetrofpeE of German 
ple would require the higheft degree of 
fiberty. In fhort, Rudolph, liberty is be- 
gotten by reafon, and fupported by vir- 
tue; the fironger reafon produces again a 
better liberty.—Our heart urges us, in- 
deed, to precipitate the arrival of the hap- 
py period of pure liberty; but reafon 
eught to check its impetuofity.—A good 
and lafting conftitution cannot exift where 
the laws do notrule over the hearts of the 
citizens. The laws are ridiculed and fcorn- 
ed, and the conftitution isruined, as foon as 
they are a compulfory check upon fubjeéts + 
whofe hearts have ceafed to love them. 
Avail yourfelves, therefore, of all poffible 
Means to animate the hearts of our coun- 
trymen with love for the laws; and this 
you can effect in no other manner, than 
by preferving to them their fimple.cuf- 
toms and domeftic virtues. Give them 
cuftoms which they love, ufages which 
tnake them happy, and render their pa- 
ternal foil fo dear tothem, that they long, 
even in the moft charming and fertile 
country, in the enjoyment of the moft 
enchanting pleafures, for their mountains 
and their {imple games, to which they are 
ufed, and which they love with enthu- 
fiafm. The time will come when all men 
will be brethren; but it is yet diftant. 
“Till then let our brethren be Grifons, be- 
caufe they cannot be any thing better.” 
We fhould not be forry to fee this inte- 
refting ftranger naturalifed in our country 
by atranflation from the original, but not 
from the French verfion of L.’s works, 
from which the Englith St. Fa/rex is taken. 
PHILOLOGY. 
Seti Fulit Frontin: Straiagematicon, Li- 
ri 1V. Coronologica et Hifterica, Annota- 
Zione indicibufque in ufum lectionum infiruct, 
a GEO. FRID.WEIGMANN, 17098. S$vo. 
The view with which this edition of the 
firatagems of Frontinus was publifked will 
aftonifh many of our readers. Mr. W. is, 
however, of opinion, that the reading of 
this author will be found much more ufeful 
to the tyro than that of Eutropius, Nepos, 
juftin, Valerius Maximus, and others. 
As for the language, Nepos is certainly 
preferable to Frontinus, but if we louk to 
the fujeéts upon which F. has treated, we 
cannot deny that his accounts are more 
variegated and interefting than the dry 
breviary of Eutropius, better connected 
than the frequently uncritical relations of 
Nepos, and that, befides, the reading of 
this author is lefs dangerous to innocence 
than Juftin and Valerius may prove, on 
account of their freedom of language. We 
apprehend, however, on the other hand, 
that the clafs of readers for which this edi- 
Literature...Philology. 
tion is defigned, will fcon be tired by the 
great famenefs of the ftratagems which are 
related in one chapter, and under one head. 
As for the notes which the learned editor 
has fubjoined, they are as pertinent-as the 
text is correét; and the two indexes which 
are ‘affixed, will contribute very much to 
facilitate the reading of an author who hi- 
therto has been very much negleéted. 
Jou. Cx. ADELUNGII Grammatica’ 
theodifca Scholis confcripta, Latine verfa, @ 
Fr.G. Born. 1798. This tranflation 
of the elaborate grammar of the celebrated 
Mr. Adelung, the Fobufon of Germany, 
will be very ufeful for ail foreigners who 
are fufficiently verfed in the Latin lan- 
guage, and we can fafely recommend it as 
a pattern of diligence and critical tafte. 
1. Arriani, Nicomedienfis Expeditionis 
Alexandri libri Septem. Recenfiti et notis 
illuftrati, a Fr. SCHMIEDER. 1798. 
pp. XL. and 551. 8vo. 
2. Agfiavou Ivéean, Arrianit Indica cum 
Bonav. Vulcanu Inierpretatione Latina per= 
multis locis emendatiore ; recenfuit et illuf 
travit FRIEDERICUS SCHMIEDER, &c, 
&c. 1798. pp. XIV. and 272. 8vo. with 
a map. 
The friends of Greek literature are 
much indebted to the learned editor of 
thefe two important works of Arrian, efpe> 
cially for the care which he’has beftowed 
upon No. 1. which, on account of its in- 
terefting contents and lucid diétion, de- 
ferves being recommended to the claflical 
tyro. He has carefully confulted the varie 
le€tiones, colle€ted by former philologitts, 
efpecialiy by JAacon GRoNoy, and 
thereby rendered the text extremely correét, 
His expofition of the text is concife and 
appropriate ; and the Latin correéted ver 
fion of Vulcanius runs parallel with the 
original Greek. DobWELu’s Diffriatia 
de Arrianit Nearcho, in which the authen- 
ticity of the voyage of Nearchus is con- 
tefted, is affixed to the Ivdica, in connexion 
with Dr. VINCENT’s ‘able refutation of 
that attack. The map is compofed of the 
two, which we owe to the diligence of the 
latter, and correfponds in correéinefs with 
the text. 
Obfervationes in Propertit carmina et in 
élegiam ad Liviam Augufiam, aacttore 
Frip. Astio, Gothano. Prefixa eft Fr. 
Jacoss Epiftole ad auétorem. 1799- 
The elegant epiftle with which prof. JA- 
CoBs introduces one of his moft hopeful 
pupils to the public, creates a favourable 
prejudice for the latter, and a careful exa- 
mination of the obfervations foon convinces 
the reader that he is not miftaken. Mr. 
AST proves that he is pertedtly aes 
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