Retrofpect of German Literature... Moral Philofophy. 
for his tafk, and in his obfervations be- 
trays an intimate knowledge of the an- 
cient claflics, and great critical talents, 
which he amply difplays in fupporting his 
conjeétures, as well as in vindicating and 
expounding many contelted paflages of the 
vulgata. Prof. Jacoh’s epiftle to the learn- 
ed author deferves being carefully perufed 
by every critic who attempts an expofition 
of the poems of Propertius, which have 
been disfigured fo much by the famous 
tranfpofitions of Scaliger, and his imita- 
tors. 
Exoktw, hoc eft, carmuna conviviala 
Graecorum, metris fuis reftituta, et ani- 
madverfionibus iliuftrata, praemiffla d:/qui- 
Sitione de hoc genere carminis, edidit CARL. 
Dav. Itcen. Philof. et LL. OO. Prof. 
in Academia Jenenfi. 1798, CCVIII. 
Difqu. pp. 288. Comm: 8vo. The table 
fongs of the Greeks exhibit the poetry of 
that nation in a very interefting light. 
The greateft poets, Al/caeus, Sappho, Ar- 
shilochus, Anacreon, and others, have com- 
pofed fongs of that {pecies ; and this fhows 
how well the Greek knew to enliven 
even the moft common incidents of life by 
the fports of fancy, and to render them 
inftruétive by leffons of prattical philo- 
fophy. However, thefe little poems have 
been negleéted very much hitherto by the 
Critics; we are therefore very much in- 
debted to Mr. Ilgen for the great pains 
which he has taken in colleéting and il- 
luftrating thefe cxsd1@, which he has exe- 
cuted with tafte and critical judgment. 
Anweifungs gruende der Hebraeifchen 
Sprache, &c. &c. von M. HarTMANN. 
1798. 8vo. Rudiments of the Hebrew 
Language, with Tables, and a Colleétion 
of feleét Pieces, for the Ufe of academical 
Leétures. The ftudents of the Hebrew 
language have of late been furnifhed with 
feveral new grammars, which gives us juft 
reafon to demand, that thofe who attempt 
to increafe that number fhould either give 
us new grammatical illuftrations, or at 
leaft improve the method of teaching it. 
Mr. H. has made fome happy attempts to 
that purpofe. His examination of the ufual 
fyftem of punétation is very ufeful, his 
method clear and eafy, and the pieces 
which he has feleéted for the ufe of begin- 
ners are Unexceptionable. 
| Nouveau Didtionnaire de Poche, Francots 
Allemand et Allemand Francois, &c. 8c. 
Tom.1. pp. 246. Tom.II. pp.214. 1798. 
Pocket fize. New Pocket Diétionary, 
French and German, and German and 
French. Enriched with the new created 
Expreflions of the French Language. Se- 
sond edition, Thoroughly revited and 
$63 
augmented with feveral thoufand new 
words, &c. &c. The firft numerous im- 
pretiion of this pocket-diétionary was fold. 
in a very fhort time. The affertion of the 
great augmentation of this edition on the 
title-page, is literally true; for we have 
met with above 30,000 new words within 
the {mall compafs of 214 pages, of which 
the French-German part confifts. The 
publifher has made ufe of an extremely 
{mall and fine type, cat in this country 
(by Fry), which has rendered the fize of 
this book ftill more diminutive, notwith- 
ftanding the numerous additions which it 
contains.‘ The different fenfe of the words 
is correétly ftated, which, in conjun@ion 
with the portable fize of the work, renders 
it extremely ufeful. 
Moral PHILOSOPHY. 
Venus Urania, &c. &c. von Sx.W. Bas. 
von RAMDOHR. 1798. Th. 1. pp. 35z- 
ToAL. pp. 421. Th. 11L. pp. 439. x. 38s 
8vo. Venus Urania. On the Nature of 
Love, its Exaltation and Refinement. We 
know of no work which treats as copioufly 
on this fubjeét, in a philofophical and hifs 
torical view, as the prefent. We reaily 
were aftonifhed at the indefatigable pa- 
tience and affiduity with which Mr. von 
R. whofe erudition and practical know- 
ledge of man, have long fince raifed hina 
to a high degree of eminence in the lite« 
rary world, has wound himfeif through 
the intricate labyrinths of philofophical in- 
veftigations which he was obliged to fol- 
low in compofing this work. The firft 
volume of this fingular performance con= 
tains the natural hiftory, and the fecond, 
the fentiment of love; the third comprifes 
the ancient and modern hiftory of fexual 
union and love; the refult of a moft labo- 
rious perufal of a great number of ancient 
and modern authors. Although we mutt 
obferve, that the author might have been 
lefs prolix, and more delicate in his dif- 
cuffions, yet we muft do him the juftice to 
confefs, that he has given us pleafure even 
when we could not help differing with 
him in opinion; that he has made a great 
number of juft and fine obfervations, that 
his ftyle is highly polifhed; and that the 
moral tendency of his work entitles him 
to the efteem of all readers who believe in 
the dignity of human nature, and think it 
poffible that it can be improved and ex- 
alted. 
Lebrbuch der Gefthichte der Philofopbie 
&c. &c. von J.G. BuHLE. 3 Th. 1798. 
8vo. The Hiftory and critical Literature 
of Philofophy. The aathor hopes to finith 
the hiftory of philofophy in two more vo- 
lumes; but the prolixity which characte- 
rizes 
