Retrofped? of German Literature... Uifeellanies. “ 573 
tienlefe, von AGOST DE VALENTI, 1799. 
p. 286. 8vo. Profaic, and poetical [talian 
lorilegium. We have perufed this judi- 
cious colleétion with pl-aiure, and can, 
without hefiration, recommend it to all 
friends of Italian literature. : 
Einige worteueber die Haupt-quelle unferer 
Sich tag lich vermebrenden ungluecklichen E- 
ben, &c. &c. yon F.G. WH. Fievrrz, 1798, 
pp. 94; 8vo. A few Words on the daily 
Encreafe of unhappy Marriages ; Recom- 
mended to the Confideration of Mothers, 
&c. &e. The author, who isa furgeon 
in Pruffia, juttly maintains, that many 
Marriages are unhappy, chiefly becaufe 
moft daughters enter, unprepared, into the 
conjugal ftate. This obfervarion occa- 
fioned him to write an inftruétion for the 
fair fex in the phyfical maternal duties. 
He ftrongly recommends to all good mo- 
thers to acquaint their davghters careful. 
ly with their future firuation, and points 
out in what manner this can be done moft 
fuccefsfully. His treatife is written with 
great animation, and proves that the au- 
thor is a moft promifing young man, who 
difcharges his profeffional duties, not in a 
mechanical manner, like many of his bre- 
thren, but with reflexion, and a truly phi- 
lanthropic fpirit. 
C. Fr. Pocxen’s Ferfuch einer Cha- 
ratterifiic des Weiblichen Gefcblechts. Exfter 
und “weiter B. 1798. 8vo. pp. 108r. 
An. Attempt towards a Characteriftic of 
the Female Sex; a moral Piéture of 
Mankind, of our Times, and of focial 
Life. Although this work has many 
firiking defeéts, yet we cannot deny that 
it alfo contains a great variety of novel 
and ufeful obfervations, and is written in 
an elegant and polifhed ftyle. We were 
particularly pleafed with the chapter cn 
bafhfulnefs ; but are forry that the author 
has not treated this important fubjeét with 
more delicacy. 
Sittenlebre in Beifpielen fuer Buerger und 
Landleug, &c. &c. von JOH. P. L. SNELL. 
2 Therle, 1798. Ethics, in Examples, for 
Citizens and Country-People. A very 
judicious colleétion, which recommends 
infelf by the great purity of the moral 
principles, inculcated in it, and a plain 
and correct language. 
Anzeige der nothwendigfien Verhalt- 
unghrezelen bey naben’Gewittern,, &c. &c. 
798. pp. 30; 8va. The moit neceflary 
Rules ofConduét on theApproach of Thun- 
der-Storms, and the propereft Means of 
Prefervation againt the hurtful Effeéts of 
Lightning. For the Ufe of unexperienced 
People. This fmal!, but highly ufeful, 
‘pamphiet, the joint prodtétion of Mr, 
Mowrury Mac. XLVIL. 
VON GersporF, and Dr. KNEBEL, is 
adapted to the comprehenfion of even the 
moft ignorant people, and contains a great 
variety of rules and cautions, extracted 
from the works of. the moft eminent phy- 
fical writers, amd founded on re-iterared 
experience. 
Beifpetle von allerley Unglueks facllen, 
&c. &c. 1798. pp. 163 ; 8vo. , Inftances 
of various unfortunate Accideat; an In- 
ftruétion and Warning for young Penple, 
With an Appendix, containing a Defcrip- 
tion of the moft common poifonous Plants, 
and eight coloured Plates. Collections of 
this kind, if made with judgment, may 
produce a great deal of good. . The pre- 
fent volume promifes ta be ufeful in many’ 
re{pedts 5 although the, author has ‘not 
taken as much pains as he could, and 
oueht have done, to render it as com- 
plete as polfible. The appendix is very 
pertiacnt, and the engravings are correét, 
and wel executed. 
Die Kunfi Svin Leben der Tugend, 8c. 
&c. gemefs Zufuebren, &c. &C. 1799- Pps 
296. The Art of Living conformably ta 
the Diétates of Virtue, Wifdom, and 
Propriety... After. the Latin Work of 
Mr. Campe. Mir. GruBER, the author 
of this book, affures us, in the preface, 
that tHis is not atranflation, but an entire- 
ly new performance, in imitation of Mr. 
ampe’s work, which was publifhed un- 
der the title, Compendium Artis vivends ex 
Evafmi Roterodanu, Libro de C:vilitate mo- 
rum puerilum, et ex Fo. Lud. Vivis V alenti= 
at Introdu€tione ad veran Saprentiam con= 
clonaium, a Foach. H. Campio. .Mr. G's 
work appears to us to be entirely fuperflu~ 
ous, particularly as itis difficult to diftin-— 
cuifh whether it be written for children 
or philofophers. 
Archiv der Vorfebung fuer die Menfchen- 
welt, No, I. pp. 97 3 $vo3 1798... Ar- 
chives of Providence for Mankind. Col- 
leéted by theRevy. AUG. M. RunGtIus,and 
publithed by Dr. FK. VorkmM REINHARD. 
‘¢ There is a Providence,” fays the author 
in the introduétion, “* which is aclive 
every where, and encompafles, prefervesy 
and rules every thing with infinite power, 
wifdom, and love; a Supreme Being, 
without whofe confent no bird cao drop 
down dead, nor a hair can fall from our 
head. An extremely tmportant doétrine 
of religion ! which muft render the Chrf- 
tian the more ferene and content, the 
more his faith entitles him to cherifh 
cheerful expectation; which, howéver, 
alfo cannot be dented by the non-Carif- 
tian, who is acquainted with hiftory, and 
has obferved men and cheir fate. We have 
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