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A Clergyman belonging to the Abbey 
Church of St. Peter, Weftminfter, is pre- 
paring a hiftory of that venerable ftruc- 
ture with copious biographical memoirs 
of eminent perfons who have been mem- 
bers of that church, or educated in Weft- 
mipfer School. 
We underitand that the learned Mr. 
WHITAKER, author of the hiftory of 
Manchefter, is writing a “ Hifory of the 
Parifo of St. Germain in Cornwall. 
The BisHop of ROCHESTER is en- 
gaged in illuftrating the Scripture Pro- 
phecies, puticularly the book of Reve- 
lation; and from his well known powers 
and learnins, a work of confiderable in- 
tereft on the fubje& may be expected. 
We are hortly to expect an Epic Poem, 
on the fubject of ALFRED, by the author 
et Malvern Fiills, a Poem. 
a BROwnN is preparing for the prefs 
natomical and Phy fological abfervations 
on the Teeth,’ giving an account of a 
new improved Gone Key for extra&ting 
Teeth: to be embellithed with two ele. 
gant engravi ings executed by Lowry. 
Volume of Sermons upon practical 
fubjects, and. pasticulatly intended for 
the ufe of families, by Mr. BuTcHER, 
3s now in the preis, and will be ready 
for aclively about Chriftmas nexe. 
A tranflation of Monfieur ee ee s 
6 Promenade én irlande \ is.in the prefs, as 
S eos a tranflation of Wicland’s Goldze 
Spiegel. 
Mr. Potipori of Broad ftrect, 
ately tranflated and publithed an Italian 
ranflation of Ifebella, Mr. i 
ingenious Tialian book 
uily kwovwn in this country 
fpecimen of his 
nts. Whatever may be the fuccefs of 
play on tne Italian it is re- 
arkable for the regularity of conduét, 
he ele egance of lancuage, an nd the fmoeth- 
nefs of the verfification. - 
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A fuperb edition of Butler's “ Audi- 
bras, is in the oes with critical and 
explanatory notes by Dr. 2 vachary Gray, 
ns beautifully 
Bir pup!) of 
as by Hogarth, 
with twenty-four ne aS 
ener a on Ww oo by Nes 
y vin November will be pudifh ned, 
“© Travels through the States of North Avie- 
Fica and at Upper ang Lox a 
Canada, during 795, 6, and7,” 
by Mr. isa AC WE 
operon E'S 
fatural Son,” ptt br 
exxcumffances of u 
d the Provinces 
FOULS a 
Lo 2 eee 
PAE EE 
Fifty Literary aad Philofophical Notices. 
[Oe. 
Covent-Garden, under the altered title of 
** Lover's Vows,” has met with an able 
_ and approved tranflator in Mifs PLump- 
TRE, late of Norwich, author of the Rec- 
tor’s Son, and fome other pieces. Of courfe 
the intelligent part of tie public will gladly 
perufe. the correct tranilation of an ori- 
ginal play which they fee with fo much 
jatisfaétion in its altered and abridged 
ftate. 
Injutticeto Mr. SOTHEBY’s tranflation 
of  Wieland’s Oberon,” we feel much fa- 
tisfaction in being able to prefent our 
readers with the o opinion of WIELAND 
himéfelf, as contained in a letter, addrefled 
by him to a gentleman refident_ in this 
country, who has tranflated it, and pee 
communicated it to us: 
‘s' Mr. Sotheby’s tranflation has very 
grecably furprized me. In no Similar cafe have 
5 ever felt the fame fatisfa@tion; it is a maf. 
terpiece. It has all the exa€tnefs and faith- 
fulnefs that can fairly be expeéted from a 
ieisbaes ce while it meets the ear with the 
grace and eafe of an original. It is, however, 
poflible that feme Zoilus, or Ariftarchus, 
comparing my poem with the tran— 
d outa flaw here and there, to aveid 
ially in acw = of fuck dificult 
execution, is beyond h 
j 1umda ability. Mr. 
Sotheby has cronies “te much ¢* ¢on 
ameree gufto,” that I fouls be unjuf, fafti- 
cious, and ill-natured, were I fo have ex; 
pected more of him. England has hitherto 
wanted fuch intelligent friends of our long 
negleéted literature, as Mir. Sotheby proves 
himfelf t by this production 5 and I think my- 
elf greatly obliged to him, for the very ho- 
nourable manner in which he has introduced 
me to the Englifh publics é 
We fhall only add, that this great man 
twenty years age, tranfiated _Shakipeare 
into Ger an, ih fuch h fuccels, as places 
his knowled ge, even of the niceties of the 
Englifh language, cece contradiction, 
he is likely therefore to be an excellent 
judge of the tranflation in queftion. 
M. Decxer at Bail has publithed a 
fplendid edition of ‘Terence, in 4to. on 
vellum ae and with Jacob’s types. 
Tt has been reviled by BRUNCK. Only 
250 copies cn paper, and three on illo 
have been taken of. It is meant as a 
companion to Oberlin‘s Horace. 
M. ScuHuTz at Jena, is employed on 
a new edition of his * jchylus,’ * ig 
which the text will be reformed threughout. 
WHIELAND, in his ¢ country- -houfe at 
Oimanitcedt, near Weimar, is afliducufl 
eccupicd with a tranflation of Arifto- 
phanes: He finifhed ‘the Clouds” in 
lefs than three weeks j and has read it 
astore a telect fociety at Weimar, who 
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