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been refpected in the literary world: in 
the prefent little work, the power of reli- 
gion is exemplified under different cha- 
racters; Mr. Willoughby and Sir James | 
Leigh are both reprefented as young men 
of rank and fortune: their education is 
oppofite, and the confequence of each fyf- 
«tem is happily illuftrated ; impiety, pro- 
fufion, immorality, and ruin attend Sir 
James, while integrity, benevolence, and 
virtue adorn the lite ot Willoughby, and 
accompany him with fatisfaction and en- 
joyment to the end of his days. To thefe 
fictitious characters are added two others 
taken from real life, in which the power 
of religion is {till farther exemplified ; 
one of them is that of the Earl 6f Rochef- 
ter, and the other is that of Niambanna, 
an African prince who was brought over 
to England by the Sierra Leone company. 
The ‘* Youth's Mifcellany” is compiled by 
the author of the ‘* fuwentle Olio: it 
confifts of tales, fables, reflections, &c. 
which are intended by the author, and in 
general they are well calculated to anfwer 
the purpoife of his intention, ‘* to pro- 
mote a love of virtue and learning, to 
correct the judgment, to improve the 
tafte, and to humanize the mind.” Dr. 
MerseE’s ‘ Elements of Geography” were 
principally written for the improvement 
ef his countiymen; the Doétor is par- 
ticularly diifule, therefore, in his defcrip- 
tion of America. ‘This work will be 
eonfidered as a very ufeful fchool-book. 
Mrs. CHARLOTTE SMITH has again de- 
veted her talents to the inftruction of 
children: the has lately publifhed two 
volumes of §* Mizor Morals :” the work 
confiits of dialogues, and cccafional nar- 
ratives ; it is interfperfed with tketches of 
natural hiftory, hiftorical anecdotes, and 
original fteries ; morality is impreflively 
recommenced, and the prote is occafionally 
varied with poetical pieces. It will not 
be impertinent to announce an abridge- 
ment “ ALlUjsage de la Feuneffe,” of the 
diboe Barthelemy’s ‘* Voyage du Feune 
Anacharfis en Grece,” &e. to this abridge- 
ment 1s annexed ‘* La Vie de [ Auteur par 
M. le Duc de Niverneis.”? The work is 
well printed, correct, and cheap. Mr. 
Hemer has abridged and tranflated from 
the German of G. C. Sturm, “¢ Reflefions 
Jor every Day in the Year, on the works of 
Godand his providence throughout Nature.” 
This abriigement is exgellently adapted 
for the ule of fchools. Mifs Srock.- 
DALE’s * Family Book, cr Children’s Four- 
nel,” is a tran{lation from the French of 
M. BerQquin; fome poetical pieces are 
-nterfperfed, written. by the tranflator. 
<& Deledius Gracarum fententiarum,” &c. 
Retirofpeét of Domeftic Literature....Education. 
(Sup. 
to thefe felect Greek fentences are added 
grammatical and philological notes for 
the ufe of {chools: this is a very ufe- 
ful work. Mr. SALMON, whofe ac- 
curacy and ingenuity have often been 
difplayed in philological and grammatical 
inveftigation, has publifhed «+ The firft 
Principles of Englifs Grammar, methodt- 
cally exhibited and explained upon a Plan 
entirely new, intendig to render the Know- 
ledge of them ufeful in the ftudy of other 
Languages.’ My. Carpenter’s ** Scholars 
Spelling Affiftant,’’ may be adopted with 
profit by maiters. We are happy to an- 
nounce, that the admirable ‘* Freuch Gram- 
mar” of the Abbé de Levizac, has been 
abridged by himfelf. Mr. Chardon’s 
“¢ Exercifes upon the French Grammar,” 
may be fately recommended. Mrs. Pil- 
kington’s ¢ Scripture Hiftories,” is a work 
of merit ; we cannot, however, but think 
that her attempt to familiarize the lan- 
guage of the feripture hiftory, fhews a 
want of tafte; what can exceed the dig- 
nified fimplicity of the original? Mrs. 
Pilxington’s pen is often employed in the 
inftruction of young perfons ; her “*Miar- 
ror for the Female Sex, is intended to lead 
the female mind to the love and practice 
of moral goodnefs. The idea of the pre- 
fent little work was fuggelted by Dodd’s 
Beauties of Hiltory, and its ebjeét is to 
introduce young ladies to an *¢ early ac- 
quaintance with fuch extraordinary cha- 
racters in their own fex as have either 
adorned or difgraced the page of biegra- 
phy.” ‘© Zales of the Cottage,” are writ- 
ten en the plan of Madame de Genlis’s 
work, ‘ LesVeilleés du Chateau ;” they are 
interefting and appropriate. ‘The ¢* Tales of 
the Hermitage,” are adapted te inftruétand 
amufe the rung generation. Mr. CHARLES 
ALLEN’s « New and improved Hiftory af 
England,’ &c.andhis ‘New andimproved 
Roman Fiftory,” are both of them to be 
confidered as judicious and ufeful {chool. 
books. Mrs. HoLtms’s ‘ Inftrudlive 
Rambles,” unite inftruétion with enter- 
tainment ; itis a work of great fimplicity 
and morality. With Mrs. WAKEFIELD’S 
*¢ Reflections on the prefent Condition of the 
Female Sex,” are interwoven fuggettions 
for its improvement. KEEPER’S “ Tra- 
vels in fearch of his Mafter,” are amufing 
and inftructive. 
Confidering the importance ef a good 
education in early years, we have endea- 
voured to notice all the publications of 
any merit which treat on the fubjeét ; it 
is highly grateful to us, that in our fearch | 
we have difeovered fo many, and fome of 
them of fo great excellence 
We 
