Retro/peél of French Literature. 
Colbert, of which even Louis XIV. was 
accn@omeéd frequently to boaft. He be- 
gins by ftating a variety of hitherto un- 
‘known faéts, relative to the origin and 
the foundation of the manufacture of 
the Gobelins, and then enters into a de- 
tail ef its mechanifm,’ which has been 
greatly improved fince the time of the 
celebrated Vaucanfon. Guillaumot  re- 
marks in one of the notes, that Marat, 
having conceived the barbarous defiyn of 
annihilating this celebrated manufactory, 
fiated to the Convention that the expenfe 
amounted to 300,000 livres; while the 
workmen, about 80 in number, and who 
with their families conftitute a total of 
about 300 perfons, actually coft no more 
to the government than 50,000 crowns. 
It appears from this pamphlet, that the 
eftablifhment is on the decline, and that 
upwards of eight months’ pay 1s due to 
the workmen. 
 « Mouveau Théatre d’Education,” &c. 
The New Theatre of Education, intended 
as a Series to that of Madame de Genlis, 
by JAUFFRET, 2 vol. i2mo, This theatre 
is compofed of twelve little dramas, and 
four derached fcenes, which do not appear 
to be inferior to any productions of the 
fame kind. The ftyle is fimple and correét. 
“La Philofophifme demafqué, &c.” 
Philofophifm Unmafked, and Philofophy 
Arranged, tranflated from the German of 
the celebrated Emanuel Kant, Profeffor of 
Philofophy at Koenigsberg, by D. Lr- 
ERETAN, Profeffor of Philofophy at the 
Academy of Laufanne. This pamphlet 
by Kant is divided into two parts, one of 
which contains aphorifins relative to the 
falfe, while the other is filled with apho- 
rifms relative to the true, philofophy ; the 
whole concluding with fome excellent ad- 
vice to youth, concerning the errors to be 
avoided, and the road to be followed, in 
purfuit of truth. ‘It is my opinion,” 
fays the tranflator, in a very fhort preface, 
‘¢that this verfion of Kant’s werk on 
philofophy may prove ufeful to my na- 
tive country, by affifting to afhx a jut 
value on the writings, the motives, and 
the difcoveries, of thofe who with to ac- 
quire influence over the opinions of their 
contemporaries, and of polterity.”” 
<< Philofophie Entomologique,” &c. 
_ Philofophical Entomology. A Work 
intended as an Introduétion to the 
Study of Infects, to which is added, An 
Expofition of the Methods of Geoffroy, 
and Linnzus, combined wich the Syftem 
of Fabricius, by J. FLor. St. AMANS, 
Profefior of Natural Hiftory -in the Central 
School of the Department of Loire and 
Montruty Mag. LX. 
OOK 
Garonne, and a Member of feveral Lite- 
rary Societies. “Che author.attempts in 
this work, to prefent his readers with the 
moft curious particulars in the hiftory of 
infeéts, not only in refpect to themfelves, 
but alfo in regard to their connexion with 
organized beings. St. Amans has ac- 
cordingly followed the method pointed out 
by Linneus in his Philofophical Botany, 
which indeed is admirably fitted for this 
fpecies of produétion. He has alfo called - 
in the aid of the entomological works of 
that learned naturalift, as well as thofe of 
Geoffroy, and Fabricius... The obferva- 
tions are in general taken from Reaumur, 
and L’Encyclopédie Méthodique; many, 
however, appertain wholly to the author. 
He confiders infeéts; 1ft. On their extri- 
cation from the egg, or in the ftate of 
larve; 2d. When clothed in a membrane, 
more or Jefs hard; in other words, while 
in the chryfalis ftate; and “3d. When, 
getting rid of this covering, they, in con- 
fequence of their latt metamorphofis, be- , 
come perfeét infects. The principles laid 
down by Cit. St. A. in Philofophie Ento- | 
mologique are contained in feventy-five 
diftinét paragraphs. At the conclufion 
he gives an expofition of the methods of 
Geoffroy, Fabricius, and Linnezus, as 
combined by Gmelin, and he follows 
Fabricius in every thing, the articles 
Bibliotheca, Difpofitio, Nomina, Diife- 
rentia, and Adumbrationes, excepted, 
which he has fupprefled. 
« Effai fur / Art Oratoire,” &c. An 
Effay on the Art of Oratory, by Citizen 
Droz, Profeffor of Belles Lettres in the 
Central Schoo! of the Department of | 
The author informs us, that , 
of Doubs. 
moft of his ideas on the fubject of elo- 
quence have been borrowed from Ariftotle, 
Cicero, Quinrilian, D'Alembert, Mar- 
montel, and Blair. Of all the moderns 
he allows one only to be atrue orator: 
“¢ Miraheau,” fays he “ was one of thofe 
phenomena, which but feldom aftonifh 
mankind, and I dare to affert that his 
glory will not be lefs confpicuous than 
that of the orators (Demofthenes and 
Cicero) of whom we are now fpeaking. 
France has no ozcafion to dread a rival 
to him, for a man like this—a man, 
whofe equal has not been created by na-_ 
ture fince the fall of the Roman Republic, 
will long remain in poffeffion of the firf 
feat in the temple of Fame.” 
«© Traité Elementaire d’ Arithmetique, * 
&c. An Elementary Treatife on Ariths 
metic, for the ufe of the Central Schools, 
2d Edition, Revifed and Augmented, 
This treatife has already been publithed, . 
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