Retrofpect of French Litcrature—Hiftory Se. 
giving ears to the deaf and f{peech to 
the dumb. 
‘©The Circular Atlas, &c. &c. by 
Joun Cock, Engraver.” Ii 1s fortu- 
nate that this is an expenfive- work : 
the maps are extremely inaccurate, and 
although the body of the work is of a 
fuperior caft, it is not always to be de- 
pended on. 
Coucerning Mr. SropaRDT’s ¢ Re- 
marks on Local Scenery and Manners 
in Scotland, during the Years 1799 and 
XZoo,”” the lefs that 1s faid the better. 
‘© The Picture of London for 1802.” 
This book will be found extremely 
ufeful to foreigners amd ftrangers, who 
require a guide to the curiofities, ex- 
hibitions, amufements, &c. of the me- 
tropolis. 
Mr. Cary has publifhed a fecond 
and very much improved edition of his 
ss Stinerary.”? 
‘© The Angler’s Pocket-Book, &c. 
to which is added, Nogs’s Treatife on 
the Art of Angling.’”—* Angling in 
aljits Branches, reduced to acomplete 
Science, by SAMUEL TAYLOR, Gent.” 
663 
Thefe are ufeful to the aquatic fportfs 
man, but we like our old friend Ifaac 
Walton, as well as any of them. but 
our readers are crying out for breath— 
we will releafe them, and take a little 
ourfelve:—atier tranfcribing the fol. 
lowing long titie-page of a work which 
may be of ufe to many of them :— 
‘¢ Lexicographia Neologica Gallica,”’— 
The Neological French Dictionary ; 
containing Words of new Creation, 
not to be found in any French and 
Englifh Vocabulary hitherto publithed; 
including thofe added to the Language 
by the Revolution and the Republic, 
which, by a Decree of the National 
Convention in 1795, now form the 
Supplement to the fifth Edition of the 
French Academy’s Dictionary, printed 
at Paris in 17983 with the new Syftem 
of Weights, Meafures, and Coins. The 
Whole torming a Remembrancer of the 
French Revolution, as comprifing a 
fhort Hiftory of it, and a View of the 
Republic, with Anecdotes, &c. by 
WILLIAM DuPRE.” i 
HALF-YEARLY RETROSPECT OF FRENCH LITERATURE. 
HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY. 
“f ISTOIRE de la Rivalité de la 
France et de lEfpagne,” &c. 
—A Hiftory of the Rivalfhip between 
France and Spain; containing, 1.a 
Hiitory of the Rivalfhip between France 
and Arragon; 2. of the Houfes of 
France and of Aufiria, by G. H. GalL- 
LARD, formerly one of the forty Mem- 
bers of the French Academy of In- 
{criptions and Beties Lettres, 8 vols. 
1zmo. 
Theauthor, who has diftinguifhed him- 
felf on manyoccafions asa man of ictters, 
in the courfe of his Introduétion, de- 
{cribes Spain under the dominion of 
the Romans, the Goths, and the Moors. 
He, however, appears to be rather te- 
dious while tracing the quarrels be- 
iween the French Kings of the firft 
mace, with the Spanith Princes, &c. en- 
tring into details refpeciing the bar- 
tarous epoch, during which Fredegonde 
ad Brunehaut fwayed the fceptre. 
After this, he enters upon his fudject, 
aid recurs to the torrents of biood 
tlat flowed in Spain, France, and I[ta- 
ly, in order to fupport the oppofite 
ghims which the Princes of Arragon 
ie | 
) 
and Anjou pretended to have by birth 
to the kingdom of Naples. 
The expedition of the Norman 
Knights into Sicily and Italy. is nar 
rated with all the charms of hiftory, 
and all the intereft of romance; the 
painters in it will find fubjects for the 
pencil, and the poets for the dramatie 
Mute. The revolutions of Naples, the 
weaknefs and misfortunes of Joan, the 
dark politics of the Kings of Arragon 
—the rapid and brilliant progrefs of 
the French in Italy—their impetuous 
courage—their impolicy—their preci- 
pitute retreat—the methodical ambi- 
tion of the Emperors of Germany—the 
diftruitful policy of the Venetians— 
the deceit of Sforza—the conduét of 
the popes, fometimes pliant, fometimes 
haughty, always cunning, rarely Chrif- 
tian, and too often cruel—are deve- 
loped by the author with equal art and 
truth. Conftantly attached to the 
intereits of morality, his reflections 
neither favour of fuperftition, nor par- 
take of intojerance. 
Here follows a portrait of René of 
Anjou :— 
“© King René died at Aix, July 10, 
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