582 Retrofped? of Dome/tic Literature—Antiquity and Topography, Sc. 
This little work fets the Prophecy of 
Tfaiah in’ a clearey light, than we have 
been accuflomed to view it, and impreffes 
on the dulleft reader a perception of its 
grandeur and fublimity. | 
“¢ Oriental Customs; or, an Hluftration: 
of the Sacred Scriptures, by an Explana- 
tory Application of the Cuftoms and 
Manners of the Eafterii Nations, and ef- 
pecially the Jews, ‘therein alluded to, &c. 
by SamueL Burper.” The mode of 
illustration here purfued was originally 
adopted by Mr. Harmer, from whole ob- 
fervations the prefent author has felected 
whatever appeared important and intereft- 
ing. As the authors of the facred Scrip- 
‘tures were all of them Afiatics, many al- 
lufions to certain cuftems and manners, — 
prejudices and opinions, if not totally lot 
to us, were at leaft but partially explicable 
before our connection with the Eaft Indies, 
and antecedent to the travels which 
have been performed in various parts, as 
well of Africa as of Afia. To the ma- 
teria's colleéted from Mr. Rarmer, Mr. 
Burder has added {ome very important re- 
marks from Shaw, Pococke, Ruffell, 
Bruce, and other eminent writers. If 
Mr. Burder does fomecimes lend too ealy 
a credit to the tales of certain travellers, 
and if he does occafionally draw inferences 
not ftriétly warranted ; yet has he altoge- 
ther executed his work with great judg- 
ment and ability. 
ANTIQUITY AND TOPOGRAPHY. 
We ought to have noticed eailier the 
frit volume, which has made its appear- 
ance in imperial quarto, under the direc- 
tion of Mr SamuvEL Lysons, of ‘ Fi- 
gures of Mofeic Pavements, difcovered 
at Horkflow, in Lincolnfhire.” Mr. Ly- 
fons fiates, in an advertilement to this 
very beautiful publication, that ‘¢ the 
_ Plates ct Mofaic Pavements dilcovered at 
Horkftow, here offered to the public, are 
the beginning of a work, in which it is 
propoled to exhibit figures of the moft re- 
markable Roman antiquities difcovered in 
GreatBritain,under the title of ‘ Relicule 
Romanz,” to be publifhed in feparate 
parts, four of which will make a volume. 
With the fourth part will be given a ge- 
neral title-page, and table of contents. 
‘The. fecond part, which is in a fate 
of great forwardnefs, will confit of 
fourteen plates, reprefenting the remains 
ef temples, inicriptions, and other Roman 
antiquities, difcovered at Bath. The third 
part will contain ten plates, reprefenting 
feveral Mofaic Pavements, dilcovered near 
Frampton, in Dorfetthire, coloured after 
the originals, Of a work of this kind, 
it is impoffible to afcertain the extent, as 
that muft, in a great meature, depend on 
future difcoveries.. The antiquities which 
‘have not hitherto been engraved, will be 
given firft; but it is alfo intended to in~ 
troduce the maft curious of thofe which 
have been.publithed before.” The preient 
publication confifis of feven plates, all of 
which are coloured with great delicacy and 
elegance. 
‘¢ Londinium Redivivum; or, an An- 
cient Hiftory and Modern Delcription of 
London; compiled from Parochial Records, 
Archives of various Foundations, the Har- 
leian Mifcellany, and other authentic 
Sources, by James PELLER MaLcoLM.” 
It is cblerved by Mr. Malcolm, that it - 
would bea labour of little Jefs difficulty 
to deferibe the varying form ofa fummer 
cloud, than to trace, from. year to year, 
the outline of London. _ Ever upon the in- 
creafe, thefe pages will fcarcely have been 
peruled, ere new matter might be found 
tofwell them. When this enormous mats 
will be completed, is beyond our powers 
of calculation. The prefent volume, we 
fhould imagine, is only a fmall part of the 
intended work. Mr. Malcolm, forefeemg, 
doubtlefs, that furure refearches wil pre- 
fent {ubjects for illuftration, at prefent un- 
forc'een, has not pledged himfelf to any 
number of volumes. 
NATURAL HISTORY, NATURAL PHILO- 
SoPHy¥,., RH VSIES, eens ; 
«: Elements of Natural Hiftory, &c.” 
This introduction to the Syftema Naturze 
of Linnzus is comprifed in two volumes, 
with twelve explanatory copper-plates. 
The firft volume comprehends the four 
firtt claffes, namely, 1. mammaha; 2. 
birds; 3. amphibia; and 4. fifhes, The 
fecond is devoted to the fifth and fixth 
claffes, viz. fo infeéts and fifhes. “The 
editor originally intended to have embra- 
ced botany and mineralogy in his plan ; 
but fome reafons occurred, in the profecu- 
tion of his work, which induced him to 
contraét the {cale of it. . 
A fixth volume has appeared of the 
<¢ Tranlactions of the Linnzan Society.” 
Extraordinary attention feems to be paid 
to the curious and interefting nature of the 
articles here inferted: nothing puerile 
ever finds admiffion into thefe volumes, 
and each, as it fucceeds the other, emu- 
lates to excel it in merit and importance. _ 
‘¢ Monographia Apum Angliz; or, an 
Attempt to divide into their natural Ge- 
nera and Families fuch Species of the 
Linnzan Genus, Apis, as have been dil- 
covered in England, &c.. by W. Kirpy, 
B.A. FL. S, &c.”” Mr. Kirby feems 
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