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powers ; and the publifhers of this pair 
of prints have hitherte been extremely 
fortunate in their choie of the delinea- 
tions they have copied from his pencil, 
Wich refpeét to the two now before us, 
the figure of Venus is extremely elegant, 
and the back-ground rich and luxuriant ; 
though we think the crapery might have 
been of a lighter texture. The Bacchus 
is an admirable figure: in the face, the. 
artift has been particularly happy. It is 
not like many modern delineations of ‘his 
litrle deity, which might pais for S:lenus, 
but have no more refemblance to Bacchus, 
than muddy ale has to {parkling cham- 
pagne. 
The furrounding feenery enters into 
the true point of the lines, defcribing this 
voluptuous deity, in his infancy, 
Corre? Liffof New Publications. 559. 
*« Nourifhed near fhady rills, and cooling 
ftreams, 
‘* He to the nymphs avows his amorous 
pains,” &c, 
Both of the prints are extremely well 
engraved, and’ have a very fine tone of 
colouring. — 
From the inftitution of the Royal Aca. 
demy to the prefent moment, the R. A’s 
have had fome tubjeét of debate and con- 
tention, which has kept them at perpetual 
war with each other. We have not now 
room to infert either the late debates on the 
vote of a fum of money to the fubcrip- 
tion at Lloyd’s, with the confequent royal 
interpofition, or the {trange procraftina~ 
tion in the appointment of an affociate ; 
but mean to give.a narrative of both thefe 
traniactions in the next Retrofpett, — 
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LIST OF NEW PUBLICATIONS IN DECEMBER, 
ee ds the List of New Publications, contained in the Monthly Magazine, is the 
ONLY COMPLETE LIST’ PUBLISHED, and confequently the only one 
that can be ufeful to the Public for purpofes of general reference ; it is requested 
that Authors and Publifbers will continue to communicate Notices of their Works, 
‘(poh paid), and they will always be faith;ully inferted FREE of EX PENCE. 
ASTRONOMY. 
An Account of the Aftronomical Difcove- 
ries of Kepler; including an Hiftorical Re- 
view of the Syftems which had prevailed be- 
fore his time ; by Robert Smart, F. R.S. 8vo, 
7s. 6d. 
ANTIQUITIES. 
The Fourteenth Volume of the Archzolo- 
gia. Bl. 14s. 6d. 
BIOGRAPHY. 
Memoirs of the late Mrs. Robinfon, writ- 
ten by herfelf ; a newedition, 2 vols. 12mo. 
tos. 6d. boards. Phillips. 
The Revolutionary Plutarch, exhibiting 
the moft diftinguithed Charaéters in the re- 
cent Annals of the French Republic, includ- 
ing the whole of the Confular Family, with 
the Generals and Admirals employed to in- 
vade England. To which is added, a Re- 
print of the celebrated Pamphlec ‘* Killing 
no Murder.”” 2 large vols. 12mo. 12s. boards, 
«DRAMA. 
Hearts of Oak, a comedy, as performed at 
the Theatre Royal Dury-lane ; written by 
J.T. Allingham. 2s. 
Barker’s complete Lift of Plays, from the 
commencement of Theatrical Performances 
to 1803. To which is added A Continuation 
ef the Theatrical Remembrancer, thowing 
colleGively each Aushor’s Works §s. 
The Caravan; or, the Driver and his Dog, 
a ferio-comic Romance, as performing at the. 
Theatre Royal, Drury-lane ; written by Fre- 
derick Reynolds. 2s . 
Une Folie, a comic Opera, being a tranfla- 
tion from the original of Love laughs at 
Lockimiths. 1s. 6d. 
EDUCATION. 
Evening Amufements ; or, The Beauty of 
the Heavens difplayed ; by William Frend, 
M.A. (To be continued annually). 23. 7de 
boards. 
The little Hermitage, and other Tales, 
tranflated from the French of L, F Jauffrety 
a new Edition. 2s. boards. Phillips. 
LAW. 
Reports of Cafes of ControvertedEleCtiong, 
in the Second Imperial Parliament, begun in 
18c2; by Robert Henry Peckwell, vol. re 
part 1. 6s. 6d. boards, 
A Digeft of the Laws of England refpe@ting 
Real Property 5 by William Cruife, Barrif- 
ter, vols. 1 and 2 &8vo. 11. 11s) 6d. boards. 
Reports of Cafes determined in the Court 
of King’s Bench, in Trinity Term 1803; by 
Edward Hyde Earl. vol. 4. part r. 7s. 6d. 
fewed, t 
MEDICAL. 
Plain Remarks on Fever, with the View 
to explain the Origin and Nature of the Fever 
which lately appeared in Newcaftle; by 
James Wood, M, D. 64. 
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