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in his works. Canova, ities wholly in his 
art. To his astonishing activity we owe 
$0 great a number of preductions im the 
spice of twenty-three years ; and ‘the last 
works of his chisel manifest by their su- 
periority over those which preceded them, 
that he still &spires to.a higher degree of 
perfection. | His moral qualities will, 
doubtless, contribute to augment the 
interest which he cannot fail of exciting 
as an artist: a character replete with 
mildness and good-nature, an amiable 
frankness, integrity, extreme modesty 
amidst triumphs and marks of honour 
procured him by lis talents, disinterested 
aud generous sentiments, a heart dis- 
Extracts from the Port-fotio of @ Man of Letiers. [Sept: Ij 
posed to benevolence and uninfected by 
jealousy of the success of others. Here 
are assuredly abundant subjects for the 
ptotdest eulogy. So many virtues) ih- 
dependent of talents, aré so seldom found 
combined inone and the same individual, 
that they alone might suffice to raise 
anova above the level of ordinary me’. 
What ‘more can be said in commenda- 
tion of the character of this celebrated 
artist? His brilliant success, so likely to 
excite the envy of his: brethren, has 
never awakened their hatred; and his 
gosd-nature, while it captivates hearts 
disposed ‘to love, at least: disarms those 
which are strangers to. that sentiment. 
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Extraétts from the Port-folio of a Man of Letters: 
— 
HISTORY OF THE SEVARAMBIANS. 
LATO set the example of deserib- 
ing an linaginary commonw ealth; in 
order to teach the teal world how to ‘Ne 
gislate. The heroic delineations of the 
poet, whether they respect individual cha- 
facter or social combination, awaken 
iniitations in that direction, and are often 
the causes of practical improvement. 
The French have many attempts at po- 
litical novel-writing, Telemaque, Sethos, 
Belisaire, and especially “TheYear 2440. ” 
Wehave only the travels of Gaudentio di 
Lucca, and the History of the Sevaram- 
bians. 
Who wrote this last book? 
The question being thrown out’ the 
other day ina literary Fighter one person 
said it was Mandeville’s, and another said 
it was written by the Maurice Ashley, 
who translated Xenophon’s Cyropedia. 
Both seemed: to rely on vague tradition 
and uncertain hearsay, 
Prabably some of your correspondents 
can solve the question on more satisfae- 
~ tory data, and name to us the author of 
this remarkable political romance, Com- 
rounity of goods, property in women, wor- 
ship of the sun by joyfal festivities, are 
the promiment features of the imaginary le- 
gislation. The book hangs in hand, but is 
worth reading. 
LESLIE'S SYNONYMS. 
The author of this book tells us thata 
coiner of new and hard w rords.is called’ a 
logodedalist : this is niaking the name an 
echo to the sense, aud’ supplying at once - 
au example anda defimieion, 
A PAPIST; 
We are a steady people; terms of 
abuse continue fashionable among us very 
Tong. Voltaire says: “Onimprima,. au sujet 
du celébre Pope, pout ’honneur de Ia li- 
teratare, et pour avancer les progrés de 
Yespnt humain, plus de cent libelles, 
dans’ lesquels on lui prouvait qu’il était 
athée, et, ce qui est plus fort enAngleterré, 
on lui reprocha d’etre catholique.” 
A PROTESTANT. 
Cardinal Polignac, passing through Rute 
terdam, desired to see Bayle. And are 
you a Lutheran, or a Bucerist, or a Cal~ 
vinist? enquired his emimence: [I ama 
‘protestant, replied Bayle, for I protest 
against them all. . 
LINES OF VIRGIL HAPPILY APPLIED. | 
, 
A German newspaper, describing the — 
civilitties shown by our princess royal to 
Bonaparte, preparatory to an intérinat- 
riage with his family, and-to the: acquisi- 
tion of aregal dignity at his hands, quoted 
‘these words f from the A‘neid :— 
Lacan genialibus altis 
Aurea fulcra toris, epulaque ante ora’ pa 
Tratxe : ; ’ 
Regifico luxe. : 
ARTHUR: OF BRITANY. 
The first edition of Artur de Bretagne 
is In quarto, and was printed at Paris 
with black letters in 1502, 
A second — 
edition bears: the date of 1543 and q — 
third of 1594. 
is ascribed by Tressan ‘to the historian 
Proissard. 
A NEAT CALLANTRY. 
The Comte de Tressan having receiv ad 
This romance of chivalry — 
a kiss from the’ young Marchioness de 
B 
the ev ent? ies 
aged only fourteen, thus celebrates 
