61S 
Number $2, is dedicated to\an eulo- 
sium on Louis XVI. in whose behalf the 
judgment of futurity is invoked. 
“ Portefeuille Sentimental.” —The Sen- 
timental Portfolio, or a Miscellany of 
Prose and Poetry, proper to form the 
Heart, and intended for the Education 
of Young People of both Sexes. Printed 
for Dulau, and De Boffe, London, 1808. 
This small volume is of English manufac- 
ture, but it is well calculated to fulfil 
thosé good intentions with which it was 
compiled. ‘We find among many other, 
littles tories, Le Petit Marchand de Liine, 
PD Aveugle et sa Fille; Lysimague; Les 
Avantages de ia Solitude, §c. §e. 
The ae is a specimen of the 
poetry :—= 
LE PETIT MALHEUREUX, 
«¢ Prenez pitié dun petit malheureux, 
Charge tout seul du soin de son vieux pere 5 
Ils n’ont, helas! pour subsister tous deux, 
Qu’un peu de pain.qu’on donne a leur misére. 
Plaignez leur sort, pretez leur vos secours 3 
Crest 3 a@ regret.que ma voix vous implore ;: 
De longs travaux l'un a rempli ses jours; © 
Pour travailler Vautre est trop jeune encore. 
Soyez touchés de leur sort mal heureux 5 
Prenez pitié de l'enfant et du pere ; 
Ils n’ont, helas! pour subsister tous deux, 
Que Ja pitié qu’ inspire leur misére.” 
“ Le Geniede|’Amour, ou Dissertation 
sur ’Amour Profane & Religieux, & de 
son Influence sur les Sciences & les 
Arts.”—The Genius of Love; or, a Dis- 
sertation on Love, Religious and Pro- 
fane, and also on its Influence over the 
Arts and Sciences; by M, C. pe Muro- 
MENIL. ~ 
Tn this strange medley, we find that 
the God who presides over love, taught 
mankind the art of writing; that this pas- 
sion is the source of all institutions, and 
sensations, whether moral, physical, or 
religious, é&c. In short, we are indebted 
to it, for music, poetry, and even dan- 
cing; we are, at the same time, treated 
with a dissertation on the Psalms of Da- 
vid, and the whole subject, by means of 
some unhappy and-unappropriate com- 
binations, assumes a ludicrous appear- 
ance. 
“‘ Causes de l’Indigence, & de l’immo- 
ralité, Moyens de les ctune: par Mare- hr. a 
The Causes of Indie — * a 
Francors Hacue.” 
gence and Immorality, with the Means © 
of removing them. The author’s own» 
idea of the manner in which these grea 
objects are to be obtained, is to be ga- 
thered trom the following lines: 
“€ Sublime instinct de la Natures 
Voix puissante du sentiment, 
Retrospect of French Literature—Poetry. 
Contre l’ame inflexible, dure, , 
Viens plaider pour !’étre souftrant. 
Saint humanité, de tes flammes 
Rallume le foyer divin 5 . 
Gravez pour toujours dans nos ames "tgs 
‘¢ L’Amour sacré du genre humain.”* 
The author introduces his subject with 4 
a short preface, in which he hints obs 
scurely at his intentions: these are de= 
veloped however, at large, in a drama in 
five acts, which occupies the remainder of 
the volume, and is entitled ** Le Malheur 
Vulgaire, ou la Mere et les Enfans.” 
The second volume consists of a conver- 
sation * between an uncle and his ne- 
phew, after their return to the castle.” 
‘¢ La Fontaine, et tous les Fabulistes: 
ou La Fontaine Comparé avec ses Mo- 
déles et ses [mitateurs.”—LaFontaine and 
all the Fabulists: or, La Fontaine com- 
pared with his Models and his Imitators, 
with eritical, grammatical, and literary ob- 
servations : to whichare ‘added historical 
notes by M.N.S. Guirton, 2 vols. 8vo. 
The first volume contains the eulogy of 
La. Fontaine; and every fable is ushered 
in with a list of those authors, who have 
before treated on the same subject. 
POETRY. 
“ Recueil de Poesie, &c.” A collection 
of French poetry, 1 vol. 8vo. This mis- 
cellany contains the effusions of a num-— 
ber of living authors, such as M. M. Au- 
bert, Hoffman, Arnault, Guichard, Gré- 
nus, Lemontey, &c. We shall give a few 
specimens, with the names annexed: 
LE CHIEN ET LE CHAT. 
( The Dog and the Cat.) 
PATAUD jouait avec Raton, | Be 
Mais sans grender, sans mordre, en camarade, 
en frére: 
Les chiens sont bonnes gens; mais leschats, 
nous dit-on, ‘ 
Sont justement tout le contraire. se 
Raton, bien qu’il jurat toujours ; 
Avoir fait patte de velours, 
Raton, et ce n’est point une histoire apo- 
cryphe, ; 
Dans Ja peau d’un ami, comme fait maint 
plaisant, 
Enfoncait, touf.en s ‘amusanty 
‘Tantot la dent, tantor lagriffe. ‘ 
Pareil jeu dut cesser bientot. 
—He quoi! Pataud, tu fais ta mir 
Ne sais-tu pas qu’il est un sot 
De se facher quand on ba 
Ne suis- je pas ton bon a ami! 
| —Prends le nom qui convient 4 ton humeur ) 
maligne, 
Raton ; ne sois rien 2 demi: i da 
\ Jaime mieux un franc ennemi- 
Qu’ua bon ami qui m’égratigne. 
p. + ARNAULT. 
ae Me LAIGEE |» 
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