Retrofped? of French Literature.—Novels and Romances, 
‘merely for the purpofe of ferving and at- 
tending on her own offspring, is a happy 
and alfo-an interefting dramatic concep- 
tion. M. Dumolard has contrafted this 
affeStio vate female with a great lord, who 
proves'to be intolerant from motives of 
perfonal intereft, and who pleads the 
caufe of fanaticifm again a prieft, at 
once indulgent, refpectable, and worthy 
of the religion which he profefles. 
« Jacques Dumont, ou il ne faut aban- 
denier fon Champ.”"—Jacques Dumont, 
or ove ought not to abandon his native 
Place. i 
Jacques Dumont is a good fort of pea- 
fant, who, having gone to Paris in featch 
of the favours of fortune, finds her to 
{mile propitioufly upon him in that capi- 
tal; but he, from time to time, receives a 
little correéiion on the part of his wife, 
who, in imitation of the luxury of the gay 
citizens of the French metropolis, con- 
trives to frend fatter than he can acquire. 
Two fucceffive bankruptcies, which in- 
volve the family in great difficulties, ob- 
Jige them to return to toeir native village; 
and the deughver who had left. it with re- 
gre’, eeau'e her heart was engaged toa 
young farmer, there finds her taithful lo-. 
wer, on whole account fhe had refufeda 
richer furor. 
tion of Jeannot and Colin 
the younger Segur. 
** Reprife des trois Jumeaux Veneti- 
ens.” —~ The Return of the three Venetian 
‘Twins, 
The humour of this piece, like that of 
the Menechemes, turns wholly on the re= 
femblance of three brothers, and the 
Jaughable miftakes produced by this cir- 
evmftance. The iilufion, however, is, 
on this eccafion, rendered more complete, 
by allowing time for one perfon to a& the 
parts of the three different chara&ers. 
‘* Parodie d’Agamemnon.’’—A Parody 
of Agamemnon, — bayes 
The author of this parody of a trage- 
dy which has long preferved its original 
eftimation with the public, on the French 
ftage, adduces a multitude of examples 
by way of apology for his conduét, and 
obferves, 
; the author ts 
€* Les burlefques propos de la modefte Agnés 
N’ont pas féché les pleurs que fit repandre © 
Jnes.?” 
The following concluding lines are 
sompefed in the fame f{pirit :— 
**- Nous voudrions; et pour raifon, 
Voir vivre notre parodie ; 
Mais de tuer Agamemnon 
Nous n’avons pas la folle envie, 
This is written in imita- . 
691 
Le vaudeville eft né mordant, 
Et dans les couplets qu'il fredonne, » > 
Il pince, il pique, et cependant 
Tl ne veut la mort de perfonne.” 
© Le Podie Satirique.”—The Satirical 
Poet. 
This ts a fayourite vaudeville, by C. 
Desprez, in which Julien, Mademoifelle 
Delifle, and Mademoitelle Delmares, have 
all diftinguithed themfelves. ‘The follow. 
ing lines, which were fung by the €atirr- 
cal Poet himfelf, received the warmelt 
plaudits:— 
Air :—-** De la Contredanfe de la Rofiére.”” 
’ 
“¢ Oh! rien ne m’échappe, 
Hardiment Je frappe, 
Joattaque et je drappe 
Vices et travers, 
Le fot hypocrite 
Dent l’afpedt m’irrite, 
Comme il le mérite 
Eft traité dans mes vers, 
Je Vai punie 
Cette mainie 
Qui du génie 
Prife les élans,~ 
Et Viafolence 
De Vopulence 
Dans fa balance 
Pefant les talens, 
Vertu gui caicule, 
Fripon qui fpécule, 
Beauté qui circule, 
Verront leuts portraits, — 
Fourbe protégée, 
Morale outragée, 
Faillite arrangée, 
Sont en butte a mes traits. 
Je tai pincée 
Mufe glacée, 
Oui du Lycée 
Dittes les travaux, 
Et les bluectes 
De tes poetes 
Dont les fleurettes 
Sont de froids pavots, 
La litcérature, 
Hors.de la nature; 
Marche a l’aventure 3 
Tout eft -contondu. 
La profe eft lyrique, 
' Le tragique épigue, 
Le comique étigue, 
Ah? mon fiécle eft perdu!” 
NOVELS AND ROMANCES. 
*¢ Nouvelle Bibliotheque des Romans.” 
—The New Library of Romances. 
Madame DE GeNLIS, a laboricus and 
indefatigable author, has here given an- 
etier volume to the public, which is per- 
haps the fixtieth compofed by her; a fact. 
that will appear furprifing even to thole 
who have dedicated the whole of their 
lives to literature in England. ; 
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