Retrospect of French Literaturc—Miscellantes. 659 
recollected that nw is to a handsome While at Bignon, Mirabeau transmits 
female I am now writing. A manisnot ted a copy of his celebrated work on 
born to argue before lie becomes old and “ Lettres de Cachet,” and also his 
powerless. Nestor, with all my heart, “ loge Historique de M. Purgot,” which 
when it is no longer possible to be he was obliged to print in a foreigu 
Achilles, (at twenty years of aze;) country. Helniss communicates the in- 
Diomede, (at thirty); Ulysses, (at forty); telligence that he had received from his 
even then, but too much remains for the brother, who was aide-major-general of 
king of Pylos. Adieu, once more, my his division, and “ one of the masters of 
dear and ‘good friend: I embrace your the ceremony,” on that. occasion, “an 
Julia, and if | have nota speedy answer, account of the surrender of the army Une 
I shall itnmediately. send you a courier,” der Lord Cornwallis.” *¢ This is a sad 
In the succeeding epistle he observes, lot,” adds he, “tor a’brave man_to see 
that he has been: wreatly bliined for the himself reduced to such an humihatins 
fac; lity of his disposition ; > and while situation, solely through, the fault of the 
he owns his fault in this point of view, Engush cabinet.” 
he quotes Voltaire, to prove that this {in 1783, the count de Mirabeau had 
quality is not altogether without its ad- an interview with the keeper of the Seals, 
vantages : _ when he doubtless displayed a remark- 
. ° | 1 t c 3 = 
We eee te tan aoa, able instance of that courageous fortis 
Pe Gon Ske bkous 1 athens.” tude, in which he never was deficient at 
° e 
any period of his life. It was on this 
occasion that he anticipated, in some 
measure, his future daring spirit, at an 
epoch when France appeared equally 
desirous and worthy ot freedom. 
While in Switzerland, the count trans- 
mitted an Elegy on the Death of a little 
Dog, of which we shall here transcribe 
the first eighteen lines: 
Elegie sur la mort de MiGNonne, petite On the whole, this volume contains a 
chienne de la Comtresse de * * * + curious speciinen of the wriuings, ane 
Que sons vos doigts Je luth gemisse ! many authentic particulars, of the early 
Mures, que }’écho ae ce bord life of M. de Mirabeau. 
Des chants lugubres de la mort, 
Dans le pro‘onde nuit, lofguement relentisse. Cours publics, &c.’ ’—Universal History, 
Jaimo:s Mignonne, et’ Migeonne n’est caicuinied fora public Course of Studies, 
plus. ; by J. Brann. 
JeVaime encore: au dieu desrives sombres The first part contains a history of Nae 
Jaddresse des veux superflus; y 
Yr r e 
Mes tristes veuex ne sont point entendus, ee PeTON Ss ata te -Exyptians, 
sear teae : : the Babylonian I 
Elle habite ajamais le domaine desombres. Mede Prec mae A aA the 
Je le sais trop; mes pleurs ne l’affranchiront. —. es; the Phenicians, and the Per 
ke stans. The second includes the his. 
De cette loi prestrite Atouc cequirespire. © tory of the pone and the empires 
Lorsque naguére, en mon joyeux déiire, acquired or founded by them, froin the 
t 
Je Bui Geet mapiitie ot tes nt shea Saleh eae ue monarchy until the 
Bran edtaatie er ue Hien the sus ma lyre, rut onofthe Romans, The fourth, 
Je lament erois sou trepas ?” ple verids the history of Rome. 
ee he aa ve author commences his labours 
e XtOWS the epita w s 
He re follows the epitaph, hich consists with an aceonunt of ancient Ttaly, and 
ot no more than four lines: 
traces the origin of the Romans from the 
earliest. period of their annals, until the 
dissolution of their empire. A chrong- 
logical table accompanies each part. 
& Supplenient aut Traite de Mécanique 
Soon after this, in another letter, after Celeste, &c-”—Supplement to the Trea- 
alluding to a certain female well known tise on the Celestial Mechanism; pre- 
to himand his correspondent, he trans- sented to the Board. of Longitude, 
cribes the following Latin distich, which Angust 17, 1808, 4to. 24. pages. 
he begs may not be translated to the fair Lhe calobiwated author of the work in 
lady im question, if he values his eye- question, tells us, that it is his object ia 
dd the present Se yh to perfect the 
“ ‘ Aspide quid pejas? Tigris ; guid Tigride ? theory of the pl anetary perturbations, 
6¢ Avec Myrthé ne pleuréz rig mon sort 5 
Songez plutét A me porter envies 
C’est dans ses bras que j’ai perdu la vie} 
Qui ne voudroit expinerde ma mort ?” 
Demon; which he pres ented in the second and 
Demone quid? mulier; quid moliere? sixth books of his ‘'Traité de Meca- 
nihil.” ; nique Celeste.” Tie has given the most 
simple 
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