Retrofpect of French Literature. —Mifeellanies. 
book, no treatife, however grave, but 
has been verfified in fuch a manner as 
either to be /ung or faid, at the cifcretion 
of the reader. ‘The following works have 
all, in their turn, undergone this .meta- 
morpiofis: La Coutume de Paris,” 
‘© Tes Droits de ’Homme,” and ‘* Le 
Code Civil des Frangais.”” On the pre- 
fent occalion, it is attempted to make the 
duline's of grammar difappear, and ren- 
‘der the tafk of the child not only eafy, 
buat delightful. 
The introdu&tion is fet to the following 
avr: 
*¢ C’eft a mon maitre en l’art de plaire.” 
After difcuffing pronouns, interjections, 
and conjunctions in the fame manner, the 
preceptor, on looking at his watch, dif- 
covers that the time for going to the the- 
a re has arrived, on which he oeAge ia 
his firft leffoa: 
Air: Ob! 
(Du Poete fatyrique). 
rien ne mechappee 
*¢ Quand le jour s’altére, 
Lratire falutaire 
Qui régit la terre 
Fuit rapidement 5 
Or, .il faut fe taire 
Sur tout commentaire, 
Lorfque du myftére 
L’heure vient gaiment. 
Mais fur ce point 
Ne me mettez point 
Au nombre de ceux 
Qui font pareffeux, 
Puifque yobtiens : 
Que nos entretiens 
Soient mes feuls foutiens, 
Moi, jy tiens 5 
Mais fur cette rive, 
‘Quand la nuit arrive, 
‘Que le ciel nous prive 
De fes beaux tréfors, 
De papiers et livre, 
Oui, je me délivre ; 
Au plaifir me livre, 
C’elt Vheure ou je fors, 
Sur le minuic, 
Quand la nuit 
Me nuir. 
Diane 4 mon réduit 
Bientét me conduit ; 
La, je le fens, 
Mes efprits prefians 
Trouvent le repos 
A propos, 
Je dors, Cek Putage 5 
Jevois (quel prélage) ! 
Ma belle 
Rebeiles 
Whais ces le matin trot 
Adieu je wieleves op eet a 
Alita chert Ereye HD A eho 
:drawn up by the 
. Divo HENR. VALESIO FR 
Je penfe, et me leve 
Le ceeur incertain 5 
Difpos bientde 
Jinvoque Reftaut ; 
Mécrie: ‘6 Panard! 
O Gentil Bernard? 
Aux Graces, ici 
Jadrefie ceci, 
Ecoutez mes cris? 
Et 'y"ecris.”? ? 
The conjugation of the verb fir is 
concluded as follows s 
Arr: Chantez, danfess. 
<¢ Chantez, chantez, amufez-vous, 
On ne peut travailler fans ceffe ; 
Et dans vos inftans les plus doux, 
Songez du-moins a la tendrefle— 
Avec laquelle jai Mhorneur 
D’étre bien . 
Votre ferviteur.”* 
“¢ Bibliotheca Reeveriana, five .Cata- 
Jlogus Librorum qui Studiis infervierunt’ 
Matthiz Reever, 
Fafunt magno numero 
raro obvii, nennuli codices in pergamen® 
saut charta feript i, et Libri Eruditorum 
manu potati. Gina Roeveriana 5 
or a Catalogue of Books, é Res 
We merely mention this .catalogtie, 
induftrious Benjamin 
Peter Van Wefel Scholten, a jurif{confulte 
of Delft in Holland, to notice the title 
of one of the books, and the curious 
anecdote with Which it is accompanied. 
** Oraifon de. Iiocrates efcripte a Nio« 
celes, Roy de Cypre, touchant lAdmini- 
Rietien d'un Royauime.”’,. Veaudoré fur 
tr. et pl. This is.a, fine manuicript)in 
vellum, we are told, containing eighteen 
Jeaves in high prefervation. Onthe back 
are two-infcriptions, printed in golden 
chara&ters, one of which has been already 
copied, and ferves by way of title; the 
other contains the following dedication. 
ANC. Dai~ 
PHino & ARMORIC. i 
Duc: potentifs, NUNCUPABATUR AN. 
19424 -) 
At the beginning, .and at the end cf 
\ this manulcript, are the following verfes, 
fuppoled tobe written. by jthe. fair Ga- 
briclle d’ Ettrées;. in confequence of their 
being compared with a fragment by her, 
preferved in the Imperial library. 
“Ce liure eft a moy Gabrielle 
Qui voudrois bien avoir Pefprit 
Erle faveir femblable 2 a celle 
Quai la mis icy! en vidi 
sé Quand’ vous Viendres a regarder eecy 
“Avant gw ait feurs mettre yotre courage 
Souvenez vous auhe gina fai Ft cecy 
De qui le cucur Vous-demedte! pour gage. 
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