VII. The Rudiments of the Grecian Hiftory; from the first establishment of the ftates of Greece, to the overthrow of their liberties, in the days of Philip the Macedonian. In thirteen dialogues. By the Rev. John Gast *, A. M. 8vo. 6s. Rivington.

This appears to us to be no injudicious work. The dialogue is fupported in an eafy and natural way, and the author's reflections are generally just and pertinent.

R. VIII. An Introduction to the English Language and Learning. In three parts.-Part I. A fpelling-book of arts and fciences; containing alphabets of all the words in the following sciences, viz. theology, ethics, grammar, rhetoric, logic, poetry, mythology, phylofophy, geography, aftronomy, arithmetic, algebra, geometry, mathematics, mechanics, anatomy, phyfic, chemistry, pharmacy, botany, jurifprudence, heraldry; difpofed in a method entirely new; with the rules of true pronunciation and Spelling.-Part II. The rudiments of English grammar, with the rules of orthography, conftruction, emphafis, and a juft elocution.-Part III. Leffons on all the above-mentioned fciences; containing a particular defcription of each, by way of exercise or praxis, to enable the scholar to read juftly and judicioufly on any subject whatsoever. With a preface, fhewing that nothing fhort of the method here taken can be fufficient for a plan of genuine English education. By Benjamin Martin. 12mo. 2s. Owen.

Mr. Martin's plan (which the prolixity of his title-page faves us the trouble of explaining) is executed in fuch a manner as promises to be of real fervice; more efpecially to thofe whose literary attainments are limited to a knowledge of only their vernacular language. His cenfures upon the too common method of employing the new or old teftament to initiate children in reading, are just, and expreffed with a becoming zeal for the honour of religion. N. B. The writing the firft fyllable of philofophy with a y in the title page, is probably an error of the prefs; yet it looks particularly amifs in the front of a spelling-book of sciences and arts. J.L.

IX. Enchiridion Syntaxeos Liliana conftrictius: or an Epitome of Lilly's Syntax. In which many words, both nouns, verbs, &c. are collected from feveral claffic authors, and carefully placed, as notes against each refpective rule, very proper to be exercifed in all grammar fchools, after the fcholar is fufficiently grounded in the declining of nouns and conjugating verbs. By Mr. S. Chadwicke, late teacher of a grammar school for near fifty years at Chelsea. 8vo. Is. 8vo. Is. Crowder and Woodgate.

Curate of St. John's Dublin.

To this piece are prefixed two approbations, one by the author himself, the other by one Mr. Kerfey; with the latter we venture to agree, that, Nihil reperimus quo minùs idem in fcholis grammaticalibus, proprio loco, minima cum moleftia ufurpari poteft. J.L

X. The Greek Rudiments; in which all the grammatical difficulties of that language are adapted to the capacities of children, after the plan of Mr. Ruddiman's Latin rudiments. 8vo. 4s. Edinburgh: printed by Meffrs. Ruddimans, and fold alfo by Innys and Co. London.

The dedication informs us, that its author's name is James Barclay, a gentleman of Scotland; who, in this performance, feems to have peculiarly intended the fervice of his own country. It appears from our author's preface, that it is not ufual there to initiate their youth into Greek, 'till they are fent to the universities; this he complains of, not unjustly, as an impediment to their attaining a competent acquaintance with that language; and propofes to remedy it by the publication before us. But this defect does not fublift with us, seeing, according to the custom of our fchools, as foon as the boy, who is deftined to a learned education, is tolerably verfed in Latin, he is introduced to a knowledge of Greek, in fuch a manner, that while he is making a proficiency in the latter, he is perfecting himself in the former. Nevertheless, it is no more than justice to Mr. Barclay, to admit, that his inftructions are delivered with perfpicuity, and are eaty to be comprehended; nor can they fail being useful to all that are defirous of acquiring a familiarity with that learned language. YL

XI. Les Avantures de Telémaque, Fils D'Ulyffe; par feu Meffire François de Salignac de la Mothe Fenelon, précepteur des Enfans de France, et depuis Archevêque de Cambrai, &c. Nouvelle édition revue et corrigée avec foin par Mr. Chambaud. 12mo. 3s. 6d. Rivington.

We may recommend this edition of an author who has long and defervedly been received as a French claffic; as well calculated to facilitate the pronunciation of a language that fashion has made neceffary to be understood, J. L.

XII. A Guide to the English Pronunciation and Orthography: in eafy verfe. By which all who can read may learn to speak and write English, as correctly as those who have had a liberal education. To which is added, an alphabetical collection (with the meaning), of one thoufand words nearly alike in found, but different in fenfe and fpelling. Alfo, an explanation of abbreviations, notes of reference, and other marks that often occur in writing. By Samuel Hammond, master of

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the bluecoat-school in Nottingham. Recommended by several eminent schoolmafters and other ingenious perfons. 12mo.

Sold by T. Field, at the wheatfheaf, the corner of Paternofter-row, Cheapfide; and by the author at Nottingham.

MEDICAL and CHIRURGICAL.

XIII. Extracts from an old Treatife of Surgery; fhewing the fuccefsful application of fungous fubftances in stopping violent bleedings fo long ago as one hundred and fixty years and upwards. With the ingenious conjectures of Mr. Morand about the manner in which these substances act. By H. Mafon, furgeon. 8vo. 6d. Bouquet.

This piece feems principally, and fomewhat invidiously, intended to depreciate Mr. Brofard's merit, as the difcoverer of the ftyptic quality of the agaric; the hint of which Mr. Mafon fuppofes to have been taken from the old author from whom he gives the extracts mentioned in the title; viz. Felix Wurtz, a furgeon at Bafell in Germany, who wrote An Experimental treatife of furgery; tranflated from the 27th Ger• man edition into English, in 1656.' J. L

XIV. A Tranflation of the 9th, 10th, and 11th volumes of the Commentaries upon the Aphorifms of Dr. Boerhaave, late profeffor of phyfic in the univerfity of Leyden, concerning the knowledge and cure of the feveral difeafes incident to human bodies. By Gerard Van Swieten, M. D. principal phyfician to the queen of Hungary.-Vol. IX. Treating of pleurifies, inflammations of the diaphragm, inflammations of the liver, and the feveral kinds of the jaundice, inflammations of the ftomach, inflammations of the bowels, feveral kinds of the aphtha or thruth.-Vol. X. Treating of the nephrites or inflammation of the kidneys, the apoplexy, the catalepfy, a caries, chronical difeafes, the palfy, the epilepfy.-Vol. XI. Treating of the melancholy madness, the mania, or raving madness, the canine madnefs, the fcurvy, the cachexy, the empyema, or fuppuration in the cheft. 8vo. 6s. each. Knaptons. The merit of this work is fo well known, that any of it from us, especially fo long after the publication of the former eight volumes, will not be expected.

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XV. Abdeker: or the Art of preferving beauty. Tranflated. from an Arabian manufcript. 12mo. 3s. Millar.

We fuppofe this work to have had its origin not in Arabia, but in France. The author has found out a way, ingenious and entertaining enough, of delivering a series of inftructions for the prefervation of female beauty, (by all the helps of paints, pomatums, lotions, &c. &c.) intermixed with the

incidents

Miscellanical

incidents of an amorous intercourfe between the phyfician,
who is the mafter of all these rare fecrets, and a young lady to
whom he communicates them: the former of these perfons is
Abdeker (whofe name gives title to the book) an Arabian doc-
tor, phyfician to Mahomet II. emperor of the Turks; the lat-
ter, Fatima, one of Mahomet's fultanas, whofe adventures
are terminated by the wonderful manner of her quitting the
feraglio, and her marriage with her preceptor and deliverer
the doctor. However, the hiftorical part of the work is by
no means the principal; the adventures being only the vehicle
or form, which the author has made choice of as the most
agreeable manner of teaching his art: and he doubtless judged
right; for he certainly makes thus a more decent, as well as
a more engaging appearance, than he would have done under'
that of a new collection of receipts for beautifying the skin, tak-
ing away wrinkles, recovering a loft +-* **, &c.
A XVI. The Perfect King, an eflay: in which true grandeur
is illuftrated; with the true means to acquire it. Made Eng-
lifh from the French. *12mo. 25. Cooper.

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This anonymous performance appears, if we are not miftaken in our conjecture, to have been written as a compliment to his late majefty, by fome fenfible foreigner; who, however, makes but an indifferent figure in this tranflation, whatever he might do in the original language wherein he delivered his work; the orthographical and typographical mistakes being fo many, that we can no otherwife account for them, than by fuppofing the book to have been printed abroad, by persons not well acquainted with the English tongue : and that this was really the cafe, we are under no doubt. For the rest we shall only fay, that to those who have not read the many excellent treatises on this fubject, which have been already published in our own country, the present tract may afford fome fatisfaction. The author's idea of a good king, is juft; and the maxims and rules he lays down for the conduct of princes, are rightly calculated to make the great ones of the earth happy in themselves, and a bleffing to their fubjects: but 'tis pity his inftructions are not cloathed in a more elegant dress.

XVII. The British Legacy; or, Fountain of Knowledge. 8vo. 25. fewed, Chandler.

To whom the public is obliged for this Legacy, it is not given us to know; of what it chiefly confifts, we fhall inform the reader in as few words as poffible. In the first place, the Among others, there is one prefcription which the author had the decency to wrap up in Latin; tho' that is but a very thin coyering.

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author gives us a fyftem of horsemanship and farriery, in a dialogue between a horse-doctor and a groom. Then comes the best method of preventing chimnies from fmoaking, receipts for making ketchup, cleaning filver-plate, and fire-eating, &c. &c. &c. After thefe follow the arts of bringing fingingbirds to perfection, of breeding and dieting fighting cocks; curious method of cafting urine, and curling hair; inftructions for mounting fans, and making friar's balfam. The cultivation of the kitchen, fruit, and flower-garden brings up the rear; but the book contains a vaft number of other curiofities, which we have no inclination to enumerate: tho', for ought we know to the contrary, they may be all mighty good things. -XVIII. The Travels of Mr. Drake Morris, merchant, in London. Containing his fufferings and diftreffes in feveral voyages at fea. Written by himself. 12mo. 3s. Baldwin. A flimfy kind of imitation of Robinson Crusoe.

XIX. The Marriage-act. A novel. In which the ruin of female honour, the contempt of the clergy, the destruction of private and public liberty, with other fatal confequences, are confidered; in a series of interesting adventures. 12mo. 2 vol. 6s. Hodges.

A writer of fome parts, but more virulence, ftimulated by party prejudice against the prefent adminiftration, as we are led to conclude from many paffages in his work, has here put together a number of improbable tales of young people rendered unhappy in their amours, or matrimonial engagements; and the blame of all is contrived to be thrown upon the late act for the better preventing of clandeftine marriages: which, according to our author, is only calculated to produce all those terrible confequences he has enumerated in his title-page. In the heat of his zeal, our political novelift has treated the legiflature with a freedom that has produced a warrant for taking him into cuftody, which was executed a few days after the appearance of his work.

XX. A new tranflation of the Perfian Tales; from an original verfion of the Indian comedies of Mocles. Wherein care has been taken to expunge all those useless repetitions, and trifling circumftances, with which the oriental writings are encumbered: fo that the stories are rendered lefs tedious, and more inftructive, the whole being reduced into one small volume. Defigned for the service and amusement of the British Ladies. By Edward Button, gent. 12mo. 35. Owen. The utility of this book is fufficiently represented above; and, we think, without exaggeration.