Multiplicat crebros finuati gurgitis orbes ; Contingat geminas patulo curvamine ripas. Lib. xiii. 23. Suppofing Mr. Pope took his idea from thefe exquifite lines, yet every reader of tafte will acknowledge himfelf obliged to him for the ingenuity of the application, the management of the allufion, and the harmony of the verfification. His enemies can only fay, he found the gem in Italy: we add, he brought it into England, and, by fetting it anew, gave it additional luftre. 23. A Larger Confutation of Bishop Hare's Syftem of Hebrew Metre: in a Letter to the Rev. Dr. Edwards; in Anfwer to his Latin Epifle By Robert Lowth, D. D. F. R. ss. Lond. and Goetting. and Chaplain in Ordinary to bis Majefty. 8vo. Millar. Pr. 1s. 6d. The learned and ingenious bishop Hare has been often ap plauded for his elaborate inveftigation of the Hebrew metre: he has been thought not only to have proved its existence, but to have determined its peculiar properties and laws. But his metrical lyftem has been attacked by feveral learned writers, and is now, to all appearance, entirely demolished by this dif cerning and judicious author, who has demonftrated, that any given part of the Hebrew bible, confeffedly profe, may be reduced to fuch Harian metre, as may be juftified by examples from the Harian pfalms; to verfes as well turned, as well divided, as regular, as elegant, as thofe of Hare generally are; with no more licences, or alterations of the text, in adjusting them, than are ufually admitted by the bishop himself. See our account of Mr. Edwards's Latin Epiftle, in the Critical Review for February, 1766. 24. A Narrative of what passed between General Sir Harry Erskine and Philip Thickneffe, Efq; in confequence of a Letter written by the latter to the Earl of B relative to the Publication of Jome original Letters and Poetry of Lady Mary Wortley Montague's, then in Mr. Thickneffe's Poffeffion. Evo, Pr. 1. Williams, While this writer was under a fevere profecution, he became poff-ffed of certain letters and poetry, fuppofed to have been written by lady Mary Wortley Montague. Upon applying to lord B to intereft himself in his (Mr. Thicknesse's) tavour, as being the only method to prevent the publication of the faid letters and poetry, his lordship entployed the late Sir Harry Erskine to give the meeting to Mr. Thicknelle, who, fo far as we can perceive, even by the latter's own account, behaved in the affair like a man of honour and understanding; but Mr. Thickneffe refused to give up the papers without certain ftipulations, which lord B. appears, very properly, to have difdained and rejected. 25. Harlequin or, a Defence of grotesque Comic Performances. By Mr. Juftus Möfer, Counsellor of the High Court of Justice at Olnabruck, Etc. Tranflated from the German by Joach. Andr. Fred. Warnecke, LL. C. 8vo. Pr. 2s. 6d. Nicoll. If this is really a German production, it is the most humorous we have feen from that country. The author, under the arch character of Harlequin, fhews abundance of taste in vindicating the abfurdities of his own votaries. His fatire is, fometimes, however, loft on an English reader, who is unacquainted with foreign compofitions and manners. 26. A Complete Syftem of Italian Book keeping, according to the Modern Method, practised by Merchants and others. By Daniel Dowling, late Teacher of the Mathematicks, and Author of Mercantile Arithmetic. 8vo. Pr. 35. Johnston. The chief end aimed at in book-keeping is to record a man's dealings and tranfactions, and difpofe the various accounts thereof in fuch order, that the books may exhibit a plain, full, and exact account of the condition and circumftances of each part of his business, and thereby enable the perfon at all times to fatisfy both himself and others with respect to the state of his affairs. Thus a merchant that deals in proper trade, ought to know, by infpecting his books, the exact pofture of his circum. ftances, that is, to whom he is indebted, and who is indebted to him, with the particular fums of each; what goods he has purchased, what he has difpofed of, with the profit or lofs uponthe fale, and what remains yet in hand; what goods or money he has in the hands of factors, what ready money he has by him; what his stock was at first, what alteration it has fuffered fince, and what it now amounts to.-By thefe or fimilar - methods, other dealers pofting their accounts, may at any time, in an eafy and expeditious manner, fatisfy themselves with regard to any circumftance or article of their trade. A factor's books must be kept in fuch order, that he may be able to fhew what commiffions he has received, how he has difpofed of them, what returns he has made, and what of his employer's books or money are yet in his hands, or in the hands of debtors, &c. An easy, ready, and correct answer to these and the like demands, is the real ufe of book-keeping, and to ac . complish this end fhould be the principal view of every writer upon this fubject. The work before us appears to be drawn up in a clear and comprehenfive manner: the rules our author has laid down for pofting the feveral articles relating to domeftic and foreign trade, feem extremely well adapted to the various cafes of mercantile affairs; and the examples referred to in the Wastebook, Journal, and Ledger, are, in our opinion, ranged in a more natural and judicious order, than in any other treatife upon merchants accounts we have yet feen. 27. The Advantages of Inland Navigation; or, Some Obfervations offered to the Public, to fhew that an Inland Navigation may be easily effected between the three great Ports of Bristol, Liverpool, and Hull; together with a Plan for executing the fame. By R. Whitworth, Efq; Humbly fubmitted to the Great Affembly of this Nation. 8vo. Pr. 2s. 6d. Baldwin. We have already given our opinion * more than once of the great utility of inland navigations. As the merit of the publi cation before us depends upon the truth and accuracy of the map, the menfurations, and the calculations it contains, of which we are no judges, we can therefore only again recommend the confideration of the subject, in the warmest manner, to the patronage of the public. * 28. A Brief History of the Kings of England, particularly those of the Royal Houfe of Stuart, of Bleed Memory. By Sir A. Welding, Bart. 8vo. Pr. 15. Williams. This is a republication of a molt ftupid invective, not only against the kings of the houfe of Stuart, but against all the kings of England. The fuppofed author, or a knight of a fi'milar name, lived in the reign of James I. of England, and wrote a railing account of his court and perfon. The dunce of the prefent performance has adopted the fimilarity of name, and brought his hiftory down to the Revolution; but it is very unimportant whether the name is fictitious or not, as the performance is certainly despicable. 29. A Word to the Refpectable Pro's and Cons, Ins and Outs, the Politicians, and Weekly Venders of Politicks in Great Britain. 8vo. Pr. 6d. Fletcher. We find nothing in this flimfy pamphlet which has not been a thousand and a thousand times repeated. The whole of it proceeds upon the ftale topics of a people keeping within the bounds of their duty to government, of minifters confulting * See Vol. XXI. p. 237. the the interefts of the people, and of a fovereign having a juft difcernment in the choice of his minifters. 30. An Apology for the Miniflerial Life and Actions of a Celebrated Favourite. 8vo. Pr. 1s. 6d. Pridden. Whether this apology is real or fictitious, is of no great importance. It seems calculated to recommend two or three unpenfioned writers to the notice of government. 31. A Letter to the Rev. Mr. John Wesley, concerning his Inconfiflency with himself. Occafioned by the Publication of his Sermon, Entitled, The Lord our Righteousness. 8vo. Pr, 6d. Keith. Mr. Wefley, in a fermon which he has lately published, has, it feems, maintained, that the righteousness of Chrift is imputed to all believers,' and has declared, that this is the doctrine which he has conftantly believed and taught for near eight and twenty years.' But having, in fome former works, denied the doctrine of imputed righteousness, and called the expreffion a crude, unfcriptural phrafe, he is charged with inconfiftency, and his contradictions are exhibited in oppofite columns, by the writer of this letter. Mr. Wefley is likewife accufed of having farther declared, that this is the fame doctrine which Mr. Whitefield, Mr. Rømaine, and Mr. Madan preach.' Our author resents this infinuation, and affures him, that they differ from the notions which be has advanced, on this topic, as widely as the eaft is from the weft; that while he, the faid Mr. Wefley, changes from wrong to right, and from right to wrong,' thefe worthy minifters' unanimously maintain, that both Chrift's active and paffive obedience, as making one glorious, perfect righteoufnefs, are imputed to a believer; that the one abfolves him from guilt and condemnation, the other intitles him to life eternal; that, being invefted with this spotlefs robe, God the father fees no spot in him, but accepts him, and loves him as though he had never finned.' • We really wonder,' Mr. Wefley, that you should become a backflider, and a falfe brother; that you fhould reje& this soul-reviving doctrine, and feed your flock with Arminian hufks,' which are only fit for heretical fwine, while your real friend and humble fervant,' the author of this letter, ardently prays, that your naked foul may be covered and adorned with the spotless robe of Chrift's matchlefs righteousness, that when the top stone of falvation fhall be brought forth, you may join with them who shall shout, Grace! Grace! only Grace ! THE CRITICAL REVIEW. 7 For the Month of June, 1766. ARTICLE I. Travels through France and Italy. Containing Obfervations on Characters, Cuftoms, Religion, Government, Police, Commerce, Arts, and Antiquities. With a particular Defcription of the Town, Ter-` ritory, and Climate of Nice: To which is added, a Regifter of the Weather, kept during a Refidence of eighteen Monibs in that City. By T. Smollett, M. D. In II. Vols. 8vo. Pr. 10 s. Baldwin. [Concluded.] Hav T the clofe of our review of this excellent work in our last number, we left the ingenious author at Nice; in the 25th letter, which opens the second volume, and which is dated from Nice, Jan. 1, 1765, we find him travelling from thence to Genoa. The Genoefe territories begin at Ventimiglia, another town lying on the coaft, at the distance of twenty miles from Nice, a circumftance from which it borrows the name. ing paffed the towns of Monaco, Menton, Ventimiglia, and feveral other places of lefs confequence, that lie along this coaft, we turned the point of St. Martin with a favourable breeze, and might have proceeded twenty miles further before night but the women began to be fick, as well as afraid, at the roughness of the water; Mr. R- was fo difcompofed, that he privately defired the patron to put afhore at St. Remo, on pretence that we fhould not find a tolerable auberge in any other place between this and Noli, which was at the diftance of forty miles. We accordingly landed, and were conducted to the pofte, which our gondeliere affured us was the best auberge in the whole Riviera of Genoa. We afcended by a dark, narrow, steep ftair, into a kind of public room, with a long table and benches, fo dirty and miferable, that it would difgrace the worst hedge ale-house in England. VOL. XXI. June, 1766. Not Dd |