a boundless philanthropy and "disinterestedness; studious of every acquisition that forms "the taste, but applying the "strength of his genius to the "arts of government and edu"cation, as objects of the "highest importance to the wel"fare of individuals, and the happiness of nations. In his "dress, elegantly plain; in do"mestic life, attentive to the "niceties of decorum; in pub"lic, politely ceremonious; "in all his manners dignified "and distinguished; in conver"sation, elevated; in his per"son, tall and agreeable, hav ing a commanding look, "softened with affability." A review of the life and writings of this remarkably gifted man, strongly illustrates the observation, that political moral philosophy, theories of governments and education, even when displayed with splendid ability, and enforced with the most engaging benevolence, and with the best and most earnest motives of doing good, he found by a painful experience to be wholly inadequate to the task of reforming mankind, if employed without the aid of Christianity. It is the Gospel alone alone which can reach the weak and erring heart of man, and found the reformation and improvement of societies upon the purity, the virtue, and the piety of individuals. From the same review, also, those who profess and call themselves Christians, may learn, that a much larger portion, than they are willing to allow, of the censure and blame which they are ready to charge upon infidelity, may, in fact, be more justly chargeable upon themselves; upon that discrepancy of principle and practice, that envy, hatred, malice, and uncharitableness, which leads them into severe and unrelenting censures of each other, and harsh and unkind disputes, even upon the doctrines of peace and love; thus supplying the doubtful and unbelieving with the most unanswerable of all arguments,-that drawn from the hypocrisy of professing principles, without suffering them to influence the practice. ADDENDA liquor from malt, which they call Cwrw, i. e. ale; had the same customs and ways of living, the same music; that is, the harp; and several places in Ireland are called by Welsh names. To this we may add, that they had the same sort of small boat, whereof the poet, Lucan, gives a very beautiful description. The Welsh call it Corwg, and the Irish Corag; the present Irish are a mixture of several nations, but mostly descended from the Scots who conquered Ireland. The Scots were Spaniards that came from Biscay, formerly Cantabria, and originally from Scythia; the words Scoti and Scythi have a near resemblance; the English likewise are a mixture of several nations, but derive their name from the English, Angles; as to the Angles, we have this account of them : -Saxonia protulit AnglosHoc patet in lingua niveque colore The Saxons from the most ancient English families trace their pedigree; have their name from Saex, a short sword which they used; according to these verses of Engleshusius. Quippe brevis gladius apud illos Saxa vocatur, Unde sibi taxo nomen traxisse putatur. The Picts were Britons that fled from the Romans to Scotland, as it is now called, and there continued their old custom of painting themselves. The Romans, therefore, called them Picti, (that is, painted,) to distinguish them from the provincial Britons, who were subject to the Romans, had laid aside that barbarous custom, and were civilized. What confirms this opinion is, that the names of several places in Scotland are Welsh-and Merin the Pict, a poet of the 6th century, wrote in Welsh. He was surnamed Caledonius, from his being a native of Caledonia, which is derived from the Welsh word Kelyddon, that is, Coverts, and was the old name of Scotland. In Merlin's poem, entitled Avallen, you have these lines Avallen berev berau i haeron, Which is old British or Cel |