Art. 12. A Rhapsody. By Philippina Burton. 4to. 2s. 6d. Wilkie, &c. Love, and all its raptures, is the fubject of this Lady's incoherent rant, which he calls a Rhapfody. Her performance undoubtedly calls for cenfure; but her motives for printing may poffibly entitle her to compaffion. We fhall, therefore, at prefent, take no farther notice of this Nat. Lee in petticoats. Art. 13. The New Foundling Hofpital for Wit, Part III. 8vo. 2s. 6d. Almon. See Reviews for May, and for December, 1768: the Catalogues. Art. 14. The Female Captive: a Narrative of Facts, which happened in Barbary, in the Year 1756. Written by herself. 12mo. 2 Vols. 5s. fewed. Bathurst. to Contains, if we are not deceived by fair appearances, the real story of a young lady, who, in her paffage from the island of England, having the misfortune to be taken by a Salletine, is carried into Barbary, where the with great difficulty avoids the efforts made by the emperor of Morocco to engage her in his feraglio; is at laft fet at liberty; arrives in England; and is married to a gentleman who was the companion of her captivity.-There is nothing marvellous in the narration; which, moreover, affords very few interesting events, and will, perhaps, like many a dull ftory, be the lefs regarded for its being true. Art. 15. The Cafe of the Orphan and Creditors of John Ayliffe, Efq; for the Opinion of the Public. With an Addenda of interefting Queries for the Anfwer of those whom it concerns. The whole fairly stated, and indifputably authenticated from Originals. 8vo. 1s. 6d. Printed for the Author. This pamphlet being lately advertised, as a new publication, it came of course into our hands; but as it appears, by the date of the title-page, to have been printed in 1761, it does not now properly fall under our notice. Befide, who does not remember the ftory of the unfortunate Ayliffe? Art. 16. The Works, in Verfe and Profe, of William Shenftone, Efq; Vol. III. containing Letters to particular Friends, from the Year 1739, to 1763. 8vo. 6s. Dodley. 1769. Some of thefe letters are very trivial, but many others in the collection are no way unworthy of the attention of the public: and they will be particularly acceptable to the admirers of Mr. Shenftone's writings, which, for the most part, have undoubtedly very confiderable merit. Mr. Shenftone, confidered merely as an author, had the uncommon felicity of attracting the love of his readers: and thofe who from readers had the happiness of becoming acquainted with him as a man, never felt any diminution of that pre-conceived efteem for him, inspired by his works. In these letters, his perfonal character appears in the fame amiable light as in his poetical compofitions :they contain the hiftory of his mind for the laft twenty-four years of his life.' Art. 17. Art. 17. Genuine Memoirs of the Life of Mifs Ann Elliot. Written by a whom the com12mo. 23. 6d. An impudent and grofs impofition on the public; and, in all refpects, a moft worthlefs production. Mifs E, was admired as an actrefs. She was more admired as a miftrefs;-particularly by a gentleman of distinction in the literary world, and by a perfon of very high rank in the C-t of St. J-s's :-and, even after the cold hand of death had chilled the lillies and rofes of her lovely face, she could not but be viewed as a tempting object, by the lurking poachers of Grubftreet, who are conftantly lying in wait for fuch game.-Like the hungry jackalls in Turkey, watching the places of interment, in order to harrow up and devour the dead bodies, the moment after they are depofited in the earth. POLITICAL. Art. 18. An Addrefs to the Proprietors of India Stock, fhewing from the political state of Indoitan, the Neceffity of fending Commiffioners to regulate and direct their affairs. 8vo. I s. Bladon. The Author ftrenuoufly recommends the joining a fervant of the erown-(a military or naval officer) in the commiffion of fuperviforship: a measure not very agreeable to the free spirit and jealous temper of the times. Art. 19. Obfervations on Public Liberty, Patriotifm, Minifterial Def potifm, &c. In a Letter to the Freeholders of Middlesex, and the Livery of London. By an Independent Citizen of London. 8vo. 6 d. Towers. Written on the popular fide, with more judgment and moderation, than we usually meet with in party-pamphlets. Art. 20. The Prefent State of Liberty in Great Britain and her Colonies. By an Englishman. 8vo. 6 d. Johnson and Payne. On the fame fide with the foregoing obfervations: and contains a very good political Catechism. Art. 21. The Comments of Bull-face Double Fee, on the Petition of the Freeholders of the County of Middlefex. 8vo. 2 s. Fell. A perfon of great eminence in the law is here made the author of a refutation of the several articles contained in the Middlesex petition; which refutation, or comment, was detailed in the Daily Gazetteer, in a series of that paper, for the month of June last. The Editor recommends this comment, as abounding with the most fcurrilous abuse, indecent invectives, and audacious menaces against the Petitioners, and every other perfon concerned in preparing and ́ fupporting that petition.' It contains, however, many very just obfervations. In his title-page. Art. 22. Reply to the Comments and Menaces of Bull-face Double Fee, on the Petition of the Freeholders of Middlefex. Wherein the the whole of Bull-face's Arguments, and infamous Sophiftry, áre detected, confuted and expofed, and the feveral Charges in the Middlefex Petition fully fupported and explained. 8vo. s. Fell. This performance,' fays the modeft Author, in the remainder of his title-page, (for the above is not a copy of the whole of it) will be found worthy the public attention; and the common fafety, he adds, Of all the Freeholders in England, require their perufal of it.'-It may be fo; but we have not been able to difcern all this vaft importance and extraordinary merit,-notwithstanding we have perused the Performance' with all the attention' in our power. Art. 23. An Anfwer to a Pamphlet, entitled, "The Question Stated, Whether the Freeholders of Middlesex forfeited their right by voting for Mr. Wilkes at the last Election?" With a Poftfcript, occafioned by a letter in the public Papers fubfcribed Junius. 4to. 1 s. 6 d. Fletcher, &c. Highly merits the attention of thofe who have perufed the pamphlet afcribed to Sir W. M. This anfwer is, indeed, a masterly performance. • Review, July, p. 77. art. 30. Art. 24. The Political Conduct of the Earl of Chatham. 8vo. I S. Contains many ftriking remarks on the character and political and defects in each are, with great plaufibility, pointed out; and Art. 25. Loofe Remarks on certain Pofitions to be found in Mr. Hobbes's Philofophical Rudiments of Government and Society. With a Sketch of a democratical Form of Government, in a Letter to Sig. Paoli. By Catharine Macaulay. The fecond Edition. With two Letters, one from an American Gentleman to the Author; which contains fome Comments on her Sketch of Government, and the Author's answer. 4to. is. 6d. Johnston, &c. 1769. When these remarks were firft published, in 1767*, the name of the writer was concealed from the public. Report, however, gave them to the celebrated Hiftorian, Mrs. Macaulay; who has affixed her name to the prefent edition. The letter annexed, from an American Gentleman, contains an objection to one or two particulars of Mrs. M.'s fcheme of democratical government, which the very ingenious Lady, in her anfwers, has fully obviated. * See Review, Vol. 36, p. 328. art. 23. Art. 26. 1 POETICA L. Art. 26. Ode performed in the Senate-boufe at Cambridge, July, 1, 1769, at the Installation of his Grace Auguftus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Grafton, Chancellor of the Univerfity. Set to Mufic by Dr. Randal, Pro By feffor of Mufic. 4to. 1s. Cambridge printed, and fold by Dodf-Gra ley, &c. in London. the cludes almost all the varieties of harmony, a new image rifes in almost Pr every line, fancy is regulated by judgment, and judgment enlivened by fancy. The following are the firft air and chorus: This ode abounds with the beauties of poetry; the verfification in AIR. "Hence, avaunt, ('tis holy ground) "And dreaming Sloth of pallid hue, "Servitude that hugs her chain, "Nor in these confecrated bowers "Let painted Flatt'ry hide her ferpent-train in flowers. CHORU S. "Nor Envy base, nor creeping Gain "Dare the mufe's walk to stain, "While bright-eyed Science watches round: "Hence, away, 'tis holy ground!" These imaginary beings are well felected, and their attributes happily applied. In the recitative that follows, the Poet, mentioning the realms of empyrean day,' fays, There fit the fainted Sage, the Bard divine The few, whom Genius gave to fhine Through every unborn age, and undifcover'd clime.' The words gave to fhine, in this paffage, feem to refer the act of fhining rather to the paft than the future; the firft and most obvious fense of the few whom Genius gave to shine' is rather, the few who fhone by the aid of Genius' than the few to whom Genius has given the power of fhining hereafter." The prefent reading may perhaps be defenfible, but it is pity there fhould, in fuch a poem, be any paffage that needs defence. The Poet has with great art recorded, for the honour of Cambridge, that Milton received his academic education there, and celebrated him not as a poet only but as the friend of freedom. Having fuppofed mufic and fong to burft on his ear' from the realms of happiness above, he immediately adds, ''Twas Milton ftruck the deep-toned shell, • And, as the choral warblings round him fwell, "Ye brown o'er-arching groves, the Lie Spi "Where "Where willowy Camus lingers with delight! "I trod your level lawn, "Oft woo'd,the gleam of Cynthia filver-bright. "In cloisters dim, far from the haunts of Folly, "With Freedom by my fide, and foft-ey'd Melancholy." He then represents the founders of the feveral colleges as coming in proceffion to hail their Fitzroy's feftal morning, and having addressed him collectively, Foremost and leaning from her golden cloud,' the venerable Margret gives him a particular welcome, and in her mouth the Author has put the encomium on the duke which was expected from him on this occafron; whether it is juft, is not the en quiry of literary criticism, but the fteadinefs of his Grace's conduct during the popular clamour against him, is touched with a masterly hand, in the following Grand Chorus, which concludes the piece: "Thro' the wild waves as they roar "With watchful eye and dauntless mien Art. 27. The Middlefex Petition Inverfed. 4to. is. Bladon. ADVERTISEMENT. In the section marked III. in the Abbi Chappe's Travels into Siberia, (p. 599 of our last Appendix) where an account is given of the punishment of the Knout, as inflicted on Mademoiselle Lapouchin, a T reflection of the Reviewer of that work, towards the clofe of the article, is, by the omiffion of a whole fentence, at the prefs, rendered not only abfurd, but abfolutely unintelligible. The reader," therefore, after the words [hanging in ftripes over her fhift] is defired to add, and to correct, as follows: Her tongue was, in the next place, torn out, and she was fent into exile into Siberia. [After what had paffed before, the execution of this last part of the fentence was, we think, &c.] In the fame article, p. 597. line 10, the fenfe is likewise destroyed by printing as, inftead of us. The Reader is alfo defired to correct: the following among other flighter errata in this and a preceding article; viz. At p. 557. line 5. for helm, read elm. P. 560. line 24. dele gently. Ibid. line 37. for lettice, read lattice. P. 590. line 22. for an alternate fit, read alternate fits. P. 591. line zo. After on, add this. P. 594. line 8. P. 596. line 24. After internal, add contact. for the, read their most diftinguishing tenets |
