our author wishes to fee removed. He proposes to furnish both the officers and foldiers of every company with a number of blue shirts, to be changed together at ftated times, then washed, and on marches carried on horfeback, with a fupply of stockings and fhoes. These alterations would be beft promoted by the chearful example of the officers. Of the two different methods of infpiring troops with bravery and fpirit, either by concealing the degree, or even the reality of dangers from them, or by diverting their attention to fome other object; our author rejects the former, and, we think, with very good reafon, fince it appears apt to produce both rafhnefs and panics; and as to the latter, he propofes again to introduce trophies, military rewards, triumphal proceffions, ftatues, &c. We think, however, the renewal of fome of those ancient institutions, liable to great objections in our modern times and manners.. Beati Flacci Albini, feu Alcuini, Abbatis Caroli Magni, Regis ac Imperatoris, Magifiri, Opera, poft primam Editionem, a Viro clariffimo D. Andrea Quercetano curatam, de novo collecta, multis Locis emendata&Opufculis primum repertis plurimum aucta variifque Modis illuftrata, Cura & Studio Frobenii, S. R. I. Principis & Abbatis ad S. Emmeranum Ratisbona. In 2 Parts, 4 Volumes, Folio. Ratisbon. A LCUIN's works are fo interefting for the politicaf, ecclefiaftical, and literary hiftory of the age of Charlemagne, that any apology for the collection and republication of them would be fuperfluous. A collection of these valuable works had indeed been already pub→ lifhed by Mr. Du Chefne; but his edition is not only become scarce, but has been found very incomplete, and deficient in point of critical accuracy. The prefent illuftrious editor has therefore taken great pains, to remedy and fupply these effential defects; and his endeavours have been favoured by a great number of MSS. communicated him from Italy, France, Germany, England, and even from Spain; which have enabled him not only to revife and correct fuch of Alcuin's works as were already published, but to discover and to publifh many new, and feveral very interefting ones. His edition therefore comprifes not only all the pieces formerly published by Canifius, Du Chefne, Mabillon, Martene, Baluzius, Pez, and others; but many treatifes, letters, and poems, not yet published the whole arranged in a more methodical order, carefully collated, and illuftrated with hiftorical and critical introductions, difquifitions, and notes. Hiftoire la Republique Romaine, dans le Cours du VII. Siécle, par Salluke. 3 Vols. Quarto, With Plates. Dijon. MR. de Broffes, count of Tournai, and firft prefident in the parliament of Dijon, the very learned and refpectable editor and author of this inftructive work, was fo fond of Salluft's method of treating historical fubjects, and fo fenfible of the lofs of that excellent historian's principal work, that he refolved to collect Salluft's fragments with yet greater care than had ever been done before; by the most accurate arrangement to trace out as near as poffible the plan and chief features of that work, and then to connect these flagments in the manner of Freinshemius, whose whofe Fragmenta Livii are justly confidered as one of the best works on the Roman hiftory. But as Mr. de Broffes foon became fenfible of the difficulty of affimilating his Latin diction to that of Salluft, he changed his firft defign, and refolved on tranflating both the fragments and his author's histories of the Catalinarian and Jugurthan wars into French, and to attempt to fupply the loft work from other ancient writers, The first volume of Mr. de Broffes' work opens with a preface, containing judicious remarks on the various methods of writing hiftories; and an introduction, giving general informations concerning Roman names, ranks (ordines), magiftracies, and elections. The body of the work itfelf begins with a tranflation of, and commentary on Salluft's Jugurthan war. The notes fubjoined to this part treat chiefly of the geography and population of Africa: the text is moreover illuftrated with a map of Africa, defigned by Mr. de Broffes for his Salluft; a plan of Metellus's march against Jugurtha, and its illuftration by a military connoiffeur. After this tranflation and commentary follow the two first books of Mr. de Broffes' reftoration of Salluft's five books of hiftories, from page 247646. The fecond volume contains the third, fourth, and fifth books of the fame work, in 676 pages; comprising the war with Mithri dates, fo fruitful in great and various events; a defcription of the Pontus Euxinus, with the adjacent countries; the Gladiatorian war, raised by Spartacus; and the war of Creta. The third volume (of 500 pages) contains a translation of the Catalinarian war, with its fequel; illuftrated with a great number and variety of hiftorical and political notes; Salluft's two letters to Cæfar, commonly ftyled Orat, de Rep. Ordinanda, and confidered by Mr. de Broffes as genuine; a very minute collection of all the notices of Salluft's life, writings, gardens, buildings, and even of the remains difcovered in later times. The whole work concludes with Abbé Caffagne's fenfible Effay on the Art of compofing History, and on the Works of Salluft, and a neceffary and useful hiftorical index. It is decorated with elegant portraits of Marius, Sylla, Bocchus, Pompeius, Mithridates, Cicero, Cæfar, Cato, Salluft, and Mr. de Broffes; and seven plates, representing ancient coins. Difcours choifis fur divers Sujets de Religion de Littérature. Par M. l'Abbé Maury, &c. 12m0. Paris. HESE felect Difcourfes will do equal credit to the head and heart of their author. They confift of an eulogy on the celebrated Fenelon, archbishop of Cambray; a panegyric on St. Louis; another on St. Auftin; reflexions on the fermons of Boffuet; and, what we think more generally interefting to foreign readers, a very judicious and fenfible difcourfe on the eloquence of the pulpit, containing useful reflexions on eloquence in general, and on its feveral parts; and very interefting particulars concerning the French preachers, who have diftinguished themselves by the power and effects of their eloquence, especially Mr. Bridaine and St. Vincent de Paul. The character of the latter, as drawn by Mr. Maury, is an honour to humanity. A man of a fublime virtue, though but little known; the best citizen France ever had; the apoftle of humanity; who, after being a fhepherd in his infancy, has left in his native X 2 country country inftitutions more ufeful to the unfortunate than the fineß establiments of his fovereign Lewis the Fourteenth.' This Vincent de Paul was fucceffively a flave at Tunis, (and probably it was this circumftance that for ever after warmed his zeal for the relief of the diftreffed non ignara mali, miferis fuccurrere difco); preceptor to cardinal de Retz, a country curate, general almoner of the galleys, chief of the miffionaries, &c. He eftablished, in France, the Lazarifts, the nuns de la charité, who devote themselves to the relief and confolation of the unhappy; he founded hospitals for foundlings, orphans, lunatics, galley-naves, and for old people. His generous pity extended itself to every fpecies of misfortune incident to mankind, and memorials of his beneficence are to be met with in all the provinces of France.While kings in arms defolated the earth, already afflicted with other calamities,the fon of a poor labourer in Gafcony repaired thefe national afflictions to the utmost of his power, and diffufed more than twenty millions of livres, in Champagne, Picardy, Lorrain, and Artois, where whole villages of poor people were dying of famine, and their bodies left in the fields unburied, till Vincent de Paul charged himfelf with the payment of the expence of their burial. For fome time his zeal and charity were employed in preaching to, and comforting the galley-flaves. Beholding one of thefe unhappy men, condemned to a three-years flavery for finuggling, who feemed inconfolable for having left his wife and children in the utmoft wretchedness and want, Vincent de Paul offered to take his place; and, what will hardly be believed, his offer was accepted. This virtuous man was chained down among the galley-flaves, and his feet continued for ever after fwollen, from the weight of those honourable fetters he had worn. When Vincent de Paul came to Paris, foundlings were, in Saint Landry Street, fold at the rate of twenty fols per head, or elfe given away, by way of charity, to fick women, who wanted these innocent creatures for drawing off their corrupt milk. Almost all thefe children, thus abandoned by government to the commiferation of the publick, perished, and fuch of them as happened to efcape fo many dangers, were clandeftinely introduced into wealthy families, and made to ufurp the property of law ful heirs. Vincent de Paul at first provided for the fupport of twelve foundlings, and foon after, his charity was enabled to provide for all fuch as were expofed at the gates of churches. But the new fervour always infpired by new intitutions, having cooled, their fupport entirely failed, and the former outrages to humanity were going to begin anew. Vincent de Paul was not difcouraged. He called an extraordinary meeting; caufed a very great number of these unfortunate foundlings to be placed in the church, inftantly afcended the pulpit, and with eyes ftreaming with tears, thus addressed his audience: My ladies, compaffion and charity have induced you to adopt thefe little creatures for your children; by God's grace you have been their mothers, fince their natural mothers have abandoned them: confider now, whether you will abandon them too. Ceafe now to be their mothers, and become their judges; their lives and deaths are in your hands. . . If you continue charitably to fupport them, they will live; if you abandon them, they all muft die.' IN exhortation was anfwered with fobs from every quarter ad in that very fpot and inttant, the Foundling Hospital of Paris. was founded, and endowed with forty thousand livres annual fent. • But If this be not a fufficient proof of the author's abilities, take the following lines. Speaking of fame, he fays, it is • A feather buoyant on the rapid ftream, MISCELLANEOUS. Mifcellanies in Profe and Verfe. By Percival Stockdale. 12mo. 35. Flexney. This publication contains a Letter on Travelling; a piece, entitled the Temple of Fortune, tranflated from the French; the author's Preface to his Tranflation of Sabbathier's Inftitutions, with fome additional paragraphs; the Character of Lord George Germaine, printed in the Public Advertiser; Observa tions on Sterne's Letters to Eliza; a Letter to Mrs. Dobfon, occafioned by her erroneous quotation of fome lines in Mr. Stockdale's tranflation of Taffo's Aminta, which that lady had prefixed as a motto to her Life of Petrarch; Reflections on the prefent State of the Republic of Letters, addreffed to Mr. Garrick; Remarks on Mr. Macklin's Abilities and Conduct, when he attempted to act Macbeth in 1773: and fome poetical bagatelles. If the reader fhould obferve, that many of these pieces are too infignificant for public attention, the author begs leave to remind him, that it is the province of the poet, not only to enforce the important and the ferious; but likewife to illuminate and dignify the trivial and the gay.' A Phyfical and Moral Enquiry into the Causes of that internal Reftleffness and Disorder in Man, which has been the Complaint of all Ages. By James Vere, Efq. Small 840, 2s. 6d. White. From this work we learn, that by the influence of different temperaments, a man may be addicted to anger, outrage, and paffion: or, on the contrary, may be inclined to fadnefs and forrow; or become fearful, luftful, &c. &c. Narciffus; or, the Young Man's Entertaining Mirror: containing a humourous Defcant on Manners. Taken from the Spani Galateo of Don Lucas Gracian de Antifco, and adapted to the Manners of the British Nation, by C. Wileman, N. P. S. T. I 2mo. 2s. 6d. fewed. Bew. The profeffed design of this work is to teach persons of both fexes, but especially young nen, a genteel carriage and behavi our; our, according to the fentiments and practice of all well-bred perfons, at church, at table, at home, or abroad; in company with fuperiors, equals, or inferiors; in action, converfation, poetry, mufic, dancing, fencing, &c. Gratian is a grave, ferious, and fenfible author. His directions are delivered in a plain and familiar ftyle; and are calculated to give young people, in common life, a proper sense of decency, complaifance, and good manners. In the courfe of this work we meet with several ungrammatical expreffions: as, I have lain down rules; their garden lays neglected do not lay lolling on one fide; fome misfortune had befel them; good manners does not require you to give up your judgement; not fpeaking to any when drank to; more preferable; he cannot think of obtaining victory in a wrangling difpute, no more than in a bloody field; you was not heard, &c. But, in general, the language is not contemptible. Memoirs of a Clergyman; or, the Character and Ideas of the Rev. Mr. Clegg. Small 8vo. 35. Bew. A plain, fimple narrative of the birth, education, amours, and adventures of Mr. Clegg, terminating in his marriage. By fome expreffions of warmth and acrimony, it appears to be, what the author represents it, a history founded on fact. But this, we apprehend, is a point of more importance to the author, than the reader. Grammatical Inftitutes, or a practical English Grammar: on a Plan entirely new. By James Wood. This grammar is divided into two parts. The firft confifts of definitions, rules, and examples; the fecond, of exercises or instances of falfe regimen, bad arrangement, and impropriety of expreffion, to be rectified by the obfervations and rules in the first part. This work is drawn up in a plain methodical manner, and abounds with ufeful examples. A Letter to the Right Hon. the Earl of Sandwich. From George This Letter is to prove that Mr. Forfter and his father have not been rewarded fufficiently nor agreeably to contract, for accompanying captain Cooke in his last famous voyage. Upon the face of this Letter thefe gentlemen have certainly been ill used; but the fmallest weight will cause one scale to fubfide, when nothing is put into the other. • A plague of opinion as Therfites fays in Shakspeare-a man may wear it on both fides, like a leathern jerkin.' The New Profe Bath Guide, for the Year 1778. Small 8vo. 2s. 6d. Jewed. Dodley. A production of this kind admitted of much more wit and hu mour, than we find in the performance before us; which ap pears |