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edition, the rise and progress of Temple Oratory in France. We shall lay before our readers his observations on the celebrated Père Beauregard.

"This eloquent Jesuit was in England at the commencement of the French Revolution. I was present at his first sermon (in St. Patrick's chapel, Sohosquare), which he addressed exclusively to his ecclesiastical brethren. The impression I received at so interesting a scene is not yet effaced. The chapel was crowded with these virtuous exiles: their worn attire, their meek deportment, the visible distress on their countenance, the fervour of their devotion, presented this little army of martyrs to the eye of compassion. When the preacher looked down from the pulpit, what an audience rushed upon his view! He beheld an assembly never before collected: a congress of fellow-sufferers, a band of spiritual brothers, driven for the same cause from the bosom of their own country, and received into the bosom of another. A congregation thus constructed, thus circumstanced, demanded no rhetorical declamation, no classie elegance, no studied artifice; nothing more was required than the language of the heart; but that was a language the orator knew not how to speak. As if unconscious of the situation of the persons to whom he addressed his discourse, he irritated the wound into which he should have infused the balm of consolation he chose for his subject, the difficulties (which he pronounced almost insuperable) attending the priesthood in accomplishing their salvation. Never, never was a subject so incongruous, so ill-timed, so inapplicable! When I went out of the church, I accosted an old ecclesiastic, and asked him, how he liked the discourse? He answered something to this effect: The Père Beaureguard, instead of sweetening, has more embittered the ingredients of that chalice which Providence has ordained to be our potion.' The amiable Fenélon, I said, would have preached in a very different manner. The eyes of the venerable man glistened as I spoke, and he replied, Ah mon cher Monsieur! il n'y a plus de Fenélon.' I had an opportunity of hearing this celebrated Ex-Jesuit three or four times: his manner was harsh, his colouring was not the happy result of lights and shadows harmoniously opposed. His eloquence flared with the beams of indignation, but the soft assuasive light that flows from the eye of consolation was never seen.-The Père Beauregard may not improperly be denominated the Juvenal of the Pulpit: his collective character as a preacher reminds me of Dryden's description of Mars:

"Terror is thine, and wild amazement flung

"From out thy chariot withers e'en the strong."

Some of our own existing preachers are also introduced: the Bishop of London, Dr. Parr, Mr. Wilkes, a Catholic Priest, the newly appointed Lecturer of St. George's, &c. This Essay imparts to every young labourer in the vineyard, many valuable hints and suggestions, and the many exemplifications now added, being drawn from a variety of authors, form an interesting collection; while the introduction of several anecdotes, serves to enliven the solemnity of the subject. ·

The Har'st Rig, and the Farmer's Ha': Two Poems in the Scotish Dialect. Second Edition, 12mo. 25. Murray and Highly, London, 1801.

To the first edition of this little volume was prefixed the following note: "These two Poems are here conjoined, merely on account of the connection which appears between them, and as the narrative in the one commences precisely where it is left off in the other. The FARMER'S HA, written by a student in the University of Aberdeen, was first published about twenty years ago, and is now rarely to be met with. The HAR'ST RIG was never before in print, nor has the author any connection with the publication."

The ever-to-be-lamented Burns, an elegant edition of whose works, edited by Dr. Currie, will be considered by us hereafterrevived, in an eminent degree, the spirit of Scotish poetry, and rescued, from unmerited neglect, those simple and endearing sentiments with which their productions abound. To his celebrity we owe the reprint of the FARMER'S HA, which abounds with many beautiesthe HAR'ST RIG is a proper appendage to this rural Poem.

Rodolpho, a Poetical Romance, by James Atkinson. 4to. 30 pp. Phillips, &c. London, 1801.

The Ballad of Alonzo and Imogene, has evidently given birth to Rodolpho; the same poetical measure is successfully adopted, and though we cannot discover whether the author be serious or satirical, he possesses no common powers,-the wildness and luxuriancy of his fancy may almost vie with the Leonora of Burger.

The Poem is dedicated to Lady Charlotte Campbell, to whom we conceive the author alludes in the following lines, which are added by way of finale to the Romance.

The maniac ceas'd, and vanish'd like a dream,
And left me musing on the tragic theme.
She, fair enchantress, German worth rewards,
And crowns with poppy her enlighten'd bards!
Protects the Muse, that sings of skulls and worms!!
Of fiends and spectres, yawning graves and storms!
And you, Oh! Laura, don't a smile refuse,
Accept this effort of the sportive Muse.
The tuneful nine your glowing thoughts inspire,

And fill your breast with true poetic fire.

Like Selma, too, with generous feelings blest,
Of every female excellence possest."
If you're propitious to this humble strain,
Perhaps the author has not toil'd in vain.

Juvenilia. Written between the Ages of Twelve and Sixteen. By 7. H. L. Hunt, late of Christ's Hospital. THIRD EDITION. 1801.

THE praise we ventured to bestow upon this collection of poems, has been confirmed by the reception it has met with from the public. The third edition has already appeared, and the substantial merits of our young poet will no doubt soon be appreciated as they deserve, by every person of true taste, and every patron of poetical genius, throughout the country. We think the talents of Mr. Hunt will reflect no small degree of credit on the school in which he has been educated, and we shall feel ourselves exceedingly happy, if the public commendation we have been the first to offer, should be the ineans of introducing so promising a bard to the notice of the literary world.

Poems, on various Subjects; in which is a most beautiful and novel Description of His Majesty's Review of the Kentish Volunteers, August 1, 1799. By William Pinn. 2s. 6d. 8vo. No Bookseller's Name. 1800.

THE author tells us that he writes, as he talks, by rote. This is the way a parrot talks, and we think a parrot might be taught to write almost as well. The description of the review is certainly novel, but it possesses just as much beauty as the owl discovered in her young ones. In short, the author of these poems must not be surprised if the public do not set them even "at a Pin's fee."

Thoughts on the Frequency of Divorces in Modern Times, and on the

Necessity of Legislative Exertion, to prevent their increasing
Prevalence, by Adam Sibbit, A. M. 25. 840. Cadell and
Davies. 1801.

THE late proceedings in parliament will naturally call the attention of the public to the subject of divorces, the means of preventing or lessening them, and the modes of punishment which, in different æras, and under different systems of legislation, have been applied, with the best effect, to the guilty parties of both sexes. Mr. Sibbit has not viewed the subject in all its lights, his arrangement has not the merit of clearness, and we do not think he has discovered the causes which have the strongest tendency to increase the number of divorces; but his observations are in general entitled to attention, and the motives of the writer cannot be too highly commended.

A Topographical Description of Cumberland, Westmoreland, Lancashire, and a Part of the West-Riding of Yorkshire; comprehending, first, a General Introductory View; secondly, a more detailed Account of each County, its Extent, general Appearance, Mountains, Caves, Rivers, Lakes, Canals, Soils, Roads, Minerals, Buildings, Market-Towns, Commerce, Manufactures, Agriculture, Antiquities, and the Manners and Customs of its Inhabitants; thirdly, a Tour through the most interesting Parts of the District, describing, in a concise and and perspicuous Manner, such Objects as are best worth the Attention of the curious Traveller and Tourist. Illustrated with various Maps, Plans, Views, and other useful Appendages. By John Housman, 8vo. 550 pp. Fine Demy, 10s. 6d. Superfine Medium, 125. Law. 1800.

THIS is an enlargement and continuation of the author's Guide to the Lakes, which we noticed in our Xth vol. p. 95. Mr. Housman is in every respect qualified for the task he has undertaken. He not only describes the various beauties of these romantic counties, with fidelity and animation, but enters into a minute examination of the buildings, population, and trade of the several manufacturing towns in Yorkshire, and reports the state of the agriculture and produce of that country, in a manner that does him infinite credit. His former publication was chiefly designed for the tourist, and the admirers of the picturesque scenery of the north, but the present extensive work is calculated to satisfy the curiosity of the topographer, the taste of the antiquarian, and the more useful enquiries of the agriculturist.

As a specimen of the author's style, we shall extract his description of the interesting objects that strike the eye, from the summit of Castle-Crag in Borrowdale.

"Castle Crag, a somewhat detached mountain of rock, the sides of which are adorned with various sorts of trees and shrubs hanging from the fissures, stands nearly opposite, on the right, in the very pass of Borrowdale. The view from its top will amply repay the labour of climbing thereto, which may be done up the narrow paths cut in the side of the hill for carrying down the slate, quarried on its top. From hence the lake and vale of Keswick are spread out before us in the most picturesque manner; the village of Grange stands romantically below us, at the foot of the rock, beyond which every bend of the river, as it serpentizes through a range of marshy meadows to the lake, may be distinctly traced; the sides of the lake seem distended, and its length contracted; while little

islands, like so many gems, decorate its bosom in a beautiful manner. The strip of low ground, along the line of shore on each side, is nearly lost in the vastness of its circumscribing neighbours; those surly guardians (which) with all their beautiful accompaniments of projecting rocks, and hanging woods, coloured in various tints, drop down almost perpendicularly to the lake, and form a barrier infinitely more strong and grand than the famous wall of China. At the lower end of the lake, the cultivated vale, interspersed with villages, seats, farm-houses, cottages, and the church of Crosthwaite almost in the centre, forms an interesting part of the picture; beyond which, Skiddaw, with a mild countenance, rises majestically to the skies, smiling over his more savage neighbours, and forming an excellent back-ground to the whole.

Turning to the other hand, the scene becomes sublimely terrible, the rocky mountains strangely intersect each other, and are huddled together in the most extraordinary arrangement, as if just emerging from, or returning to the wildest chaos; rock riots over rock, and mountain triumphs over mountain. Among the numerous crags of immense height and magnitude, many of which are nameless to all, except a few shepherds, is Eagle-Crag, so called from the bird of Jove having his annual nest thereon. These nests are generally plundered by the neighbouring shepherds; who, taking advantage of the absence of the parent birds, let down one of their companions from the summit of this dreadful rock, to the nest, about twenty fathoms, by means of a rope. The carnage made among the lambs, by these birds of prey, during the breeding season, is considerable, namely, about a lamb a day: consequently we can-. not wonder that the shepherds venture so far to effect the destruction of the young eagles."

P. 271.

There are several views of the lakes, extremely well engraved, besides maps and plans; and also accounts of the distances between the different towns and remarkable places on the roads, which will be found of singular service to the traveller.

The Man of Fortitude; or Schedoni in England. By B. Frere. 12mo. 3 Vols. 10s. 6d. Wallis. 1801.

Frere's talent should have emreligion of his country, and the

WE lament that a person of Mr. ployed them in an attack upon the more so, as the pernicious principles, for which he appears to be an advocate, are inculcated in a work that is likely to be perused by such

F-VOL. XII.

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