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Art. 30. A Rattle for Grown Children; containing Odes, Cantatas, Medleys, Songs, and Catches. By Young D'Urfey. Small 8vo. 25. Bladon.

St. Giles's wit, for choice fpirits; Bacchanalian humour, for boozing companions; alehoufe-fun, for jolly dogs: chiefly made up in the constant strain of paltry quibbles, forced conceits, and miserable puns ; fuch, however, as feldom fail to fet the tavern-table in a roar.

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Art. 31. The Bookfellers; a Poem. 4to. Is. 6d. Dell. A wretched, rhyming lift of bookfellers in London and Westminster, with filly commendations of fome, and ftupid abuse of others. Art. 32. Rhapsodies, a Poem, Book I. 4to. 2s. 6d. Printed for the Author. Sold by Nicoll.

If the most extravagant incoherencies, the wildeft inconfiftencies, and the idleft impertinence, can entitle any collection of rhymes to the name of Rha fodies, this poem is rightly called. But we forbear to enlarge on the merits of this production, as our difapprobation of it may be (erroneously) ascribed in some measure to refentment of his wretched abuse of the critics.

Art. 33. The Tears of Twickenham, a Poem. 4to. Is. White.

We have often obferved that subjects of a private nature are too unin-
teresting for the attention of the public; and fuch is altogether the cafe
of this poem.
One is forry to hear that a worthy man fhould lofe a pro-
fitable place through minifterial caprice, or a change of intereft; but
these are things that happen very frequently, and there is hardly a vil-
lage in the neighbourhood of London that has not as much reason to
weep as Twickenham. The poetry is well enough.

Art. 34. Beauty, a poetical Effay, in Three Parts.
Becket and Co.

4to. IS.

The Author of this poem feems to be a young writer, whofe ideas are expreffed as they burst upon him, and are not yet brought under the command of taste, or judgment. Some of his verfes are pretty :

Who, ftretch'd upon the green hill's breezy brow,

Can fee the various landscape fpread below;
The village fpire-the wreathing smoke afcend,
The forest wave, the thymy downs extend,
The fhining river roll it's filver stream
Thro' woods impervious to the folar beam,
Or 'midst the meads in smooth meanders glide,
While bending oziers stoop to kiss the tide,
Till in th' horizon, faintly ting'd with blue,
The distant mountains close the pleafing view,
And not in every tint of Nature's hand,

See beauty's form and own her mild command ?

If this Gentleman will be advised by us, to defer for fome years the publication of his poetic effufions, we are perfuaded that we shall receive his thanks.

Art. 35. Songs of Mafonry. By William Wyld. 8vo. 6d.
No Bookfeller's Name.

These are fome of the best fongs we have feen relating to free-maTonry. They were compofed with the laudable view of preferving and promoting

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Art. 36. The Politician, a Poem. Addreffed to Mr. James Scott, Fellow of Trinity-College, Cambridge, by the Author of Juvenal's Satires imitated and adapted to the Times. 4to. Is. 6d. Ridley.

Mr. Scott having, in his Perils of Poetry, affronted the author of this poem, (whofe name, if we rightly remember, is Green) he is here chaftifed, in his turn; and in numbers not much fuperior to his own.

POLITICAL.

Art. 37. The Hiftory of the late Minority. Exhibiting the Conduct, Principles, and Views of that Party, during the Years 1762, 1763, 1764, and 1765. London: printed in the Year 1765; and re-printed, with fome Additions, in the Year 1766. 8vo. 4s. few'd. Almon.

An inflammatory piece of party-work; which hath engroffed a much Freater fhare of the public attention than it seems to have merited. Art. 38. Correct Copies of the Two Protefts against the Bill to repeal the American Stamp-act, of last Seffion. With Lifts of the Speakers and Voters. 8vo. Is. IS. A Paris, &c. (i. e.) London, &c. Almon.

We have no particular reafon to queftion the authenticity of this publication, and we deem it unneceffary to say more concerning it. Art, 39. The celebrated Speech of a celebrated Commoner. 8vo. 6d. Auften.

Mr. Pitt's fpeech in favour of the repeal of the American stamp-act. This celebrated piece of oratory has appeared in various forms from the prefs; particularly in a two-fhilling pamphlet entitled Political Debates: privately fold, but not advertised.

Art. 40. An Apology for the Ministerial Life and Actions of a celebrated Favourite. 8vo. Is. 6d. Pridden.

An ironical attack on the Earl of B-; written with some degree of humour.

Art. 41. A Word to the refpectable Pro's and Con's*, Ins and Outs, the Politicians and weekly Venders of Politics in Great Britain. 8vo. 6d. Fletcher.

The Author blames the people for taking too much liberty with government, and cenfures our minifters for deferving the accufations which he, at the fame time, deems it wrong to bring against them. We cannot perceive much utility in this performance.

* Pro's and Con's, fo printed in the title-page.

Art. 42. Free and candid Remarks on a late celebrated Oration; with fome few occafional Thoughts on the late Commotions in America. 8vo. Is. Law.

Cenfures Mr. Pitt's fpeech against the American stamp-act, as a piece of fophiftry and fuftian, foreign to the main points to which the arguent ought to have been confined, and, in fhort, an affront to the un

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derftandings of the gentlemen in whofe prefence it was delivered. Per-
haps the Remarker may be right in fome of his criticifms; but as he is
rather a warm advocate for the ftamp-act, he is, poffibly, fomewhat the
lefs candid in his animadverfions on the celebrated orator,

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Art. 43. British Liberties; cr, the Free-born Subject's Inheritance;
containing the Laws that form the Bafis of thofe Liberties, with
Obfervations thereon, Alfo an introductory Effay on political Li-
berty, and a comprehenfive View of the Conftitution of Great Bri-
tain, 8vo. 6s. Dilly.

A publication of this kind in a free state, is never unfeasonable; and
this compilement has the merit of being more full and methodical than
any thing of the kind now extant. Every ftatute, and indeed every
mode of legal proceeding, whereby the liberty of the fubject is either
directly or remotely affected, is here fet forth and illuftrated by judicious
comments. We must not omit to obferve, that the introduction con-
tains fome excellent reflections, collected from the beft writers, on poli-
tical liberty in general, and on the nature of the British conftitution in
particular. The fubjects of this treatife are too various and diffufive to
admit of abridgement; and indeed the attempt would be unneceffary;
for as every man is interested in the contents of this collection, no one
who can read, fhould be without it.
Art. 44. An Appeal to Magna Charta, and the Common Law of Eng-
R-d.
land, on the Subject of Inheritance to the Lands of Inteftates by De-
fcent; and alfo relative to a genuine Cafe annexed. By a Gen-
tleman of the Middle-Temple. 4to. 38. Brotherton.

In the treatife before us, there is fo much natural good fenfe and legal knowledge, intermixed with fo much affected levity and claffical pedantry, that we may say of it, nil fuit unquam tem difpar fibi. With refpect to the propofition which the Writer undertakes to defend in behalf of younger children, against the unnatural, and, we will venture to fay, illegal right of primogeniture, in cafes of inteftacy, we have more than once expreffed our fentiments on the fubject. This Gothic privilege, which was introduced for the fake of maintaining feudal dependence, and which, by the abolition of those flavish tenures, ought to have fallen with them, has been unaccountably preferved, though it feems impoffible for any reasonable and liberal man, except an elder brother, to entertain a ferious partiality in favour of it. have urged the neceffity of the law of primogeniture, in order to the Some indeed maintenance of great families for the fupport of the crown; but fince this notion was first adopted, the crown has obtained fo many unforefeen and extraordinary aids, that it does not now ftand in need of fuch fupport. Befides, that conftitution must be faulty indeed, which derives its fupport from the violation of the duties of natural affection and common juftice. Though this Appeal, as we have premifed, is liable to many material exceptions, yet we recommend it to the perufal of those who think the fubject worthy their confideration. They will find many very cogent arguments well expreffed, though their tone is in fome de gree weakened, by a great deal of defultory and foreign matter, which does more credit to the Writer's industry, than to his judgment.

Art. 45.

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Art. 45. Rules and Orders of the Court of Exchequer, relative to the
Equity-court, the Office of Pleas, and the Revenue. 8vo. 2s.
Sandby.

As this publication is merely of practical use, it is fufficient to apprize our Readers, that fuch a collection is to be obtained by applying according to the directions of the title. Ra Art. 46. Addenda to Burn's Ecclefiaftical Law: With proper Tables and Indexes to the fame. 8vo. IS. Millar.

Among the additions contained in these fheets, the most obfervable is the form of confecrating churches and church-yards, which also may be applied, mutatis mutandis, to the confecration of chapels and chapelyards. The feveral tables likewise appear to be accurately digefted, and are indeed the most valuable part of the Addenda. As to the plan and execution of the work at large, we refer the Reader to our former ac

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* See Review, Vol. XXIX. p. 161 and 261.

RELIGIOUS and CONTROVERSIAL.

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Art. 47. Sermons on Practical Subjects. By Robert Walker, one of the Minifters of the High-Church of Edinburgh. 8vo. 5s. Kincaid, Edinburgh.

Thefe difcourfes were preached by a very eminent northern divine; whofe ftyle and turn of fentiment are fuch as evidently shew him to be a man of tafie and genius. 1. Art. 48. A fhort Essay on Man's original State, and Fall in the first Adam; and of his Recovery by Jefus Chrift, the fecond Adam. With fome Obfervations on the Gospel-call: as alfo fome Reflections on the Chriflian Life. 8vo. IS. Keith.

The Author of this effay tells us, that confcience and reafon are no guides in matters of religion- POOR MAN! Do Art. 49. A Lapfe of Human Souls in a State of Pre-existence, the only original Sin, and the Ground-work of the Gospel Difpenfation. By Capel Berrow, A. M. Rector of Roffington, Nottinghamshire. 8vo. 3s. Dodfley.

That we come into the world objects of the divine wrath on account of a guilt not contracted by ourselves, but tranfmitted to us from Adam's treipafs in Paradife, and that nothing less than the blood of Jesus was fufficient, to atone for that derived offence, is an hypothefis, Mr. Berrow fays, which has not the leaft foundation in reafon or revelation, and has contributed greatly to the daily increase of infidelity. The redemption fcheme, he tells us, is not grounded on a derived guilt from Adam, but on a lapfe of human fouls in a ftate of pre-exiftence.-As he appears to have a fincere regard for the honour of Chriftianity, he is certainly entitled to a fair hearing: and the fubject is undoubtedly of importance. Do Art. 50. A Charge to the Clergy of the Archdeaconry of St. Albans, in the Year 1765. To which are annexed Inftructions for Minifters, Churchwardens, and others, in forming true and complete Terriers of Glebe Lands and other Poffeffions belonging to Churches; first published in 1761, under the Direction of Bishop Sherlock. By

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James Ibbetson, D. D. Archdeacon of St. Albans.
Is. 6d. White.

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The principal articles of this charge relate to the manner of foliciting and obtaining preferments; in the latter cafe the Archdeacon enlarges Confiderably on the fubject of fimoniacal contracts, and, with refpect to the purchase of advowfons in particular, perhaps too feverely. In the former he very properly recommends it to his clergy to maintain the dignity of their office and character, which indeed, many, to gratify and coincide with the inclinations of the lay patrons, unhappily neglect. The annexed inftructions are useful; but they are generally known. . Art. 51. Difcourfes on feveral Subjects. By William Cooper, A. M. Rector of Kirby-Wiske, in Yorkshire, and late Fellow of Trinity-College, Cambridge. 8vo. 5s. Becket and Co. Thefe difcourfes, which are ten in number, are chiefly on practical fubjects, plain, useful, earnest, and fenfible. The Author is by no means a masterly Writer; but we readily believe that he is a good and ufeful clergyman.

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Art. 52. Sermons on the most useful and important Subjects, adapted to the Family and Clofet. By the Rev. Samuel Davies, A. M. late Prefident of the College at Princeton in New-Jerfey. To which are prefixed, a Sermon on the Death of Mr. Davies, by Samuel Finley, D. D. and another Difcourfe on the fame Occafion, together with an elegiac Poem to the Memory of Mr. Davies, By Thomas Gibbons, D. D. 8vo. 3 Vols. 15s. Printed for the Benefit of the Author's Widow, and fold by Buckland, &c.

Dr. Gibbons, in his preface to thefe fermons, gives the following account and character of them :- A very confiderable number of Mr. Davies's fermons has been tranfmitted to me, and thence I have felected what were fufficient to compofe the enfuing volumes.-As they were Mr. Davies's ufual popular difcourfes, it may naturally be fuppofed that they required patient and accurate revifal in order to their publication; and that the editor, if he would difcharge his duty as he ought, must find himself under the neceffity of making fome occafional alterations and amendments as to the language, and especially of adjufting the pointing. Thefe liberties I have taken, and have endeavoured to execute my truft in the fame manner which I have reason to think Mr. Davies, had he been alive, would have approved and commended; and in which I fhould with my own fermons, fhou'd I leave any behind me worthy of the public view, might be corrected and fent into the world.

The fermons I have chofen for publication ftrictly anfwer the advertifement in the proposals for printing them; namely, fermons on the most ufeful and important fubjects, adapted to the family and clofet. The reader will meet with no difcourfes in these volumes but what are calculated for general ufe, or fuch as relate to the common conditions, duties, and interefts of mankind in one form or another; and in how many of them has both the faint and the finner a portion of meat provided for him? may it prove a portion in due feafon! and may both the one and the other zife from the facred feast divinely strengthened and blessed!

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