mited nature of my undertaking, and that even a desultory reference to them was a work of supererogation. In some other instances, I have either animadverted on the Dauphin editor's Interpretations, or quoted examples from various authors, to prove or elucidate doubtful or difficult passages in Nepos'es text. And if, Gentle Reader, you should regret that I have not uniformly pursued the same practice in various other cases, where equally necessary; let me observe, that, although I could have added many more useful observations which have at different times occurred to me in reading Nepos with my pupils, I found it inconvenient to make too great a sacrifice of time and labour in the performance of a service which was neither required nor expected of me.

"With respect to the Index-as it could not be copied from the original quarto edition, on account of the disagreement in the numbers of the pages, I have taken that of the first octavo edition, printed in London in the year 1700, as being free from the numerous errors, gradually accumulated in the seventeen succeeding editions.

"On the whole, Gentle Reader, I think I may safely venture to say, that, however few and slender my improvements, I here nevertheless present you with a better edition of the Dauphin Nepos, than was originally presented to the Dauphin himself, by order of the Grand Monarque."

A slight perusal of the Volume will shew that Dr. Carey's Notes are neither few nor unimportant.

84. Gay's Chair. Poems, never before printed, written by John Gay, Author of "The Beggar's Opera," "Fables," &c. with a sketch of his Life from the MSS. of the Rev. Joseph Baller, his Nephew. Edited by Henry Lee, Author of "Poetic Impressions," "Caleb Quotem," &c. To which are added, two New Tales, "The World," and "Gossip." By the Editor. Svo. pp. 148. Longinan and Co. MR. LEE is already known to the publick as the Author of that laughable character Caleb QuotemPoetic Impressions-and some other Poems that exhibit considerable depth of thought on subjects connected with the human mind.

Our limits will not permit us to enter far into the history of Gay's Chair; but, in the simple and perspicuous Preface to the little book, quite sufficient evidence, we think, is given to satisfy the most suspicious that the Chair really was the property

of the Poet Gay * ;—that there was in it a concealed drawer, undiscovered till it came into the hands of the present possessor; and that the little pieces now given to the world were found in that drawer.

That these productions will brighten the lustre of Gay's reputation, it might perhaps be too much to assert: we do not, however, think they will tarnish it; and to the admirer of departed genius, this kind of literary resurrection is pecularly pleasing.—

That Gay was born at Barnstaple, and not at Exeter, as stated by seve ral writers, appears now sufficiently established by the authority of the Rev. Joseph Baller, nephew to Gay, and author of the short memoir of the Poet's Life that is prefixed to the work. A note following the memoir will no doubt attract attention, since it brings into question the claim of Sir John Denham to the honour of having produced “Cooper's Hill."

The first and longest of the poems is entitled, "The Ladies' Petition to the Honourable the House of Commons," and is decidedly in the style of Gray's lighter productions.

The equivoque in the concluding word of the following lines we think very neat.

To Miss JANE SCOT.
"The Welch girl is pretty,
The English girl fair,
The Irish deem'd witty,

The French debonnaire ;
Tho' all may invite me,

I'd value them not;
The charms that delight me
I find in a Scot."

A similar playfulness of fancy distinguishes the succeeding :

"Augustus, frowning, gave command, And Ovid left his native land; From Julia, as au exile sent, He long with barbarous Goths was pent. So Fortune frown'd on me, and I was driven [happy Devon! From friends, from home, from Jane, and And Jane sore grieved when from me torn away;

I loved her sorrow, tho' I wish'd her—GAY!”

The greater part, however, of the book, and we think, that part most likely to be generally pleas

* An account of the discovery, with a wood engraving of the Chair, bave been already given in our last Volume, part ii. p. 294.

"The kindlier bosom oft with pity glows, Feeling for man how numerous others'

For his caprice, pride, pleasure, or supply, How many creatures labour, suffer, die! But Leasehold reck'd not this; nor e're felt pain [slain;

To have his wethers, hogs, and heifers He cooly view'd, torn from the plough or stall, [fall. The ox that with him toil'd, by slaughter "With sportsman eye, he'd mark, e'en

Whence sprung the partridge,-where the pheasant lurk'd;

When leisure served, he'd shoot with steady aim;[maim; Wing death to many,-but still more would His generous steed he'd goad o'er fallow grounds,

And, after, mount him at the cry of hounds. The stag he'd rouse, by pack infuriate sought,

By man pursued with eagerness

The two antient sisters, Anna and

Alice, are amusingly drawn.

"Anna was oft admir'd by men of

cies of Don Juan. By the Author of
Hypocrisy," a Satire. 8vo.

of

FEW Writers are better able to appreciate the talents of the Noble Bard, or to point out the brilliancy and the mischievous tendency "Don Juan."-Of the Author of these Remarks, and his admirable Satire, on "Hypocrisy," we have spoken fully in vol. LXXXVI. ii.

330. 336.

86. Death-the inevitable lot of Man- ! Reflections suggested by the Demise of His Late Venerable Majesty George the Third, who expired at Windsor, January 29th, 1820, in the 60th year of his Reign, and in the 82nd of his Age, including a Character of the deceased Monarch; and a Brief Eulogy on his late Royal Highness the Duke of Kent. Delivered Wednesday, February 16th, the Day of Interment, at Worship-street, Finsbury-square. With an Appendix, containing an Account of his late Majesty's last Walks, on the Terrace of Windsor Castle. By John Evans, LL.D. pp. 49. Sherwood and Co.

DR. EVANS has certainly the pen of an easy, and a flowery writer. Nor is he less prompt, on all public occasions, in the pulpit. He could not therefore but lament "the demise of a venerable Monarch, whose private virtues all parties recognise and celebrate."

"The decease of a King, who swayed the sceptre during a longer period than any preceding Monarch in the annals of British History, is no ordinary event, and may be pronounced a legitimate source of moral improvement."

From Genesis v. 27. "And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died," Dr. Evans very properly expatiates on mortality; and also draws a just character of our late excellent Sovereign.

"There are," he says, "three traits, however, which distinguish the reign of George the Third, on which the benevolent mind must dwell with unmingled satisfaction. The first is the Abolition of the SLAVE TRADE.". -"The second trait in his late Majesty's reign is the personal interest he took in the education of the poorer classes of his subjects." "The third trait in the reign of GEORGE THE THIRD is the extension of Religious Liberty, a blessing of inconceivable magnitude."

87. The Foundations of a Kingdom endangered by Iniquity, and its Ruin prevented by Righteousness. A Discourse Preached in the Parish Church of Dudley, On Sunday, March the 5th, 1820. By the Rev. Luke Booker, LL.D. 8vo. pp. 25. Hatchard.

Psalm xi. 3, has here given to his THE good Vicar of Dudley, from Parishioners, and since to the Publick, an impressive and manly exhortation to the important duties of a good subject and a good Christian.

In the words of his text are expressed "an anxious alarm for the safety of what constitutes the bases of something valuable to man ;" and ing supineness in those who might "something like reproach, concernavert the threatened danger."

"Without, however, says the Preacher, attempting to unfold the critical meaning of the passage, I shall apply it to Great Britain, at the present crisis; to the dangers which threaten the State, with every excellent establishment and institution connected with it; and to an investigation of what has been done, or is doing, by persons gifted with the means of averting those dangers.

"That the times have a double aspect may be discerned by the most superficial observer. fearfully portentous; in another they are In one point of view they are singularly cheering. While one side of the political horizon is dark with gathering clouds, apparently surcharged with storms of moral evil, ready to burst on our devoted heads; on the other side, every thing is radiance and peace; whence a broad ægis seems extended to overshadow the good, until the violence of the tempest shall pass away. Indeed, if ever there was a period when the energies of moral good and of moral evil were in open and visible conflict with each other-the one endeavouring to bless and the other to curse mankind-this is the period."

88.

Letter to the Right Honourable the Earl of Harrowby, President of the Council, &c. &c. &c. on the Discovery of the late Atrocious Conspiracy. 8vo. pp. 30. Simpkiu.

the Noble Earl and his Right Honour-
A serious and respectful Address to
discountenance every species of vice
able Colleagues; exhorting them to
and immorality; and particularly to
enforce, both by their authority and
example, a religious observance of
the Sabbath.
precates the continuance of Lotteries,
He also strongly de-
and the publication of Sunday News-
papers.
89. Letters

"TO prevent the rapid destruction of more valuable books, and also to avoid the inconvenience and irregularity occasioned by frequent reference to a multiplicity of volumes, are the sole objects in presenting the following useful Tables to the experienced Tutors of the age. Every reputable Seminary being divided into classes, the Compiler, who has a considerable number under his tuition, humbly suggests the most advantageous plan for committing them to memory."

LITERARY INTELLIGENCE.
OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE.

It appears by a summary of the Mem.
bers of the Universities of Oxford and
Cambridge in their Calendars for 1819 and
1820, that the following is the number :-
1819.
Members of Convocation.............. 1874
on the Books...................................... .3984
.1873
of Convocation............
on the Books.........
.4102

dren. By the Rev. WILLIAM SNAPE, & respectable Staffordshire Divine.

Memoirs of the Rev. Sam. J. Mills, late Missionary to the South Western Section of the United States, and agent to the Colonization Society deputed to explore the coast of Africa. By G. SPRING D. D.

The Huntingdon Peerage; comprising a detailed account of the Evidence and Proceedings connected with the recent restoration of the Earldom; together with the report of the Attorney General on that occasion. To which is prefixed, a Genea...3698 logical and Biographical History of the Illustrious House of Hastings, including a Memoir of the present Earl and his family. By HENRY NUGENT BELL, esq.