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Review Of New Publications.

field , January 1791 , he says— :: 1 have not for a long time seen any thing so " well finished . The author has caught new five , by approaching iv _ bis peris ' helion so near to the sun of our poetical system . " ...- " - But we still are altogether of opinion , that the ' Shakspeare Gallery ' is inferior both to the ' Rise and Fall of the Northern Poetry , ' and the Poem of ' Enthusiasm . ' The first of these is , in our judgment , the most perfect of Mr . Jerningham ' s compositions ; and will deservedlrank him very hih

y g among the poet ' s of this country . In the first part of the second , our author seems , to consider enthusiasm and bigotry as one , though they are unquestionably two principles of action generically different . The conduct of Ojnai ; , in destroying the Ptoloma _ . au Library , cannot be esteemed as the result of enthusiasm , ( the noblest princip le in the human mind , and which , more than any other , incites to worthy deeds ) but , rather , as the result of the most savage bigotry . And the Revocation of the Edict of Nantz certainly originated

, rather in the bigotry , than the enthusiasm , of Henry the Fourth . The Hugonots , who braved persecution and exile , in defence of their religion , \ yere more properly enthusiasts , than those who persecuted them . We think the truth of this position cannot be denied . But , notwithstanding this objection , the Poem has very considerable merit . The Epistle of ' Abelard to Eloisa' may deserve great praise , considered per se ; yet its excellence isin some degreelostupon those who have read

, , , Pope ' s exquisite Epistle of ' Eloisa to Abelard . ' . ' Margaret of Anjou ' ¦ has some poetic merit ; but we cannot think the Monologue a species of writing at all suited to the English stage . Some of the lesser pieces in . the second volume are very pretty ; and , upon the whole , we think the present volumes a valuable acquisition to the stock of English Poetry ; though , speaking as Critics , we cannot deny that we have found some lines incorrect , and some few weak and prosaic . As a

specimen of the latter kind , we seleft the following couplet from the ' Swedish Curate ; ' * Now , breaking from the youth's encircling arms , ' Itesign'd him to his fate and war ' s alarms . ' Vol . I . p . Sr . ' : The severity of criticism might adduce other exceptionable passages ; but it would be an invidious task to point out every weed that lurks in so beautiful a bed of flowers . '' .. ' ¦

For some extrafb from these volumes , vide under the head of Poetry . The Birth and Triumph cf Love . A Poem . By Sir James Bland Burgs .., Bart . ¦¦

Royal i . to . Pages 68 .. Price 6 s . Egerton . 179 6 . ¦ THE plan of this work is taken by its author from a series of Plates , entitled , ' The Birth and Triumph of Cupid , ' published by Mr . Tomkins , Historical Engraver to her Majesty ; and is intended as a poetical illustration of the subject of the different engravings , which are executed after the designs of a lady of high rank , ( we believe the Princess Elizabeth . ) Although the

subject might seem to promise a great deal of sportive gaiety , the Poem is rather of the elevated , than trivial , kind : it is written in a regular and statel y measure , and adorned with the most studied graces of poetical diction . In the opening , the Poet forbids the intrusion of wanton love ; and devotes his lays to that sovereign power , whose birth was hailed b ) ' the shouts of angels , and to whom was given supreme control over unknown worlds . Sent forth hy tbe plastic power from a condensed vapour , the young Cherub stood confest in bis infant charms : . 3 .

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LONDON: Article 2
TO READERS , CORRESPONDENTS , Sec. Article 3
THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE, AND CABINET 0F UNIVERSAL LITERATURE. Article 4
A DEFENCE OF MASONRY, Article 4
A CHARGE DELIVERED TO THE MEMBERS OF THE UNION LODGE, Article 8
HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE LIFE OF WILLIAM OF WYKEHAM. Article 10
ON THE CAUSES OF THE HIGH PRICE OF CORN. Article 17
DESCRIPTION OF THE KINGDOM OF MOROCCO. Article 19
ON FEMALE EDUCATION. Article 21
ESSAYS ON SUBJECTS CONNECTED WITH HISTORY AND CLASSICAL LEARNING. Article 23
LOUIS XII. KING OF FRANCE. Article 28
DEATH OF THE GREAT MARSHAL TURENNE. Article 29
CURIOUS PARTICULARS RELATIVE TO THE JEWS. Article 31
Untitled Article 34
DESCRIPTION OF A PORTABLE GYN, FOR MOUNTING OR DISMOUNTING ORDNANCE: Article 36
EXCERPTA ET COLLECTANEA. Article 38
THE POISONOUS QUALITY OF MUSCLES CONSIDERED. Article 42
To the EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE. Article 43
REVIEW OF NEW PUBLICATIONS. Article 44
POETRY. Article 52
ODE TO FANCY. Article 53
A POETICAL REVERIE ON THE GOUT. Article 54
ON SEEING A VERY SENSIBLE WOMAN WEEPING, WITH A BEAUTIFUL CHILD AT HER SIDE, IN THE SAME SITUATION. Article 55
ON THE AUTHOR OF THE BALLAD CALLED THE CHILDREN IN THE WOOD. Article 56
A PIECE FROM A SERIOUS MUSICAL COMPOSITION. Article 57
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE. Article 58
MONTHLY CHRONICLE. Article 60
HOME NEWS. Article 62
OBITUARY. Article 66
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Review Of New Publications.

field , January 1791 , he says— :: 1 have not for a long time seen any thing so " well finished . The author has caught new five , by approaching iv _ bis peris ' helion so near to the sun of our poetical system . " ...- " - But we still are altogether of opinion , that the ' Shakspeare Gallery ' is inferior both to the ' Rise and Fall of the Northern Poetry , ' and the Poem of ' Enthusiasm . ' The first of these is , in our judgment , the most perfect of Mr . Jerningham ' s compositions ; and will deservedlrank him very hih

y g among the poet ' s of this country . In the first part of the second , our author seems , to consider enthusiasm and bigotry as one , though they are unquestionably two principles of action generically different . The conduct of Ojnai ; , in destroying the Ptoloma _ . au Library , cannot be esteemed as the result of enthusiasm , ( the noblest princip le in the human mind , and which , more than any other , incites to worthy deeds ) but , rather , as the result of the most savage bigotry . And the Revocation of the Edict of Nantz certainly originated

, rather in the bigotry , than the enthusiasm , of Henry the Fourth . The Hugonots , who braved persecution and exile , in defence of their religion , \ yere more properly enthusiasts , than those who persecuted them . We think the truth of this position cannot be denied . But , notwithstanding this objection , the Poem has very considerable merit . The Epistle of ' Abelard to Eloisa' may deserve great praise , considered per se ; yet its excellence isin some degreelostupon those who have read

, , , Pope ' s exquisite Epistle of ' Eloisa to Abelard . ' . ' Margaret of Anjou ' ¦ has some poetic merit ; but we cannot think the Monologue a species of writing at all suited to the English stage . Some of the lesser pieces in . the second volume are very pretty ; and , upon the whole , we think the present volumes a valuable acquisition to the stock of English Poetry ; though , speaking as Critics , we cannot deny that we have found some lines incorrect , and some few weak and prosaic . As a

specimen of the latter kind , we seleft the following couplet from the ' Swedish Curate ; ' * Now , breaking from the youth's encircling arms , ' Itesign'd him to his fate and war ' s alarms . ' Vol . I . p . Sr . ' : The severity of criticism might adduce other exceptionable passages ; but it would be an invidious task to point out every weed that lurks in so beautiful a bed of flowers . '' .. ' ¦

For some extrafb from these volumes , vide under the head of Poetry . The Birth and Triumph cf Love . A Poem . By Sir James Bland Burgs .., Bart . ¦¦

Royal i . to . Pages 68 .. Price 6 s . Egerton . 179 6 . ¦ THE plan of this work is taken by its author from a series of Plates , entitled , ' The Birth and Triumph of Cupid , ' published by Mr . Tomkins , Historical Engraver to her Majesty ; and is intended as a poetical illustration of the subject of the different engravings , which are executed after the designs of a lady of high rank , ( we believe the Princess Elizabeth . ) Although the

subject might seem to promise a great deal of sportive gaiety , the Poem is rather of the elevated , than trivial , kind : it is written in a regular and statel y measure , and adorned with the most studied graces of poetical diction . In the opening , the Poet forbids the intrusion of wanton love ; and devotes his lays to that sovereign power , whose birth was hailed b ) ' the shouts of angels , and to whom was given supreme control over unknown worlds . Sent forth hy tbe plastic power from a condensed vapour , the young Cherub stood confest in bis infant charms : . 3 .

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