• Sometimes a trifling story may prevail,
But be yourself, the hero of your tale.

Tell her, on fuch a time, by way of joke,
How many whores you beat-and lamps you broke;
How hobbling watchmen compafs'd you around,
And how you bravely beat 'em to the ground;
Opprefs'd by numbers, how they made you roar,
And laid you welt'ring in your crimson gore;
Before the constable, how bold you stood,
Defy'd his power, and fwore yourself a Blood.

How before Juftice you appear'd next day,
Who made you fairly all expences pay;
Then curfe his worship, and your horrid luck,
And think yourself a moft engaging Buck.'

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22. Mormo, the Britifo Hero: or, the Manfion-houfe in Labour. By John English, repugnant to all Confufion. 4to. Pr. 15. Evans.

This publication is in labour with the ravings of Billingsgate and Bedlam.

23. Verfes, English, French, and Latin, prefented to the King of Denmark and Norway, at St. James's, by James Elphinston. 410. Pr. 6d. Noteman.

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Among the other equally elegant compliments in the threef copies of verfes mentioned in the title-page, Mr. Elphinston praifes his Danish majefty for going, like Eneas, to hell in fearch of knowledge: DENTO E syft

Comme le pie Enée a paffé aux enfers.” The contents of the three copies are the fame, like calves feet dreft under puff paste pinched in different fashions. M x mid die bals 24. Afoort Treatife on the Origin of Mafquerades, founded on the Spirit of Religion; with their Usefulness in a Commercial State, (under proper Regulations) to promote Trade and all the Branches of Arts and Sciences; with fome Confiderations of their political and moral Advantages, particularly the Joys of Wedlock; and with Remarks on the more glaring Obscenities of Theatres, Routs, and Ridottos. 8vo. Pr. 6d. Dixwell.

This is an ironical recommendation of mafquerades; and tho' we do not find that its contents entirely answer the title-page, yet the whole is executed with no contemptible degree of taste and humour.

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25. A Treatise upon the Culture of Peach-trees. Tranflated from the French. 80. 21. Dodfley.

How far the horticultural arts of France may anfwer to the foil of Great Britain, we fhall not prefume to determine; tho' we have heard they generally do. In any cafe, the experiments contained in this tranflation may be made at a very cheap rate; and we therefore recommend them to the practifing gardener, be he nobleman, gentleman, or labourer.

Si canimus fylvas, fylua funt confule digne..

26. Rural Elegance difplayed, in a Defeription of four western Counties, Cornwall, Devonshire, Dorfet hire, and Somersetshire. 12mo. 3 s. 6 d.

Steare.

We are no great friends to the goffipping manner of this production; tho' we have often declared that the people of England cannot be too well acquainted with their own country; and even those who were beft acquainted with it, may pick up fomething new in this publication.

27. A true and genuine Narrative of Mr. and Mrs. Tenducci. In a Letter to a Friend at Bath; giving a full Account, from their Marriage in Ireland, to the prefent. 8vo. 15. 6 d. Pridden. Juvenal fome where mentions the paflion which many of the Roman ladies entertained for eunuchs; but without entering into any phyfical difquifition, we have always confidered the charge as the overflowing of the fatirift's gall, and as having no foundation in truth or nature. Mr. Wycherley introdu Mr. Wycherley introduces upon the stage a character, which we cannot now think to be improbable, and which is known to every one who has read his Country Wife. The reading of the pamphlet before us will explain what we mean. It is written by the wife of Mr. Tenducci, who eloped with him against the will and confent of her parents and friends, by whom, according to this narrative, a long and fevere, if not a cruel profecution was commenced against him. The narrative is penned in a moft affecting manner, and every page of it feems to contain the most genuine effufions of conjugal love, in the most distressful fituations.

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28. The Indictment, Trial, and Sentence of Me. T A- w B- -n, and R. -t M- -n, before the Affociale Synod, at the Inftance of the Rev. Mr. Adam Gib. By a Gentleman of the Law. 8vo. Pr. 1s. Dilly.

This pamphlet relates to the religious (we cannot call them ecclefiaftical) fquabbles among the Diffidents in Scotland. The

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author feems very fagely to have contrived, that none without the pale of his own profeffion fhould know the real ftate of the controverfy he treats of; fo that we can pretend to give no account of the fact. All we can fay is, that he has dance of humour and true fatire ridiculed a defpotic fentence, which had paffed against certain brethren for their fhrewd wry mouths, fignificant figns, and uplifted eyes. And farther walooks, fays not the deponent.. Auribi 20 bitew bbw

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29. Pietas Oxonienfis: or, a full and impartial Account of the Expulfion of fix Students from St. Edmund Hall, Oxford. With a Dedication to the Right Honourable the Earl of Litchfield, Chancel lor of that Univerfity. By a Master of Arts of the University of Oxford. 2d Edit. 8vo. Pr. 1. Keith.

Our readers will find a fhort account of the first edition of this pamphlet in the laft volume of our Review, p. 474. It is now revised, corrected, and enlarged, with fome anecdotes, and a letter to the Monthly Reviewers.

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Thefe anecdotes are perfonal, of no confequence with respect to the main argument.-The letter to the Monthly Reviewers was occafioned by their having joined orthodoxy with modern fanaticifm, in their account of this performance. & reibst

30. Lectures on primitive Chriflianity in Doctrine, Experience, Worship, Difcipline, and Manners, as it appeared in the Church at Jerufalem, in the Time of the Apostles. Alfo on the Epiftle to the Church at Sardis. And on the Faithful in the Days of Malachi. Interfperfed with Notes, Reflections, and Addreffes, With a View to awaken a becoming Zeal for the Communion of Saints, in Order and Love. By Benjamin Wallin. 8vo. Pr. 65. Robinson. This work is divided into fix books. The firft contains reflections on the death, refurrection, afcenfion, and exaltation of Jefus Chrift. This is a comment on St. Peter's discourse to the men of Judea, A&ts ii.

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The fecond contains fome thoughts on the apostle's improvement and application of his addrefs to the Jews. 20 cb 3 W In the third, the author confiders the wonderful fuccefs of on to authefini that difcourfe. un The fourth is a hiftory of the church in her infant ftate. The plan of this book is taken from the laft fix verfes of the fecond chapter of Acts. dal

Here then, fays he, is a concife hiftory of the primitive church in her pure infant-ftate, before her members were feattered by perfecution, or thofe errors, divifions and apoftafies took place, which have fince difgraced and defiled her. Indeed,

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she was not yet arrived to maturity, in refpect of that order the infinite wisdom of her Lord foon after faw fit to establish for her edification. At prefent the apoftles fupplied the part of bishops and deacons, officers who are fince become needful to a perfect church-ftate. We view her as a lovely child, in her firft appearance in the world. There are alfo fome circumftances peculiar to her then prefent condition, a pretended conformity to which would be ridiculous or worse, yet he is the original pattern of piety and love. These are the lively features of a neat gofpel-church, walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comforts of the Holy Ghoft; and however fome may plead for another manner, the fame fpirit and behaviour will be found when and where genuine Chriftianity prevails, for religion is fubftantially the fame in all ages and places to the end of the world.'

The early declenfion of the church from her original fimplicity, is the fubject of the fifth book. This confifts of reflections on the epistle to the church of Sardis, Rev. iii. 1.-6.

The last is a differtation on the conduct of the faithful in the days of Malachi, Chap. i. 16. 174.

This work abounds with pious reflections, but will appear' tedious and unentertaining to the generality of readers.

3.1. AANBEVORTES ev ayaπn: An Essay on the Epistle to the Αληθεύοντες. Romans. With Notes. Defigned as a Key to the Apoftolic 28 Writings. By J. C. 800. Pr. Johnfon.

This writer informs us, that he is now attempting an effay towards a fhort, rational, and coherent explication of St. Paul's epistle to the Romans; but fufpecting that he may not be able to accomplish his defign, as he is advanced in years, and frequently interrupted by the neceffary avocations of life, he offers the public this fketch of his plan, that others who have more learning and leifure may profecute fuch a work to greater advantage, if approved, or give the effayift an opportunity to correct his mistakes, if any thould be obferved.

We do not fufpect the good intentions of this writer, as he appears to be an advocate for or reason, and has given us fom inftances of his rational way of thinking; but we must.com fefs, we do not expect from him a more unexceptionable elucidation of this difficult epiftle, than one which we have already, by the late Dr. Taylor of Norwich. In this performance Mr. C. has not given us a word of Greek, except a fentence in front; a circumftance which will not recommend his commenfary to the l torny slot, ne jetlaging vd topl Seebal and boltub bus Leornyik Jonal expú daid saalg doo

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32. The true Nature and Intent of Religion. A Sermon preached in the Cathedral Church of Durham, on the 15th of May, 1768, being the Sunday after the Interment of the late Rev. Dr. Bland, Senior Prebendary of that Church. By Edmund Law, D. D. Prebendary of Durham, and Master of St. Peter's College, in Cambridge. 8vo. Pr. 6d. Sandby.

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In this difcourfe the author, from that celebrated paffage in the prophet Micah, He hath fhewed thee, O man, what is good, &c. takes occafion to consider the difference between the means or motives, and the effential or conftituent parts of religion. His obfervations on these points are rational and important. At the conclufion he has given us a short sketch of the character of Dr. Bland.

33. Popery inconfiftent with the natural Rights of Men in general, and of Englishmen in particular: a Sermon, preached at Charlotte Street Chapel. By William Dodd, LL. D. Chaplain in Ordinary to his Majefty. 8vo. Pr. 6d. Faden.

The author has divided his discourse into three heads, under which he fhews, 1. That Popery is unfriendly to the interests of mankind in general: 2. To the interefts of fates and governments in particular: and, 3. To the true happiness of individuals.

The text which he has felected on this occafion is remarkably poignant-This wisdom defcendeth not from above, but is earthly, fenfual, DEVILISH.

The difcourfe, as the reader, from this circumftance, and the, writer's defcriptive talents, will naturally imagine, is warm and pathetic, and gives us a horrible idea of Popery.

Sovereign of the earth, fays this animated preacher, lay to thine hand, and difpel the blacknefs of thefe opinions, fo dif graceful to human nature: and rather suffer me to appear before thy throne in the character of a poor Indian, wild and untutored in his native woods, than in that of a Christian, profefling to ferve Thee, by perfecuting even to the death, those who are fo unhappy as to diffent from him in opinions !'

In the next edition, it would not be amifs, if our ingenious author would corre&t the first fentence in his difcourfe, which is thus inaccurately expreffed.

The defign of the gofpel is the most amiable and excellent; St. Paul calls it " the power of God to falvation;" that is, the powerful inftrument in the hands of God, and efficacious, thro' faith, to procure man's falvation,-his prefent and future hap pinefs.'