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Review Of New Publications.
candour , to the energy of reason , and the well-displayed , evidence of truth , than to the rainbow colours of fine imagery , or the blaze of artificial decla' To readers acquainted with the writings and speeches of Burke , it would be very superfluous to spend time in attempting to prove the erroneousness of Mr M'Cormick ' s assertion , that he seldom addressses himself to the understanding . It indeed happens , that the very publications from which the tend to shew much of Burke '
author makes the largest quotations , as as any . s writings , the excellence of his reasoning . In the ' Thoughts on the Discontents , " in the 'Speeches on American Taxation' and on ' Conciliation with America , ' in the ' Letter to the Sheriff of Bristol , ' and in the ' Speech on Reform , ' there is as much reasoning , and enlarged philosophy , as in any orations of ancient or modern times . Indeed , " a pamphlet which the author quotes in detail , a few pages after he delivers this opinion , affords abundant proof of the excellence of Burke ' s ratiocinative powers . The observations on Mr . Grenville ' s ' Present State of the Nation' is a close chain of facts and
deductions , as much superior to the hacknied details and common-place arguments of that writer , as any series of reasoning by a philosopher can be found to that of a mere man of business . The author is , therefore , very unfortunate in drawing positive and comparative characters of ratiocinative excellence , which his own citations immediately prove to be wrong . Mr . M'Cormick professes to communicate orig inal letters of Mr . Burke , but does not mention the proofs of their authenticity . Memoirs much of useful detail
On the whole , the reader will find in these , but no accurate history of " the progress , no philosophical investigation of the character ol Edmund Burke' '' s MIND .
On ihe French Revolution . By M . Necker . Translated from the French . % vo . _ . vols . 14 . ' . boards . Cadell and Davies . THE hio-li esteem in which this statesman was once held has subsided into as great ^ a degree of contempt . Men of all parties have acknowledged the weakness of this celebrated minister , whose blunders of vanity conspired greatly in bringing the French monarchy to its dreadful ruin . Y „ et the self-conseh and the work
quence of M . Necker still continues as hig -as ever ; present is an evidence of it . Every thing done in the revolution by others is here condemned , and every aft of his own as extravagantly applauded . Notwithstanding this , the performance may be read with advantage ; as there are many fairs illustrated in it , and many observations made , which are both interesting and new . - The former situation of the author , indeed , cannot fail to give an importance to his opinions and assertions on the wei g hty subject of the French Revolution .
The Posthumous Daughter , a Novel , 1 vols , lzrno . Price js . Cawthorn . THIS . novel , avoiding the ghosts , castles , corridores , and enchantments lately so much in fashion , describes real life . The following are tlie outlines of the story . " MrClarendona gentleman of great fortunehad died , leaving one
daugh-. , , ter , to whom that fortune was bequeathed ; . but his lady was pregnant of another , for whom no provision was made . Miss ' Clarendon was left under the guardianship of her father ' s friend , Sir James Saville . Mrs . Clarendon dying some years after , left Sophia , the Posthumous Daughter , to the care of her
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Review Of New Publications.
candour , to the energy of reason , and the well-displayed , evidence of truth , than to the rainbow colours of fine imagery , or the blaze of artificial decla' To readers acquainted with the writings and speeches of Burke , it would be very superfluous to spend time in attempting to prove the erroneousness of Mr M'Cormick ' s assertion , that he seldom addressses himself to the understanding . It indeed happens , that the very publications from which the tend to shew much of Burke '
author makes the largest quotations , as as any . s writings , the excellence of his reasoning . In the ' Thoughts on the Discontents , " in the 'Speeches on American Taxation' and on ' Conciliation with America , ' in the ' Letter to the Sheriff of Bristol , ' and in the ' Speech on Reform , ' there is as much reasoning , and enlarged philosophy , as in any orations of ancient or modern times . Indeed , " a pamphlet which the author quotes in detail , a few pages after he delivers this opinion , affords abundant proof of the excellence of Burke ' s ratiocinative powers . The observations on Mr . Grenville ' s ' Present State of the Nation' is a close chain of facts and
deductions , as much superior to the hacknied details and common-place arguments of that writer , as any series of reasoning by a philosopher can be found to that of a mere man of business . The author is , therefore , very unfortunate in drawing positive and comparative characters of ratiocinative excellence , which his own citations immediately prove to be wrong . Mr . M'Cormick professes to communicate orig inal letters of Mr . Burke , but does not mention the proofs of their authenticity . Memoirs much of useful detail
On the whole , the reader will find in these , but no accurate history of " the progress , no philosophical investigation of the character ol Edmund Burke' '' s MIND .
On ihe French Revolution . By M . Necker . Translated from the French . % vo . _ . vols . 14 . ' . boards . Cadell and Davies . THE hio-li esteem in which this statesman was once held has subsided into as great ^ a degree of contempt . Men of all parties have acknowledged the weakness of this celebrated minister , whose blunders of vanity conspired greatly in bringing the French monarchy to its dreadful ruin . Y „ et the self-conseh and the work
quence of M . Necker still continues as hig -as ever ; present is an evidence of it . Every thing done in the revolution by others is here condemned , and every aft of his own as extravagantly applauded . Notwithstanding this , the performance may be read with advantage ; as there are many fairs illustrated in it , and many observations made , which are both interesting and new . - The former situation of the author , indeed , cannot fail to give an importance to his opinions and assertions on the wei g hty subject of the French Revolution .
The Posthumous Daughter , a Novel , 1 vols , lzrno . Price js . Cawthorn . THIS . novel , avoiding the ghosts , castles , corridores , and enchantments lately so much in fashion , describes real life . The following are tlie outlines of the story . " MrClarendona gentleman of great fortunehad died , leaving one
daugh-. , , ter , to whom that fortune was bequeathed ; . but his lady was pregnant of another , for whom no provision was made . Miss ' Clarendon was left under the guardianship of her father ' s friend , Sir James Saville . Mrs . Clarendon dying some years after , left Sophia , the Posthumous Daughter , to the care of her