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quences of that funding system , which has of late years been carried to such extent in this country ; and , though we cannot agree with Mr . Paine in all he says , we yet think there are many observations well worth the attention of every friend to his country . After stating the difference of the two systems , viz . that of funding upon interest , and that of funding the whole capital without interest , he proceeds to examine the symptoms of decay , approaching , as A * thinks , to dissolution , that the English system has already
exhibited . Mr . Paine ' s utter hatred of the British Government urges him , in many places , to misrepresentation , falshood , and abuse ; and as he has already attempted , iu the Age of Reason , to take away our hope in the world to come , he here attempts to take away our hope in this ; and to shake the foundations of public credit , as he has done those of religion . Playfair ' s Answer to Thomas Paine ' s Decline and Fall of the English System of
Finance . Pages 23 . Stockdale . London . 179 6 . A DWARF throwing the gauntlet to a giant ! If Mr . Paine ' s positions be controverted , it must be by an abler man than Mr . Playfair . The whole of this answer goes upon a supposition , that we shall never be engaged in any wars after the present . This is ' a consummation devoutly to be wished ;' hut hardly to be proved logically true . Mr . Playfair it seems is a millena . rian ; and with a millenium of peace and an annual sinking million we can have
nothing to fear ! Hannah Hewit : or the Female Crusoe , supposed to be written by Herself . i vol . - > zmo . About 700 Pages . Dibdin . 179 6 . THIS novel is the avowed produclion of Mr . Dibdin , who has so long amused the town by his entertainments of singing and music , at Sans Souci . in the fall
He has chosen for his motto , ' There is ail especial Providence of a sparrow ; ' and , to prove this position , he has put together some of the most singular circumstances we ever read of . Throughout he imitates , even to the language , De Foe ; though we do not mean to say , he _ writes either so well , or so correclly , as that author . With all its improbabilities , and even ' absurdities ' , Hannah Hewit , however , lays strong hold on the attention ; and p leases us in defiance of our better judgment . We cannot close this article without advising Mr . Dibdin to be more accurate in his geography : for he has placed the Ethiopians to the north of China , and the Arabians near , the Spanish settlements at Manilla !
Roach Abbey : a Tale , z vol . jzmo . About 300 Pages . Vernor and Hood . 179 6 . THESE small volumes are , we presume , the produclion of a very young author ; and certainly do him ( or her ) great credit . Many parts of them are finely written , and in the pathetic parts the author is very happy . The story of the novel is laid during the period of the persecutions under Queen Mary ; and Elizathe heroine of the taleis one who is persecuted for conscience
, , sake . This brings her into many very perilous situations , and in all these , she supports herself with becoming dignity . Upon the whole , we would recommend Roach Abbey , as much above the trash with which the press daily teems ; at the same time , we would advise the author in future to submit his performances to the perusal of some friend , before they are put to press ; since there are many little inaccuracies which a maturer judgment might have prevented .
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Review Of New Publications.
quences of that funding system , which has of late years been carried to such extent in this country ; and , though we cannot agree with Mr . Paine in all he says , we yet think there are many observations well worth the attention of every friend to his country . After stating the difference of the two systems , viz . that of funding upon interest , and that of funding the whole capital without interest , he proceeds to examine the symptoms of decay , approaching , as A * thinks , to dissolution , that the English system has already
exhibited . Mr . Paine ' s utter hatred of the British Government urges him , in many places , to misrepresentation , falshood , and abuse ; and as he has already attempted , iu the Age of Reason , to take away our hope in the world to come , he here attempts to take away our hope in this ; and to shake the foundations of public credit , as he has done those of religion . Playfair ' s Answer to Thomas Paine ' s Decline and Fall of the English System of
Finance . Pages 23 . Stockdale . London . 179 6 . A DWARF throwing the gauntlet to a giant ! If Mr . Paine ' s positions be controverted , it must be by an abler man than Mr . Playfair . The whole of this answer goes upon a supposition , that we shall never be engaged in any wars after the present . This is ' a consummation devoutly to be wished ;' hut hardly to be proved logically true . Mr . Playfair it seems is a millena . rian ; and with a millenium of peace and an annual sinking million we can have
nothing to fear ! Hannah Hewit : or the Female Crusoe , supposed to be written by Herself . i vol . - > zmo . About 700 Pages . Dibdin . 179 6 . THIS novel is the avowed produclion of Mr . Dibdin , who has so long amused the town by his entertainments of singing and music , at Sans Souci . in the fall
He has chosen for his motto , ' There is ail especial Providence of a sparrow ; ' and , to prove this position , he has put together some of the most singular circumstances we ever read of . Throughout he imitates , even to the language , De Foe ; though we do not mean to say , he _ writes either so well , or so correclly , as that author . With all its improbabilities , and even ' absurdities ' , Hannah Hewit , however , lays strong hold on the attention ; and p leases us in defiance of our better judgment . We cannot close this article without advising Mr . Dibdin to be more accurate in his geography : for he has placed the Ethiopians to the north of China , and the Arabians near , the Spanish settlements at Manilla !
Roach Abbey : a Tale , z vol . jzmo . About 300 Pages . Vernor and Hood . 179 6 . THESE small volumes are , we presume , the produclion of a very young author ; and certainly do him ( or her ) great credit . Many parts of them are finely written , and in the pathetic parts the author is very happy . The story of the novel is laid during the period of the persecutions under Queen Mary ; and Elizathe heroine of the taleis one who is persecuted for conscience
, , sake . This brings her into many very perilous situations , and in all these , she supports herself with becoming dignity . Upon the whole , we would recommend Roach Abbey , as much above the trash with which the press daily teems ; at the same time , we would advise the author in future to submit his performances to the perusal of some friend , before they are put to press ; since there are many little inaccuracies which a maturer judgment might have prevented .