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arise from his new ideas affixed to xoAoccrtt atavtav , and Za-uy oua-. toa , which he interprets ' aonimipunishment ' , ' and ' a-ommi life , ' meaning ' , it may be presumed , something which he does not kno-jj hoiv to express . But of this peculiar expression we shall speak more fully . It is sufficient , by the way , to observe , that the partiality complained of in our present translation of the : New Testament rests principally upon mere quibbles upon words : such as in i Tim . iv . 14 .. and 2 Tim . i . 6 . the old corruption ot giftinstead of grace
, , retained in King James ' s Bible . The original word is yji ^ s [ j . a ., nor yrapts , though the vulgar Latin renders it gratia . ' But ; these trifles arc of no very great ' pith and monient ; '' much less do they authorize an entire new version of the Testament , without a single comment that has the least title to the appellation of criticism . The editor informs us , that ' the Greek copy from which his translation was made , is that in common use . ' We should lie glad to learn which copy this can be ? There are Wetstein ' sMills'sBe / . a ' s .
Har-, , wood ' s , and a multitude of other editions of the New Testament , in common use . Now what the editor means we know not ; unless he would have us to understand by it his own Greek Testament , which he himself used in common . He might have told us , if he had known , what edition this was ; bin that circumstance , ' as well as giving the various readings of M . S . S . ' he perhaps thought , ( to use his own words ) ' would be of little use to common reader ? . ' Ot what use his Roman Greek will be to common readers , we know not ;
to the learned it is an accommodation which they will think ridiculous . "What a nice jargon of sounds would a pentameter verse of Homer afford , if the long and short vowels were exhibited in our learned editor ' s manner of writing Greek ? [ TO HP . CONTIN-UEI ) . ] The History of Devonshire . In three Volumes , Folio . By the Rev . Richard Polwhele . Vol . I . Cadeli and Davies .
COUNTY histories are seldom entertaining , but to the inhabitants of the province described . The present work appears to be an exception to this general charge . As it is the work of a man of elegant literature , he has contrived to g ive it an aspect much more pleasing than is usually worn by topographical productions . Devonshire has hitherto been peculiarly unfortunate in its historians , whether natural or civil . Mr . Polwhele seems destined to remove the odium under which this very beautiful province has hitherto
laboured , of not having produced-one writer able or zealous enough to elucidate its beauties . The volume now before us augurs well , and shews that the work , of which it is a part , highly deserves the patronage of the illustrious persons to whom it is addressed . We are sorry to observe , however , that Mr . Polwhele feels himself hurt at the conduct of some of his literary friends ; and though we think that he has some grounds for complaint , yet he would , perhaps , have adted more becomingly in suppressing his
resentment till the completion of his labours . On the Prosodies of the Greek and Latin Languages . 8 in > . 4 / . Robson . THIS very elaborate treatise is dedicated by its learned author to Lord Thurlow ; and though he Ivas not subjoined his name to his work , yet there -can be no difficulty in guessing justly whence it comes . That able polemic , who , in his triumph over Dr . Priestley respecting the faith of the primitive
ages on the subject of Christ ' s divinity , declared that he was at home in Greek , lias here sufficiently proved the truth of his assertion . The principal drift of the essay is to vindicate the antiquity and utility of the Greek accents ; and though we agree with the Right Reverend Philo-
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Review Of New Publications.
arise from his new ideas affixed to xoAoccrtt atavtav , and Za-uy oua-. toa , which he interprets ' aonimipunishment ' , ' and ' a-ommi life , ' meaning ' , it may be presumed , something which he does not kno-jj hoiv to express . But of this peculiar expression we shall speak more fully . It is sufficient , by the way , to observe , that the partiality complained of in our present translation of the : New Testament rests principally upon mere quibbles upon words : such as in i Tim . iv . 14 .. and 2 Tim . i . 6 . the old corruption ot giftinstead of grace
, , retained in King James ' s Bible . The original word is yji ^ s [ j . a ., nor yrapts , though the vulgar Latin renders it gratia . ' But ; these trifles arc of no very great ' pith and monient ; '' much less do they authorize an entire new version of the Testament , without a single comment that has the least title to the appellation of criticism . The editor informs us , that ' the Greek copy from which his translation was made , is that in common use . ' We should lie glad to learn which copy this can be ? There are Wetstein ' sMills'sBe / . a ' s .
Har-, , wood ' s , and a multitude of other editions of the New Testament , in common use . Now what the editor means we know not ; unless he would have us to understand by it his own Greek Testament , which he himself used in common . He might have told us , if he had known , what edition this was ; bin that circumstance , ' as well as giving the various readings of M . S . S . ' he perhaps thought , ( to use his own words ) ' would be of little use to common reader ? . ' Ot what use his Roman Greek will be to common readers , we know not ;
to the learned it is an accommodation which they will think ridiculous . "What a nice jargon of sounds would a pentameter verse of Homer afford , if the long and short vowels were exhibited in our learned editor ' s manner of writing Greek ? [ TO HP . CONTIN-UEI ) . ] The History of Devonshire . In three Volumes , Folio . By the Rev . Richard Polwhele . Vol . I . Cadeli and Davies .
COUNTY histories are seldom entertaining , but to the inhabitants of the province described . The present work appears to be an exception to this general charge . As it is the work of a man of elegant literature , he has contrived to g ive it an aspect much more pleasing than is usually worn by topographical productions . Devonshire has hitherto been peculiarly unfortunate in its historians , whether natural or civil . Mr . Polwhele seems destined to remove the odium under which this very beautiful province has hitherto
laboured , of not having produced-one writer able or zealous enough to elucidate its beauties . The volume now before us augurs well , and shews that the work , of which it is a part , highly deserves the patronage of the illustrious persons to whom it is addressed . We are sorry to observe , however , that Mr . Polwhele feels himself hurt at the conduct of some of his literary friends ; and though we think that he has some grounds for complaint , yet he would , perhaps , have adted more becomingly in suppressing his
resentment till the completion of his labours . On the Prosodies of the Greek and Latin Languages . 8 in > . 4 / . Robson . THIS very elaborate treatise is dedicated by its learned author to Lord Thurlow ; and though he Ivas not subjoined his name to his work , yet there -can be no difficulty in guessing justly whence it comes . That able polemic , who , in his triumph over Dr . Priestley respecting the faith of the primitive
ages on the subject of Christ ' s divinity , declared that he was at home in Greek , lias here sufficiently proved the truth of his assertion . The principal drift of the essay is to vindicate the antiquity and utility of the Greek accents ; and though we agree with the Right Reverend Philo-