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is scarcely any country where there are not Freemasons . ' * * * * * * * Notwithstanding the cloud which envelopes the proceedings of this Society , it appear . ? , they attend to manners ; and their secret is , by acts of disinterestedness , generosity , and kindness , to fasten those bonds which ought to unite mankind . If these arc the principles of Freemasonry , the place wherein they meet should be considered as the Temple of Friendship , at the gate of which is the God of Silence . '
For the greater part , the authorities are given , whence the editor has drawn his materials . . - J . - The Chronicle nf the Kings of England , from the Norman Conquest unto the f resent Time . By Robert Dodsley . A Nevj Edition , enlarged , izmo . zs . Vernor and Hood . THE name of Robert Dodsley is known to every man of literatureand his
, memory dear to every friend of humankind . The present work had been long out of print , and now makes its appearance with the aid of all the modern improvements of graphical and typographical embellishment . The style is a happy imitation of that of the ancient Jewish historians ; and the manlier happily calculated at once to impress the memory by its brevity , and amuse the mind by its singular humour . We believe the reigns of George the Secondand of his present Majesty
, , are additions by the present editor . The volume is firti-d for the pocket , beautifully printed , and embellished with 33 portraits and other engravings , inimitabl y executed by Bewick . JFacts addressed to the serious Attention of the People of Great Britain , respecting
ihe Expence of ihe War , and the Stale of the National Debt . B y William Morgan . F . R . S . % vo . Price is . Debrett . An Inquiry into the State of the Finances of Great Britain ; in Ansioer to Mr . Morgan ' s Facts . B y N . Vansittart , Esq . Svo . Price is . Gd . Owen . Additional Fads , addressed to the serious Attention of the People of Great Britain , respecting the Expence of the V / ar , and the State of the National Debt . B y William Morgan , F . R . S . % vo . Price is . Debrett .
THESE three pamphlets contain so much close and solid information respecting the finances of this country , that , to detail their arguments , would be to exfr-. ft the whole of them . Mr . Morgan and Mr . Vansittart espouse different sides of the question ; and each with very great judgment and knowledge of their subjects . We think the FacTs stated of the utmost importance , and would recommend them to the serious perusal and consideration of every friend to his country .
Werter -. a Tragedy , in Three Acts , as performed at the Theatres-Royal , Covent-Garden , Bath , Bristol , and Dublin . . By F . Reynolds , Esq . Author of the Dramatist—Notoriety—Hotu to gro-iv Rich—The Rage—Speculation—fife . - & c . Zvo . is . ( id . Longman .. 179 6 . THIS is a tragedy of three acts , taken from the well-known story of Werrer ; but touched , comparatively , with a feeble hand . In order to obviate what is generall y thought the dangerous tendency of the novel , Wetter is made to repent of his suicide before he expiresl For other alterations , we
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Review Of New Publications.
is scarcely any country where there are not Freemasons . ' * * * * * * * Notwithstanding the cloud which envelopes the proceedings of this Society , it appear . ? , they attend to manners ; and their secret is , by acts of disinterestedness , generosity , and kindness , to fasten those bonds which ought to unite mankind . If these arc the principles of Freemasonry , the place wherein they meet should be considered as the Temple of Friendship , at the gate of which is the God of Silence . '
For the greater part , the authorities are given , whence the editor has drawn his materials . . - J . - The Chronicle nf the Kings of England , from the Norman Conquest unto the f resent Time . By Robert Dodsley . A Nevj Edition , enlarged , izmo . zs . Vernor and Hood . THE name of Robert Dodsley is known to every man of literatureand his
, memory dear to every friend of humankind . The present work had been long out of print , and now makes its appearance with the aid of all the modern improvements of graphical and typographical embellishment . The style is a happy imitation of that of the ancient Jewish historians ; and the manlier happily calculated at once to impress the memory by its brevity , and amuse the mind by its singular humour . We believe the reigns of George the Secondand of his present Majesty
, , are additions by the present editor . The volume is firti-d for the pocket , beautifully printed , and embellished with 33 portraits and other engravings , inimitabl y executed by Bewick . JFacts addressed to the serious Attention of the People of Great Britain , respecting
ihe Expence of ihe War , and the Stale of the National Debt . B y William Morgan . F . R . S . % vo . Price is . Debrett . An Inquiry into the State of the Finances of Great Britain ; in Ansioer to Mr . Morgan ' s Facts . B y N . Vansittart , Esq . Svo . Price is . Gd . Owen . Additional Fads , addressed to the serious Attention of the People of Great Britain , respecting the Expence of the V / ar , and the State of the National Debt . B y William Morgan , F . R . S . % vo . Price is . Debrett .
THESE three pamphlets contain so much close and solid information respecting the finances of this country , that , to detail their arguments , would be to exfr-. ft the whole of them . Mr . Morgan and Mr . Vansittart espouse different sides of the question ; and each with very great judgment and knowledge of their subjects . We think the FacTs stated of the utmost importance , and would recommend them to the serious perusal and consideration of every friend to his country .
Werter -. a Tragedy , in Three Acts , as performed at the Theatres-Royal , Covent-Garden , Bath , Bristol , and Dublin . . By F . Reynolds , Esq . Author of the Dramatist—Notoriety—Hotu to gro-iv Rich—The Rage—Speculation—fife . - & c . Zvo . is . ( id . Longman .. 179 6 . THIS is a tragedy of three acts , taken from the well-known story of Werrer ; but touched , comparatively , with a feeble hand . In order to obviate what is generall y thought the dangerous tendency of the novel , Wetter is made to repent of his suicide before he expiresl For other alterations , we