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Review Of New Publications.
bounded by Phnlimmon , and on the east the eye glancing over the lake of Bala , the two Arennig mountains , the two Arrans , the long chain of the Ferwyn mountains , to the Breddin hills on the confines of Shropshire ; and dimly , in the distant horizon , was beheld the Wreakin , rising alone from the plain of Salop . Having at last satisfied our curiosity , and been thoroughly chilled by the keen air of these elevated regions , we began to descend down the side opposite to that which we had come up . The first stage led us to
another beautiful mountain lake , whose cold clear waters discharge their superabundance in a full stream down the side of the mountain ; all these waters abound with trout , and in some is found the Gwyniad , a fish peculiar to rocky alpine lakes . Following the course of the stream , we came on the edge of the craggy cliffs that overlook Talyllyn lake ; a long and difficult ascent conducted us at last on the borders of Tal yllyn , where we entered the Dolgelle road . '
We have the satisfaction of recommending this little volume to our readers as what will certainly afford them both information and amusement . The Elements and Theory of the Hebrevj Language . B y Edmund Dowling , Z < vo . js . boards . Longman . IT is with great pleasure we observe the respectable state in whichsacred literature stands at the present day in this country , and at a time too
when every artful attempt is making by the advocates of scepticism to undermine the foundation of revelation . Perhaps nothing is better calculated to preserve the minds of young students from the circulating poison than initiating them into the knowledge of the scriptures in their original languages . Shameful has been the neglect with which the language of the Old Testament has been treated in this country , and particularly in the seminaries of education . Few of those who have been set apart for the service of the sanctuary
have known more of the holy tongue than the . mere al phabet . While Latin has been assiduousl y attended to , and Greek partially so , the Hebrew has been , considered as totall y useless , or at least of trifling consequence ; as if the opinion of Butler had been received for orthodox , ' For Hebrew roots are seldom found To flourish but in barren ground . '
At length , however , abetter taste has begun to prevail , and scholars are not ashamed to turn their particular attention to a language which , although it knows but of one book , can boast a higher dignity than all others , because that book is the oldest and the best . Whatever tends to facilitate the acquisition of this language , to clear away its obscurities , and to render its grammar more perfect , has a fair claim to encouragement .
The work before us is of this description , and we can venture to pronounce it a valuable addition to philological literature . We cannot here enter into a full examination of the ingenious author ' s enquiries and elucidations , but we can venture very strongly to recommend his performance to all who have any inclination to make Hebrew their study , as well as to those who have made a proficiency therein . To the first it will be serviceable , as it smoothens several intricacies in the Hebrew grammar , and establishes several important
principles which will render the progress of the student more steady and pleasant to himself . The others will see some attempts made to reduce an obsolete mass of rules to the order of a system ; by . some minute enquiries , which , if they fail to give them satisfaction ,-may be of service in exciting them to a spirit of observation . Mr . Dowling speaks thus modestly of his work and its . principles .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Review Of New Publications.
bounded by Phnlimmon , and on the east the eye glancing over the lake of Bala , the two Arennig mountains , the two Arrans , the long chain of the Ferwyn mountains , to the Breddin hills on the confines of Shropshire ; and dimly , in the distant horizon , was beheld the Wreakin , rising alone from the plain of Salop . Having at last satisfied our curiosity , and been thoroughly chilled by the keen air of these elevated regions , we began to descend down the side opposite to that which we had come up . The first stage led us to
another beautiful mountain lake , whose cold clear waters discharge their superabundance in a full stream down the side of the mountain ; all these waters abound with trout , and in some is found the Gwyniad , a fish peculiar to rocky alpine lakes . Following the course of the stream , we came on the edge of the craggy cliffs that overlook Talyllyn lake ; a long and difficult ascent conducted us at last on the borders of Tal yllyn , where we entered the Dolgelle road . '
We have the satisfaction of recommending this little volume to our readers as what will certainly afford them both information and amusement . The Elements and Theory of the Hebrevj Language . B y Edmund Dowling , Z < vo . js . boards . Longman . IT is with great pleasure we observe the respectable state in whichsacred literature stands at the present day in this country , and at a time too
when every artful attempt is making by the advocates of scepticism to undermine the foundation of revelation . Perhaps nothing is better calculated to preserve the minds of young students from the circulating poison than initiating them into the knowledge of the scriptures in their original languages . Shameful has been the neglect with which the language of the Old Testament has been treated in this country , and particularly in the seminaries of education . Few of those who have been set apart for the service of the sanctuary
have known more of the holy tongue than the . mere al phabet . While Latin has been assiduousl y attended to , and Greek partially so , the Hebrew has been , considered as totall y useless , or at least of trifling consequence ; as if the opinion of Butler had been received for orthodox , ' For Hebrew roots are seldom found To flourish but in barren ground . '
At length , however , abetter taste has begun to prevail , and scholars are not ashamed to turn their particular attention to a language which , although it knows but of one book , can boast a higher dignity than all others , because that book is the oldest and the best . Whatever tends to facilitate the acquisition of this language , to clear away its obscurities , and to render its grammar more perfect , has a fair claim to encouragement .
The work before us is of this description , and we can venture to pronounce it a valuable addition to philological literature . We cannot here enter into a full examination of the ingenious author ' s enquiries and elucidations , but we can venture very strongly to recommend his performance to all who have any inclination to make Hebrew their study , as well as to those who have made a proficiency therein . To the first it will be serviceable , as it smoothens several intricacies in the Hebrew grammar , and establishes several important
principles which will render the progress of the student more steady and pleasant to himself . The others will see some attempts made to reduce an obsolete mass of rules to the order of a system ; by . some minute enquiries , which , if they fail to give them satisfaction ,-may be of service in exciting them to a spirit of observation . Mr . Dowling speaks thus modestly of his work and its . principles .