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the condition and manners of the Scottish clans . The work fails , in our opinion , of clearing the character of this nobleman from the stigmas which faithful history has ' fixed upon his name . Our readers will recoiled his fate ; after a long life of intrigue and treachery , he expired beneath the axe , on Tower-hill , February 9 , 1747 , at the age of four-score . Essay on National Pride . To which are added Memoirs of the Author ' s Life and
Writings . Translated from the German of Dr . J . G . Zimmermann , Antic Counsellor and Physician to his Britannic Majesty at Hanover , b y S . H . Wilcocke . Svo . 5 J . Dilly . THE literary chara & er of Dr . Zimmermann is already sufficiently established , especially by his moral productions . The work before us is preceded by a life of' the Author , which exhibits little interest or variety . It is to be lamented that his latter years were tinctured with a frenzy , occasioned by his
prejudices against the Illuminati and Free Masons . The present Essay is elegant and philosophical ; and contains various illustrative anecdotes , which have , however , much the appearance of being caricatures . Dr . Zimmermann very justly ridicules that wretched species of vanity known by the name of national pride ; but he does not exhibit , in his examination , any malignancy or misanthropy .
The work is certainly well worthy of the Author of ' the Treatise on Solitude , ' and is therefore deserving of recommendation . A Defence of the Old Testament , in a Series of Letters addressed to Thomas Paine , by David Levi . % vo . 4 . 1 . 6 d . Johnson . THIS zealous Jew is already well known as the defender of Judaism against Dr . Priestly . He certainly appears to better advantage on the present
occasion . His arguments in behalf of the Old Testament Scriptures are very strong , and in some respects new . In relation to the present condition of the Jews much attention is due to onr Author ' s statement . It is an argument of considerable importance . Both the aflual state of this people , as well as of the Arabians , the regular descendants of Ishmael , furnish a stubborn defence of revelation against the infidels . On the other points , viz . the authenticity of the different
booksthe vindication of the prophets from the ignorant sarcasm of modern unbelievers—the defence of miraculous powers under the Jewish dispensation—are all treated with ability , seriousness , and candour . We sincerely recommend these letters to the consideration of all those whose religious principles have been warped by the ' Age of Reason , ' or by more able writings on the side of scepticism .
Remarks on the Arabian Nights ' Entertainments ; in nvbicb the Origin of Sinbad's Voyages , and other Oriental FiSions , is particularly considered . By Richard Hole , L . L . B . izmo . 4 J . boards . Cadelland Davies . A PRINCIPAL objection to these very elegant tales has been their excessive improbability . Mr . Hole has set himself to vindicate them in this respeft ; and he shews that tlie same credibility is preserved in them which was attached
by the antient Greeks to the specious miracles of their poets . The Arabian novelist keeps within the circle of belief that had been , drawn by his ancestors . Hence he wrote what he in many respefts thought to be true , and in others probable . As these tales were evidently written after the Grecian literature became known to the Arabs , it is credible that Homer became known on the banks of the Tygris as well as Euclid and Aristotle . From hence our Author thinks these tales have derived s « me of their incidents , if not their ma-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Review Of New Publications.
the condition and manners of the Scottish clans . The work fails , in our opinion , of clearing the character of this nobleman from the stigmas which faithful history has ' fixed upon his name . Our readers will recoiled his fate ; after a long life of intrigue and treachery , he expired beneath the axe , on Tower-hill , February 9 , 1747 , at the age of four-score . Essay on National Pride . To which are added Memoirs of the Author ' s Life and
Writings . Translated from the German of Dr . J . G . Zimmermann , Antic Counsellor and Physician to his Britannic Majesty at Hanover , b y S . H . Wilcocke . Svo . 5 J . Dilly . THE literary chara & er of Dr . Zimmermann is already sufficiently established , especially by his moral productions . The work before us is preceded by a life of' the Author , which exhibits little interest or variety . It is to be lamented that his latter years were tinctured with a frenzy , occasioned by his
prejudices against the Illuminati and Free Masons . The present Essay is elegant and philosophical ; and contains various illustrative anecdotes , which have , however , much the appearance of being caricatures . Dr . Zimmermann very justly ridicules that wretched species of vanity known by the name of national pride ; but he does not exhibit , in his examination , any malignancy or misanthropy .
The work is certainly well worthy of the Author of ' the Treatise on Solitude , ' and is therefore deserving of recommendation . A Defence of the Old Testament , in a Series of Letters addressed to Thomas Paine , by David Levi . % vo . 4 . 1 . 6 d . Johnson . THIS zealous Jew is already well known as the defender of Judaism against Dr . Priestly . He certainly appears to better advantage on the present
occasion . His arguments in behalf of the Old Testament Scriptures are very strong , and in some respects new . In relation to the present condition of the Jews much attention is due to onr Author ' s statement . It is an argument of considerable importance . Both the aflual state of this people , as well as of the Arabians , the regular descendants of Ishmael , furnish a stubborn defence of revelation against the infidels . On the other points , viz . the authenticity of the different
booksthe vindication of the prophets from the ignorant sarcasm of modern unbelievers—the defence of miraculous powers under the Jewish dispensation—are all treated with ability , seriousness , and candour . We sincerely recommend these letters to the consideration of all those whose religious principles have been warped by the ' Age of Reason , ' or by more able writings on the side of scepticism .
Remarks on the Arabian Nights ' Entertainments ; in nvbicb the Origin of Sinbad's Voyages , and other Oriental FiSions , is particularly considered . By Richard Hole , L . L . B . izmo . 4 J . boards . Cadelland Davies . A PRINCIPAL objection to these very elegant tales has been their excessive improbability . Mr . Hole has set himself to vindicate them in this respeft ; and he shews that tlie same credibility is preserved in them which was attached
by the antient Greeks to the specious miracles of their poets . The Arabian novelist keeps within the circle of belief that had been , drawn by his ancestors . Hence he wrote what he in many respefts thought to be true , and in others probable . As these tales were evidently written after the Grecian literature became known to the Arabs , it is credible that Homer became known on the banks of the Tygris as well as Euclid and Aristotle . From hence our Author thinks these tales have derived s « me of their incidents , if not their ma-