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chinery . He then proceeds to apply these conjectures in a commentary on the voyages of Sinbad , which story he terms ' the Arabian Odyssey , ' and he endeavours to prove , at great length , that the Oriental Ulysses has related ' nothing but what may be supported by Homer or Pliny , Marco Paoli or Sir John Mandeville . Much ingenuity and considerable learning are displayed in this volume ; but it be asked ' to vjhat purpose is all this waste of time and labour
may , which might have been certainly better applied ? ' Mr . Hole ' s abilities are unquestionably great ; but we lament that a very fertile imagination has led him from more profitable studies , to indulge in fanciful conjectures on a point of little importance . We are amused with his enquiries , but remain dissatisfied with his conclusions .
The Quiza . By a Society of Gentlemen . Vol . i . \ % mo . y . boards . Parsons . WORKS of this kind , if expected to be read , ought to possess considerable merit , both with respeCt to language and subjects , after the several excellent classical performances of Addison , Johnson , and Hawkesworth . The present volume is neither elegant , novel , nor interesting . Tlie Author is evidently a very common thinker , and as ordinary a writer . There ishoweverone curious article in it worth mentioning ; and that is a
, , French poem , to which Goldsmith is here said to be indebted for his exquisite little ballad of Edwin and Angelina . There is certainly a coincidence between the two compositions , but a coincidence does by no means , of itself , prot ? e the charge of plagiarism . An Ode to the Li-very of London , on their Petition to Bis Majesty for kicking out his worthy Ministers . Also an Ode to Sir Joseph Banks , on the Report of his Elewhich
vation to the important Dignity of a Privy Counsellor . To •- is added a Jeremi-ad to George Rose , Esq . By Peter Pindar , Esq . 4 / 0 . zs . 6 d- Walker . THIS faCfious mortal must write . All subjects are alike to him ; and none so grateful to his satyrica ! taste as those which afford him an opportunity of abusing his betters . In the present production we think that he has fallen short very much in point of wit . We may smile in the perusal of these Odes , but the muscles will never be converted into a broad laugh by them .
In truth our lively bard's constant harping on the same string , is become disgusting ; and- we really wish that he would make some others the subjects of Lis satire than the President ofthe Royal Society , and George Rose , Esq . Go thy ways , Peter , for a man of humour , but not a man of feeling .
Sketch of Financial and Commercial Affairs in the Autumn of ¦ 797 , in which , among other Things , the Mode of conduSinq the Loyalty Loan is fully considered ; and Means of Redress to the Subscribers to that Loan suggested , without Prejudice lo the State . Zvo . zs . Wright . THIS pamphlet is generally ascribed to Sir Robert ¦ Hemes ,- and its style and ingenuity of " reasoning are such as the ablest politician . need not be ashamed to avow . The financial scheme which it proposes , is that to which the public
attention will naturally be directed . The Author brings forward a project written above a year before the publication of his book : bis plan is ' to open with ihe authority of Parliament a voluntary subscription for the purpose of creating a vmr fund to the extent of a hundred millions , and consisting of notes payable to-order at certain periods after the conclusion of a general peace , none for less than twenty shillings , nor for more than one thousand pounds . Those notes , to such an extenfas Parliament may from time to time determine , to be lent to the state by the subcrihers , who will , according to their subscriptions only ( as in chartered companies ) be answerable to the
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Review Of New Publications.
chinery . He then proceeds to apply these conjectures in a commentary on the voyages of Sinbad , which story he terms ' the Arabian Odyssey , ' and he endeavours to prove , at great length , that the Oriental Ulysses has related ' nothing but what may be supported by Homer or Pliny , Marco Paoli or Sir John Mandeville . Much ingenuity and considerable learning are displayed in this volume ; but it be asked ' to vjhat purpose is all this waste of time and labour
may , which might have been certainly better applied ? ' Mr . Hole ' s abilities are unquestionably great ; but we lament that a very fertile imagination has led him from more profitable studies , to indulge in fanciful conjectures on a point of little importance . We are amused with his enquiries , but remain dissatisfied with his conclusions .
The Quiza . By a Society of Gentlemen . Vol . i . \ % mo . y . boards . Parsons . WORKS of this kind , if expected to be read , ought to possess considerable merit , both with respeCt to language and subjects , after the several excellent classical performances of Addison , Johnson , and Hawkesworth . The present volume is neither elegant , novel , nor interesting . Tlie Author is evidently a very common thinker , and as ordinary a writer . There ishoweverone curious article in it worth mentioning ; and that is a
, , French poem , to which Goldsmith is here said to be indebted for his exquisite little ballad of Edwin and Angelina . There is certainly a coincidence between the two compositions , but a coincidence does by no means , of itself , prot ? e the charge of plagiarism . An Ode to the Li-very of London , on their Petition to Bis Majesty for kicking out his worthy Ministers . Also an Ode to Sir Joseph Banks , on the Report of his Elewhich
vation to the important Dignity of a Privy Counsellor . To •- is added a Jeremi-ad to George Rose , Esq . By Peter Pindar , Esq . 4 / 0 . zs . 6 d- Walker . THIS faCfious mortal must write . All subjects are alike to him ; and none so grateful to his satyrica ! taste as those which afford him an opportunity of abusing his betters . In the present production we think that he has fallen short very much in point of wit . We may smile in the perusal of these Odes , but the muscles will never be converted into a broad laugh by them .
In truth our lively bard's constant harping on the same string , is become disgusting ; and- we really wish that he would make some others the subjects of Lis satire than the President ofthe Royal Society , and George Rose , Esq . Go thy ways , Peter , for a man of humour , but not a man of feeling .
Sketch of Financial and Commercial Affairs in the Autumn of ¦ 797 , in which , among other Things , the Mode of conduSinq the Loyalty Loan is fully considered ; and Means of Redress to the Subscribers to that Loan suggested , without Prejudice lo the State . Zvo . zs . Wright . THIS pamphlet is generally ascribed to Sir Robert ¦ Hemes ,- and its style and ingenuity of " reasoning are such as the ablest politician . need not be ashamed to avow . The financial scheme which it proposes , is that to which the public
attention will naturally be directed . The Author brings forward a project written above a year before the publication of his book : bis plan is ' to open with ihe authority of Parliament a voluntary subscription for the purpose of creating a vmr fund to the extent of a hundred millions , and consisting of notes payable to-order at certain periods after the conclusion of a general peace , none for less than twenty shillings , nor for more than one thousand pounds . Those notes , to such an extenfas Parliament may from time to time determine , to be lent to the state by the subcrihers , who will , according to their subscriptions only ( as in chartered companies ) be answerable to the