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perfectly alike ; and both sides were united in the destruction of the existing establishments . The impious and the elect march hand in hand , and afford a curious similarity of action . ' This performance may be read with great advantage by all those whose minds are not violently bent on the side of democracy , for such may be pronounced out of the reach of conviction . A Word or tnuo in Vindication of the University of Oxfordand of Magdalen
, College iu particular , from the Posthumous Aspersions of Mr . Gibbon . < ± to i j- . 6 d . THE reflections contained in Mr , Gibbon ' s posthumous work on the course of stud y prescribed to young men at Oxford m . iy be overcharged , but in some respeCts were but too well founded . Whether a change for the better has happened since the time when the luminous historian was a member of that venerable seat of literature , is a question which we are not disposed to examine . The writer of the present pamphlet has given a long detail of a
student ' s exercises , which , it must be confessed , will furnish him ample employment . To us , however , the present is far from being satisfactory , and we cannot help wishing that the task of defending the University had been entirely omitted , or had fallen into more able hands .
The Rise of Mahomet , accounted for on Natural and Civil Principles , by the late Nathan . Alcock , M . D . % vo . is . Sael . THE pretensions of the relig ion of this wonderful descendant of Ishmael have been often examined with great accuracy and learning by different able authors , but more particularly by the present Professor of Arabic in the University of Oxford . While the Bampton LeCtures of Dr . White exist , there will be little need of any man ' s employing himself on a subject which is
there exhausted . The tract now under our consideration was , in all probability , written before the publication of those elegant discourses . The enquiry is here pursued , however , with tolerable exactness ; and it is shewn very clearly that both the civil and religious institutions of Mahomet were well adapted to the character of the oriental nations , to the circumstances of the times , and to the opinions of Christians , Jews , and Pagans . Our ingenious Author has presented a perspicuous view of the leading dcCtrines and
institutions of the impostor ; and has aptly shewn their suitableness to the climate , and character of the Arabs , and to the ambitious plans which he had formed . Dr . Alcock has also well observed that the Jews , then suffering persecution , would soon be induced to adopt a relig ion which acknowledged their principal tenets and ceremonies ; that the heterodox Christians would be easily allured to a system which asserted the divine unity ; and that Pagans would be glad to receive a licentious faith , which was moreover founded in fatalism . To these causes is the rise of Mahommedanism ascribed , with great appearance of probability , and with much just reasoning .
The Honest Thieves ; a Farce , in two Aits , altered from the Committee \ byT . Knight . First n £ ted at the Theatre Royal , Covent-Garden , May 9 , 1797 . izmo . is . Cawthorn . WE are of opinion that many of our old comedies , particularly those of a local reference , and founded on the circumstances of the time when they were produced , might still continue to g ive considerable entertainment if they
were cut down to farces . The present is a judicious and successful attempt in this way ; and Mr . Knight , in our opinion , has so aCted as to prove himself qualified for further efforts . A good Irish song is now added , which contributes to the life of the piece .
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Review Of New Publications.
perfectly alike ; and both sides were united in the destruction of the existing establishments . The impious and the elect march hand in hand , and afford a curious similarity of action . ' This performance may be read with great advantage by all those whose minds are not violently bent on the side of democracy , for such may be pronounced out of the reach of conviction . A Word or tnuo in Vindication of the University of Oxfordand of Magdalen
, College iu particular , from the Posthumous Aspersions of Mr . Gibbon . < ± to i j- . 6 d . THE reflections contained in Mr , Gibbon ' s posthumous work on the course of stud y prescribed to young men at Oxford m . iy be overcharged , but in some respeCts were but too well founded . Whether a change for the better has happened since the time when the luminous historian was a member of that venerable seat of literature , is a question which we are not disposed to examine . The writer of the present pamphlet has given a long detail of a
student ' s exercises , which , it must be confessed , will furnish him ample employment . To us , however , the present is far from being satisfactory , and we cannot help wishing that the task of defending the University had been entirely omitted , or had fallen into more able hands .
The Rise of Mahomet , accounted for on Natural and Civil Principles , by the late Nathan . Alcock , M . D . % vo . is . Sael . THE pretensions of the relig ion of this wonderful descendant of Ishmael have been often examined with great accuracy and learning by different able authors , but more particularly by the present Professor of Arabic in the University of Oxford . While the Bampton LeCtures of Dr . White exist , there will be little need of any man ' s employing himself on a subject which is
there exhausted . The tract now under our consideration was , in all probability , written before the publication of those elegant discourses . The enquiry is here pursued , however , with tolerable exactness ; and it is shewn very clearly that both the civil and religious institutions of Mahomet were well adapted to the character of the oriental nations , to the circumstances of the times , and to the opinions of Christians , Jews , and Pagans . Our ingenious Author has presented a perspicuous view of the leading dcCtrines and
institutions of the impostor ; and has aptly shewn their suitableness to the climate , and character of the Arabs , and to the ambitious plans which he had formed . Dr . Alcock has also well observed that the Jews , then suffering persecution , would soon be induced to adopt a relig ion which acknowledged their principal tenets and ceremonies ; that the heterodox Christians would be easily allured to a system which asserted the divine unity ; and that Pagans would be glad to receive a licentious faith , which was moreover founded in fatalism . To these causes is the rise of Mahommedanism ascribed , with great appearance of probability , and with much just reasoning .
The Honest Thieves ; a Farce , in two Aits , altered from the Committee \ byT . Knight . First n £ ted at the Theatre Royal , Covent-Garden , May 9 , 1797 . izmo . is . Cawthorn . WE are of opinion that many of our old comedies , particularly those of a local reference , and founded on the circumstances of the time when they were produced , might still continue to g ive considerable entertainment if they
were cut down to farces . The present is a judicious and successful attempt in this way ; and Mr . Knight , in our opinion , has so aCted as to prove himself qualified for further efforts . A good Irish song is now added , which contributes to the life of the piece .