Longman, Hurst, Rees, & Orme; & T. Ostell, London.

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The WORKS of the BRITISH POETS, with Prefaces Biographical and Critical, by Robert Anderson, M. D. 13 vols. royal 8vo.-Price 91. 15s. fewed.

"From what we have already faid on the fubject of this Work its general character may eafily be inferred. It appears to us an ufeful and comprehenfive collection of English poetry, and the Editor has uniformly evinced diligence and judgment in collecting and arranging his materials."-Monthly Review, Sept. 1798.

"The Biographical and Critical Prefaces, as they are an original work, require a more diftinct and particular examination. To the execution of this plan, Dr. Anderson feems to have brought powers well adapted to its completion. He appears to poffefs an accurate acquaintance with our poetry. His criticisms evince a mind capable of eftimating the genuine beauties of the Mufe, and candour willing to give praise in return for the pleasure he has re ceived.

"We consider the prefent work as a valuable acquifition to English literature. As a collection of British Poetry and Biogra phy, it confers honour upon the Editor for genius, tafte, and information, tending to promote and perpetuate the most imperishable monument of Britain's glory.”—British Critic, Feb. 1796.

"To edit a complete collection of the Poets of Great Britain, was an important and ufeful undertaking; and it is from comprising the early writers that the prefent collection derives its great and diftinguished value. The admirers of English literature are highly indebted to the publishers and the editor of these volumes."Critical Review, Jan. 1799.

e2th bas eytilsintegmi daiw bonusq The LIFE of SAM. JOHNSON, LLD. With Critical Obfervations on his Works, by Robert Anderson, M. D. one volume 8vo.-Price os. boards 09.

"Thefe facts and particulars are well felected and arranged connected, also, and illustrated by reflections flowing from a m and a pen which are congenial with those of the herd of the a rative. He has admirably emblazoned Johnson's excellencies, with out concealing his defects: And we may venture to lay, that lais work, which we have examined with much pleafure, is writted with ftrength, elegance, good tafte, and found judgment."-Month ly Review, May 1796.

"The narrative part is well digefted may be pronounced a very fair andated and neatly written, and memoir. It perhaps contains a more complete chronological enumeration of the Doctor's writings than is to be met with elsewhere. To the narrative Dr. Anderson has added a general critique on the character of the man and the merit of the author; and this part of the work has fufficient originality to claim the attention of the Public. We think ourselves juftified in adding, as further commendation of the prefent publication, that Dr. Anderson appreciates the fubject of this memoir with great impartiality; and that his style poffeffes a degree of accuracy, clofenefs, and strength, not unworthy the Johnfonian school.”—Analytical Review for January 1796.

"Dr. Anderfon, in elegance of language, and acuteness of critical and philofophical judgment, has perhaps furpaffed his prede ceffors; his narrative is clear and regular, his ftyle manly, and his decifions usually judicious: It abounds with proofs of accurate perception, and just discrimination. 5rb ai bobocɔ "Dr. Anderson concludes the Life of Johnfon with characters of him taken from other authors, but none of them in accuracy and merit surpaffing his own."-British Critic, January 6, 1796.199 Ay to sing

The LIFE of TOBIAS SMOLLETT, M.D. with Critical Obfervations on his Works, by Robert Anderfon, M.D. The fourth edition, corrected and enlarged, one vol. 8vo. Price 7s. boards.

"This is a very just and accurate account of one who, as an author, has fupplied the public with a fund of amusement, and who, as a man, was entitled to the refpect of the world at large for many eftimable qualities. It is drawn up with attention, and

penned with impartiality, and does juftice to the memory of Dr. Smollett, without fuppreffing the foibles attached to his character."European Magazine, April 1804.

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abroad to 9. POETICAL TRANSLATIONS,

containing

Pope's Homer's Iliad, Pope's Homer's Odyffey, Weft's Pindar, Dryden's Virgil, Dryden's Juvenal, Dryden's Perfius, Pitt's Virgil's Eneid, Rowe's Lucan, Cooke's Hefiod, Fawkes's Theocritus, Anacreon, Sappho, Bion, Mofchus, and Mufæus, Fawkes's Apollonius Rhodius, Creech's Lucretius, and Grainger's Tibullus, 2 vols. royal 8vo.-Price 11. 10s. fewed. pozi

In offering the prefent Collection to the Public, the Proprietors hope they perform an acceptable fervice to the Friends of Literasure. To the English Reader who defires to be acquainted with the writings of the Greek and Roman Poets, its utility is obvious; and to Gentlemen whose pursuits are not altogether of a literary nature, and who may therefore not have fufficient leifure to perafe these authors in the language in which they wrote, the prefent publication, it is hoped, will be found an useful auxiliary; while to the Scholar, it is prefumed, it will be no lefs pleafing to meet fuch an affemblage of his old friends, dreffed in the attire of the British Mufe.

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The plan of the publication is to embrace much within small li mits, and at a reasonable price, without however being inattentive to elegance in the execution. How far the proprietors have fucceeded in the one, the public will judge; and for the other, they have no doubt they will obtain full credit when they ftate, that the works of the fame authors, as originally publifhed, when paper was not half its prefent price, fold for nearly three times the price of the prefent publication.

PICTURES of POETRY, Hiftorical, Biographical, and Critical, by Alexander Thomson, Efq. Author of Whift, and the Paradife of Tafte, small 8vo. Price 5s, boards.

Mr. Thomfon acquired confiderable fame by the publication of his Paradife of Tafte, which forms the introduction to a poctical plan of considerable extent, intending chiefly to comprenend

"a view of the progrefs of polite literature, from the earliest pe"riod to the present time;" and of which this work forms about one fourth part. The ingenious author, from this fpecimen, ap pears to poffefs refources adequate to the extent and importance of his fubject."-Monthly Mirror for August 1799.

"To accomplish with fuccefs a defign fuch as that which Mr. Thomfon has conceived, not only confiderable poetic talents are requifite, but a fund of claffical learning, nice taste, and a difcriminating judgment. We think that, with fome limitations, Mr. Thomfon has manifefted valid claims to thefe qualities; and that, on the whole, this portion of his work is executed with a degree of ability which entitles it to public patronage."-Monthly Review, October 1800.

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POEMS, by Anne Bannerman, fmall 8vo.-Price 5s. boards.

"We are always pleased when we have an opportunity of plac ing before our readers specimens of poetical performances of me rit. The prefent publication will be found entitled to the higheft commendation, for vigour, elegance, and harmony."-Briti Critic, Auguft 1800.

"When the car of a Reviewer is palled, and his attention is nearly exhausted, by liftening to the monotonies of mediocrity which found from modern lyres, it is a rich reward for his labour, it is a cordial for his wearied fpirits, to hear the breathings of ardent Genius, and to hail the approaches of the real mufe. Such recompence have we experienced from the energetic numbers of Mifs Bannerman, and fuch relief has been imparted by the foothing influence of her charmed fong.

"Mifs Bannerman delights to foar in the loftieft regions of imagination, and gaze with undaunted ken upon "proftrate worlds" below; nor does the fail in her airy flight to ftrike the chords of true poefy, with the melting pathos of Collins, and the romantic ardour of Gray."-New London Review, May 1800.

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ODE to Dr. THOMAS PERCY, Lord Bishop of Dromore, occafioned by reading the Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, imperial 4to.-Price 7s. 6d. boards.

"We are unwilling to difmifs this article with an enumeration of petty faults, and thus to leave on our readers a more unfavour

able impreffion of the performance than we wish to convey. We therefore renew the testimony which we have already borne to its characteristic merits. The mind of the author feems to be imbued with that elegant fenfibility, and thofe pictorial conceptions, which are propitious to poetry: and if his genius fhould not entitle him to rank with original and inventive bards, he may take a refpectable station among thofe, whofe taste and feeling guide them to the study and imitation of the best models which have been furnished by their predeceffors."-Imperial Review, March 1805.

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VERSES, SOCIAL and DOMESTIC, by George Hay Drummond, A.M. small 8vo.-Price 7s. boards.

"The highly accomplished and refpectable author has with great diffidence entitled his publication Verfes: but thefe verfes are derived from a higher lineage than many poems of far prouder boaft. They are highly finished miniature representations of domeftic life, at various feasons, and deferve to be placed as cabinet pictures in every family apartment.

"We fhould delight in felecting much from this estimable affemblage of Poetic Graces, did our space allow us the gratification; but we must restrict ourselves to the fcanty limits of a fonnet-extract, amid many more extended attractions. Yet we ought not to close this brief report, without expreffing our cordial conviction that if fuavity of fentiment, or elegance of expreffion, should allure the reader to peruse these polifhed ftrains with the attention which they merit, fuch reader must be highly profited, as well as pleased by the employ."-Monthly Mirror for June 1802.

"The Verfes difplay in general a mind of elegant turn, long habituated to the affociation of poetical images, and fufficiently exercifed in the construction of harmonious measure. There are few Poems which we might not produce as fpecimens, without any injustice to the Author."-British Critic for August 1802.

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The POETICAL WORKS of Hector Macniel, Efq. 2 vols, foolfcap 8vo, fecond edition. Price 12s. boards. "In these volumes we find feveral fongs in the Scottish manner and dialect, which are in general written with great tale, fimplicity, and delicacy. In thefe compofitions Mr. Macniel excells all his predeceffors, the Ayrshire ploughman excepted, with

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