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the reft. To the students in Hebrew, who never are fo numerous as we could with, we must not omit to recommend Dr. Fitzgerald's Hebrew Grammar; which teaches the language according to the Maforetic fyftem, now the most approved, and poffeffes every requifite for fuch a work of inftruction. The Art of making Abridgments, as taught by the Abbé Gaultiert, is one of the moft ufeful exercifes that can be prefented to the attention of young minds. The book is now complete, and will, no doubt, obtain extenfive patronage. On the founds of the French language, a fpecific treatife has been published by M. Levifact, while the peculiarities of the idiom may be fuccefsfully apprehended from the work of M. Bellenden §. We pafs on to another branch of education, to which however we fhall affign a feparate head.

Music.

The study of mufical compofition has lately been promoted greatly, by the efforts of fome of its most learned profeffors. A fecond Effay of Mr. Kollmann, in which the practical part of that fcience was treated with great kill, demanded our particular attention||, Though not in every point agreed with this author, we gave him commendations which we feel no inclination to retract; and then proceeded to one who is, in fome refpects, an antagonist of the former. Mr. King, in his treatife, is particularly excellent in the work of arrangement; an advantage of no little value in any fcientific work. Another musical wri'ter** ftill detains our attention, of whom we shall have occafion to fpeak highly in a future Preface.

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MISCELLANIES.

We haften now to conclude: and, having fubdivided the former part of our account as much as poffible, have little to include within this general head. Having nothing of a biographical nature to mention, except Mr. Murphy's Life of Garrick*, we have poftponed it to this place: nor can we here fay of it quite fo much as we could with. We regret that it was not written at least ten years ago. The works of Mrs. H. More†, in their collected state, place the author in a moft refpectable rank: and the principles delivered in them feem to us completely found, as well as happily expreffed. Dr. Cogan's ingenious work on the Paffions, is the first of much importance that the public has received, fince the admirable Effay of Hutchefon. A comparison, diligently made, might throw great light on both. The variety of useful matter in the Letters of Orton and Stonhouses, gives them a title to be honourably mentioned, in the clafs of miscellaneous works. Their reference however is, very principally, to fubjects of divinity; and the piety which pervades the whole conveys continually a moft valuable fpecies of inftruction. Thus do we end, nearly where we began,

Atque in fe fua per veftigia volvitur index.

* No. VI. p. 637. No. I. p. 42.

+ No. V. p. 527.

No. Vl. p. 640.

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