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1042 dreadful disturbances in nature we have ever met with.

Dr. Mofeley concludes this differtation with judicious remarks, and cautions against the evils of itinerant and tranfient medical people diffufing their unpractical notions, through the medium of theories; which, applying to all countries alike, frequently fecure the groffeft impofitions from detection, and caufe the deaths of thoufands.

In this we entirely coincide with our author's benevolent and juft intentions towards mankind; as we well know that a fhort refidence can afford but fcanty opportunities for a medical work; and as little fhould we expect that a phyfician, who had begun and finished his refidence in London, within the space of a few years, could be capable of directing the practice of the metropolis, as that a tranfient medical man hould be acquainted with the difeafes of any country. A phyfician muft acquire the confidence of the people before he will be entrusted with their lives; and extenfive practice muft be the refult of public opinion. Doctor Mofeley, from thefe confiderations, appears to be the only author, hitherto, who has had thefe neceffary advantages in the Weft Indies. The practice of Towne and Hillary was founded chiefly on theories which have long been exploded. (To be continued.)

196. Sermons on practical Subjets. By the Rev. A. B. Rüdd, M. A. The Second Edition, with Additions. 2 vols. 8vo. THE first edition of thefe Sermons, comprehending the first and part of the fecond volume, now under confideration, not appearing in London, we had not an opportunity of reviewing it. The prefent edition has prefixed to it a numerous and refpectable lift of fubfcribers. The fubje&ts are,

"The Defign and Object of Christianity, confidered and illuftrated.-The Divinity of Chrift afferted by the Evidence of the Centurion and his Attendants, at the Crucifixion. A fixed Belief in the Divine Attributes the true Support of Man in this Life.-The true End and Defign of Baptifm confidered.-The Chriftian Warfare, Faith triumphant over Death.-Divine Juftice appeased by contrite Guilt. The great Importance of an early and virtuous Education.-The Benefit of General Infirmaries illuftrated.-The Excellency of the Gofpel confidered as a Syftem of Faith and Manners.-The Chriftian's Hope in Death. On the Sacrifices of the Law, as figurative of the Death of Chrift.-On the

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double Senfe of Prophecy. The Second Pfalm illuftrated, as defcriptive of the Temporal State of David, and the Spiritual Blef fings of the Kingdom of Chrift.

"The Caution and Referve of Chrift, in not declaring himself to be the Melfiah, otherwife than by the Miracles that he wrought, ftated and accounted for.-Elijah triumphant, and the Prophets of Baal deftroyed.-On the Day of Judgment.—The Milion of John the Baptift, and the Nature of his Doctrine, confidered.-The Utility of Public Charity-schools.-On the Refurrection.-Liberty without Licentioufnefs.-The Union of Mercy and Truth in the gracious Act of our Redemption.-On the Comforter.-Jacob's Prayer confidered. The Necefity of laying-up Treature in Heaven. On Death-The Chriftian Conteft.-On the Last Day."

The reader will fee that much doctrinal is intermixed with practical matter, and that it is the doctrine of the Church of England. But this is rather matter of praife than cenfure. It may be perhaps objected, that the author is too defultory in the arrangement of his fentences, too fond of metaphors, and not fufficiently diffufe on metaphyfical fubjects. We fhall, however, give his excellent obfervations on the fubject of the refurrection, referring to fome late inquiries:

"The objector has cavilled at the doctrine of the refurrection of the fame body, by alferting, that the body never long continues the fame; that the particles that compofe it are in continual fluctuation; and that the different periods of life produce a different conftitution. Though this should be admit ted, it muft ftill be allowed, that this infenfible diminution or alteration of particles does not affect perfonal identity; and whilft this continues the fame, it is all that can be con

tended for, in the idea of an individual

refurrection.

"In the fame body that the man dies, in that will he rife to judgment; and in that will he become either the subject of reward, or the victim of punishment.

"The explicit manner in which the facred writings have recorded this fubject is fufficient to affure us, that there is no doubt of the fact; and is an argument, above all others, to induce us to cultivate holiness of life.

"Existence here, within this narrow space, the limits of which we can eafily fee through, is too often fufficiently irksome to the difqui eted foul of man.

"But existence here can be but moment. ary. Let us then fuppofe, that, oppreffed by thofe nameless calamities which fo afflict the fons of men, in fome evil hour the genius of Desperation arms the hand of man against

himielf;

himfelf; that, without a confidence in a God who made, or an intereft in the blood of the Son of God who faved and redeemed the world, felf-deftruction violates the first law of nature; and, to escape the miferies of time, the devoted victim rushes into the torments of eternity.

"But, were his mind confcientioufly impreffed with the facred truths of religion; were he affured that, by the refurrection of Chrift, his own is afcertained, he would then manfully refuft the most impetuous torrent of earthly mifery, from the conviction that it must be tranfitory as the cloud that fome times darkens the brightest meridian fun; that his own depraved thoughts could alone conftitute mifery, and that trust in God muft alone fecure triumph to himself."

Mr. Rudd is vicar of Diddlebury, in Corve-dale, Salop.

197. A Sermon on Repentance; preached the 5th Day of June, 1791. By the Rev. Thomas Walker, Curate of East Grinsted, Suffex, and perpetual Curate of Crowhurst, Surrey. MR. WALKER has in this fermon, delivered, we fuppofe, to a plain congregation, a few plain and incontro vertible truths, in language perfectly fuited to their capacities, and, we hope, with proper effect. That he has a just fenfe of the bleflings derived from our excellent conftitution, and a becoming attachment to his Sovereign, the following paragraph is a proof :- -"Happy in "living in a country where Religion is "protected, whilft the little diftinctions "of non-effentials is tolerated. Happy "in having the facred oracles in our "native language entrusted to our care,

and more happy in a Monarch, the "protector and defender both of civil "and religious liberty." Happy climax!

198. Rational Religion; or, The Faith of Man: a Poem; in which is introduced a new Difcovery in Philofopky, viz. the Caufe of Sufpenfion and Motion of the Earth and Planets.

THE clofe of 67 pages of bellmanish verfes, where miniftry and majority, nature and creature, corruption and feduction, monaftic and charactʼriftic, rhyme, is "This be your creed, your only aim and end, To reverence God, and be to man a friend."

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INDEX INDICATORIUS. NORWIC, when he fhall again carefully examine the book to which he refers, will find that Mr. P. has not omitted the confideration of his arguments. Noswie's criticifm alfo on the connexion of the verse is founded on a mistake.

AN ENQUIRER wishes to know in what county SUTELEY is fituated. It is mentioned by Leland, Itin. I. 108, as a religious house, or perhaps a church, under the patronage of Thomas the firft Earl of Rutland.

We fhall be much obliged to PASTOR CORVENSIS for any illuftrations he will favour us with respecting the county of Salop; and fo, we are perfuaded, will be the Editor of the new edition of Camden's Britannia, whether addreffed to him or our Printer.

A Correfpondent wishes to be informed why the language of Wales is by fome called Welch, by others Welsh. Which is best?

To the first query of CURIOSUS we anfwer "No."-To the second, he will scarcely obtain the fame kind of answer from any two perfons of whom he may ask it.

A CONSTANT READER, having feen, in various publications, fome minutes of the expence of building Westminster bridge, fo

contradictory as to differ from each other by no lefs a fum than 170,700l. would be much gratified in being informed what the real expence was. The expence of building Blackfriars bridge was 152,8401.; and as Westminster bridge is not more than 200 feet longer than Blackfriars, it probably did not coft 70,000l. more.

A STUDENT OF THE INNER TEMPLE

is referred to "The Lawyer's Magazine."

The "particular Statement" of a Cafe in Surgery fhall be used when J. A. J. fends it.

To fatisfy the anxiety of EDMONTONIENSIS, we mention that his communication will be used; but to him and others we repeat that it is an abfolute impoffibility even to ENUMERATE every letter we receive: nor need they fuppofe them loft if unacknowledged. They may reft with confidence on the regularity of the Poft-office; and they may also be affured that fuch articles as, in our best judgement, we think most likely to be of general utility or entertainment, will regularly have precedence. It may be as well, however, to mention, that those which contain fubjects for the Engraver are fometimes un. avoidably under the neceffity of being defer. red till prior engagements are fulfilled.-Mr. FELL'S" Electrical Machine;" BOSCOBEL HOUSE; the "New Bridge" over the Taafe; Mr. ELDERTON's feveral communications; with those from Mr. Mossor; E. R.of Dar

lington; Lico; MONTIVAGUS; L. H.; A.V.; &c. &c. fhall be used as foon as poffible.

The Shrine of St. WERBURGH, a View of BRISTOL, &c. &c. fhall appear in our next; with Mr. MILNER on "Pagan Antiquity;"

ANTIQUARIUS SECUNDUS; Original Anecdotes of "HESIOD Cook," &c. &c. &c.

SONNET,

3044 Select Poetry, Ancient and Modern, for November, 1791.

SON NE T, TRANSLATED FROM PETRARCH.

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S O N N ET,
FROM THE SAME.

'tis not love, what paffion rules my
heart?

[love? And, if it is, O Heaven! then what is If good, why flows fuch poifon from the dart ?

If bad, the torment why do I approve? If with my choice I love, then why complain? [ment ? If not with choice, how fruitlefs to laO living death! O most delightful pain! Thy power fubdues, tho' I deny confent. Thus, like fome fragil bark by adverse winds Expos'd to fea, when no skill'd pilot fteers, Contending paflions fway my foul by

turns;

It feeks for knowledge, fatal error finds,
Nor knows itself, or what it hopes or fears;
Freezes in fummer, and in winter,
burns.
S. D.

Mr. URBAN,

TH

HE following lines are from the pen of Mr. Pratt, author of the celebrated poem of Sympathy.

To MRS. ROBINSON,
ON READING HER ODE TO THE
&c. &c. &c.

NIGHTINGALE,

OH, if thy penfive Mufe can tell
The story of her woes fo well;
If thus the anguish of thy lyre

Can more than mirth's gay notes infpire ;
If more of gentle pleasure lies
In the foft magick of thy fighs;
If, as thy plaintive tale we hear,
More wifdom flows with ev'ry tear,
Than ever joy's extatic pow'r
To folly brought in rapture's hour:
If thus thy tuneful griefs impart

A charm that melts, and mends the heart;
And if, as found the trembling strings,
Thy Philomel more foftly fings

In LAURA's verfe, than in the grove,
Ev'n on the night the loft her love ;→→→→
Ah, who can wifh that bird, or thee,
From fuch sweet forrow wholly free?
But liftens for the founds again?
Or who, that heard you once complain,

In life's fair prime depriv'd of reft;
Yet who, that fees that gentle breast
That hears thee tell, in truth-taught lays,
"How full of grief have been thy days;"
But would that magic verfe forego,
Could filence ease thy weight of woe?

Yet to the Mufe fince pow'rs belong,
For fuck the force of facred fong,
To calm Misfortune's troubled mien,
And give the " patient smile ferene
"Till, by its bleft and chearing ray,
"The clouds of forrow fade away :"
O may the Nightingale and thee
Still fhare our tender SYMPATHY,
Which, join'd to thy refponfive strain,
May fteal from both "THE THORN OF
PAIN!"

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Mr. URBAN,

HE following poem, which appears not

merit, was tranfcribed from a black-letter fheet, printed, as I conjecture, at Edinburgh, by R. Letzprevitz, in 1567, and may poffibly be thought worthy of a place in your interefting Mifcellany. The fubject, as I take it, is the murder of Henry Stewart, commonly called Lord Darnley, fecond husband to Mary Queen of Scots, which was perpetrated in that year. J. R. THE COMPLAINT OF SCOTLAND.

ADEW all glaidnes, fport, and play,
Adew, fair weill, baith nycht and day,
All thingz that may mak mirrie cheir,
Bot fich rycht foir in hart, and say,
Allace to graif is gone my deir.

My lothfum lyfe I may lament,
With fixit face, and mynde attent,
In weiping wo to perfeueir,
And asking ftill for punifchement,
Of thamehes brocht to graif my deir.

Bot long allace I may complaine,
Befoir I find my deir againe,
To me was faithfull and inteir,
As turtill trew on me tuke paine:
Allace to graif is gone my deir.

¶Sen nathing may my murning mend,
On God maift hie I will depend,
My cairfull caufe for to vpreir:
For he support to me will fend,
Althocht to graif is gone my deir.
¶My hauie hap, and piteous plycht,
Dois peirs my hart baith day and nycht,
That lym nor lyth I may not steir,
Till fum reuenge, with force and mycht,
The cruell murther of my deir.

This cureles wound does greif me foir,
The lyke I neuer felt befoir,
Sen Fergus first of me tuke fteir,
For now allace decayis my gloir,

Throw cruell murther of my deir.

¶O wickit wretche infortunat,
O fauage feid infatiat,
Mycht thow not, frantik fule ! forbeir
To fla with dart intoxicat,

And cruellie deuoir my deir.

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Wa worth the wretche, wa worthe thy Wa worth the wit, that first began, This deir debait for to vpfteir, Contrare the lawis of God and man, To murther cruellie my deir.

Throw the now lawles libertie, Throw the mifcheif and crueltie, Throw the fals men thair heidis vpbeir, Throw the is baneift equitie,

Throw the to graif is gone my deir. Throw the ma Kingz than ane dois ring, Throw the all tratourz blyithelie fing, Throw the is kendlit ciuill weir, Throw the murther wald beir the swing, Throw the to graif is gone my deir.

¶Throw the is rafit sturtsum stryfe, Throw the the vitall breith of lyfe

him bereft, did with the beir

Quhen gallow pin, or cutting knyfe,
Suld stranglit the, and faift my deir.

Was not condigne to thyne offence,
¶ Ungraitfull grome, fic recompence
With glowing gunne that man to teir,
From doggis deith was thy defence:
To the fic mercie fchew my deir.

O curfit Cain, O hound of Hell,
O bludie bairne of Ishmaell,
Gedaliah quhen thow did steir,
To vicis all thow rang the bell,
Throw cruell murther of my deir.

¶Allace my deir did not foirfie,
Quhen he gaif pardone vnto the,
Maift wickit wretche, to men finceir
Quhat paine he brocht, and miferie,
With reuthfull ruine to my deir.

Bot trew it is, the godly men,
Quhilk think na harme, nor falset ken,
Nor haitrent dois to vtherz beir,
Ar fouest brocht to deithis den;

As may be fene be this my deir.
¶Thairfoir to the I fay no moir,
Bot traift to the King of Gloir,
That thow and thyne fall zit reteir
Zour campz with murning mynd richt soir,
For cruell murther of my deir.

O nobill Lordis of renoun,
O Barronis bauld, ze mak zow boun
To fute the feild with fresche effeir,
And dintis doufe, the pryde ding doun

Of thame that brocht to graif my deir.

Reuenge his deith with ane affent,
With ane hart, will, mynde, and intent,
In faithfull freindfchip perfeneir:
God will zow fauour, and thame schent,
Be work or word that flew my deir.

Be crous, ze Commouns, in this cace,
In auenture ze cry allace,
Quhen murtherars the swing fall beir,
And from zour natiue land zow chace,
Unles that ze reuenge my deir.

Lat all that fifche be trapt in net,
Was counfall, art, part, or refet,
With thankfull mynd and hartie cheir,
Or zit with helping hand him met,

Quhen he to graif did bring my deir.

Defend zour King, and feir zour God, Pray to auoyde his feirfull rod, Left, in his angrie wraith auften, Ze puneift be, baith euin and od, For not reuenging of my deir.

¶ And do not feir the number small, Thocht ze be few, on God ze call, With faithfull hart, and mynde finceir, He will be ay zour brafin wall,

Gif ze with fpeid reuenge my deir.

¶ Remufe all fluggische flewth away, Gar Lat lurking inuy clene decay,

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Gar commonn weill zour baner beir,
And peace and concorde it display,
Quhen ze pas to reuenge my deir.

With fobbing fych I to zow fend
This my complaynt with dew commend,
Defiring zow ail, without feir,
Me pure Scotland for to defend,

Sen now to graif is gone my deir.

TIBULLU S, ELEC. X. LIB. L OLD was that mortal, who the cavern'd

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[n'd (His kindred mould) to falchions first reThen flaughter rofe, and fields were ftain'd

with gore,

And fates more rapid ravag'd human-kind.

Yet, exercis'd alone on favage foes,

Once innocently blufh'd the hunter's dart; Mis-taught by gold, it plung'd in human woes, And pierc'd a brother's, for a monster's heart.

crown'd,

When beechen bowis the temp❜rate fideboard [fcowl'd; No fiends of havock o'er the champaign No battlements, nor gloomy fortress frown'd; And fafe the fhepherd flumber'd in his

fold.

Ah, tranquil days! no tumults then were known;

My heart had flutter'd at no trumpet's call; Nor doom d, as now, the vot'ry of renown, Met hoftile lances menacing my fall.

But ye, the Guardian Powers, that view'd benign

My fportive childhood in the peaceful cell, Your care extend! nor fcorn the wooden Shrine, [dwell. Where long your holy fpirits deign'd to

Fair Virtue bloom'd; while humble Zeal ador'd

The fculptur'd patron of her poor abode ; When gratefulgoblets from the vintage pour'd, Or oaten garlands, reconcil'd the god. Then a few wafers on his altars strew'd,

For pray'rs indulg'd, by pious hands were given;

A virgin child the nectar'd comb bestow'd, And fimple homage gain'd the fmiles of Heaven.

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THE DYING AFRICAN. TRETCH'D on the ground the panting Slave was laid,

STRE

Faint mov'd his pulfe; his glistening eyes were Around his temples stifling breezes play'd;'

dim;

Wither'd and feeble was each toil-worn limb:
While thus unheeded finking to the grave,
No heart to mourn him, and no hand to fave,
Amid his frequent fighs and lab'ring throes,
These faltering accents from his lips arofe:

"With joy I hafte to yield my vital
breath;

With joy I view the lifted hand of death:

Soon

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