their obfcurity or their importance. If, however, in the work. before us no new lights are ftruck out, yet thofe accounts are adopted, which feem the most authentic, and those Hiftorians are followed, who are the most remarkable for their veracity and candour. The manner of our Author is rather plain than elegant. He does not feek for any ornaments of ftyle: trufting to the dignity of the events he relates, he has not recourfe to art to fupport the attention of his reader.

ART. XVII.

Les Géorgiques de Virgile, Traduction Nouvelle en Vers François. A New Tranflation of Virgil's Georgics into French Verfe, with Notes, &c. by M. Delille, Profeffor in the University of Paris. Octavo, Paris. 1770.

IN

Na difcourfe prefixed to this Tranflation, M. Delille examines the objections that have been made to Virgil's Georgics, characterizes the principal modern poems that have been written in imitation of Virgil, and points out the several advantages which the Latin poetry has over the French.-In this difcourfe the reader will meet with fome very ingenious and juft obfervations concerning the influence of government, climate, and manners, upon languages, and particularly fome very pertinent remarks upon the different genius of the Latin and French languages.

In regard to the translation, it is but juftice to M. Delille to acknowledge, that the whole of it does him honour, and that in fome parts, particularly the beautiful episode of Ariftæus, he has fucceeded admirably. Those who are moft fenfible of the difficulty of his tafk, will be difpofed to make the most favourable allowances for any failures in the execution of it.

The notes are principally intended to clear up difficult paffages, and there are fome obfervations in them, particularly in relation to plants, that appear to be new.

ART. XVIII.

Voyage Pittorefque de la Flandre et du Brabant, &c. Travels through Flanders and Brabant, giving an Account of the Paintings to be met with in thefe Places; with a few Reflections relative to the Arts, and to fome Engravings; by M. J. B. Defchamps, Painter to the King of France, &c. 8vo. Paris. 1769.

ΤΗ HIS work contains a very ample enumeration or lift of

paintings, and has the appearance of being very exact. The judgments which the Author has given concerning the different pieces, which he examined, are comprized in a narrow compass; but, under each article, he refers his reader, for

farther

farther information to a work, which he formerly published,
and in which he has treated of the expreffion and other qualities
of the Flemish, the German, and Dutch artists. He has
mentioned the works of living artiits; but his delicacy has not
allowed him to pronounce concerning their merits.

A.

ERRATA in this Volume.

P. 59, art. 13, 1. 8, for content, r. contents.

P. 106, 1. 31, for fhaken, r. baking.

P. 107, for pheromena, r. phenomenon.

P. 194, . 1 f om the bottom, before European nations, put fome.

P. 201, 1. 14; for one death, r. not one death.

P. 209. 1. 3 from bottom, for phenomena, 1. phen enon.

P. 493, 1.7 from the bottom, for a univerfal, r. an univerfal

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N. B. To find any particular Book, or Pamphlet, fee the
Table of Contents, prefixed to the Volume

ALEXANDER the Great, dedicates the

temple of, at Tees, its hi-

temple at Priene to Minerva Civica, Boy, 371. Ruins of, defcribed, ib.

373. Ambitious of the fame honour,
in respect of the temple of Diana at
Ephefus, but is refufed, 374.
AMABED, his story, 557.
AMERICA, obf. on the difcovery of,
518. Its confequences to Europe,
519. Varieties of the human fpecies
obfervable in, 521. The accounts of
the grandeur of the Incas of Peru, &c.
highly exaggerated, 533.
AMERICANS, enquiry into their origin,
516. Thoughts on their colour, and
that of the negroes, 523. Their pig-
mies and patagonian giants, 527. Their
genius and difpofitions, 531.
Sum-
mary of their character, 532. Their
ftrange and ridiculous cuftoms, 534.
AMINTA, an elegy, 186. Talo's A-
minta tranflated, 425.

ANATOMISTS, cenfured for their cruelty
to animals, 197.
ANCIENTS, the merit of their works
too highly estimated by the moderns,
295.

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ANEURISME, obf. on, 15. Of a par
ticular species of, 16.
ANGINA, diflertation of, 545.

BAILLY, M. his memoir on the cause
of the variation in the inclination of
the ad fatellite of Jupiter, 503.
BARLEY, ramified, exp. relating to,
4:8.

BARRINGTON, hon. Mr. his investiga-
tion of the difference between the past
and present temperature of the air of
Italy, &c. 110. Miftake of his, rec-
tified, 111.
BATH-WATERS, recommended in pal-
fies, 350.

BENIVUTI, Dr. his account of an ex
traordinary cure of a malignant fever,
195.

BEVILLE, Sir Charles, his conversation
at the opera, on the subject of a fa-
fhionable tafte, 42.

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BEVIS, Dr. his obf, on the cold of 1740,
113.
BIELFIELD, Baron, his account of the
court of Pruffia, 275. Of a remark-
able piece of revelry there, ib. His
account of the court of St. James's,
and city of London, 277, Deane Ja

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A Biads,

BODY, human, natural hiftory of, its CLIMATE, its influence upon genius,

divifions and fubdivifions, 308.
BONES, foffil, of large animals, found in
America, obf. on, 108.

BONN, Dr. his differtation on the con-

tinuation of membranes, 544.
BOULTER, late archbishop, his great
benevolence to the poor of Ireland,
288.

BRANCHIDE, account of them and of

their great ufe in feed-

Cing cattle, go. Superior to turnid, D'HANCAVILL, M. his differtations on

87. Beft method of cultivating them,
88.
CABEYSA, a Spanish foldier, affecting

CANTON, Mr. his method of making a
curious phosphorus ; with experiments,
&c. 423.

CATHOLICS, of the Gallican ch. lefs
Popish than the Catholics of other
countries, 151. Their great influence
at Grenada, 403.

CHAIR, chirurgical, conftruction of one
by M. Arnaud, 21,

of her temper and behaviour in certain GIRARDUS. Dr. his exp. on the Uom