mention in our Review. Goldoni borrowed this Good Girl from the Pamela of our famous Richardfon. The Italian performance hath been happily introduced, this feafon, at our opera-houfe in the Hay-market, with fuccefs proportioned to the double merit of the piece; in which it is difficult to fay, whether the writing or the mufic was most excellent: though it must be added, in favour of Sig. Piccini, that, in his province, he is. perhaps, inimitable.

The attempt to adapt this elegant piece to an audience merely English, was, no doubt, laudable in it kind; and the Tranlator hath fucceeded full as well as could be expected, in the dincult task of adapting the English verfification to the original mufic; and his difcarding the recitetive, in order to reduce the dialogue to the ftandard of nature, was certainly a real improvement. That his piece, however, did not fo greatly fucceed at Covent Garden, as to eclipfe the Italian performance at the Hay-market, is not much to be wondered at; fince the Anglicifed opera , after all, but a faint copy of the juftly admired original. Yet, in justice to the English actors, we must obferve, that fome of the parts, particularly the female parts, were admirably executed; and, by many, preferred to the performance of the fame parts by the foreign ladies.As to the entertainment which the Reader may hope to meet with, from a fete á tete with the Accomplifbed Maid, in his closet,—he must not raile his expectations too high the is rather for public than private amufement; yet, fhould fhe fail in the latter, her apology is ready. It is thus (without metaphor) expreffed by our Tranflator: This tranflation, fays he, in his preface, is attempted fo as to be fung to the original mufic, as performed in Italy; wherefore, the verfification, it is hoped, will be confidered as fubfervient to the mufical expreffion; and of courfe cannot have that perfect harmony in poetry which otherwife might have been given to it, had it been free from that reftriction. As the music of this opera has always been efteemed the most capital work of that great compofer Piccini, the tranflator thought it more just to give up the claim to poetical harmony, rather than make the leaft infringement on the mufical accent.'--We have only to add, that there is great refemblance between this piece and Mr. Bickeritaff's Maid of the Mill; the idea of which is alfo borrowed from Sig. Goldoni's per- · formance.

This English Tranflator has varied a little from his original, in the title as well as in the plan and conduct of the piece; and we think, with no ill foccefs in both.

Art. 41. The Earl of Warwick, a Tragedy, as it is performed at the Theatre-Royal in Drury Lane. 8vo. Is. 6d. Davies, &c. The plan of this piece is nearly the fame with that of the tragedy written in French, on the fame fubject, by M. de la Harpe; for which we refer to our Appendix to Review, Vol. xxix. p. 521. and of which a tranflation was published foon after: fce Vol. xxx. p. 240.-With regard to the production now before us,- we are forry to fee an Englishan in any degree lefs fuccessful than the Frenchman, in a conteft on English grond: yet, in juftice to Mr. F*, we must declare our opinion, that there are fome nervous and high-wrote fcenes in his play, which, in a great degree may be allowed to compenfate for that want

This piece is generally attributed to the Rev. Mr. F―n.

of

of the pathetic, which was fo archly pointed at by a wag in fome of the

'papers:

"Fine language! fine fentiments! nothing of bathos!
"O what would I give for a touch of the pathos?"

If the audience was too much lull'd by the languor of the last act, they were feasonably relieved by Mr. Garrick's fprightly epilogue: nor 'mult we pafs Mr. Colman's prologue unnoticed, notwith flanding his irreverent reflections upon us critics of inferior rank, who keep no carriages. We fhall quote the paffage, however, to fhew that we can forgive himi, notwithstanding his driving fo wantonly along, and fplashing his poor peripatetic brethren in his career :

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Quintilians in each coffee-houfe you meet,

"And many a Longinus walks the street."

Walk the fireet!

and no fuch contemptible privilege, neither! many of you bards, Mr. C. would be glad if they had the fame liberty!

NOVELS.

Art. 43. The Hiftory of Mifs Delia Stanhope.
Letters to Mifs Dorinda Boothby. 12mo.
Lowndes.

From the ease of the language, the vivacity of fpirit, the delicacy of fentiment, and the abundance of love and tenderness which we find in this novel, we hefitate not to pronounce, that a Lady wrote it; and from the exact attention paid to decency and virtue throughout the whole work, we as readily declare our opinion, that the moft fcrupulous of the fex may fafely venture to read it.

Art. 44. The Adopted Daughter; or the Hiflory of Mifs Clariffa B 12mo. 2 Vols. 6s. Noble.

There is the fame refemblance between the characters of this and the foregoing novel, that we often obferve between two perfons, i. e. an ordinary likeness.

RELIGIOUS and CONTROVERSIAL.

Art. 45. Death, a Vifion, or the folemn Departure of Saints and Sinners, reprefented under the Similitude of a Dream. By John Macgowan. 8vo. 1s. Johnfon and Co.

Thofe to whom religion is nothing more than a kind of vifionary fanaticism, may be pleased with the reveries of this verbose Dreamer, who, without either critical difcernment, or a knowledge of mankind, has heaped together a quantity of ill digefted ftuff, fuited only to the phlegmatic fancy of English methodists, or German divines.

Art. 46. An Efay to quench the Fire of Calvin; or Inconfiftency retorted. Occafioned by a Letter to the Rev. Mr. John Wefley.' By W. Freeman. 8vo. 6d. Cooke.

The Letter here alluded to, is the tract mentioned in Art. 39. of our ·Catalogue for Auguft laft-Mr. Freeman is a warm advocate for Mr. Wefley; and might have proved a notable defender of him, had he but learned to fpell: a qualification which fome of the nicer fort of readers art apt to look upon as indifpenfible in an author. How grievously must it offend Mr. Freeman's learned brethren and friends among the methodifls and quakers, to read of damning up the freams of Calvinim,

which has immerced many almost as deep in rancour and detraction, as did of old the antideluvian waters? Of infernal flames that blaize ftronger, &c. This is flovenly work, Mr. F.! neither orthography nor grammar! If you do not improve a little, in these respects, before you appear again in print, Mr. Wefley, who is certainly a scholar, may be forced to blush for his champion and vindicator. Art. 47. A Letter to the Rev. of Juftification or the vulgar Notion of Imputed Righteoufnefs fhewn to be groundless by Jofeph Jane B. D. 8vo. 1s. Bristol, printed by Pine. Sold by Fletcher in London.

As we find it fomewhat difficult to characterife this performance; and as Mr. Jane seems to have a manner of writing, printing, and even pointing, peculiar to himself; we shall content ourfelves with felecting a few fuch fentences, as appear to us to contain the chief scope of his argument and if our printer can but perform the part of an exact imitatér of his copy the public will then have a tolerable juit view (though in miniature) of the Letter before us.

The doctrine of " Imputation" I never difallowed. I ever thought, that I am juftified, "accounted righteous, only for the Merits of our LORD and Saviour, JESUS CHRIST." and "Defervings!" I know of nothing in myself but Hell-defervings. It is as evident to me, as Scripture and common fenfe can make it, that I owe all my Salvation, from firft to laft, to the Redemption which is in JESUS CHRIST; to the Obedience of "the WORD made Flesh."

Talk you of His fulfilling the Law for us? Scholaftic figment. apage: (pace tuâ dixerim :) nè hilum quidem iftiufmodi in SS. repertum dederis.'

What the man JESUS was obliged to do, as man, cannot be placed to our account. What more evident, than that, had he finned, he had wanted a Sacrifice for himself? What He did purely for us men, of that only can we reap the benefit. and what that is, is evident. all that He did, as the Meffiah, all that He fuffered, as the Redeemer. All that the WORD, the WORD incarnate, the man CHRIST JESUS, did (or fuffered, which is the fame) in that character, in that office, fpecial, extraordinary, for our Salvation, (extra id, quod fieri oportebat, nè ipfe fierét peccator,) all is our's. by Faith.'

In the conclufion, he tell us that- All his creed, so far as relates to pardon and acceptance in this or in That Day, is comprized in the daily Abfolution of our Church;-" Almighty GoD, the Father of our LORD JESUS CHRIST, who defireth not the death of a finner, but rather, that he may turn from his wickedness, and live;-He pardoneth and abfolveth ALL THEM WHO TRULY REPENT, AND UNFEIGNEDLY BELIEVE HIS HOLY GOSPEL.'

*The Reader will obferve, that no points at all are made ufe of in the title-page, except to mark the abbreviations of words: and in the Letter itself, (as well as in what he calls only an ADVERTISEMENT prefixed, though confiderably longer than the whole Letter) the fentences are fre quently, but not always, begun without a capital:-which method we have endeavoured to follow, for the greater exactnefs, in our fpecimen above.

Art. 46.

Art. 48. The Propofitions which occafioned the late Difference and Separation in the Baptist Church at Whitehaven; with a Comment on the Propofitions, by John Johnfon : alfo that Comment confidered, by John Huddlestone. 12mo. 2 s. few'd. Whitehaven printed; and fold by Hawes and Co. in London.

Those who have a keen appetite for the difcuffion of fuch controverfial points as have been debated in the Glafian and Sandemanian schools, may here fit down to a moft plentiful feall; and much good may it do them!

Art. 49. A Letter to Dr. Formey, F. R. S. Profeffer of Philofophy, &c. at Berlin, &c. &c. &c. 8vo. 13. 6d. Nicoll.

Dr. Formey, and Dr. Mofheim, having, in their Ecclefiaftical Hiftories, fpoken very contemptuously of the Quakers, and mentioned them as a parcel of turbulent, crazy fanatics,-the Author of this tract hath endeavoured to vindicate this feet, and wipe away from them, what he apprehends to be a groundless and falfe afperfion. He cites the oppróbrious paffages, as they ftand in the Ecc. Hift. and anfwers them, paragraph by paragraph, in a plain, decent, folid manner: fuch as we think cannot fail of proving very fatisfactory to every fober, impartial enquirer concerning the real principles and manners of the Quakers,who certainly are the most orderly, confiftent, and inoffenfive set of men that can be pointed out among the vast variety of denominations under which Chriftians have divided and ranked themselves.

Art. 50. Primitive Chriftianity: or, a plain, friendly Treatife to revive a true Spirit of Religion. In four Parts; fhewing the Truth and Importance of Virtue and Religion in general;-Thoughts on the Character, Station, and Duty of the Minifters of Chrift ;the Duty of all Chriftian People towards their Minifters;-a Difcourfe, by Way of Dialogue, on the Power of God, the Agency of his Providence, human Agency, &c. &c. By a Sincere Friend to Rational Religion. 8vo. 2s. Buckland.

The Author's defign, in this publication, appears to be truly laudable; and as he is an advocate for the best of caufes, we fincerely wifa he may not be difappointed in his views.

Art. 51. A Free Examination of the common Methods employed to. prevent the Growth of Popery. In which are pointed out their Defects and Errors, and the Advantages they give Papifls. 8vo. 2s. 6d. No Publisher's Name. Sold by Bladon.

An artful, infidious, and fpecious defence of popery; calculated to lull and remove the apprehenfions which have been, but too justly, raised within thefe three or four years paft, of the dangerous increase of the Roman-catholic intereft in this kingdom.-A controverfy begun laft winter in the Public Ledger, was the groundwork of this publication;

which the letters first printed in the above-named daily paper, are reprinted; with a preface, and large additions; wherein the proteftant caufe is boldly and freely attacked, by an advocate for the church of Rome, whofe abilities are fo confiderable, as give us but too much reafon for apprehending, that his fophiftry will not fail to mislead fuch of his unwary proteftant readers as are not adepts in the controversy.WATCHMEN! awake, and look about je?

SERMONS.

SERMONS.

1. On the Good News from a far Country.' July 24. at Boston in NewEngland. Being the Day appointed for Thankfgiving to Almighty, God, on the Repeal of the STAMP-ACT. By Charles Chauncy, D. D. Paftor of the First Church in Boston. Dilly, &c.

II. Preached at the Vifitation held at Richmond in Yorkshire, June 10, 1766. By A. Temple, A. B. Mafter of the Free-school at Richmond. Nicoll.

III. On the heinous Nature and Guilt of LYING. By Philalethes. Johnson and Davenport.

IV. The Conftitution of the Gospel Church adopted to union and peace. -Oct. 22, 1766, to the church meeting near Cripplegate, on the ordination of the Rev. Mr. John Reynolds, their Paftor. By Benjamin Wallin. Buckland.

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CORRESPONDENCE.

HE REVIEWERS are obliged to the CORRESPONDENT who has been fo kind as to communicate to them his thoughts relating to The Great Chriftian Doctrine of Original Sin, &c.' and they take the liberty of requesting that he will, farther, be fo good as to inform them, when the book was printed, or where a fight of it may be obtained.

Dr. WATKINSON's favour of Dec. 16 came to hand; but we have not yet feen the 8th Edit. of his Oeconomy.

Profeffor REIMARUS's Letter will be inferted in our Appendix, which will be published next month.

E. C.'s letter, concerning Milton's authority in matters of religion, is respectfully acknowledged; but the Reviewers have no defire to enter on an explanation which might probably involve them in a fruitless controverfy. They did not, indeed, imagine, that an explanation, on that fubject, could be fought for by any rational CHRISTIAN.

The QUERIES relating to M. Buffon's opinion concerning mules, cannot, without fome degree of impropriety, be inferted in the Review; they seem to be more fuitable to the Magazines and Chronicles.

ADVERTISEMENT.

With the MONTHLY REVIEW for January 1767 will be published the APPENDIX to the THIRTY-FIFTH Vol. of the faid REVIEW: Containing the FOREIGN LITERATURE: together with the General Ti, Table of Contents, and Index to the Volume.

Price ONE SHILLING.

N. B. The Reviews for January laft and feveral of the fubfequent months, which have been for fome time paft out of print, are now reprinted, and may be had of the Publisher.