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Bible, neceffity of improving the
verfion of, 242. Answers to
the common objections against
the improvement of, 243.
Bidlake, Mr. his characteristic de-
fcriptions of Homer, Pindar,
and Horace, contrasted with the
fame by Mr. Pope, 259.
Blackman, Mr. his liberal dif-
clofure of his method of making
oil-colour cakes, 53.
Bligh, Capt. account of the plants
brought by him from the South
Sea, 54

Bramieri, Don, his account of
the best methods of cultivating
the vine, from the Tranfac-
tions of the Milan Patriotic So-
ciety, 503.

Breafts, general caution with re-
gard to the cure of the diseases

of, 559
Bridge, at Pont-y-prid, verfes on,
106.

Brothers, Richard, his prophecies

of the most dreadful events,
344. His character and mif-
fion attacked and defended,
345.

Browne, Mr. his invention of an

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periences a reverfe of fortune,
511. Recovers his fuperiori-
ty, for a confiderable time,
512.

Choifeul Gouffier, Comte de, his
travels in Greece highly va-
lued, 536.

Chouans, a clafs of Royalists in
La Vendée, account of their
origin, formation, and various
fucceffes against the Repub-
licans, 513.

Clergy, of France, bitter invec-
tive against them, 523.
Colman, Mr. particulars of his
life, &c. 352:

Condorcet, M. his writings under-
valued, 563.

Confumption, mucous, remarks on

with the

the nature and cure of, 560.
Corbet, Mr. his profitable re-
claiming of marth lands from
the tide, 52.
CORRESPONDENCE
Monthly Reviewers, viz. Cle-
ricus, relative to Morell's The-
faurus, &c. 239. H. C. con-
cerning Teyler's Theological So-
ciety, ib. The Editor of the
Lounger's Common-place Book,
concerning a mistake in the re-
view of that work, 240. A
Conftant Reader, relative to a
paffage in our last Appendix
refpecting Profeffor Schultens,
ib. Mr. Halhed, in defence of
his writings concerning Mr.
Brothers, 358. O. P. in de.
fence of Dr. Prieftley, ib. R. P.
respecting Mr. Edwards's Hift.
of the Weft Indies, 360. T. G.
the Tranflator of Mr. Beau-
mont's Hiftory of the Pennine
Alps, ib. E. 5. relative to the
fource of the Thames, ib.
S S. Toms, on the Marquis de
Cafaux's Book on Taxes, 477-
Mr. Beaumont, complaining of
his Tranflator, 478. Mr. An-
ftice on mechanic force, ib.
Corfica, fuperior advantages of
that iland, compared with G.
Britain,

Britain, in refpect of parlia-
mentary reprefentation, 311.

D

D'Alembert, M. his literary cha-
racter flightly appreciated, 535.
De Pauw, M. his Recherches Phi-
lofophiques fur les Americains
pronounced to be defpicable
dreams, 551.

Dies, red, yellow, &c. ufed by
the American Indians, mate-
rials of, 194:
Drennan, Dr. his well-written let-

ter to Lerd Fitzwilliam, 450.
Droply, doubts relative to, 560.
Diggelei, an extraordinary ani-

mal in Ruffia, defcribed, 488.
Dyfentery, method of treating,
559.

E

Education, cuftomary modes of,
in fchools, inveftigated, 126.
Proper fchool-books pointed
out, 129.

Electricity, yet in its infantine state,

28. Existence of an electric
Aluid difcuffed, 30. Repulfion
confidered, 33. The conduct-
ing qualities of different fub-
ftances investigated, 34. Far-
ther remarks on this head, 160.
The theory of electricity ap-
plied to explain the phenomena
of our atmosphere, 161. Ori-
gin of natural electricity, 162.
Beautiful phenomena of, 164.
Improvement on metallic con-
ductors, 197.
Elphinston, Mr. his literary cor-
refpondence, 152. Specimen
of his remarkable reform of the
English language, ib.
Embankment of marfh-lands.
Corbet.
Evaporator for the ufe of chemifts,
ingenious invention of, 52.

See

F

Fancy and Genius poetically de-
fcribed, 256.
Ferns, raifed from feed by Mr.
Lindfay, of Jamaica, 267.

Fevers, bilious, 560.
Fidler, repartee of one, to Philip
Filtration of water, new method
of Macedon, 581.
Fishery, of Great Britain, ob-
of, by ascent, 179.
fervations on the errors and
Fordyce, Dr. George, account of
mifmanagement of, 45.
a new pendulum, which fhall be
always of the fame length, in
whatever expofure to cold or
heat, 58. His differtation on
fimple fever analyzed, 280.
Foreft-fcenery, poetically de-
fcribed, 583.

France, tracts relative to the re-
volution in, and the war with,
98. 201. 206. 287. 393. 429.
472 507-513. 520. 534. 538.
540. Horrid tyranny of the
nobleffe of France over the
common people, under the Car-
lovingian race, 578-580.

G

Genius, poetically depicted, 257.
Gentleness, its moral quality, 78.
Gentoos. See Hindoos.
German literature, advantageous
account of, 231.
Gefcon, the Carthaginian, his ge-
nerofity to the enemies of his
family, 374.

Gold and filver, obfervations on

their precife worth, as commo-
dities in commercial fpecula-
Goodenough, Dr. obfervations on the
tion, 378.
Goofe, Solan, that fpecies ex-
British fpecies of carex, 268.
tremely pernicious to the Bri-

tifh herring and mackarel fish-
ery, 46. Astonishing calcula-

tion relative to, ib.
Grammarian, a title of honour,

417.

Grammont, Count, the Memoirs

of, commended, 544:
Greenway, Dr. on the beneficial
effects of the caffia chama christa
in enriching poor or worn-out
lands, 195. On the fuppofed
remains of a volcano in North
Carolina, ib. On a poisonous
plant in Virginia, ib.
Gutta Serena, cafes of, 560.

H

Halhed, Mr. his teftimony in fa-
vour of the character of Rich
ard Brothers, and his belief in
the divine miffion of that pro-
phet, 345. Controverfy with
Mr. H. on that account, 348.
His letter to the Monthly Re-
viewers, 358. Farther con-
troverfy with Mr. H. 469.
Hannibal, his courfe over the
Alps afcertained, 363. His
ftratagems to circumvent the
inhabitants of the mountains
who oppofed his march, 366.
His perilous fituation, 369.
The famous ftory of his open-
ing a paffage through the rock,
by the aid of fire and vinegar,
afferted, 370. the note.

Hart, Major, obfervations on an-
tient work of art, &c. near the

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Herfchel, Mifs, her difcovery of
a comet, in October 1793,

56.

Dr. obfervations on a
quintuple belt on Saturn, ib.
-on the rotation of the fame
planet on his axis, ib.-On the
late eclipfe of the fun, 57.
Hindoos, character of, 26. Style
their country the "Paradife of
Nations," ib. Their mytho-
logy, 563. Excellent moral
precepts, 567.

Hip joint, obfervations on the dif-
eafe of, and white-fwellings of
the knee, 421. The disease
defcribed, ib. Modes of treat-
ment, 423.
Holland, Rev. Philip, account of
him and of his fermons, 77.
Home, Everard, facts relative to
Hunter's preparations for the
Croonian lectures, 144.
Homer poetically characterized,
259, 260.
Hopkinson, Mr. defcription of a
machine for measuring a ship's
way, 196.

Horace poetically characterized,

260.

Hofpitals, on a small scale, pre-
ferred to thofe on a larger
fcale, 558.
Humming-bird, the ruff-necked
fpecies of, defcribed, 49.
Hunter, John, his preparations for
the Croonian lectures, 144. His
curious difcoveries relating to
the eye, 145. His celebrated
mufeum in danger of being loft
to this country, 354.
Hurd, Bishop, publishes his pro-
mifed account of Bishop War-
burton, 322. His declaration of
the fatisfaction derived to him
from his edition of the works
of that great man, 329.
Hydrocele, obfervations on the
treatment of, 220.

Jaundice,

I

Jaundice, the common theory of
the causes of that disease ques-
tioned, 559.
Indies, Eaft, publications relative
to, 87. 338.

Indies, Weft, the conduct of the
English troops there, respecting
the inhabitants of the islands
captured from the French, fe-
verely cenfured for rapacity,
&c. 448.

Indians, American. See Hart.
See Martin.

Ireland, political tracts relative to,
96. 449.

Iron, anti-corrofive, a new inven-
tion, preferable to copper for
fheathing of fhips, 296.

K

Kippis, Dr. his edition of Dod-
dridge's lectures, 145. Improve-
ments in this edition, 147.

L

Langworthy, Mr. his invention of
prepared anti-corrofive or blanch-
ed iron, 295. Importance of
this discovery, 296.
Lauderdale, Earl of, obfervations
refpecting his oratory and writ-
ing, 159.

La Vendée, curious account of the
war in that part of France, on
the fide of the royalists, 508.
Their amazing fuccefs, for a
time, against the republicans,
509. Disappointed in their
hopes of fuccours from England,
510. Immenfe loffes of both
parties, 512. Account of the
Chouans, 513.
Lever, Sir Ashton, account of the
prefent state of the museum ori-
ginally formed by him, 47.

Coloured prints engraved from,
defcribed by Dr. Shaw, ib.
Lever, obfervations on the funda-
mental property of that engine,
with a proof of the principle
affumed by Archimedes, 59.
Light, curious experiments for
meafuring the comparative in-
tenfities of, 135.

Lille, Abbé de, his poetic talents
highly commended, 536.
Lindsay, Mr. account of the ger.
mination and railing of ferns
from the feed, 267. Of his
cultivation, from the farina, of
Lycopodium cernuum, &c. 270.
Linné, Sir Charles, his birth and
education, 2. His early im-
provements in botany, 4. His
travels, ib. His opponents and
literary contests, 6. Obtains a
profefforship at Upfal, 7. His
moft capital writings, 9. Ho-
nours paid to his memory, 11.
Lushington, Mr. extract from his
impreffive fpeech at the India
Houfe, on the formidable power
of France, 91.

M

Map of England, a valuable one,
from actual furvey, recom-
mended, 177.
Marius, Caius, poetical picture
of, 14

Markwick, Mr. account of a grub

mischievous to the wheat, 266.
Martin, Mr. account of the prin-
cipal dies used by the North
American Indians, 194.
Mary, Queen of Sects, her cha-
racter defended, 278.
Matter, nature and powers of,
confidered, 251.
Medway, river, prturefque views
on, 65.

Milton, his private character in-
vefligated, 1zz. Apology for,
in anfwer to Johnson's oljec-

tions,

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tions, 124: Beautiful edition
of his poetical works, 125.
Mirabeau, fome particulars rela-

tive to the life and death of that
extraordinary perfon, 527.
Mocking thrush defcribed, 48.
Monarchies and ariftocracies fa-

vourable to men of letters, and
why, 550. The reason not ho-
nourable to the latter, ib.
Montgaillard, Count de, his opi-

nions relative to the affairs of
France, and the war, 98.
Moore, Mr. his improvement on
the idea of standards for weights
and measures, 53.

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Patterson, Mr. improvement on
metallic conductors, 197.
Peace ftrongly pleaded for, 543.
Peat-mofs, obfervations on, 39.
Pendulum, new.
See Fordyce.
Penshurst defcribed, 64.
Petrarch, tranflation of part of
one of his beautiful Elegies,
167.
Phalaris, the builder of the

temple at Agrigentum, ftory
of his monstrous treachery,
574.

"Phlogiston, chemical differtation
on, 248.
Picturesque compared with the
fublime and beautiful, 316.
With landscape, 319.
The
fubject extended, 428.
Pindar poetically characterized,
260.

The

War, a

Pitt, Mr. confidered as holding
in his hands the fate of Europe,
541.
POETICAL EXTRACTS in this
vol. viz. from Jephfon's Ro-
man Portraits, 13. Lady Bur-
rell's Thymbriad, 38. Dr.
Armstrong's works, 73.
Hero, a poem, 106.
poem, 107. Three Pindaric
Efays, 108. The Volunteer
Laureate, 109. Elphinston's
Literary Correfpondence, 152.
Prefton's Poems, 166. Thel-
wall's Poems, 226. Bidlake's
Poems, 256. Sketch from the
Landscape,318. Colman's Moun-
taineers, a play, 442. Llan-
gunnor Hill, a poem, 461.
Sonnets, by a lady, 463. Che-
renfi's

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