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Long'st thou for tale of goblin-guarded portal?
Of giant champion whose spell-forged mail
Crumbled to dust at sound of magic horn-
Banner of sheeted flame whose foldings shrunk
To withering weeds that o'er the battlements
Wave to the broken spell-or demon-blast
Of winded clarion whose fell summons sinks
To lonely whisper of the shuddering breeze
O'er the charm'd towers-

First Robber. Mock me not thus-Hast met him of a truth ?-
Bertram. Well, fool-

First Robber. Why then heaven's benison be with you.
Upon this hour we part-farewel for ever.

For mortal cause I bear a mortal weapon

But man that leagues with demons lacks not man.

The description of the fiend's port and language,-the effect which the conference with him produces upon Bertram's mind,the terrific dignity with which the intercourse with such an associate invests him, and its rendering him a terror even to his own desperate banditti,-is all well conceived, and executed in a grand and magnificent strain of poetry; and, in the perusal, supposing the reader were carrying his mind back to the period when such intercourse between mortals and demons was considered as matter of indisputable truth, the story acquires probability and consistency, even from that which is in itself not only improbable but impossible. The interview with the incarnate fiend of the forest, would, in these days, be supposed to have the same effect upon the mind of Bertram, as the metaphysical aid' of the witches produces upon that of Macbeth, awakening and stimulating that appetite for crime, which slumbered in the bosom of both, till called forth by supernatural suggestion. At the same time, while we are happy to preserve a passage of such singular beauty and power, we approve of the taste which retrenched it in action. The suadente diabolo is now no longer a phrase even in our indictments; and we fear his Satanic Majesty, were he to appear on the stage in modern times, would certainly incur the appropriate fate of damnation.

To return to the present work. We observe, with pleasure, that Mr Maturin has put his genius under better regulation than in his former publications, and retrenched that luxuriance of language, and too copious use of ornament, which distinguishes the authors and orators of Ireland, whose exuberance of imagination sometimes places them in the predicament of their honest countryman, who complained of being run away with by his legs. This excessive indulgence of the imagination is proper to a country where there is more genius than taste,

and more copiousness than refinement of ideas. But it is an error to suffer the weeds to rush up with the grain, though their appearance may prove the richness of the soil. There is a time when an author should refrain, like Job, 6 even from good words-though it should be pain to him. '-And although we think Mr Mathurine has reformed that error indifferently well, in his present work, we do pray him, in his future compositions, to reform it altogether. For the rest, we dismiss nim with our best wishes, and not without hopes that we may again meet him in the maze of fiction, since, although he has threatened, like Prospero, to break his wand, we have done our poor endeavour to save his book from being burned.

QUARTERLY LIST OF NEW PUBLICATIONS, From February to June 1818.

AGRICULTURE.

The Farmer's Magazine. No. 74.

An Essay on Agriculture, containing an Introduction, in which the science of Agriculture is pointed out, by a careful attention to the works of Nature; also the means of rendering barren soils luxuriantly productive; to which is added a Memoir, drawn up at the express desire of his Imperial Highness the Archduke John of Austria, on the Nature and Nutritive Qualities of Fiorin Grass, &c. By W. Richardson, D. D. ·

Considerations respecting Cambridge, more particularly relating to its Botanical Professorship. By Sir James Smith, M.D. F. R. S. 8vo. 2s. 6d.

ARCHITECTURE.

Mr Kendall, architect, of Exeter, has just published an Elucidation of the first principles of English Architecture, usually denominated Gothic. The work comprises upwards of 20 finely engraved plates by Mr Storer, respresenting Elevations, &c. taken from the Cathedral Church of Exeter.

ARTS, FINE.

New Churches Considered, with respect to the Opportunities they offer for the encouragement of Painting. By B. R. Haydon. 8vo. 1s. 6d.

No. I. of a Series of Twelve Portraits of Distinguished Living Characters of Scotland; containing heads of Walter Scott, Esq. Francis Jeffrey, Esq. and Henry Raeburn, Esq.; drawn and etched by William Nicholson; accompanied with short Biographical Notices. Size of the plates 11 inches by 9. Price of each number 17. 11s. 6d. for proofs on India paper; and 17. 1s. for plain împres

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ANTIQUITIES.

The Elgin Marbles, from the Temple of Minerva at Athens; selected from Stuart and Revett's Antiquities of Athens: To which is added, an Historical Account of the Temple, in Sixty Engravings. 4to. 51. 5s.

The History and Antiquities of Gainsborough: together with a Topographical and Descriptive Account of Stow, principally in Illustration of its claim to be considered as a Roman Sidnacester. By Adam Stark, with plates. 8vo. 10s. 6d.;-royal 8vo. 17. 1s.

Delineations of Pompeii, Engraved by W. B. Cooke, from Drawings made in 1817. By Major Cockburn, R. A. Part I. fol. 41. 4s.; Proofs, 61. 6s.; on India paper, 81. 8s.

An Historical Description of the Monastery and Chapel Royal of Holyroodhouse, with the Curiosities, Monuments, &c. An Historical Account of the Palace, and its environs: and Biographical Anecdotes of celebrated Individuals connected with its History. Fine 6s.-common 3s. 6d.

A General Description of the Shire of Renfrew, including an Account of the Noble and Ancient Families, who, from the earliest times, have had property in that County, and the most remarkable Facts in the Lives of Distinguished Individuals. To which is added, a Geanological History of the Royal House of Stuart, and of the several Noble and Illustrious Families of that name, from the year 1034 to the year 1710; collected from Public Records, Chartularies of Monasteries, and the best Historians and Private MSS. published in 1710; by George Crawfurd, Author of the Peerage of Scotland, &c. &c. and continued to the present period by George Robertson, Author of the Agricultural Survey of Mid-Lothian, &c. 4to. Small paper, 31s. 6d.-large paper, 52s. 6d.

BIOGRAPHY.

An Account of the Life, Writings, and Character of the late Dr Alexander Monro, Secundus, delivered at the Harveian Oration, at Edinburgh, for the year 1818. By Andrew Duncan, sen. M. D. Price 2s. 6d.

Memoirs of J. Evelyn, Esq. the celebrated Author of the Sylva. By W. Bray, Esq. with many Engravings. 2 vol. 4to.

Letters from the Abbé Edgeworth to his Friends, written between the year 1777 and 1807, with Memoirs of his Life. By the Rev. Thomas R. England. 8vo. 8s.

The Life of Jeremy Tayler, D. D. Bishop of Down, By the Rev. Henry Kaye Bonney. 8vo. 12s.

A Critical Examination of the Bishop of Llandaff's Posthumous Volume, entitled, "Anecdotes of his Life. 8vo. 3s.

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The Annual Biography and Obituary, for the year 1818. Vol. II. 8vo.

Memoirs of John Duke of Marlborough, with his Original Correspondence, collected from the Family Records at Blenheim, and other authentie Sources. By William Coxe, M. A. 2 vol. 4to.

41. 4s.

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Illustrations of the Literary History of the Eighteenth Century, consisting of Authentic Memoirs and Original Letters of Eminent Persons, and intended as a sequel to the Literary Anecdotes. By John Nichols, F. S. A. Vol. III. 8vo. 17. 7s.

Memoirs of her late Royal Highness Charlotte Augusta, Princess of Wales, &c. and of her Illustrious Consort, Prince Cobourg, of Saxe Cobourg Saalfeld. By R. Huish, Esq. Author of the Peruvians, &c. 8vo. 19s.

Recollections of Curran, and some of his Contemporaries. By Charles Phillips, Esq. 8vo. 12s.

Memoires Secrets sur Lucien Buonaparte, redigés sur sa Corres pondance, &c. &c. 2 vol. 8vo. 18s.

CHEMISTRY.

A Treatise on the General Principles of Chemical Analysis. Transfated from the French of L. J. Thenard, by Arnold Merrich. 8vo. 12s.

CHRONOLOGY.

Tables of Comparative Chronology, exhibiting the dates of the principal events which took place from the Flood to the Fall of the Empire; designed to give young persons correct information respecting the progress of Human Society. 10s. 6d.

COMMERCE.

{ Double Entry by Single, a new method of Book-keeping, applic able to all kinds of Business, and exemplified in five Sets of Books. By F. W. Cronhelm. 4to. 17. 11s. 6d.

Tables of Discount and Profit, on a new and comprehensive plan By John Evans. royal 4to. 1. 1s.

DRAMA.

The Bride of Abydos; a Tragedy, in five acts. 8vo.

3s. 6d. Zuma, or the Tree of Health; an Opera, in three acts. By T. Dibdin. 8vo. 2s. 6d.

Don Giovanni, or a Spectre on Horseback. By T. Dibdin. 1s. 6d. The Vicar of Wakefield. By Thomas Dibdin, 1s. 6d.

The Rich Jew of Malta, a Tragedy. By Marlow. Edited by Oxberry. 1s.

Love and Laudanum, or the Sleeping Draught; a Farce, in two

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Rob Roy M'Gregor, or Auld Lang Syne; an Opera, in three acts. By J. Pocock. 8vo. 3s.

A View of the English Stage, containing a Series of Dramatic Criticism. By William Hazlitt, Esq. 8vo. 12s.

Bellamira, or the Fall of Tunis; a Tragedy, in five acts. By R. Shiel, Esq. author of the Apostate. 8vo. 3s.

Essays on Shakspeare's Dramatic Characters, with an Illustration of Shakspeare's representation of National Characters. By William Richardson, M. A. &c. 8vo. 10s. 6d.

Amoroso, King of Little Britain. A Burlesque.

1s. 6d.

A History of the Theatres of London, containing an Annual Register of New Pieces, Revivals, Pantomimes, &c. with occasional

Notes and Anecdotes. Being a continuation of Victor's and Oulton's Histories, from the year 1795 to 1817 inclusive. By W. C. Oulton. 3 vol. 12mo. 18s.

EDUCATION.

A Metrical Guide to the right Intelligence of Virgil's Versification. By John Carey, LL.D. 3s.

Tales for my Sons. By M. Kotzebue. 68.

The first Elements of Arithmetic, or the Teacher's and Scholar's Assistant: comprising the first four rules, combined into one series, and taught in one operation. By G. Reynolds. 2s. 6d.

A Guide in the Selection and Use of Elementary School Books in every branch of education; compiled with a view to save much uselsss expense to parents, to relieve tutors from perplexity, and to economize the time and labour of students. By the Rev. Joshua Collins, late master of the Grammar School at Newport; corrected to the present time by the Rev. W. Catlow, conductor of an Academy at Wimbledon, in Surrey. 1s.

History of the Fairchild Family; or, the Child's Manual: being a collection of Stories, calculated to show the Importance and Effects of a Religious Education. By Mrs Sherwood. 12mo. 5s.

French Idioms, adapted to the Use of those who have made some Progress in the French Language. By Victor L. du Noyer. 5s. Geographical Questions and Exercises, blended with Historical and Biographical Information. By Richard Chambers, Author of an Introduction to Arithmetic. 2s.

A Visit to the Bazaar; illustrated with 32 Engravings, exhibiting the different Trades carried on there, with Explanations. 12mo. 39. Scenes in Europe, illustrated by 84 Engravings. By the Rev. I. Taylor. 12mo. 4s.

The Pleasures of Life; written in the manner of Mrs Barbauld's hymns, in prose. By the author of many approved little works.

12mo. 2s. 6d.

Outlines of Philosophical Education, illustrated by the method of teaching the Logic, or first Class of Philosophy, in the University of Glasgow. By George Jardine, A. M. F. R. S. E. Professor of Logie and Rhetoric in that University. 8vo. 12s.

The Eton Latin Prosody, illustrated with English Explanations of the Rules, and Authorities from the Latin Poets. By John Carey, LL.D. 12mo.

A Grammar of the Elements of Astronomy, by means of which that sublime science may be taught in public schools as part of a course of liberal education. By Thomas Squire. roy. 18mo. 7s. 6d.

The Philosophy of Elocution elucidated and exemplified by readings of the Liturgy of the Church; for the use of young Clergymen and Students who are preparing for Holy Orders. By James Wright, of Magdalene Hall, Oxford, &c. 8vo.

A Treatise on the Living Languages; containing, in a small compass, the necessary Rules for acquiring a knowledge of them, parti cularly of the Italian and Spanish, with a Treatise on the difficulties of Italian Poetry. By A. Anaya. 12mo. 4s. 6d.

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