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2 An inaugural Lecture on Anglo-Saxon Literature, by J. Ingram, 4to. Ox-
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CHAPTER X.-Classical Literature, Translations, and Classical Mythology.

1 A Grammar of the Greek Tongue, by J. Jones, 12mo. 6s. Longman and

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4 Herodotus Reizii et Schæferi, 2 vols. 8vo. 18s. Longman and Co.
5 Pindari Carmina, a Heyne, 18mo. 5s. Longman and Co.

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21 The New Pantheon, by W. J. Hort. 18mo. 4s. Longman and Co

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1 The British Theatre, by Mrs. Inchbald, 25 vols. royal 8vo. common paper,
61. 169 6d. boards, fine paper 131. Longman and Co.

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8 Dona Ignez de Castro, a Tragedy, by J. Adamson, foolscap Svo. 4s. 6d.

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17 Belesaire, par Mad. de Genlis, 2 vols. 7s. Dulau and Co.
18 Theodore, or the Peruvians, by P. Le Brun, foolscap 8vo. 4s. 6d. Crosby and
Co.

19 The Gulistan, or Rose Garden of Sady, translated by F. Gladwin, 8vo. 10s. 6d.

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5 A Dictionary of Chemistry, &c. by W. Nicholson, 8vo. 11. 1s. Phillips
6 A System of Chemical Philosophy, by J. Dalton, Part I. 8vo. 7s. Bickerstaff 686
7 Review of the Natural History of the Atmosphere, &c. by Henry Robertson,
M. D. 2 vols. 8vo. 11. 1s. Longman and Co.

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8 Phil. Transactions of the London Society for 1808, '2 Parts, 11. 4s. Nicol 697
9 Organic Remains by J. Parkinson, Vol. II. 4to. 21. 12s. 6d. Symonds
10 Mathematics simplified, by Capt. T. Williamson, 8vo. 9s. Longman and Co.
11 Problems in the higher Branches of Algebra, Johnson
12 The Means of finding the Longitude at Sea, &c. by Major General Grant,
Viscount de Vaux, 4to. 11. 5s. Wyatt

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13 Treatise on Cordage, by W. Chapman, imp. 8vo. 10s. 6d. Wyatt
14 Essays on the Art of Weaving, by J. Duncan, 8vo. 168. Longman and Co.

CHAPTER XVII.-Agriculture and Rural Economy.

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13 Letter to West India Planters, &c.. by the Bp. of London, 8vo. 2s. Cadell and
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THE

ANNUAL REVIEW;

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HISTORY OF LITERATURE.

CHAPTER I.

VOYAGES AND TRAVELS.

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ART. I. A General, Historical, and Topographical Description of Mount Cauca With a Catalogue of Plants indigenous to the Country. In Two Volumes. Translated from the Works of Dr. Reineggs and Marshall Bieberstein. By C. WILKINSON, with a Map and Plates. 2 vols. 8vo.

THESE volumes are stated to be translated, or rather compiled, from the works of Dr. Reineggs and Marshal Bieberstein; but Mr. Wilkinson has not condescended to give his readers any information, even of the titles of these works, and we suspect from this omission, that some one German work has furnished the whole materials. We have also another and more important charge of carelessness to bring against the translator, namely, that there is no division into chapters, or table of contents, an omission very imperfectly supplied by an indifferent index.

Dr. Reineggs, as we learn from the introduction, was a German adventurer, whose real name was Ehlich: his native place was EisleANN. REV. VOL. VII.

ben, in Saxony, where he was born in the year 1744. He studied medicine at Leipsic, and after residing there for some years, quitted the place in a mysterious manner, and appeared under a fictitious name at Vienna in 1770. Here he continued to attend the public lectures in medicine, chemistry, and botany, at the same time that he was in such reduced circumstances as to be obliged to enlist himself in the theatrical company of that place. Having had however the good fortune to cure a domestic of the Dowager Princess Lichtenstein, be obtained the patronage of this lady, who withdrew him from the service of the theatre, allowed him a salary sufficient for his subsistence, and procured him a diploma of M. D. B

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