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ly hard preffed, and in danger of being overpowered, he made a vow to the God of his queen Clotilda, that he would be baptized, fhould he extricate him from the dangerous fituation in which he was involved. Whether or not there was ány extraordinary interpofition of Providence in his favour, we fhall not determine: certain it is, the fate of the battle was fuddenly changed; the king of the Alemanni loft his life, and his army was intirely routed. The victor immediately paffed the Rhine, invaded their country in

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To ftain WOOD of AHOGONY Colour is the most useful of any stain for wood, (especially ince the fineering with different colours is out of fashion) as it is much practised at prefent for chairs and other furniture made in imitation of mahogony; which, when well managed, may be brought to have a very near refemblance.

This ftain may be of different hues, as the natural wood varies greatly, being of all the intermediate teints betwixt the redbrown and purple-brown, according to the age, or fometimes the original nature of different pieces.

For the light red-brown, use a decoction of madder, or fustic wood, ground in water; the proportion may be half a pound of madder, and a quarter of a pound of fuftic, to a gallon; or in default of fuftic an ounce of the yellow berries may be ufed. This must be brushed over the wood to be stained, while boiling hot, till the due colour be obtained: and if the wood be kindly grained, it will have greatly the appearance of new mahogony.

The fame effect nearly may be produc ed by the tincture of dragon's blood, and

his turn, and totally inthralled a people whom the Romans had never been able to fubdue. In his return from this glorious expedition he performed his vow at Rheims, where, in prefence of his queen, he was baptized upon Christmas-day, with three thoufand of the most confiderable perfons in his court and army; and received a congratulatory letter on this great event from pope Anaftafius, who had just then afcended the papal chair.

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a MAHOGONY Colour. turmeric root, in fpirit of wine: by increafing or diminishing the proportion of each of which ingredients, the brown stain may be varied to a more red or yellow caft at pleasure. This fucceeds better upon wood which has already fome tinge of brown, than upon whiter.

For the dark mahogony take the infufion of madder made as above, except the exchanging the fuftic for two ounces of logwood: and when the wood to be stained has been feveral times brushed over, and is again dry, it must be flightly brushed over with water in which pearl-afhes have been diffolved in the proportion of about a quarter of an ounce to a quart.

Any ftains of the intermediate colours may be made by mixing these ingredients, or varying the proportion of them.

Where, thefe ftains are ufed for better kind of work, the wood fhould be afterwards varnished with three or four coats of feed-lac varnish; but for coarse work, the varnish of refin and feed-lac may be employed, or they may be only well rubbed over with drying oil.

Compofition for BLACK WRITING INK, without Galls or Green Vitriol.

INFUSE a pound of galls powdered, and three ounces of pomegranate peels, in a gallon of foft water for a week,

in a gentle heat; and then train off the fluid through a coarfe linnen cloth. Add then to it, 8 ounces of vitriol diffolved in

a quart

a quart of water, and let them remain for a day or two; preparing in the mean time a decoction of logwood, by boiling a pound of the chips in a gallon of water, till one third be wafted; and then straining the remaining fluid while it is hot. Mix the decoction, and the folution of galls and vitriol, together; and add five ounces of gum Arabic; and then evaporate the mixture over a common fire to about two quarts: when the remainder must be put into a vessel proper for that purpofe, and reduced to drynefs in balneo mariæ; that is, by hanging the veffel in boiling water. The mafs left, after the fluid is wholly exhaled, must be well powdered; and, when wanted for ufe, may be converted into ink by the addition of water."

It was formerly a practice in compound

ing the portable inks, to mix the galls in fubftance with the other ingredients; and form the compofition only of them with vitriol and gum Arabic, powdered together but befides the clogging, and fouling it, with the ligneous matter of the galls, there could be no dependance on the standing of ink so imperfectly formed.

Compofitions were also formerly made for portable, or extemporaneous inks, without galls or vitriol; of one of which the following is a recipe.

"Take half a pound of honey, and the yolk of an egg; and mix them well together. Add two drams of gum Arabic finely levigated; and thicken the whole with lamp black to the confiftence of a stiff pafte; which, put to a proper quantity of water, may be used as an ink.”

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Confifting of prefatory difcourfes, and letters written on the fubjects of taste,

published together in one collection. Senfible and fprightly.

Crevier's Hiftory of the Roman Emperors.

Vol. VIII. Pr. 5s. Knapton. The tranflation is of a piece with the former, tolerably executed.

A Treatise on Canine Madness. By R. James. Hiftory of the Proceedings in the Cafe of Mar

M. D. Pr. 4s. 6d. Newbery. Recommending a falivation raised by mercurials taken internally, fuch as Turpethum Minerale. We would prefer external unction, which we have known ufed in this dreadful distemper, with remarkable fuccefs.

Critical Effays on Dramatick Poetry. By

garet, commonly called Peg, &c. Pr. 35. Owen.

No bad imitation of the manner of Ar buthnot's hiftory of John Bull, written in all probability by a North Briton, and intended as a fatire against some of his own countrymen, who spoke and voted in the

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Whimsical and contracted, probably to the author's own cafe and constitution. The Life of John Carteret Pilkington, &c. Pr. 6s. Griffiths. Amusing enough.

A Practical Treatise on Confumptions. By John Stephens, M. D. Pr. 5s. Owen. The practice here recommended is usual. The theory vague and nonsensical.

Remarks on two popular Pamphlets, viz. The
Confiderations on the present German War;
and The Full and Candid Anfwer to the
Confiderations. Pr. Is.

A wretched catch-penny.

The Earl of Douglas: A Dramatick Essay
Hitch.

Pr. 15.

Here is a faint dawn of genius.

A Defence of the Conduct of Barbadoes, during the Expedition to Martinique and Guadaloupe, &c. Pr. 1s. 6d. DodЛley.

This is a vindication of those islanders from fome hints implying a charge of backwardness against them, contained in an account of the expedition by Captain Gardiner.

Authentic Memoirs concerning the Portuguese Two Dialogues on the Man-Trade. Pr. Is.

Inquifition, with Remarks on the infamous Character given of the British Nation, &c. Pr. 6s. Sandby.

A good protestant fight maintained with zeal and ability, against the inquifition of Portugal, the practices of the Jefuits, and the machinations of popish emiffaries in England.

The Earl of Effex; a new Tragedy, &c. Pr. Is. 6d. Coote.

The best (in our opinion) of the three English plays written on this fubject. The Way to keep him. A new Comedy, &c. Pr. Is. 6d. Vailant.

Spirited, humorous, and characteristic. Poems by William Hamilton of Bangour, Efq; Pr. 3s. Millar.

Elegant and tender.

Eulogium Medicum, &c.

IS. Baker.

Waugh.

An invective against the slave-trade, poorly executed.

The Adventures of SMvia Hughes. Written by berfelf. Pr. 38. Williams.

We with Mrs. Sylvia Hughes were better employed.

Polly Honeycombe, a Dramatic Novel, of one A&t. Pr. IS. Becket./

A performance of some merit. Mons Catharina, prope Wintoniam. Poema, Pr. 6d. DodЛey.

Claffical and entertaining.

The Orations of Demofthenes, on Occafions of Public Deliberation, tranflated into Englith; with Notes, &c. By Dr. Leland. Pr. 10s. 6d. Johnston.

Exact, elegant, learned, and critical.

Oratio, fane perbenigna, tersa, di- City Latin, or Critical and Political Remarks,

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&c. Pr. Is. Stevens.

Arch and fatyrical.

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Poetical ESSAYS for JANUARY, 1761.

ODE, for the NEW-YEAR, Jan. 1, 1761.
By W. WHITEHEAD, Efq; Poet Laureat.

STROPHE.

STILL muft the Mufe, indignant, hear

The clanging trump, the rattling car; And usher in each opening Year [of War?

With groans of death, and founds O'er bleeding millions, realms opprefs'd, The tuneful mourner finks diftrefs'd,

Or breaths but notes of Woe:
And cannot Gallia learn to melt,
Not feel, what Britain long has felt
For her infulting Foe?
Amidft her native rocks fecure,

Her floating Bulwarks hovering round, What can the Sea-girt realm endure,

What dread thro' all her watry bound!
Great Queen of Ocean, the defies
All but the Pow'r who rules the Skies,
And bids the storms engage :
Inferior foes are dash'd and loft,

As breaks the white wave on her coaft,
Confum'd in idle rage.

For alien Sorrows heave her gen'rous breast,
She proffers Peace to ease a rival's pain,
Her crouded Ports, her fields in plenty dreft,
Bless the glad Merchant, and th' induf-
trious Swain.

Do blooming Youths in battle fall? True to their fame the funeral Urn we raife:

And thousands, at the glorious call,

Afpire to equal praise.
ANTISTROPHE.

Thee, Glory, thee through climes unknown

Th' adventurous chief with zeal pursues, And Fame brings back from every Zone

Fresh subjects for the British Mufe. Tremendous as th' ill-omen'd Bird

To frighted France, thy voice was heard From Minden's ecchoing towers : O'er Bifcay's roar thy voice prevail'd: And at thy word the rocks we fcal'd, And Canada is ours.

O potent Queen of every Breaft

Which aims at praise by virtuous deeds, Wheree'er thy influence fhines confeft

The Hero acts, th' Event fucceeds.
But ah, muft Glory only bear,
Bellona like, the vengeful spear?
To fill her mighty mind
Muft bulwarks fall, and cities flame,
And is her ampleft field of fame

The miferies of mankind?

On ruins pil'd on ruins must she rife,

And lend her rays to gild her fatal throne;

fkies,

Muft the mild power who melts in vernal
[known?
By thunders only make his Godhead
No, be the Omen far away,
From yonder pregnant cloud a kinder gleam,
Tho' faintly struggling into day,
Portends a happier Theme.
EPODE.

And who is he, of regal mien,
Reclin'd on Albion's golden fleece,
Whofe polish'd Brow, and Eye ferene

Proclaim him Elder-born of Peace?
Another George! -- Ye winds convey

Th' aufpicious name from pole to pole : Thames, catch the found, and tell the subject Sea,

Beneath whofe Sway, its Waters roll,

The hoary Monarch of the deep, Who footh'd its murmurs with a Father's care,

Doth now Eternal Sabbath keep,
And leaves his trident to his blooming
O, if the Muse aright divine, [Heir.

Fair Peace fhall blefs his opening
reign,

And through its fplendid progress shine

With every Art to grace her train. The wreaths, fo late by Glory won, Shall weave their foliage round his [foes,

throne,

'Till Kings, abash'd, shall tremble to be And Albion's dreaded ftrength fecure the World's repofe.

ODE, to VIRTUE, VIRTUE! thou celeftial maid, Come, and let me fhare thy aid : Fire, O fire my ardent foul; Ev'ry low defire controul.

Virtue! fource of calmeft eafe, Nothing, without thee, can please : Choiceft gift of gracious heav'n, Choiceft gift to mortals giv'n

Ah! without thee, what avails Summer's gentle, balmy gales! What avails the daified mead ! What avails the fragrant hade !

Bootlefs is the thrushes fong, Bootlefs all the choral throng; Heav'nly Goddefs, without thee, Joylefs is their melody.

But with thee, the rugged way
Of adversity, is gay:

Thou canst footh the fwelling breast,
By calamity, oppreût.

When care retreats with wrinkled brow, And health and wealth and pleasure flow; Thou fole canft teach us how to prize These fleeting, fublunary joys.

Fair virtue! calmly fmiling pow'r!
Waft me to thy filvan bower;
There, my raptur'd thought inspire,
While, to thee, I ftrike the lyre!

Heav'nly Goddess, well I know,
That no fullen form of woe,
That no fable-pinion'd care,
In thy mansion may appear.
:: Well I ween, that peace of mind,
Thy daughter born, to bless mankind,
Ever more attends on thee,
With the blithe Euphrofyne.

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Friendship, with the myrtle crown'd,
In thy bow'r is ever found:
Craft her air affumes in vain,
In flow'ry vice's wanton train.

But ha! what form fo heav'nly fair
Approaches with that careless air?

Lo! virtue fmiles: I fee, I fee,

Divine Amonia, it is thee!

Wouldst thou now, Virtue, grant thine

And whisper to the lovely maid, [aid,
That eagerly her steps I tend,

She'll fmile, and all my cares will end!
On SIGNIOR TENDUCCI's finging JU
BAL'S LYRE. By a Prifoner in the
King's Bench

ORPHEUS, as fools believe and bards

invent,

Taught rocks to dance, and Pluto to re

lent.

But fure as JuBAL'S LYRE Tenducci fings,
And wakes to fymphony the trembling
ftrings ;
[way,

As the sweet notes now rife, now die a-
A PLAINTIFF might ev'n hear his rage
away!

A voice fo ftrong, yet soft, so soft, yet clear,
With magic pow'r would charm his favage

ear ;

Calm all his angry paffions into rest, And into pity melt his frozen breat!

Miss and her MAGPYE. An Epigram.

and her mag are exactly alike, MISS At the window all day both their images strike;

[glafs, Mag fometimes frisks in, to furvey in the His black and white beauties; and fo does

the lafs.

[strain, This hums an old ballad, that chatters a But 'twould puzzle the devil to know what they mean.

[life Both are idle, pert, vain, how unhappy the Of him, who shall take the mag's mistress to wife.

An ACROSTICK.

Dark king of terrors, fure relief from woe, Dreadful refource from all the pains we know.

Endless thy pow'r to low and high degree, E v'n conq'ring monarchs must submit to thee.

All diftant nations own thy mighty sway, And feel thy pow'r encreasing ev'ry day. The pious Christian, tho' midst din of arms, Trufts in his God, nor fears thy vain alarms,

He to the cross of Chrift for fafety flies, His future blifs fecures, then joyful dies. A RIDD L E.

FOE to mankind, o'er earth at large I Atray,

Nor mifs one happy mortal in my way; Where'er I come I feize against the will, And fome my pow'rs torment, and others

kill.

In learned Athens once a lying race, of mien auftere, and folemn-bearded face, Deny'd, or rather boasted to deny, My great, my long-acknowledg'd fov'But when by me affaulted and opprest, reignty; By me in few of all my terrors dreft, 'Twas then their vaunted ftrength was known to die,

And nature gave their idle boasts the lic.

Yet is there one, and there is one alone, A Sovereign Pow'r whofe greater might I own;

An holy matron, pure, of placid mien,
Of looks auguft, majeftic, and ferene,
Before the light'nings of whofe awful form
My weak'ned legions fcarce my will per-
form;

Whofe strength'ning influence fteel'd the martyr's heart,

And baffled Dioclefian's hellish art:

Happy

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