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CONTENTS OF VOL. VII.

NUMBER XXXVII.

REVIEWS.

PAGE

Essays on the Superstitions of the Highlanders of Scotland : to which

are added, translations from the Gælic, and letters connected with

those formerly published,
Buchanan's Discourses before the University of Cambridge ; and his

Christian Researches in Asia,

38

The Vision of Don Roderick, a Poem, by Walter Scott, Esq.

52

SPIRIT OF FOREIGN MAGAZINES.

On Fiorin Grass.

Mr. Sadler's Balloon,

Letters of Anna Seward, written between the years 1784, and 1807.

Ambrose and his dog,

ib.

LITERARY INTELLIGENCE.

Recent British Publications,

American Publications,

Proposed British Publications,

American Publications,

NUMBER XXXVIII.

REVIEWS.

General Sarrazin's answer to the report made to Bonaparte, in regard to

him, by general Clark, minister at war,

97

The Dramatic works of John Ford ; with an introduction and explanatory

notes,

103

A description of Egypt, or a collection of the Observations and Re:

searches which he made in Egypt, during the expedition of the French

army,

132
Letters of Anna Seward; written between the years 1784 and 1807, 135

SPIRIT OF FOREIGN MAGAZINES,

1

Journal of a visit to Lisbon,

150

Singular case of Ann Moore,

165

Life of Joseph Haydn,

169

Particulars of the Life of Handel,

173

Description of an Alligator,

176

Death of James Graham,

A Statistical account of Tonquin, Cochin-China, Cambodia, Tsiampa, Laos,

and Lac-tho

185

An account of the measures adopted for suppressing the practice of the

systematic murder by their Parents of Female Infants,

208

The works of the right Rev. Beilby Porteus, D. D.

220

SPIRIT OF FOREIGN MAGAZINES.

Jounal of a visit to Lisbon,

228

from Lisbon to Cintra,

232

Memoirs of the Life of Richard Cumberland, Esq.

240

Religion, Morals, and Manners of the Turks,

252

POETRY.

The Orphans,

Little Things are best,

Epigrams,

271
ib.
ib.

LITERARY INTELLIGENCE.

Recent British Publications,

American Publications.

Proposed British Publications,

American Publications.

A Journey through Persia, Armenia, and Asia Minor, to Constantinople,

by James Morier, Esq.

273

Memoirs of the Political and Private Life of James Cauldfield, Earl of

Charlemont, by Francis Hardy, Esq.

294

SPIRIT OF FOREIGN MAGAZINES.

Memoirs of the latter years of the right honourable Charles James Fox, by
Mr. Trotter,

311

Extraordinary account of a Supernatural Intimation,

321

Spanish Hermitages and Convent, at Monsterrat,

. 323

Taking of the Veil,

328

The late Lord Lyttleton,

331

Singular Circumstance,

333

An account of Gibraltar: its present state of Society, Manners, &c. 334

Celebrated Horse Breaker,

The Virtues of a Rope Dancer,

On the Migration of Swallows.

Description of the Cataract of Tequendama, in South America,

Phænomenon in Jamaica,

954
ib.
355

LITERARY INTELLIGENCE.

Recent British Publications,

... American Publications,

Proposed British Publications,

American Publications.

The Arabian Nights' Entertainments,

361

Travels in various Countries in Europe, Asia, and Africa,

365

Sketches of History, Politics, and Manners, taken in Dublin and the North

of Ireland, in the autumn of 1810,

369

The Geographical, Natural

, and Civil history of Chili,

981

Chateaubriand's travels in Greece, Palestine, Egypt, and Barbary, 387

SPIRIT OF FOREIGN MAGAZINES.

Desccription of an Ourang-Outang,

Hooker's Account of the Geysers,

Bonaparte,

Dr. Johnson's Courtship,

Anecdotes collected from the Private Life of Peter the Great,

Singular act of Gratitude of Cartouche, the Robber,

Cursory circumstances connected with the late Henry Fielding,

Description of the Guerillas,

Russian Caravan,

Book with invisible letters and Embellisments,

Night excursion in an Air Balloon,

Preservative Cloak from Drowning,

Transparent Leather,

Great saving in Brewing,

The Relic of the Broken String,

445

447

LITERARY INTELLIGENCE.

Recent British Publications,

.. American Publications,

Proposed American Publications,

NUMBER XLII.

REVIEWS.

Lachesis Lapponica ; or, a Tour in Lapland,

449

The Works of James Barry, Esq., Historical Painter,

457

An account of Tunis, by Thomas Macgill,

470

Childe Harold's Pilgrimage ; a Romaunt, by Lord Byron,

478

SPIRIT OF FOREIGN MAGAZINES.

Bell Rock Light-house,

491

Some account of Alexander Wilson,

498

The Life of the late Arthur Murphy, Esq., written by himself,

504

The Pope's Curse, Bell, Book, and Candle, on a Heretic, at Hampreston, 514

Private Life of Queen Anne and her Favourites,

515

MISCELLANEOUS.

A Remedy for Apoplexy,

528

Female Duelling,

529

Flight of Flamingoes,

Gentlemen robbers in consequence of Gaming,

Substitute for Walnut-tree,

531

Oliver Cromwell,

ib.

A gigantic or romantic rat-trap,

Croup and hooping-cough,

ib.

POETRY

Lines of Mr. Montgomery, upon the loss of the Blenheim,

533

The voyage of Love and Time,

534

The Despairing Lover's Complaint for Celia's unkindness,

ib.

LITERARY INTELLIGENCE.

Recent British Publications,

.. American publications,

Proposed British publications,

American publications,

ib.

ALLIGATOR, description of, 176 Darwin, (see Seward)

André, (see Seward)

Defence of General Sarrazin, 97

Anne, Queen, Life of,

515 Delany, (see Seward)

Antiquities,

351 D'Eon, (see Seward)

Apoplexy, remedy for,

528 Dublin, sketches of, .

369

Arabian Night's Entertainments, 361
Asia, Researches in, by C. Buch-

E

Aston, Molly, (see Seward)

38 Egypt, description of,

132

Essays on the superstition of the
Avalanche,

530

Highlanders, by Mrs. Grant, . 9

B

F

Balloon, Sadler's excursion in a, 71 Female duelling,

529
Night excursion,

443 Fielding, Henry, account of, 436
Banditti,

530 Fiorin Grass, account of,
Barry, James, Works of, 457 Flight of Flamingoes,

529
,
532 Flying, at Berlin,

351, 529

Bell Rock Light-house, account Ford, John, Dramatic Works of, 103

of,

491 Fox, Charles James, Memoirs of, 311

Bonaparte, sketch of,

422

Book with invisible letters, 443

G

Boswell, (see Seward)

Gentlemen Robbers, .

530
Brewing, great saving in, 444 Geysers, account of,

408
Buchanan's Discourses and Chris- Gibraltar, account of,

334
tian Researches in Asia, 38 Goa, account of the Inquisition at, 38

Bull, story of a,

333 Graham, James, death of, 178

Burke, Edmund, letters from, 459,463 Grant, Mrs., her essay on the su-
Byron, Lord, a Romaunt by, 478 perstition of the Highlanders, 9

Greece, Travels in, by Chateau-
briand,

387

Candle-berry Myrtle, account of, 179 Guerillas, description of, 442

Cartouche, the Robber, anecdote

of,

435

H

Cataract of Tequendama, .

348 Handel, Life of,

173

Charlemont, Life of Lord, 294 Hardy, (see Charlemont)
Chateaubriand's travels in Greece, 387 Haydn, Life of, .

169

Chili, History of,

381 Highlanders, (see Grant)

Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, by

Hindoo Infanticide, by Edward

Clarke's Travels,

365
Horse Breaker,

342
Clocks, wooden,

353

Corn, Edward, his account of Ann

I

Moore,
165 Icy Ocean, .

354
Cumberland, Richard, Memoirs

Infanticide, (sce Hindoo),

Croup and looping-cough, 532 Jamaica, phenomenon in,

354

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