erary men have taken in Sir William Jones, that prodigy of learning, perseverance, benevolence, and ardent curiosity, will inJuce them to seize with avidity any correct account of his life. He was a grammarian, a linguist, a poet, a politician, a naturalist, and dialectician. In history sacred and profane and in theology his researches were very profound. He stood in the very first rank of mythologists and antiquarians. And to all his literary gifts and amiable virtues may be added his ardent piety. In Le memoirs Sir William Jones is made in a great degree his own biographer. Great assistance was derived from his memo randa, which with his letters, poems, translations, &c. and a suitable connexion in the narration of circumstances and dates are the materials, which compose the work.

"Non omnia possumus omnes" is a maxim, which shelters those, whose pursuits are few and limited. But Sir William Jones seems to have been capable of prodigious progress in every investigation.

B. & J. HOMANS have just published a volume of sermons by William Jay, in one volume 8vo, first American from the second London edition. These sermons for style, and method, and novelty are above the ordinary standard of this species of composition. They abound in examples of animated devotion and pertinent and warm address. In some parts they approach perhaps too near the manner of the French, being uncommonly aphoristic, and too glowing for the temperament of the English and Americans. They are on the whole well calculated howev er to rouse the careless, to animate the listless, and to reform the corrupt.

PROPOSALS have been issued by I. Thomas for publishing by subscription “an essay on the life of George Washington "by the Rev. Aaron Bancroft of Worcester, Massachusetts." The work is to be comprised in one volume 8vo, and “is con"fined to memoirs of Gen. Washington." The proposals speak in respectful terms of the work of Judge Marshall, but the intended publication is designed for more general circulation, where the former cannot be afforded. Mr. Bancroft is a pure and respectable writer, and we have no doubt, that in the pro gress of his essay "the greatest attention has been exerted to render it correct and satisfactory.”

INDEX.

PAGE

Abbot Rev. Abiel, an essay on the Pentateuch &c. notice of....... 199
Anacharsis memoirs of the author of ......

Ancients and Moderns comparison of

Associations literary and benevolent remarks on
Astronomy reflections on ......

Austin William, letters from London, written during the years 1802
and 1803, review of .....

-

215, 310

362
5
296

} 265

Bancroft Aaron, Essay on the life of Washington notice of
Birds observations on the manners and instincts of, translated from
the Mercure de France

Cantons Swiss memoirs respecting the union of the, &c.
Cares essay upon

Century eighteenth retrospect of

Charles I femarks on

33,131,241, 356
384

Chatham Earl of Letters to Thomas Pitt esq. afterward Lord
Camelford review of -

Chronology ancient utility of researches into &c.
Clarke John D. D. discourses to young men review of
Collectanea Græca Minora notice of

Collot General the travels of, &c. notice of

Cowper William observations on the life and writings of

Darwin Erasmus M. D. the temple of nature review of

.....

-

45, 117, 212
253

} 388

367

179

104

103

70

281

Edwards Brian F. x. s. history civil and commercial of the British
colony in the West Indies notice of

....

Ethics modern examination of

Fame from an unpublished manuscript

Genius patronage of

Germany a brief review of the progress of literature in
Gessner Solomon memoirs of

Harris Rev. T. M. the journal of a tour into the N. W. territory &c. 199

notice of ..

Harvard University advice to a student of in a se-
ries of letters

Hexameter Greek and Latin, an inquiry whether it can be successful-?

ly introduced into English poetry.

History primitive

PAGE

Laharpe J. F. lyceè ou cours de literature ancienne et moderne notice of 298

Language Hebrew dissertation on

Learning classical remarks on ..

Literature Jewish dissertation on

Mayhew Jonathan D. D. brief sketch of the life, character, and
writings of

Meleager idyl of

translation of

...

9
12

113

and

d}

629 157

195

196

82

I

92

Miller Samuel a brief retrospect of the eighteenth century review of
Miscellany Literary prospectus of

Morse Jedidiah D. D. American Gazetteer review of

Morse Jedidiah and Parish Elijah Gazetteer of the Eastern conti-
nent review of -

compendious history of New England review of

182

this? 395

Natural History, with an account of the professorship for this
science recently founded at the University in Cambridge

Rumford Benjamin Count of original memoirs of &c.

Turner Thomas epitome of bookkeeping by double entry &c. review of 300

Variola vaccina epigramma &c.

197

Volney C. F. tableau de climat et du sol des etats unis de

Ware Rev. Henry a sermon, delivered at Scituate review of