ART. 43. Rofcius in London. Biographical Memoirs of William Henry Weft Betty, from the earlieft Period of his Infancy, including the Hiftory of his Irish, Scotch, and English Engagements; with Analytical Strictures on his Acting at the London Theatres. Dedicated to Richard Brinfly Sheridan, Efq. M. P. 8vo. 59 PP. 25. Crosby. 1805.

The facts which this author profeffes to detail in his title, are well defcribed; and the following anecdote must be fo highly interesting to all who feel anxious for the fame of the fubject of this tract, that we gladly infert it.

On the forenoon of the play-day", fays Mr. Jack fon, the manager of the Edinbugh Theatre, "I met Mr. Home, the author of Douglas; compliments being exchanged, I informed him, that his popular play was to be performed that night. He faid he had not heard of it, and enquired in what manner it was to be reprefented. 1 replied, it would be to his entire fatisfaction. Explanations took place, and he promised to be in the houfe by the opening of the play. But", fays he, " I must have my old place: I fhall come to your houfe, and you shall conduct me to it". He came according to his word: and I had the pleasure of feating him at the fide of the firft wing, where I had enjoyed the fame honour, at that very play, forty-three years before: and I prefume no one ever received higher gratification than he did, from the performance of the evening. I fpeak it from conviction: I read his looks, and faw the undifguifed workings of his frame. The play concluded with reiterated applaufe, which fcarcely ceafing, the author of Douglas, in the plenitude of rapturous enthufiafm, from the unexpected gratification he had received, stepped forward before the curtain, and bowed refpectfully to the audience; retiring amidst the convulfed and tumultuous acclamations of the house. On his being veiled from the fight of the spectators, I asked him how he had been entertained. "Never better! Sir!" fays he, "this is the first time I ever faw the part of Douglas played; i. e. according to my ideas of the character, as at that time I conceived it; and as I wrote it. He is a wonderful being; his endowments great beyond conception; and I pronounce him at prefent, or at least that he foon will be, one of the first actors upon the British stage."

This is a pleafing publication, and will entitle the editor, to the praise which he is himself anxious to obtain, "what is due on the fcore of induftry".

ART. 44. The wonderful Theatrical Progrfs of William Henry Weft Betty, the Infant Rofcius, in Ireland, Scotland, and various Parts of England; alfo at the Theatres-Royal, Covent-Garden and Drury Lane: with an accurate Sketch of his Life. By an Impartial Obferver. 12mo. 70 pp. 6d. Crosby. 1805.

The fame facts, detailed with more rapidity and concifenefs.

ART.

ART. 45. Grammaire Françoise et Italienne de Vénéroni. Contenant tout ce qui eft nécessaire pour apprendre facilement la langue Italienne. Augmentée d'un cours de Thémes, des regles fur la Prononciation, avec un Tableau des élémens de la langue Italienne, d'une Lifte des Verbes irréguliers rangés par ordre alphabétique, avec deux grands Tableaux des Verbes réguliers et irréguliers. Seconde edition en deux Volumes. Corrigée et augmentée d'une table alphabétique des Matières. Par Romualdo Zotti. Tom. I. de 398 pp. II. de 303. 78. 6d. L'Auteur, No. 6, Sherrard-Street. 1804.

Though Mr. Zotti continues, with great modefty, to mark his Grammar with the name of Veneroni, it is now, in almost all essentials, his own. His first edition, we noticed in our 15th vol. p. 209. It was then a fingle volume of about 400 pages, but it is now increased to twice that magnitude; and therefore well deferves a fecond notice. In the grammatical part, far from confining himself to Veneroni, he has extracted whatever was moft ufeful from Buummattei, Cinonio, Corticelli, Gigli, and feveral other Italian writers of celebrity. He has availed hinfelf of the definitions of the Italian and French Academies. He has confulted alfo, and employed the belt French Gram

marians.

Among the parts moft valuable in this Grammar, are the complete alphabetical lifts of the irregular verbs, and the tables of them and the regular verbs, as well as of pronunciation, &c. a vocabulary of poetical licences, extracted from a portable Dictionary, published by Prault, at Paris, in 1768, and fince re-published here by Peretti. The dialogues are written by Mr. Z. himself, and great care has been taken to render both the French and Italian completely pure, by fubmitting them to the revifion of perfons the best skilled in both languages. In the 24th dialogue very juft praises are given to Mr. Mathias, for his Italian publications and zeal for that language.

The Themes on the Italian Language, are drawn up with great care, and adopted to the rules of a Syntax, which this author has particularly laboured to render complete, and to all the pure idioms of the language. The treatife on Italian Poetry is original, but drawn from the beft fources of writers on that fubject.

Few English perfons ftudy Italian, without having first acquired a knowledge of French, which is the reafon affigned by this author for compiling his grammar in the latter language." Les Anglois", fays he," aiment généralement à étudier l'Italien par le moyen de la langue Françoife, afin de fe perfectionner en même temps dans cette derniere". The reafon is very fufficient; and we doubt not that this fecond edition of Mr. Zotti's book, improved at it is, will meet with proportionable encouragement, though the fale of the first appears to have been rapid.

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ART. 46. A Manual of Geography, for Youth of both Sexes; comprebending a concife Defcription of the Empires, Kingdoms, States, Provinces, c. in the known World; with the Government, Customs, Manners and Religion of the Inhabitants; their Extent, Boundaries, and Natural Productions, Trade, Manufactures, and Curiofities, &c. By the Rev. Thomas Harwood, late of University College, Oxford. 12mo. 35. Longman and Co. 1804.

This little Manual is in the form of queftion and anfwer, and appears to be drawn up in a plain and perfpicuous manner. By its being divided into fhort leffons, we prefume the author's intention is to have it repeated by heart. This is proper, and fufficiently eafy; and will be rendered of greater efficacy by having a globe or map at hand, to which the ftudent fhould be made to refer. This we ftrongly recommend. Mr. Harwood we have noticed before, in more confiderable works.

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