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Among the anecdotes there is an amusing and well-told account of a mystification practised by Sophie Arnould upon a party of her high acquaintances, who insisted upon her inviting her friend Jean-Jaques to meet them at her house. This was a few years before his death. Rousseau, as she anticipated, refused to come.

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"Voici (continues M. de Musset) comment elle se tira d'affaire. Le tailleur de la comédie avait quelque resemblance avec Jean-Jaques. Elle le remarque, et se résout à lui faire jouer le rôle de Rousseau. Les conventions sont bientôt faites-les voici-le tailleur doit prendre la perruque ronde, l'habit marron sans collet, la longue et grosse canne, tout le costume enfin de Jean-Jaques. Il aura soin de tenir la tête un peu penchée, de ne pas dire un seul mot-on lui laisse la liberté de manger et de boire, mais en observant toujours le même silence-il se levera de table à un signal convenu pour se retirer, et décampera sans rentrer dans le salon-il sera payé largement."*

After these preliminaries the guests were invited to a supper-party, where the pretended Jean-Jaques appeared upon the right of Mademoiselle Arnould. The scene is described at length. To complete, the illusion, the hostess circulated the bottle briskly. The mockphilosopher performed his part to admiration, as long as he continued sober; but, in spite of all Sophie's precautions, he at last became as drunk as the rest, "il tint des propos qui, sans l'ivresse des convives, leur auraient paru fort étranges."- However, the trick was not discovered till afterwards revealed by the contriver.

"Chacun admira le muet-et trouve qu'il répondait parfaitement à l'idée qu'on s'était faite de son esprit et de ses talens." Tom. i. 182.

There are also the details of another mystification, where the real Jean-Jaques is presented to Madame Genlis, and supposed by her to be Preville the actor, dressed up to personate him. (ii. 193.)-It is very cleverly related by Madame G, but we must refer for the particulars to the book itself.

Upon the whole, M. de Musset's work, though not an admirable specimen of biography, and unnecessarily voluminous, contains a large stock of new matter, tending to elucidate many passages in the life and character of his subject; and as such, must be considered to be a valuable and necessary supplement to the published editions of Rousseau's' writings.

imposed on the ladies the necessity of appearing moved; for how could they keep their eyes dry, when even a philosopher was melted in tears?

She got over the difficulty in the following manner. The tailor of the theatre somewhat resembled Jean-Jaques. She had remarked this, and determined to make him act the part of Rousseau. The arrangements, were speedily made, as follows:-The tailor to appear with the round wig, the chesnut-coloured coat without a collar, the long thick cane, in short the whole costume of Jean-Jaques. He must hold his head a little inclined, and not utter a single word. He is to be allowed the freedom of eating and drinking, always preserving the same silence. He must rise from table at a given signal, retire without returning to the salon, and finally he shall be handsomely paid.

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TRANSLATION OF A SONNET BY MONTI.

(The Shade of Alfieri addresses the Northumberland.) Thou, British Oak, in laurell'd pride elate,

Who to far shores, athwart the Atlantic tide, The conquer'd Conqueror of Kings dost guide, By Kings condemn'd to share an exile's fate;When thou arriv 'st, in angry accents state

That his false Gauls are shamed on every side:-
To him, the son of Italy, relate

In what unworthy chains she wept and sigh'd-
His the fit sentence, be the unfilial told,
Of one who his unsullied mother sold,

And basely to a worthless harlot gave.-
She is such, and he knows it; for, behold!
Lofty or spurn'd, in every change a slave,
Gaul still is Vice's seat, and Virtue's grave.

H.

SONNET.

To some the song of love is given, they raise
A thousand pleasing phantoms, which engross
The youth of mankind, veiling thus the loss
Of childhood's glowing visions, and in lays
Of sweetest melody do they impart

The gladness of their passion:-Is thy heart
To these delusions captive? Hear, and know,
Theirs is a masque of bitterness, and woe,
A pageant which requires-but ne'er repays
The loss of truth and liberty. Oh! shun,
Whilst in the path of life, this devious maze,

So shalt thou never mourn o'er pleasures gone,

Or, with a heaving breast, lament at things so vain,

When tears, and strife, and woe, are heard in Hymen's train. C.

L'OMBRA D' ALFIERI CHE PARLA AL NORTHUMBERLAND.

Anglico altiero Pin d' alloro ornato,

Che su' l'onde d'Atlante a estremi lidi
Il vincitor de' ré vinto alfin guidi,

Curin esilio or vuol de' régi il fato:-
Gionto alla metá, a lui con volto irato

L'onta palesa de' suoi Galli infidi,

Ei non mertati ceppi, e il pianto, ci gridi
D'Italia narra, a lui d'Italia nato-

Digli, che pena è d'empio figlio degna

La sua, perchè vendeva con arte prava

La nobil madre a meretrice indegna:
E ben fu tale, e il sallo, e tal la veggio,

Or superba or viliacca, e sempre schiava,
Gallia tomba a virtude, e a vizio seggio.

DA MONTI.

INDEX

TO THE

SECOND VOLUME OF THE NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE,

A

AND LITERARY JOURNAL.

Abyssinia, Pearce's account of, 251-cha-
racter of Pearce, by Mr. Salt, ib.—of the
governors, 252-extraordinary activity
of the Arabs, 253-vexations endured
by Pearce, 254-Abyssinian christiani-
ty, 255-effect of their civil dissensions
on morals, 256-different tribes, their
habits, and religious fasts and holidays,
257-character of the people, 427-ha-
bits of, 429.

Acquaintances, 350-the horrors of in-
troduction, ib.-misery of salutations,
351-Friendship and love, 252.
Address to Belzoni's mummy, 128.
Affectation in portraiture, 603-different
schools of, ib.-painters depict them-
selves any thing but what they are, 605
-instances of inconsistency, ib. 606
-bad taste in portraiture defined, ib.-
different affectations of the age, 607.
Africa (Southern), review of a Description
of, 410-Cape Town, 411-want of wa-
ter, 412-Dutch system of agriculture,
il.-the emigrants' hope of success at,
413-Table Mountain, 414-St. He-
lena and Napoleon, ib. 415, 416.
Alfieri, sonnet of, translated, 575.
American Epistles, or the land of promise,

585.

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Blues and Anti-Blues, remarks on their
amiable character, 220-fallacy of
old saws against learned ladies, 223-
women in their proper sphere in such
pursuits, 224.

Bonaparte, his death and character, 182 to
189-mode of life at St. Helena, 414.
Books (Old), 117-vis literaria extracted
from Burton & Brown, 118-Montaigne
never unpillaged, 118-black letter au-
thors, their superior merits, 119-Pope's
obligations and transmutations, ib.-
proof in point, 120.

Botany, lines on, 46-remarks on 364-
pleasures of in the country, 365-adapt-
ed particularly for the study of ladies,
366-objections to the Linnean system
combated, ib.-heaths, their uses, 367
-physiology of vegetables a curious
and interesting branch of botany, ib.-
the study of botany illustrates a pas-
sage in holy writ, 368.
Boy-Bishops preached formerly in the
churches at Christmas, 612.
Brothers (The), a tale from Schiller, 249.
Bull-fights, account of, 340.

C

Campbell (T.), lectures on poetry, 1, 225,
433-a song by, 393-song of Hybrias
translated by, 438.

Cant, definition and description of, 299-

the epidemic of modern essayism, 301.
Cape of Good Hope, account of, 410-

want of water, 412-Dutch agriculture,
ib.-the emigrants, 413.

Catholic (Roman), parties amongst the, in
Ireland, 404.

on,

Cat-painter, account of, 480.
Census (The), humorous remarks
370-consternation occasioned by it to
unmarried persons, ib.-instances, 371,
372, 373, 374.
Christmas-keeping, 609-in London, 610
-institutions connected with, 611-
lawyers of Lincoln's Inn, their revels,
ib. of the Inner Temple, ib.-revelry
and sports of the Church, 612-carols
and their origin, ib.-modern mode of
- keeping in the country, 613.
Claus (Peter), tale of, 150.
Clergyman (Spanish), on the formation of
his character, 28-his birth and parent-
age, 29, 30-first taken to the confes-

sion, 31-effects of it, 32-first becomes
acquainted with books, 33-determines
to take orders, 34-the Ano virgineo, 35
-education and the Jesuits, 157—exer-
cises of Saint Ignatius, 159-Father
Vega, sketch of his character, 160,
161-instruction, 162-reads Feyjoo,
163-reprimanded for reading that au-
thor, 164-account of the Spanish uni-
versities, 286-qualifications to be re-
ceived at, 287-Campomanes reforms
them, 288-absurdities in matters of
science and literature, 289, 290-strug-
gles between genius and constituted ig-
norance, 290-the clergyman studies
French, 291-reads forbidden books,
292-mental impressions, 293-is or-
dained, 294-peace of mind forsakes
him, 296-finds a friend, and discloses
his feelings, 298-conclusion of his
statement, ib.

Comedies of Thomas May, 70-extracts
from, 71.

Conception (The), an early dramatic mys-
tery, 51.

Conversation, remarks on, 456-means
of succeeding in, 457-social, 572.
Corneille, remarks on, 389.
Coronations, remarks on, and history of,
96, 208-on the preparation for, 216.
Cowardice (Female), 474.
Cowper, on his poetical character, 153-
extract from, on flowers, 177.
Cries (London), philosophy of the, 394-
character of, 395-different sorts of,
397.

Criticism, on French and English tragedy,
47, 121, 385-on the comedies of
Thomas May, 70-on De Musset's life
of Rousseau, 618.

D

Daisy, lines to the, 285.
D'Alembert, anecdote of, 630.

De La Taille (Jean), on his plays, 122.
D'Houdetot (Mad.), 629.
Dibdin's Bibliographical Researches, re-
view of, 189-the king's library at Paris
and its treasures, 190-ancient MSS.
190, 191-visits Strasburgh, 191-Stutt-
gard, 192-interview with the brethren
of Chremsminster, 193-his entertain-
ment, 194, 195.

Don Leucadio Doblado's letters from Spain,
25-character of Spaniards, 26-of
Spanish clergymen, 27 to 35-anecdotes
of monks, 35, 36-on the system of
Spanish ecclesiastical education, 157 to
165-on the formation of the Spanish
clerical character, 286-description of
Spanish universities, 286 to 292-bull-
fights, 340 to 349-sets out to Olbera,
484-anecdotes of Spanish manners, ib.
"El Diablo Predicador," a Spanish

play, 486-the Las Animas and lottery
of purgatory, 488-distinctions of so-
ciety, convents and nuns, at Osuna,
490, 491-roads in the Sierra de Ronda,
and a Spanish vicar, 492-modes of
life at Olbera, and character of the in-
habitants, 493-the plague at Seville,
576-the popular prayers for aid, 577-
parish priests, superstitions respecting,
579-female dress attacked from the
pulpit, 580-various superstitions to
avert infection, 581.

Earl Bristol's farewell, verses, 277.
Education, new modes of, 381-proposed
improvements in, 384.
Echo, sonnet to, 426.

Eloquence of American Indians, speci-
mens of, 60.

English Pride, thoughts on, 135-pride of
English Language, innovations in, 302.

purse, 136-contemptible distinctions
in country parishes and towns, 136—
middling classes of London, 137-their
high life below stairs, ib.-city pride of
wealth, 138-ostentation and luxury,
139-civic dinners, 140.

English Tragedy, criticism on, 47, 121,

385.

Enthusiasm, observations on, 265.
Epigrams of Pananti, 422, 497.

F

Fashion, revolution in, 360 Female
Cowardice, 474.

165.

Fictions (Modern), observations on,
Filicaja, sonnet from, 313.
First Spring, story from the German, 504.
Foscolo (Ugo), lines to, 453.
Fragments from the Woods,60-speech of
Black Thunder, 61-Skenaudo, the
Oneida warrior, 62-his eloquent ha-
rangue, 63-defiance of a chieftain of
the Creek nation, ib.-the Virginian
chief to Sir W. Berkeley, 64-address of
a Cherokee chief, ib.-Tecumseh, the
prophet of war,66-Hauanossa's speech,
66, 67-Black Buffaloe, 68-pathetic
address of Scauaudo, 68, 69.
French Tragedy, criticism on, 47, 121,

385.

G

Garden, Walks in a, 41, 173.
Garnier (Robert), criticism on his dra-
mas, 124.
German popular and traditionary Litera-
ture, 146-historical review of, 148,
149-the Goatherd, or history of Peter
Claus, 150-remarks on, 151, 152-
hymns or songs, 329, 330-traditionary
tales, 330- Little Garden of Roses,"

331-dwarfs, expulsion of, from the
Hartz, 333-Emperor Frederic, tale re-
specting, 538-the mountain enchant-
ment, 539-the Vintner of Tilleda, ib. |
-ballad of the Brocken, 543.
German (North) peasantry, 268-intro-
ductory remarks, 269, 270-tenures and
contributions, 271-oppressive treat-
ment of, 272, 273, 274, 275-strength
and spirit of, examined, 376-debase-
ment of spirit in the Pomeranian pea-
santry, 379-latterly their condition
amended, 380.

533.

literature: Mines of the East,

Good Hope (Cape of), travels in, 410-
description of Cape Town, 411-ac-
count of Southern Africa, 410-migra-
tion to, 413.

Greece, emancipation of, 443-Grecian
navy, 444-land forces, 445—the Kapi-
tanys, ib.

Grevin (Jacques), French dramatist, re-
marks on his plays, 122.
Grimm's Ghost, 196-the artist's letter-

box, ib. certain resolutions respecting,
196-case and legal opinion on, 197-
Mrs. Meadowcroft's letter to Mr. O-
198-Alderman Dowgate to- -,199
Captain Horehound to Sir W. B. 200—
Levi Lazarus to Mr. T. ib.-Miss L.
Patterson to Mr. J -, 447-new
subject, the Dixons and Culpeppers,

615.

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Highland Anecdotes: the Raid of Cille-
christ, 515-superstitions of, and Lon-
doners, 561, 568.

Hints to young authors, 589.
History of the Middle Ages, by M. Sis-
mondi, 508-society, or social science,
508, 509-science of politics, 509, 510
the social sciences should be elucidated,
511-difference between natural and
social science, 512-social science still
in its infancy, 513-period of time pro-
posed to be considered, 514-grandeur
and weakness of the Roman Empire,
553-detailed views of this subject, viz.
political and national divisions, lan-

guages, free and slave population, origin
of great cities, 554, 555, 556, 557, 558,
559, 560.

Horace, Ode xix, Book iii. translated, 16
-Ode xiii. Book iii. 55.

Humboldt's Travels, 314-description of

the moschettoes on the Oroonoko. ib.-
birds and animals, 315-cannibalism of
the Indians, 316-roasted monkeys,
318-the Otomacs, or earth-eaters, ib.
Hume (David), his quarrel with Rous-
seau, 624.

Hybrias the Cretan's song, 438.

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Jackson the pugilist, his fine make and
strength, 528.

Jesuits in Spain, their influence and cha-
racter, 157.

Jodelle, the early French dramatist, 52—
his Cleopatra, extracts from, 53.
Journal (J. Kentucky's), 104-reason for
the name of John Bull, ib. 105-on
keeping May-day, 106-feelings on vi-
siting the House of Commons, 107—
manners of fashionable life, 109 to 112,
212-the levee, ib.-excursion to Rich-
mond, 213-view from, 214-different
religions, 215-on the preparations for
the coronation, 216-the coronation
day, Windsor, 522-a morning in New-
gate, 524-Mrs. Fry, ib. 528-visit
to the Fives Court, 526-slang of, 527
visit to Bedlam, 528-Peg Nicholson,
Hatfield, 529, 530-receives letters
Journal of a Tourist, 417-hasty conclu-
from America, and conclusion, 532.
sions of, il-passage to Calais, 419-
reflections on French and English cha-
racter, 419, 420-reaches Abbeville,
happy appearance of the peasantry, 597
-remarks on the French conveyances,
598-arrives at Beauvais, ib.-desolate
appearance of, 599-enters Paris by the
gate of St. Denis, 600-the Louvre, ib.
-Thuilleries, ib.-Palais Royal, 601-
Column in Place Vendome, remarks on,
il-French engraving respecting, 602.

K

Kentucky (Jonathan), his journal, No.
IV. 104-No. V. 212-No. VI. 522.

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