but he should not confound them; he should not
make verse of his prose, as it gives his language an
inflated appearance. Many of his prose speeches
have nothing of prose but the form; the whole speech
of Gustavus, in page 70, may be broken into blank
verse, without displacing a single syllable; and we
are much mistaken if Mr. Dimond did not originally
intend it as such.

The Counterfeit ; a Farce, in two Acts; as performed
at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Written by
Andrew Franklin, Author of the Egyptian Festival,
Wandering Jew, &c. &c. 8vo. pp. 47.

THIS is a laughable bustling farce, well calculated for stage effect: The characters are tolerably sketched, the dialogue is lively, and the plot and incidents are better managed than in many other pieces of the same kind:

The Paragraph; a Musical Entertainment, in two Acts; as it is performed at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden. By Prince Hoare. 8vo. pp. 52.

THIS is one of those pieces which "strut and fret their hour upon the stage, and then are heard no more." There is nothing grossly bad in it; nor is there any thing sufficiently good to command applause.

Matrimony; a petit Opera, in two Acts; as performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Altered from the French, by James Kenney. 8vo. pp. 46.

THIS piece is an alteration from the French Opera of "Adolphe et Clare." Mr. Kenney has perform

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ed his task with tolerable success. The plot is slight, and the characters are common, but the dialogue is neat and sprightly.

Foul Deeds will rise. A Musical Drama. By S. J. Arnold. Svo. pp. 47.

THIS drama received sentence of condemnation at the Haymarket Theatre. The author appeals from that sentence, which, however, we see no reason to reverse. Mr. Arnold's drama is not formed to live. It excites little interest: the characters are no characters at all, and the language is often inflated.

The Hunter of the Alps; a Drama, interspersed with Music. By Mr. Dimond, jun. 8vo. pp. 40.

THIS little drama is not unworthy of the success which it met with on the stage. The songs are pretty, the dialogue, is neat and lively, and there is sufficient bustle in the piece to keep alive the attention of an audience,

CATALOGUE.

THE Poetical Works of Charles Churchill, with explanatory Notes, and an authentic account of his Life, now first published, 2 vols. 8vo.

Hispaniola, a Poem. To which are added Lines on the Crucifixion; Fragment of a Monody on the late Rev. H. Hunter, D. D. and other Poetical Pieces. By S. Whitchurch, 8vo.

Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress versified. By George Burder, 12mɔ.

Christmas Holidays. By Henry Whitfield, 12mo. War! War! An Address to the British Nation, 4to. The Patriot; addressed to the Right Hon. Henry Addington, 4to.

Our Country, a Poem, Svo.

The Crazy World; or, a Sketch of modern Eccentricities. To which is added, a Dramatica Curiosa. By H. O'R.

Adversity; or, the Miseries of the Seduced, interspersed with Narratives; to which is subjoined a Military Tale, founded on a real Occurrence, called Henry and Eliza. By W. H. Poulett, 4to. A Monody on the Duke d'Enghein, murdered by order of Bonaparte in the Wood of Vincennes, March 23, 1804. By Dennis Lawler, 4to. A Hint to Britain's Arch-Enemy Bonaparte, an effusion appropriate to existing circumstances. By T. Strangt, 8vo.

An instructive Epistle to the Lord Mayor, on the proposal of an Address of Thanks to Mr. Addington, for his great and upright conduct when Prime Minister. By Peter Pindar, 4to.

The Sea Side Hero: a Drama, in three Acts. By John Carr, Esq. Svo.

The new Melo-Drama, called Valentine and Orson; as now performing at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden. Written by T. Dibdin, 8vo.

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