the laft London edition, of 1803, comprifing the corrections and illustrations of various commentators, together with the notes of Dr. Johnson and G. Stevens, revifed and augmented by I. Reid with a Gloffarial Index.-The following is a fummary of their

TERMS:

This edition of Shakespeare will be contained in fixteen crown-octavo vols. It will be printed in a style, eminently beautiful, on a fine cream-coloured woven paper, with a type entirely new, and caft for the purpose.

The proprietors pledge themselves, that it shall surpass the London edition in neatness of mechanical execution, and rival it in fidelity and correct

nefs.

It will be printed under the immediate direction and fuperintendance of an Editor, affifted by feveral men of letters.

The price to fubfcribers will be 1 dollar 50 cents per volume in boards; to non-fubfcribers 1 dollar 75 cents.

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To suit the economy or the taste of different purchasers, an edition will be printed in a compressed, cheap and portable form, without the notes, in 8 vols. 12mo. price 1 dollar per vol. in boards.

It is contemplated to print one volume every month, from the time of commencement until the work be completed.

The proprietors sanguinely hope, that the liberality of the public will be conspicuous in the support of a work of a fingular magnitude, to which intense labour and great expense are neceffarily incident.

IT may be pleafing to the amateurs of literary History, who have not previously obtained this intelligence, to mention, that in November laft the long expected elaborate work of GODWIN on the Life and Times of GEOFRY CHAUCER, was actually published. It comprehends views of the progrefs of fociety, manners and the Fine Arts, from the dawn of literature in modern Europe to the clofe of the fourteenth century, with characters of the principal perfonages in the courts of Edward, the third, and Richard, the fecond.

Meffrs. W. PELHAM, MANNING & LORING, and E. LINCOLN, of this town, purpose to publish a third volume of the Life and Pofthumous Writings of WILLIAM COWPER, which has been. recently published in London, under the editorial direction of Mr. HAYLEY. This publication, confifting entirely of poems and letters heretofore unpublished, is probably the last that will be offered to the public, and it will be printed in a uniform manner with their preceding volumes.

MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES.

CONCLUSION

OF A SKETCH OF THE FORMER AND PRESENT STATE OF THE
COLUMBIAN MUSEUM.

(From page 192.)

Befide those beautiful paintings which were last mentioned, our notice is attracted to these elegant Prints-Providence, Happiness, Wisdom, Innocence, and Conjugal Affection, &c.

Elegant STATUARY lately received from Paris and Italy; Pope Gange. nelli, Dr. Franklin, (elegant Marble bufts); Gen. Bonaparte, Gen. Moreau, (bronzed); Cato, Cicero, Demofthenes, Homer, Laocoon and Sons, Apollo, Diana, Vestal Virgin, Venus, &c.-well worthy the attention of the connoiffeur, and ladies and gentlemen of taste.

The Bust of Gangenelli is thought to be the finest piece of Sculpture ever seen in this country, and is faid to have originally cost (in Rome) 1000 guineas.

Elegant WAX-FIGURES―large as life, viz.-Roman Charity, represented by a beautiful Young Woman, nourishing her (venerable) Father in Prison; • Peace and War, represented by a Figure of a young lady of Boston, holding an Olive Branch extending towards a large and elegant Painting of the late Gen. Washington, and an excellent Figure of Mars; Romeo and Juliet, from one of Shakespeare's celebrated tragedies, reprefented by four Figures, and Juliet feen rifing from a tomb; King Alfred, represented in a group of seven Figures, dividing a Loaf between his Queen, four Children, and a poor Pilgrim; the finding of Mofes by king Pharoah's daughter, reprefented by a group of five figures; Bonaparte is firikingly reprefented fixing his ftandard on the Bridge of Arcole, at the battle of Lodi ; the Irish Giant and Dwarf are very interesting Figures; the Giant is handsome and well proportioned, (8 feet 2 inches high); the Dwarf is a handfome little fellow, 3 feet high, and well proportioned. An excellent Figure and Likeness of the late Rev. Mr. Whitfield, dressed in the fame manner in which he appeared when he preached in this town-&c.

MAMMOTH !-The (carved) Skeleton of the Mammoth is 24 feet in length and 11 feet high!! Which may be juftly ranked among the greatest Artificial Curiofities: It is an exact model from Mr. Peale's Original Skeleton.

Natural CURIOSITIES.-Among the numerous Collection of Natural Productions, are, Beafts, Birds, Fish, Serpents, (the skin of one is upwards of 20 feet long); Reptiles and Infects, in fine preservation. Alfo, a large and elegant Collection of Shells, among which are fome very curious: with a Collection of Live Birds, &c. &c.

Thus, then, (but few months having elapfed fince the re-establishment of the MUSEUM) we see the beginnings of Mr. BOWEN's industry,and magnanimity again displayed. Again, by the Public's liberality and fupport, Science and Art will here erect supernal temples to Genius and Erudition: Here taste and refinement will expand their beauty, order, elegance and utility.-Something to admire, to imitate, to venerate, and to call forth our serious and useful contemplations, will here be found-Liberality will be amply gratified; approbation will be commanded ;-and pleafure and profit derived to all

With the Public, at large, it remains, to complete this PRIDE of MASSACHUSETTS; this EMULATOR of European EXHIBITIONS ;—The honour of State and Country demands its support.

If the worthy and meritorious (who spare no exertion or expense to please) are deferving patronage; and the unfortunate entitled to affiftance; the Proprietor of the New COLUMBIAN MUSEUM will receive the most generous encouragement. MARIANO.

Boßen, 1804

PRINTED AND SOLD BY E. LINCOLN, WATER-STREET.

1804.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

IT has been, more than once, hinted to the Editor, that the currency of this publication is much impeded, efpecially in Bofton, by its want of the recommendation of amufing anecdotes and wonderful ftories. In reply, he would observe, that tales, ingeniously related, and forcibly inculcating fome virtuous fentiment, and anecdotes, amusing to a refined and correct tafte, will always be objects of his attention. But he hearti ly difdains to infult his patrons, by offering them a gallimaufry of witlefs jefts, filly puns, and nonfenfical bon-mots, from which the popularity of periodical works too often arises. The primary and invariable purpose of his present undertaking is, to open to public notice fome Specimens of the literary skill in this country,-to offer fuch essays, as are furnished with fentimental instruction and rational amusement,—to remark on the progrefs of fcience and the fine arts, and, with various tongues, to plead in behalf of virtuous refinement. If this attempt will not gain extensive patronage, it is pleafing to find, that there are even a few, who bestow their approbation.

MONTHLY ANTHOLOGY,

FOR

APRIL, 1804.

For the MONTHLY ANTHOLOGY.

THE MAUSOLEUM OF WASHINGTON. THE fervices of Gen. WASHINGTON are too recent and important to be already forgotten. His unimpeachable integrity raised him above fufpicion-almost above reproach. Parties most inveterate have united in honours to his memory. Congress, on receiving the mournful tidings of his death, with a warmth, which was as grateful in them, as correfpondent to the feelings of their conftituents, decreed thofe marks of respect, which his virtues claimed, and which it became an affectionate people to bestow. All branches of government concurred in adoping those measures, by which the reverence and gratitude of Americans might be expressed to one, who had earned them by as great services, as ever a patriot rendered to his country. This was an act of feeling performed in a moment of feeling. Here was a tribute of the heart, which bore on its front the stamp and imprefs of the heart. Let him, who has a sense of moral excellence, and is capable of appreciating it; who loves virtue, and rejoices in its reward; who feels gratitude, and burns to express it; let fuch a perfon judge whether this act of feeling and tribute of the heart were not founded in justice and expreffive of the nobleft fentiments. Let him then confider the nice and cold calculations, which were afterwards made in Congrefs to discover the leaft poffible fum, which could be offered with decency to fhelter the remains of Washington. Will he not blush and hang his head in acknowledging himself an American? Will he not deteft that fordid economy, which thus exalts itself on the ruins of the beft feelings of our nature, and grudges an honourable and majestic structure to the duft of the hero and faviour of his country?

But "what good," faid fome, "will a Maufoleum do?" I would have answered by asking, "what good would the cheapeft and meanest monument have done ?' The question was an infult on the understanding and feelings of our countrymen.