ry system of the Romans. This work, therefore, forms a kind of introduction to that of Gibbor.-Penny Cyclopædia. 3 vols. 8vo, $5 00. "History of English Poetry." What the author has done of this great work exhibits an extent of research and reading, and a correctness of taste and critical judgment, which render it a subject of regret that he should have been diverted from completing his design.-Enc. Am. 3 vols. 4to, $7 50, London. (See third part.) Gibbon, 1737. Stuart, 1742. He is the author of "History of the Reformation in Scotland" (1784), and "History of Scotland" (1782). His works display erudition, industry, and sound judgment, wherever the latter quality is not influenced by his jealousy and hatred of contemporary writers.-Enc. Am. Russell, 1746. He was the author of the "History of America from its discovery by Columbus to the conclusion of the late War," 1778, 2 vols. 4to, and the "History of Modern Europe, with an Account of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire," in a series of letters, 1779, 4 vols. 8vo.-Blake. Cox, 1747. His "History of Austria" is executed with every appearance of diligence, and furnishes the English reader with a complete account of the political history of that celebrated state. By his labours we may consider ourselves as furnished with information, which we must otherwise have extracted with great pain and labour, if at all, from those documents and historians in different languages to which they refer.Smyth Roscoe, 1752. (See third part.) Belsham, 1752. His historical works were published in a uniform edition in 12 vols. 8vo, under the title of "History of Great Britain to the Conclusion of the Peace of Amiens in 1802."--Penny Enc. London, 1805, 5 vols. 4to, $10 00. Hallam's Constitutional History of England. This work is eminently judicial; its whole spirit is that of the bench, not of the bar. He sums up with a calm, steady impartiality, turning neither to the right nor to the left, glossing over nothing, exaggerating nothing. On a general survey, we do not scruple to pronounce the constitutional history the most impartial history that we ever read.—Enc. A ̃^. 4 vols. 8vo, $7 50. (See third part.) Turner. Prescott's Ferdinand and Isabella. (See third part.) Bancroft's History of the United States. (See third part.) Irving's Conquest of Grenada. (See third part.) 2. FRENCH. Froissart, 1337. His historical writings, which reach down to 1400, are precious documents, exhibiting the character and manner of his age.-Enc. Am. By his picturesque description and fertility of historical invention, he may be reckoned the Livy of France.-Hallam. Froissart's Chronicles of England, France, Spain, translated from the French by Johnes, London, 1838, 2 vols. 8vo, $10 00. Philip de Comines, 1445. He is the first of modern writers who in any degree has displayed sagacity in reasoning on the characters or men and ry system of the Romans. This work, therefore, forms a kind of introduction to that of Gibbor.-Penny Cyclopædia. 3 vols. 8vo, $5 00. "History of English Poetry." What the author has done of this great work exhibits an extent of research and reading, and a correctness of taste and critical judgment, which render it a subject of regret that he should have been diverted from completing his design.-Enc. Am. 3 vols. 4to, $7 50, London. (See third part.) Gibbon, 1737. Stuart, 1742. He is the author of "History of the Reformation in Scotland" (1784), and "History of Scotland" (1782). His works display erudition, industry, and sound judgment, wherever the latter quality is not influenced by his jealousy and hatred of contemporary writers.-Enc. Am. Russell, 1746. He was the author of the "History of America from its discovery by Columbus to the conclusion of the late War," 1778, 2 vols. 4to, and the "History of Modern Europe, with an Account of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire," in a series of letters, 1779, 4 vols. 8vo.-Blake. Cox, 1747. His "History of Austria" is executed with every appearance of diligence, and furnishes the English reader with a complete account of the political history of that celebrated state. By his labours we may consider ourselves as furnished with information, which we must otherwise have extracted with great pain and labour, if at all, from those documents and historians in different languages to which they refer.Smuth also, no dou Roscoe, 1752. should not be part.) Belsham, 1752. His historical works were published in a uniform edition in 12 vols. 8vo, under the title of "History of Great Britain to the Conclusion of the Peace of Amiens in 1802.”---Penny Enc. London, 1805, 5 vols. 4to, $10 00. (See third part.) (See third part.) Sir J. Mackintosh, 1765. Lingard, 1780. Hallam's Constitutional History of England. This work is eminently judicial; its whole spirit is that of the bench, not of the bar. He sums up with a calm, steady impartiality, turning neither to the right nor to the left, glossing over nothing, exaggerating nothing. On a general survey, we do not scruple to pronounce the constitutional history the most impartial history that we ever read.-Enc. ATM. 4 vols. 8vo, $7 50. (See third part.) Turner. Prescott's Ferdinand and Isabella. (See third part.) Bancroft's History of the United States. (See third part.) Irving's Conquest of Grenada. (See third part.) 2. FRENCH. Froissart, 1337. His historical writings, which reach down to 1400, are precious documents, exhibiting the character and manner of his age.-Enc. Am. By his picturesque description and fertility of historical invention, he may be reckoned the Livy of France.-Hallam. Froissart's Chronicles of England, France, Spain, translated from the French by Johnes, London, 1838, 2 vols. 8vo, $10 00. Philip de Comines, 1445. He is the first of modern writers who in any degree has displayed sagacity in reasoning on the characters or men and the consequences of their actions, or who has been able to generalize his observations by comparison and reflection. He is free from that pedantic application of history, which became common with those who passed for political reasoners in the next two centuries.-Hallam. Monstrelet, 15th century. He was the author of a history of his own time in French. It extended from 1400 to 1467, but the last fifteen years were furnished by another hand. Chronicles of England, France, Spain, &c., &c., translated from the French by Johnes, London, 1840, 2 vols. 8vo, $950. De Thou, 1553. He composed in the Latin language a voluminous history of his own times. It comprises the years from 1545 to 1607. Accurately acquainted with the politics, revolutions, and geography of modern Europe, the narrative of De Thou is at once copious and exact, while his native candour and love of truth ensured all the necessary freedom and impartiality.— Enc. Am. De Thou, Histoire Universelle, London, 1734, 16 vols. 4to, $20 00. Duchesne, 1584. He has been called the father of French history. His most important works are, his Collection of French Historians, his Historia Normanorum Scriptores ab Anno 838-1220, and his genealogical works, which throw much light on the history of France. Paris, 1636, 5 vols., $12 00. Dufresne, or Ducange, 1610. He did much for the history of the Middle Ages, especially as regards France, as well as for the Byzantine history. He wrote "Historia Byzantina," Paris, 1680, folio.—Enc. Am. Montfaucon, 1655. Among his numerous works, we here only mention his "Monumens de la Monarchie Françoise." "Of an author who has left 44 vols. folio, it may be expected that elegance will not be a characteristic; accordingly, his writings are blamed for their cumbrous style and defective arrangement, but his erudition has never been questioned, and his works are still looked up to as guides through that obscure and intri |