The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-04-21 00:00:00

This day is published, neatly printed in two volumes 12ovn.
prier 12s. boards,
ACOLLECTION of ANCIENT and MO-
DERN SCOTCH BALLADS, TALES, and SONGS.
With explanatory Notes and Observations.
By JOHN GILCHRIST.
Printed for T. Callell and W. Davies, Loudon; and Was,
Blackwood, Edinburgh.

This Work, consisting entirely of Scottish Poetry, is
di-
Ndrd into three Parts. The first contains the most popular
pf our Historical and Humanise Ballads; the second, the
Choicest Tales; awl the third, a variety of the hest of our
Aocieut sod Modern Suns. To the Porms in the first and
second Parts brief observations are prefixed, with a view to
elucidate the transactions relate,' ; and to most of the Songs
are elro prefixed the Authors' Names, with short Notices,
Anecdotes, ice. The whole is printed front the mod correct
editions, and it is presumed, form, a Collection of the best
Specimeas of Scottish Poetry hitherto pul.;ishrel.

This day is published, lomilmmely printed ill octavo, with
Ave PiSW, price Ids. tid. Wards, the Third Edition, with
Addition uf
110 SSA it on the THEORY of the EARTH,
By M. CUVI ER.
ILA
Perpetual Secretary of the French liovtitote, Professor nod
Administrator uf the Museum of Natural History, /kr.
With Alitierah zical Notes, and an account of euvita's
" Geolugioal Discoveries."
By Professor J A 11 MOON.
Printed fur T. Csilell sod W. Davies, Strand, Loados ;
and W. Blackwood, Priure'sditreet, Edinburgh.

••• To the Student of Geology this Work will be ex-
tremely useful, as containing sonic very important and ori-
ginal views of the snhjert, and as being mute occupied with
the detail of interesting farts and ob. lions than the
establishment of an ingenious theory. The Christian may
furnish himself, from this production of the l'Krisian philo-
sopher, with 311111111 f to defend his faith against those writers
Ulan have cirdeavinireil to overturn it by objections against
the Mosaic account of the deluge, ■nd the age of the
be-
sean race. And the Essay is written in such an elegant
style, is so perspicuous in its statements, and afford+ so
much information oil a must inteirsting part of Natural
Ilistury, that no reader can fail to derive from it a large
portion both of entertainment and instruction.

This day is published, in two volumes, Svo. !nice It Is.
the Second Edition, of
ECTU It ES on the HISTORY of LITER A-
.l_4 TUBE, Ancient and Modem, (rum the Gcrmau of
Frederick Schlegel.
Printed for T. Gael! and W. Davies, StrAnd, London;
and W. Blackwood, Edinburgh.

"Frederick Schlegel has more originality of genius than
almost any other celebrated man iu Gerisisny; but far from
depending on that originality, though it promised him much
seems, lie endeavoured to assist it by extensive sway. It
I. a great proof ut our respect for the 1111111dt' species, when
we dare nut addrei,ii it from the suggestions of r.ur won
minds, without haviog first ronscieutioubly examuu•d 11110
all that has been left to us by uur predecessors am an tithe-
itance."—Madsme de Stael.

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