The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-12-19
October 90.

PROPOSALS by EDWARD EARLE, for publish
Il ing by subscription, the Works of COlfys.ELE
oS l.dCiICS; will. 81 essay on his life and gent
us; notes, supplements, SSc.-By .dthur .1f,bl.y
Esq.--Fhe first American from the last London E
dition, with the Authors last corrections. ~, 4iis
AS a briet Recommendation OF the above works to
those to whom they may not lie already known, the
following notice OF them rs copied from the Lont
Review OF the time when they we're first published
Though, says this Review, 's'it be witt, the
| translation OF Iacitus that we have to do, NOT
with the character of that original and great historian
himself, it would be d;eult, perhaps unnatural, ar,
indecorous to pass by the present opportunity G re-
cosnsng the merit of that sublime genius, and ioin-
ing IN the general voice OF applause and admiration
Cornelius Tacitus, by rare felicity, of circu;n
stances, united in himself all those reLtions qualities
and accomplishments, that arc requisite to form a
great historian dc was OF senatorial rank, and in
that order highly distinguished He enjoyed the ia
YOUR OF the princes and sovereigns of the civilized
world, and held civil Offices of the highest dignity and
Importance he possessed native probity and eIe-
walton OF mind and these noble qualities we're height
encd and confirmed by an hablal conversancy with
the history OF the Roman republic, and an education
in the principles of the sublmest philosophy The
Proioundncss OF his reflections, the precision of his
dcton, his elegant and energetic brevity, ard some
thing remarkably picturesque and dramatic in his
manner, consprc, with The dignity and importance of
his subjects, to clothe his works with never falling
bloom, and reader his fame immortal. He records
the actons the counses the secret motives of the.
great actors in the greatest political drama that was
ever exhibited on the world and the History of Ia
ctus as is well observed by his accomplished trlnsa-
ton and critic is &c Philosophy teaching y examoi
The contents of these volumes seem naturally to
| admit of the following division
l. \ dedication to tie right honorable Edmund
burke an Essay on Tie life and genius of racitus;
the annals or Iacitus, with supplements and AN an,
pendiX; genealogical table, with an index OF tile Ca.
sars--notes the annals and appendix aud maps OF
the ancient world known to the Romans and OF. A
STA . The history OF Tacitns, with an Appendix.
and to the history and appcndix-and maps Of
the city O. Jerusalem, and Of Italy g. The cc!cbrat
ed and valuable Treatise the manners of the Ger
mans, with notes and map OF ancient Gcrinar--
and the life OF Aricol, with notes. and eeogfriliii-
cal table of the places, rivers. &c mentioned in these
volumes. To these authentic works Of Iacilis is adj
deG The dialogue concerning OTaofy," OF which, rs
Mr. Murphy in a note has justly remarked, The
commentators much divided in their opinions r.
bout the real author. This work tl.ev MI agree. IS
osterpiccc in the kndwr;en with taste and u,lis-
misunderstanding, profound, and elegant Bat
whether is 20 be ascribed to 1acitus, Qunrtan, OK
any other person whom they cannot name, is t,tlcs-
ton upon wclitlcy haze exhausted store of learn
ing" Mr. Murphy, after giving an account oil the
principal arguments pro and con, says III conclusion,
although o to lean TO the opinion thai, il is the
production of Tcit,:st The dispute is Of no i'm DOR
tance-for, as LpSas sa; 8, Whether sc gvc "a ;.-
osuc % Qunctiiian To faciti,s, no nconvcficuce
can arise. Whoever the author, j, is pcr!orn-
yicc ut uncommon beauty
Mr.. MuIIl,y has gwen the sensc CT his author IN
pleasing and proper style, and even caci.ed not a
Ette Of his inanncr-in order 20 do which, ia 80 long
q WORK, II WAS necessary to be master OF the whole.
compass of the English language. His notes and sur
PIGMENTS show that lie is intimately conversan. viii,
Roman antiquity, and with Literature in general. lie
views the objects that pass before him with the exc
OF critic, moraist, aid apoliucau-and in IaFti-
cular 'ic uIakes Interesting eomparions between the
situations and characters OF different ancier., and mo
dcrn tribes and nations
CONDITIONS.
L. The works Of Taeitus shall be put to press as soon
AS s,ificeicnt number I'll subscriptions yisa &c Oh
ttiued to justify it,
II. .he, shall be printed with new pica type on
fnc paper made for the purpose, wiki prop + at
tention to uniformity of colour aud quality though
U,;f.
HI The volumes shall be delivered ia the order in
which they are published, and shall succeed eael,
other as speedily as due attention 20 the execute
vii! permit. Each volume to be paid fOr on deli
yery at dolls SO cents per volume, in boards
or The London edition of Tacitus, IS in vols. eyo,
the American edition viii be in q vols. 9vo.--snd
wiz sell at half the price of the iorner SuhscriI-
tions received Wy thc publisher, by William pris,i-
srd, RchIo'nd. and wv the principal booksellers
throughout tic Quilted States.
Suci, - mag become answeg,bc FOR thc amount of
SIX copies, siiai re entitled 10 a seventh.
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