Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-08-06
ALEXANDRIA,:
THy1RSy1gY MORNING, AUGUST G.
FOR THE GAZETTE.
..gLEX.ANpER ROSS.

'" Who had read Alexander Ross over"
But tits doubt with me whether any OF
those who may remember the couplet, can
form the least notion Of the very hessy task
which he, the said philosopher, must have
performed in reading over the works OF Mr.
Alexander Ross. Let the reader OF this
cast his eye over the annexed catalogue
and Judge for himself; keeping still IN
mind, that by the best accounts e&tant, this
yoluminous author was not fond OF baking
bis own appetite for communication, or his
readers stomach for knowledge, with small,
light treatises; butgenerally, when he pub
lished, put forth what our worthy TREND
doctor Wesls, would "call ponderous
work" The following is the list:
]. De rebus Judaicis.
Q. An Exposition Of the book ofGenesis.
8. Rasura Tonsoris.
4. Mel Heliconium.
5. Mysasogus Poeticus.
6. Firgilius Evangelizans.-A singular
canto ON the Life of Christ, extracted all
from Virgil.
7. Christiados Poematis-Libri XIII.
. 6. Chimara Pythagorica.
9. The new Planet or no Planet.
10. Medilatons OH Predestination.
IL. Medicus Medicatus.
70. The Philosophical Touchsione.
IS. The Picture of the Conscience.
IA. Colloquia PIaniina.
Is. A translation of the Christian Divl-
nifty Of Wollebius.
l6. GnomoIog con Poeticum.
II. Enchiridion Oratorum.
Is. sagoge Grammaticum.
l9. Arcana Microcosmi.
90. A Caveat for reading the Alcoran.
81. RefutatatioR oil DR.. Browns Vul-
gar Errors.
90. A Retaliation ct Lord Bacon, DR..
Harvey and others.
90. An Epitome of Sir Walter Raleigh's
History.
"a. Observations on Sir Walter Raleigh.
e5. The second part Of the History OF
the World, being continuation of Sir
Walter Raleigh.
90. Leviathen drawn out with book.
81. A view of all Religions in the World.
sS. Exercises on the remaining books OF
Genesis.
90. Melissomachia.
80. Religions Apotheosis.
81. Paraphrasis Virgiiana.
80. Virgilius Triumphans.
33. Psyccmachia Virgiliana.
81. Epigrammata Romano.
The twenty seventh article is said by
profound scholars to display considerable
learning and information, and has clearly
afforded great, but shameful to say unac-
knowledged help TO writer who four,shed
a few years since on the very same subject.
1t is deiormed, however, by being written,
as was the tiresome mode OF that age, in
the dull shape Of question aud answer.
In the same volume the bookseller pub
lished, as connected with the subject,
treatise entitled, The Revelation Of GER
tain notorious advancers OF Heresy, and an
account of their lives and ends, with seven
teen heads" Among those was Servetus,
and several Of the Anabaptist leaders, who
took possession OF the city OF Munster and
exercised, during their nsurpation, so sim
gular an union OF enthusiasm, despotism
and sensualiy A considerable, and in
deed very liberal writer, descanting a
few years ago on this volume, says, 81
know not If the artist from whose drawings
the figures were engraved possessed favor
able opportunities. or whether he was sue
cessful in taking likenesses, but | think |
never beheld more savage or terrific coun-
tenances."
Alexander Ross was By birth Scot. and
educated divine. Tempted by patron
age however, he quilted Scotland, was APP
pointed chaplain to king Charles |. and
master of the free school at Southampton,
which enjoys at the present moment the
benefit of a tesiamentary bequest from him.
By his literary labors and his school he be-
came wealthy, and as old age advanced,
he retired from public life, and passed the
remainder OF his days in the family Of the
Henleys OF Hampshire, the ancestors ofthe
chancellor Of that name, TO whom, when
d. ing N f654, Ross beeueatbed large IL
brary, and a very considerable sum OF mo-
n :. H. 49,. c;nn,,lnr circn,nsi.nca !