and by law it was affert

and it was afferted, that,

ed, this was not fufficient by law, this was. reafon.

Little or no, is an inelegant expreffion; but he has retained it.

This correction is as faulty as the original error.

We do not pierce into a foreft, and ftill lefs into an inacceffible one: but we may penetrate into forefts, hitherto reckoned inac ceffible.

Mr. Hume should have corrected this paffage still farther, and said—“ he thereby separated the Roman province from the more barren parts of the island, and secured it from," &c.

taught them to defire

and raise all the conveniencies

of life.

(the fame.)

We may defire, but we never raife the conveniencies of

He fhould have faid-" The inhabitants of Caledonia," &c.

- The

The Picts and Scots

their prey.

now regarded the whole as

their prize.

Of the fourteen fucceeding fentences, eleven begin with "The."

had not art of masonry

fufficient to raise.

- (the fame.)

It should have been-" had not fufficient skill in masonry to raife."

-administered juftice after

an independent manner.

-(the fame.)

We do not fay, "adminifter juftice after a manner," but "in a manner."

He means, put the garrison and inhabitants to the fword :" but the expreffion he employs is too indefinite.

This is that Arthur fo much celebrated by the fongs

(the fame.)

of Thalieffen.

"Ar

This is that, is a moft uncouth expreffion. It should have been, "This is the Arthur fo much celebrated," or, thur has been celebrated in the songs." Hector is celebrated in the Iliad, but not by it, but by Homer.

to

He fhould have faid- though, like a mighty torrent, they over-ran," &c. We fay, "inflamed with rage," but " not into a rage."

&c. &c. &c.

We have noticed thefe defects in the style and ftructure of his fentences, becaufe duty impofed on us the unpleasant task, and not from a wifh to depreciate his labours, or fhade his reputation :for notwithstanding all its blemishes, the HISTORY OF ENGLAND is a fource of ufeful information to the statesman, a noble monument of its author's talents, and an invaluable bequeft to his country.

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