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LONDON:
Printed for D. HENRY and R. CAVE, at ST JOHN'S GATE

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To Mr URBAN, on compleating VOLUME XXXIV. of the GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE.

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That you, while
BRITONS bold, debate
Their Rights with Minifters of State,
To whom, as Bugbears of the free,
Kings their long Arms to lend, agree,
That you ftill neuter hold the Scale,
And fhew how thefe or thofe prevail,
Still fift the Matter to the Bran,
And fhew, us what they can't and can;
That you record Hiftoric Truth,

And blefs with Age's Wildom, Youth;"
Regions and Times remote display,

And pour on dark Opinions, Day,

Go on, my Friend, and ftill produce
New Profit and new Praife from Ufe!
Be thou our Patriot, Bard, and Sage,
From Year to Year-from Age to Age;
Alike thy Pow'rs, whate'er thy Name,
A Phoenix; other, yet the fame:
But e'er thy fpicy Nest aspire,
Touch'd with the fatal genial Fire,
Long may thy prefent Self remain.
New good to give, new good to gain;
Thy Age at once to pleafe and mend,
At once a FAV'RITE and a FRIEND.

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TH

HE Literary Productions of the Year past are no lefs Interesting than
thofe of any preceding Year fince the Commencement of this Ma-
GAZINE. Afhort recapitulation of their Contents, will at once ferve
for a PREFACE, and a Proof of what we have here advanced.

JANUARY.Contains among a variety of other Articles, an Hißorical Ac
count of the Canary Islands, from their first difcovery by the Spaniards, to the
prefent time, defcribing the Customs of their Antient Inhabitants, their per-
fonal prowess and dexterity, and the blameless Simplicity of their Manners and
Life, in contraft with the Luxury, Effeminacy, Pride and Oppreffion, that
were introduced by their Conquerors; the Religious Opinions of the cele-
brated Rouffeau of Geneva exhibited as a Savoyard's Creed, in his Emilius, a
Treatife on Education; an Account of the Life of Mr William Collins, the
Author of Oriental Eclogues, and other poetical Pieces univerfally admired;
a Genealogical Account of the families of Brunswick Wolfenbuttie, and Brunf-
qwick Lunenburgh; Directions for improving Agriculture, &c.

FEBRUARY. An Epitome of the firit Political Production on behalf of the

Minority worth notice, and of the Controverfy which it produced, carried on

by Perfons of Rank and Abilities, who had a much higher Intereft in the

Dispute than the Sale of a Pamphlet, a Letter containing fome very judicious

Obfervations on Briefs for rebuilding Churches; important Remarks on the

Laws relative to the Employment and Maintenance of the Poor; a minute and

impartial Account of the Revolution brought about by the Servants of the

Eaft India Company at Bengal, in favour of Coffin Ally Cawn, and of the Murder

of many English Gentlemen, and the Diftrefs of the Government which it pro-

duced; a Letter from Mr Wilkes to the Speaker of the House of Commons ; `and

an Account of the Murder of Monaldefebi, by the Order of Chriftina Queen of

Sweden.

MARCH. An Account of a Pamphlet, intitled, "the Administration of the

Colonies," written to prevent the paffing an Act for a new Tax on their In-
habitants, against which there have fince been Remonttrances from every Go-
vernment that is affected by it; an Account of the astonishing effects of an
Electrical Kite; an ingenious Inftitution for the Improvement of Converfa.
tion; a Univerfal Prayer, by Voltaire; a History of the Excife, in England;
a Propofal for the improvement of a Metal called Platina, or White Gold; a
Scheme for civilizing the Indians of America; a new Syftem of Geography;
a Letter from Ireland on the Succefs of Inoculation ; and a Difcuffion of Leveral
Questions in the prefent Political Difpute.

APRIL. An Account of the astonishing Effect of Fear, in a Pruffian foldier;
and of an uncommon Sympathy between two Game Cocks; Heads of the
Bill to reftrain Franking; an Account of the Life and Writings of William
Shenflone of the Leffowes; an Examination of the Principles affumed with re-
fpect to Moving Powers, by the prefent Syltem of Philofophy; an affecting
Narrative of the Murder of fome harmlets Indians; the Story of Clelia,
a cloystered Nun; and an authentic Account of the Proceedings at the Eleca
tion at Cambridge, of a Steward for that University.

MAY. An Account of the Sheep Walks in Spain, printed from an Original

Letter, written by an English Gentleman, who has long refided there, being

the moft Curious Paper of its kind ever published, and containing many Par

ticulars equally Interesting and Entertaining of that almost unknown Country;

an Epitome of the Pamphlet called the BUDGET; Reasons for the Difmiffion of

General Conway; Hiftorical Account of the Difquifition on the great Question

concerning the Legality of General Warrants to feize Perfons and Papers; an

Account of the Salutary Waters of Bareges, by Sir Chriftopher Meighan, an infalli

ble Recipe to destroy Bugs; a Propofal to fupply the Poor with Coals; and

a curious Paper tending to prove that in fome Earths Shells are fpontaneously

produced.

JUNE. A Layman's thoughts on his Duty to God, his Neighbour and Him.

felf, proving by a fhort, fimple, yet irrefragable Deduction, the great Prin
ciples of Virtue and Religion; an Attempt to extenuate the Maffacre of the
Indian Men, Women, and Children, related in April; an Account of the Origin
of the Hugonots; the Life of the late celebrated Doctor Stephen Hales; an Ac
count of James Woodboufe, the Poetical Shoemaker; of D'Orville's journey to
Mount Etna, and Volcanello;us, Enquiry into the Origin of the Small-

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