work were written by D'Auvigny,”—Barbier's Bibl. vol. 4, p. 63.

GUYON (Madame).

Vie de Madame Guyon, écrite par elle-même. Cologne, 1792, 3 vols. 8vo.

"Her Life (says Butler, in his Works, vol. 3, p. 53,) is written with vivacity, and in some parts of it, pleases by its piety; but it abounds with vanity and enthusiasm. The late Mr. John Wesley translated it into English; in his preface to it, he says "Such another life as that of Madame de Guyon, I doubt whether the world ever saw. It contains an abundance of excellent things-uncommonly excellent; several things, which are utterly false and unscriptural; nay, such as are dangerously false. As to Madame Guyon herself, I believe, she was not only a good woman, but good in an eminent degree; deeply devoted to God, and often favoured with uncommon communications of his spirit."

LADVOCAT (J. B.)

Dictionnaire historique et bibliographique portatif, édition augmentée, par G. Le Clerc. Paris, 1777, 3 vols. 8vo.

"This is the last edition of an esteemed work, which has become scarce, and it is to be wished that a new one should be given, corrected and enlarged."-Brunet's Manuel du Libraire.

LE CLERC (Jean).

La Vie du Cardinal, Duc de Richelieu. Cologne, (Amsterdam,) 1694, 2 vols. 12mo.

"An impartial life of a great Minister, of whom, between the panegyrics of his flatterers, and the satires of his enemies, it was difficult to discover a just medium."-Curiosities of Literature, vol. 3, p. 428.

This work was published anonymously, but the edition of 1714, in 3 vols. and that of 1753, in five volumes, in 12mo. bear the name of the author.

MARCHAND (Prosper).

Dictionnaire historique, ou Mémoires critiques et littéraires, concernant la vie et les ouvrages de diverses personnes distinguées dans la république de lettres. La Haye, 1758, 2 tom. in 1 vol. folio.

"This work is particularly calculated for persons who feel an interest in bibliographical details, and in discussions connected with literary subjects. The erudition of the author is immense, but his style is harsh and unpalateable. This work, which occupied Marchand during forty years, is the result of vast reading, and immense researches. It is a valuable addition to the Dictionaries of Bayle and Moreri.”—Barbier's Bibl. vol. 4, p. 221.

MARMONTEL (M. de).

Mémoires posthumes de Marmontel, imprimés sur le manuscrit de l'auteur. Paris. 1804,

4 vols. 12mo.

"We are not sure that we have perused any book, since the commencement of our critical career, that has afforded us more entertainment than these little volumes. They were written

in the author's declining years, for the use of his children; and are tinctured no doubt with the garrulity of age, as well as over-burdened with petty anecdotes and trifling details, which cannot be expected to command an extensive interest. But the narrative is, upon the whole, so gay and airy, the tone of sentiment so mild and unassuming, and the living pictures with which the busiest part of the scene is crowded, so full of delicacy, truth, and vivacity, that it is impossible not to be charmed with the greater part of the performance."-Edinburgh Review, vol. 7, p. 358.

MORERI (Louis).

Le grand Dictionnaire historique: nouvelle édition, dans laquelle on a refondu les supplémens de l'Abbé Goujet; revue et augmentée par Drouet. Paris, 1759, 10 vols. folio.

"This (says Brunet,) is the twentieth, the last, and best edition of a work, which, notwithstanding its numerous errors, is a very useful one. The first, and the only one which was published in the author's life-time, appeared at Lyons, in 1674, in one vol. folio."

"This work, like the water of the fountain-head, lost in the expanse of the river, retains scarcely any thing but the name of its original planner. The materials have been so corrected and enlarged, that according to Voltaire, it resembles a new city built on the ancient plan."-Dibdin's Library Companion, p. 483.

MONTPENSIER (Mademoiselle de).

Les Mémoires de Mademoiselle de Montpensier. Amsterdam, 1735, 8 vols. 12mo. reprinted in 1776.

MOTTEVILLE (Madame de).

Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire de Louis XIII. et â la Régence d'Anne d'Autriche. Amsterdam, 1723, 5 vols. 12mo.

"These Memoirs, although written with extreme negligence, are nevertheless sufficiently communicative of many particulars and anecdotes, which are not wholly indifferent. Those of Madame de Motteville are better deserving of perusal, bating her extreme attachment to Anne of Austria, an attachment sufficiently praise-worthy in friendship, but a little suspicious in history."-La Harpe's Cours de Littérature, vol. 7, p. 176.

"The Memoirs of Mademoiselle Montpensier are written with an elegant simplicity, but too crowded with minuti and trifles."-Barbier's Bibl. vol, 4, p. 23.

NICERON (Le Père).

Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire des hommes illustres dans la république des lettres, avec quelques notices, par le P. Oudiu, J. B. Michault et l'Abbé Goujet. Paris, 1729-45, 44 vols. 12mo.

“This seems to be the proper place to make mention, and most honourable mention, of a work, under the title of Memoirs, which is rather perhaps in the nature of a Biographical Dictionary, but which for intrinsic merit, and general utility, is greatly superior to most publications of the kind. It is the work of Niceron."-Dibdin's Library Companion, p. 547.

PATHAY (M. V. D. Musset).

Histoire de la Vie et des Ouvrages de J. J.

Rousseau, composée de documens authentiques, et dont une partie est restée inconnue, jusqu'à ce jour; d'une biographie de ses contemporains, considérés dans leurs rapports avec cet homme célèbre, suivie de lettres inédites. Paris, 1821, 2 vols. 8vo.

"The history of the life and writings of Rousseau abounds in valuable details, and useful and interesting reflections. We may say that the reader cannot be made completely acquainted with Rousseau, without reading this work. It is an indispensable appendage to the literary labours of the citizen of Geneva."Revue Ency. vol. 11, p. 125.

PERRAULT (Charles).

Les Hommes illustres qui ont paru en France, pendant ce siècle, avec leurs portraits, au naturel. Paris, 1696-1700, 2 tom. in 1 vol. fol. "There is no previous work to be put in competition with this, and the engravers are worthy of the illustrious characters, whose physiognomies will go down to posterity from the magic of their burin. The principal engravers are Edelinck and Nanteuil, and those who wish to possess right copies must see that the heads of Arnauld and Pascal be there, as on their appearance, the bile of the Jesuits was moved to such a pitch, that they caused their suppression in many of the copies of this first edition, but they were triumphantly restored, and the celebrity of Port Royal was exalted by an adaptation of the following passage from Tacitus, to the suppression of their portraits: 'Præfulgebant Cassius atque Brutus eo ipso quod effigies corum non videbantur.'"-Dibdin's Library Companion, p. 497.