our greatest poets, 213; character R. Report of Committee on Indian Af- African and Asiatic character, 167; Reformed Israelites, see Israelites. S. Salomon, Dr. Gotthold, his sermons, 312; extracts from them, 351-360. Socrates, 223-257; character of the 256. T. Tracts for the Times, 469. V. Voice of Jacob, 312. X. 165; religion, 166; immutability of Xenophon's Memorabilia, 923. 1. Histoire de la Revolution Française. Par F. A. MIGNET. 2. History of the French Revolution, by M. A. THIERS, trans- Poems on Man, in his various aspects under the American Republic. By CORNELIUS MATHEWS, author of "The Motley Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Pub. Doc. 1. Historical Researches into the Politics, Intercourse and Trade of the principal Nations of Antiquity. By A. H. L. HEEREN, Professor of History in the University of Göttingen. I. Asiatic Nations. 3 vols. 8vo. Oxford: 1833. Vol. 1. Persians. 2. Babylonians, Phoenicians, and Scythians. II. African Nations. 2 vols. 8vo. Oxford: 1832. Vol. 1. Carthagenians and Ethiopians. 2. Egyptians. 2. Sketch of the Politics of Ancient Greece. By the same. 1. Xenophon's Memorabilia of Socrates, with English Notes. By ALPHEUS S. PACKARD, Prof. of the Greek and Latin Lan- guages and Literature, Bowdoin College. New-York: Gould, 2. The Clouds of Aristophanes, with Notes. By C. C. FEL- TON, A. M., Eliot Prof. of Greek Literature in Harvard Univer- sity. Cambridge; J. Owen. 1841. 3. The Gorgias of Plato, with Notes. By THEODORE D. SOUTHERN QUARTERLY REVIEW. No. IX. JANUARY, 1844. ART. I.-FRENCH REVOLUTION. 1. Histoire de la Revolution Française. Par F. A. MIGNET. 2. History of the French Revolution, by M. A. THIERS, translated by FRED. SHOBERL. 3. History of Europe, by ARCHIBALD ALISON, F.R. S. E., &c. IT has been well observed, that the Revolution of France is one of the great eras of social order. The period of its accomplishment constitutes one of the grandest epochs in the history of man. Never before appeared, on the great political theatre, such actors, such virtue, such vice. Never were there such comminglement and chaos of all that was great and mean. Never before had Europe seen such armies in the field, nor such Generals to lead them to battle. Never, perhaps, did national convulsion ever before exert such deep and wide-spread influence over the nations of the earth. Whole empires swung from their moorings. The world for a season was madly intoxicated with liberty. The history of this great event is one of the most mournfully interesting and deeply instructive lessons, that can be gathered from the records of the past. This great event has, of course, called forth many historians, but we must be permitted candidly to say, that we do not know of a single English historian, except Carlyle, who has done justice to it. Sir Walter Scott and Alison have both failed to come up to the requisitions of the subject. Alison, after ably stating a long |