as well as authors, kas ceased. All that is said must stand or fall by its native and intrinsic merit or demerit. All false meteors have then ran their course; and sunk behind the wave of obli

vion.

It may be doubted, if an author of great genius, who has a morbid sensibility to the capricious opinions of an unjust and misled Public, would not do well to refrain in the strictest manner from all intercourse with cotemporary literature, and content himself with the treasures of the Dead.

He would gain much by this forbearance; and surely it is not uncandid to say that he would lose but little. If the fire had purged away the major part of the poetry of the present Century, would it be any loss? If nine tenths of modern criticism were sunk beneath the sea, would it not be a good? If almost all the politics, which have been written since the death of Burke, were annihilated, would not the world be relieved of pestilent and poisonous nonsense? Out of the department of Poetry and Fable, Malthus and Sismondi, and a very few others, may be allowed to instruct and enlighten the world: but the mob of modern writers, who are in fashion, are indubitable charlatans, whose works will probably go long before them to the grave. We have in Britain scarcely a living moralist;

and I know

not if we can reckon three historians. We have penmen and authors for hire, who can write piquant and epigrammatic articles of criticism: but articles which seldom have a fair reference to their professed subject.

Whatever therefore recalls us to old literature, seems not only desirable; but even a duty.

Geneva, 2 Sept. 1822.

ADDITIONS.

CATALOGUE

Of the French Poets, given by Goujet, in his Bibliotheque Françoise, (1745.) Vols: IX, X, XI, and XII.

Guillaume Michel, dit de Tours. Germain Emery, ou Aymery.

Jacques Tahureau.

Jean de la Péruse.
Pierre-Marin Blondel.
Pernette du Guillet.
Louise Labé.
Bonaventure des Periers.
Berenger de la Tour.
Laurent de la Graviere.

Barthelemi Tagault.
Etienne Thevenet.

Martin Spifame.

Philibert Bugnyon.
Joachim du Bellay.
Etienne de la Boëtie.

Jacques Bereau.

Jacques Grevin.

Etienne Jodelle.

Pierre de Ronsard.

Claude Binet.

Florent Chrestien.

L'Auteur anonyme du Conte

du Rossignol.

Guy du Faur de Pibrac.

Jacques de Courtin de Cissé.
Jacques Peletier.

Claude Turrin.

Claude de Pontoux.
Adrien du Hecquet.
Alexandre Sylvain.
Guillaume des Autelz.
Marc-Claude de Buttet.

Claude Mermet.

Philibert Bretin.

Flaminio de Birague.
Edouard du Monin.

Jean le Masle.
Pierre d'Origny.
Guy de la Garde.
Pierre Boton.

Jean Ruyr.

Pierre de Javerey.

Anonyme, Auteur du Recueil de tout soulas et plaisir, et Paragon de poësie.

Jean des Planches.

Jérôme d'Avost. (1) (2)

(1) On an earlier part of this subject see Recueil de l'Origine de la Langue Franco'se, Ryme et Romans. Plus les Noms et sommaire des œuvres de CXXVII. Poëtes Francois. vivans auant l'an MCCC. Par M. Claude Fauchet, Premier President en la Cour dés Monnoyes. A Paris, Par David Le Clerc, ruë Frementel, au petit Corbeil, etc. MDCX. 4.°

(2) Among these Poets Goujet does not seem to be aware of FRANCIS BUFFEREAU; for whom see Res Literariæ, vol. III. Præf. p, xxiv.