The historic gallery of portraits and paintings: and biographical review : containing a brief account of the lives of the moost celebrated men, in every age and country : and graphic imitations of the fines specimens of the arts, ancient and modern : with remarks, critical and explanatory (Band 1) (London: Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, 1807)

DANTE. [italy*
lino, by Sir Joshua Reynolds, is known by its engraving
throughout Europe. A French dramatic poet of some
eminence, M. Ducis, has produced it on the stage, under
whose pen the sufferings of old Montague recal to the
mind the paternal affliction of the enemy of Roger.
The Comedia of Dante has been rendered into Eng-
lish metre, with all the energy and spirit of the original,
by Boyd; of which there is also a prose version, in
French, by Rivarol. The talent of the latter was not
in unison with the Italian author, but the book is useful
to those who may be desirous of understanding Dante ;
the notes, especially, announce considerable research and
erudition.