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literary man, and that might likewiic
bid fair to afford amufement.
The feiiator Count Charles Schef-
fer, a man of a benevolent charadler,
and who patronizes learning in all its
branches, together with its profeilors,
folicited our author to communicate
them to the public : in compliance
with which, they were publiflied at
Upfal in 17 7 7 in oftavo ; and the
next year after they appeared at the
fame place tranflated into German,
very much enlarged with additions of
the author and alio of the Chevaliei
Bergman.
Dr. Voii Troil has for his talents,
learning, and charafler been promoted
in his native country to feveral places
o f honour and emolument, fo that
he may now be confidered as the firil
nian in Sweden in point o f eminence
in the ecclefiaftical line, and in point
o f learning inferior to none : he has
taken his degree of doaor o f divinity,
is principal chaplain to the
king, prefident of the confiitory,
redtor of the great church of Stockholm,
holm, and prelate to all the Swedifh
orders o f knighthood,
Thefe curfory hints were thought
neceffary for ufliering his Letters on
Iceland into the literary world; the
public will, no donbt, be curious to
know the particular obfervations made
by a learned man on an ifland that
Mr. Banks, one o f the firil characters
o f this country, thought deferv-
ing a nearer infpeaion by a voyage
he undertook at a great expence, accompanied
by feveral learned and ingenious
men.
For the information o f thofe who
wifli to be acquainted with all the publications
that have appeared, to treat
either at large o f Iceland, or examine
fome of its particular objedls, we have
here fubjoined a very curious and
complete catalogue o f them.
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