17 JANUARY 1835, Page 19

German for Beginners, " or Progressive Lessons in the Gee..

man Language: by WILLIAM ‘VirrIcti, teacher of German in the University of London."—We perfectly agree with Mr. W =ICH in his caution against communicating too much of the grammar of a language at once; " which, by overburdening the pupil's memory, distracts his attention, and deprives him of that confi- dence and eagerness in speaking which the consciousness of being able to form sentences invariably gives." Mr. Wirricir has acted strictly up to his precept in the present little work : it forms only the first part of a set of progressive exercises which are to be presented to the public. The present portion is dedicated to the acquirement of the verbs, with all their peculiarities of prefix and affix, so formidable to beginners ; and there is no doubt that he who has perseverance sufficient to confine himself to this branch until he has completely mastered it, has made a considerable step in German. The subordinate sentences which occupy the last part of the book, and comprising the rules on the relative pro- nouns, adverbs, &c. as they relate to the verb, are constructed with a more express view to utility in speaking and writing, than most of the productions which make the same pretension : they are not limited to the triteness of mere grammar dialogue in gene- ral; they are real, natural, and indispensable.