9 JULY 1831, Page 20

Mr. NEGRIS has printed a charming little book of Modern

Greek Proverbs, which has given us great amusement. They are well selected, well translated, and pleasantly commented upon. Mr. NEGRIS, we believe, is a modern Greek himself. He recommends that the ancient language should be learned through the medium of the modern ; and he makes it out that the relation between the two is much more strict than is usually imagined.