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16, 17, of p. 520, of this.gth pubication is erroneous. In p. 535, col. 2, 1. 29, for " Exet. Coll." we hould read Queen's Coll.” In the litt of Errata," now obfcurely placed oppofite top 548, the fecond direction is unintelligible;" and the third is wrong, if the edition in 1727 is right, and the 8th is alto unintelligible. But perhaps the indefatigable Editor will be fo kind as to furnith you with foure reply to thefe minute animadvérfions of EMERITUS ACADEMICUS. P. S. The Poem, a tranflation of which is noticed in p. 761 of your volume for 1800, was reprinted in Dr. John Burton's "Opufcula Mif. cellanea Metrico-profaica. Oxon. 1771, Švo.

REQUEST from your CorreI fpondents, memoirs of the following authors, very improperly .omitted in the "New General Biographical Dictonary," in comparion with many who have found a place there.

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1. Hampton, the celebrated tranflator of Polybius. He was educated at Winchefter. "In 173," fays Dr. Jofeph Warton, Lord Peterborough and Pope, paid a vifit from Southampton to Winchetter College, and gave prizes to the fcholars for the bett copy of verfes that, fhould be written on a object propofed to them by Mr. Pope himfelf, (The Campaign of Talentia). The prizes were fets of Pine's Horace. Hampton, the excellent tranflator of Polybius, at that time very young, gained one of these prizes; Mr. Whitehead had another." Warton's Pope,

viii. 221.

See an anecdote of. Hampton's rude manners, in fome account of W. Collins the poet, in your vol. LI, p. 11.

Dr. J. Warton alfo introduces Hampton in the following paffage in his Effay on Pope, ii. 293.

As to Burnet," fays he, "lis character is thus drawn by the very fenfible and judicious tranflator of

Polybius, Mr. Hampton, in a pam phlet, that deferves to be better known, intituled, An Effay on Ancient and Modern History, printed in quarto, atOxford, 1746. His perfonal refeastment put him upon writing hifiory, He relates the actions of a perfecutor and a benefactor; and it is eafy to believe that a man in fuch circumftan

ees muti violate the laws of truth.

The remembrance of his injuries is always prefent, and gives venom to his pen. Let us add to this, that intemperate and malicious curiofity, which of vice. The greateft of his triumphs penetrates into the inoft private receflies is to draw the veil of fecret infamy, and expofe to view tranfactions that were before concealed from the world; though they ferve not in the leaf either to embellifh the fiyle, or connecì the feries of his hiftory; and will never obtain more credit, than perhaps to fufpend the judgment of the reader, fingle fufpected teftimony.” fince they are fupported only by oug

This character of Burnet is a

fpecimen of an acute mind, and a vigorous ftyle, and probably approaches too near the truth.

When we obferve the number of obfcure names which have found a place in the Biographical Dictionary, we muft a little regret the omiflion of fuch a name as Hampton.

2. T. Coventry, author of "Pompey the Little," a very ́ admirable novel. He was, I think, firft cousin to the prefent Earl Coventry.

3. H. Huggins, of Headly Park, Hants, tranflator of Ariolto. Ob. July 1761. (See our vol. XXXI. P. 334.) In Bofwell's Life of Johnfon, III. 253, is the following paffage: Huggins, the tranflator of Ariofto, and Mr. Thomas Warton,

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in the early part of his literary life, had a difpute concerning that poet, of whom Mr. Warton in his 'Obfervations on Spenfer's Fairy Queen,' gave fome account; which Huggins attempted to anfwer with violence, and faid, I will militate no longer againt his nefcience.' Huggins was mafter of the fubject, but wanted expreflion; Mr. Warton's knowledge of it was then imperfect,

but

but his manner lively and elegant. Johníon faid, it appears to me that Huggins has ball without powder, and Warton powder with out ball."

4. Rev. Mr. Upton, Prebendary of Rochester, Editor of Spenter's Fairy Queen. Ob. Dec. 2, 1·65. See our vol. XXX. p. 5.4. See alfo T. Warton's Poems.

5. Augufline Vincent, a member of the Heralds College, and very learned genealogist. Ob. 1625. Yours, &c.

WE

F. S.

Mr. URBAN, Salisbury, Jan. 11. E are naturally interened in the hiftory of thofe who, by their publications, have contributed to our amufement or inftruction, and our gratification is doubly heightened if the conduct and behaviour of an author exemplifies his precepts. I have been much pleated with a work which lately made its appearance, "Mrs. Weft's Letters to her Son." The tender and maternal feelings the expreffes, the excellent rules the lays down for the manners of a young man, the deference and modefty with which the enters into abstrafe points, and at the fame time the clearnels and precifion with which the defends and explains our Chirch Establishment; all thefe raifed the author in my eftimation, and I anxioufly made enquiries concerning her fituation and circumftances. I understand she is the wife of a plain farmer near Harborough, and that, far from being above her ftation in life, the pays the greatest care and attention to her farm, manages her dairy, and even carries her butter to market. Perhaps, from the favour of some of your correfpondents, I may obtain a farther account of Mrs. Weft. She certainly must have received a liberal education, and may even on this fubje&t tear the wreath from the brow of the elegant and highlypolifhed Chefterfield, in whofe letters principle is too often laid afide for politeness; while Mrs. Welt plainly proves, that true politeneis

is infeparably united with principle, morality, and religion.

May I take the liberty of enquiring more particularly concerning the hiftory of the French naturaliit Dolomieu, of whom the following extract appeared in a London paper a fhort time ago: "The late French naturalift Dolomieu, has left behind him a most interesting work, nearly completed, on thể philosophy of Mineralogy. It was written during his confinement. The black created by the imoke of his lamp, diluted with water, ferred him for ink; his pen was a inall bone, which with infinite labour he ground on the flagstones of his cell; and the greater part of the work was tranfcribed on the mar gin and between the lines of the few books they allowed him to keep. Some extracts from this work have appeared in the Mineralogical Journal. It is to be regretted, that the author did not live to finith it, as he intended to introduce a new claflification into the fcience, and to improve the antient nomenclature."

I take this opportunity of fending you a fingular epitaph in St. Edmund's church-yard, Salisbury, on three children, of the name of Maton;

"Jonocence embellishes divinely com-,

pleate,

[great, In the benign perfecting vivifying flare! To preference co-egent, now fubtimely So heavenly Guardian, occupy the kits, The pre-existent God, omnipotent, all-wife, He fhall farpathingly immortalife thy theine, And permanent thy foul, celeftial, fupreme. When gracious refulgence bids the grave The Creator's nurfing protection he thine, refign, So each perfpiring Ether fall joyfully wife, Tranfcendently good, fupereminently wife.” EPITAPHIENSIS."

but his manner lively and elegant. Johnfon faid, it appears to me that Huggins has ball without powder, and Warton powder without ball."

4. Rev. Mr. Upton, Prebendary of Rochefter, Editor of Spenter's Fairy Queen. Ob. Dec. 2, 165. See our vol. XXX. p. 5.4. See alfo T. Warton's Poems.

5. Augufline Vincent, a member of the Heralds College, and very learned genealogift. Ob. 1625. Yours, &c. F. S.

WE

Mr. URBAN, Salisbury, Jan. 11. E are naturally interelted in the hiftory of thofe who, by their publications, have contributed to our amufement or inftruction, and our gratification is don bly heightened if the conduct and behaviour of an author exemplifies his precepts. I have been much pleated with a work which lately made its appearance, "Mrs. Weft's Letters to her Son." The tender and maternal feelings the expreffes, the excellent rules the lays down for the manners of a young man, the deference and modefty with which the enters into abstrafe points, and at the fame time the clearness and precifion with which the defends and explains our Church Etablishment; all thefe raifed the author in my eftimation, and I anxioufly made enquiries concerning her situation and circumftances. I underftand the is the wife of a plain farmer near Harborough, and that, far from being above her ftation in life, the pays the greatest care and attention to her fa

nages her dairy, and e
her butter to mark
from the favour of
correfpondent
ther acco

is infeparably united with principle, morality, and religion.

May I take the liberty of enquiring more particularly concerning the hiftory of the French naturaliit Dolomicu, of whom the following extract appeared in a London paper a thort time ago: "The late French naturalift Dolomieu, has left behind him a moft interefting work, nearly completed, on the philofophy of Mineralogy. It was written during his confinement. The black created by the imoke of his lamp, diluted with water, ferved him for ink; his pen was a intall bone, which with infinite labour he ground on the flagstones of his cell; and the greater part of the work was tranfcribed on the mar gin and between the lines of the few books they allowed him to keep. Some extracts from this work have appeared in the Mineralogical Journal. It is to be regretted, that the author did not live to finith it, as he intended to introduce a new claflification into the fcience, and to improve the antient nomenclature."

I take this opportunity of fending you a fingular epitaph in St. Edmund's church-yard, Salisbury, on three children, of the name of Maton:

"lonocence embellifhes divinely com-, pleate, [great, In the benign perfecting vivifying flare! To preference co-egent, now fublimely Salesvenly Guardian, occupy the kits. The pre-existent God, omnipotent, all-wife, Hefhall furpallingly immortalife thy theine, And permanent thy foul, celeftial, fupreme. When gracious refulgence bids the grave refign, The Creator's nurfing protection he thine,

Ether fall joy fully ife, fupereminently wife." EPITAPHIENSIS.

Mr. URBAN,

THE

Jan. 12.

HE poems enquired after, vol. LXXI. p. 1095, and which have probably been overlooked from their fituation, are appended to an edition of "Foems, written by Wil. Shake-fpeare, Gent."

by Tho. Cotes; the titlepage to which appears in fome copies without a date, and in others with that of 1640. The volume is curious, from containing feveral encomiaftic tributes to the memory of our "admirable dramatic poet;' one of which, as it is not given by his editors or commentators, I will tranfcribe:

Of Mr. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. WHAT,lofty Shakespeare, art againe reviv❜d? And, Virbius like, now show'it thy felfe

twife liv'd.

'Tis [Benfon's] love that thus to thee is
howne;
[owne,
The labour's his, the glory fill thine
Thefe learned poems amongst thine af er-
birth,
[earth,
That makes thy name immortall on the
Will make the learned till admire to fee
The Mufes' gifts fo fly infus'd on thee.
Let carping Momus bark and bite his fill,
And ignorant Davus flight thy learned ikii!;
Yet thofe who know the worth of thy de-
fert,

And with true judgement can difcerne thy
Will be admirers of thy high-tun'd straine,
Amongst whofe number let me ftill re-
maine.
JOHN WARREN.

The additional pieces by other gentlemen, printed after thofe of renowned Shakespeare," are thus intituled and fignatured:

Ilis Miftreffe drawne. B. I.
Her Minde. B. I.
To Beu Jonfon. F. B.
His Miftris Shade.

Lavinia walking in a frofty morning.
A Sigh fent to his Miftreffe.
An allegorical Allufion of melan-
choly Thoughts to Bees. I. G.

The Primrofe [printed in the Poems of Carew and Herrick.]

A Sigh.

A Bluth.

Orpheus' Lute.

their literary enquiries; permit an old Affociate to announce, that he is committing to the prefs, after á confideration of 20 years, a new edition of the "Anecdotes of Mr. Bowyer;" the outlines of which first appeared in your vol. XLVIII. pp. 409, 449, 513; and which, to fay no more, was received by the publick with a flattering indulgence (vol. LII. pp. 348, 582); and had the approbation of Dr. Johnfon (vol. LIV. p. 893).-The difficulties and the expence attending fuch a compilation are fo well illuftrated by your Reviewers in vol. LII. p. 554, that it must be evident pecuniary emolument, in publishing the former volume, was wholly out of fight. If it displayed the Compiler's gratitude to an early and excellent friend, and added to the flock of useful entertainment, his withes were fully answered.

As the intended new edition will of course be confiderably augmented, and, it is hoped, proportionably improved; the principal reafon of troubling you with this addrefs is, to request your many critical and biographical readers to furnish me with fuch particulars as may lead to its correction, and extend its utility. Hints in particular · of any valuable work, printed by either of the BOWYERS, which have efcaped my notice, with any authentic anecdotes of the authors, or lifts of their writings, will be particularly acceptable; as will alfo any parts of the epiftolary corre fpondence of Mr. Bowyer, which

On his Love going to Sea.

Two others, without titles, begin with "Am I defpifed because you

*Quali bis vir. Vide Met. OVID... ↑ The publisher; 1,.

my principal defire to render the work, in a confiderable degree, à HISTORY of the LITERATURE of the EIGHTEENTH CENTURY.

Yours, &c. J. NICHOLS

MI.