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sented. He was a general scholar, but not extraordinary in any one fort,

unless in criticism, wherein probably he was assisted by his father's notes and

papers.

Opinions of the most ancient Heathens concerning it examined by the Sacred Scriptures, and referred unto them, as unto the fource and fountain from whence they spring. Lond. 1645, 4to" VII. "A Difcourse concerning Chrift, his Incarnation and Exinanition. With an Introduction, Concerning the Principles of Chriftianity and Divinity." Lond. 1646, 4to. VIII. " De verborem ufu, & accuratæ eorum cognitionis utilitate Diatriba." Londa 1647, 8vo. IX. This same year, he published a more complete edition of his father's notes upon Perfius, than was that of 1605. The title of this fecond edition runs thus, "Perfii Satyræ cum notis Ifaaci Cafaubon." Londini, 1647, 8vo. X. " De quatuor Linguis Commentationis, Pars I. Quæ de Lingua Hebraica & de Lingua Saxonica. Accesserunt Gulielmi Somneri ad verba vetera Germanica Lipfiana Notæ.', Londini, 1650, 8vo. He had not an opportunity of finishing the two other languages, Greek and Latin. XI. "Terentius, cum notis Thomæ Farnabii in quatuor priores Comoedias, & Merici Cafauboni in Phormionem & Hecyram." Londini, 1651, 12mo. Farnaby dying before he had finished his notes upon Terence, the bookfeller engaged Cafaubon to write notes upon the two last comedies, the Phormio and the Hecyra, which the other had not done. XII. "Some Annotations on the Pialms and Proverbs." He tells us, that these observations were extorted from him, by the importunity of Printers, when he was not very well furnished either with books or leifure; but, worst of all, of will, when nothing could be expected to be acceptable and welcome, but what relished of schifm and rebellion. These annotations were inferted in one of the latter editions of the Affembly's Annotations on the Bible. XIII. "In Hieroclis commentarium de Providentia & Fato, Notæ & Emendationes." Lond. 1655, 8vo. and 1673, 8vo. Our author designed at first, to have corrected the Latin tranflation of Hierocles, which abounded with faults; but not knowing that the work was printing till it was almost entirely finished, he contented himself with adding a few grammatical and critical notes at the end. XIV. "A Treatise concerning Enthusiasm, as it is an effect of Nature; but it is mistaken by many for either divine Inspiration, or diabolical possession." Lond. 1655, 8vo. In this book. which is divided into fix chapters, he treats, 1. Of Enthusiasme in general. 2, Of Divinatory Enthusiasme. 3. Of contemplative and philosophical Enthusiasme. 4. Of rhetorical Enthusiasme. 5. Of politicall Enthusiasme. 6. Of precatory Enthusiasme. XV. " De nupera Homeri editione Lugduno-Batavica Hackiana, cum Latina verfione, & Didymi Scholiis; fed & Euftathio, & locis aliquot infignioribus ad Odysseam pertinentibus. Item super loco Homerico dubiæ apud Antiquos Interpretationis, quo Dei in hominum tam mentes quam fortunas imperium afferitur, binge Differtationes." Londini, 1659, 8vo. reprinted in Almeloveen's edition of Cafaubon's Letters. XVI. " Epicteti enchiridion Græce & Latine, cum notis Merici Cafauboni; & Cebetis Tabula cum notis ejufdem." Lond. 1659, 8vo. The Latin tranflation in this edition is that of Jerom Wolfius. XVII. An English translation of, and notes on, " Lucius Florus's History of the Komans." Lond. 1659, 8vo. XVIII. He published "A true and faithful relation of what passed for many years between Dr. John Dee and fome spirits, &c." And put in the beginning a long preface, to confirm the truth of what is faid in that relation concerning spirits. Lond. 1659, fol. XIX. He was author of "A Vindication of the Lord's Prayer as a formal Prayer, and by Chrift's Institution to be used by Christians as a Prayer. Against the Antichristian Practice and opinion of fome men, Wherein also their private and ungrounded zeal is discovered, who are fo ftrict for the observation of the Lord's-day, and make so light of the Lord's prayer." Lond. 1660. The first occafion of this treatise, as the author tells us in the preface, was the relation of a strange affront done publickly unto Chrift; or, if you will more punctually to the Lord's prayer, in St. Mary's Church in Oxford, by Dr. Joan Owen, Dean of Chrift-Church, who had the chief government of that University from 1652 to 1657; namely, His putting on his Hat, when the Lord's prayer was repeating by the preacher. This, Dr. Owen denied afterwards; "But therein, faith Mr, Wood, he doth much err, for feveral now living in Oxon (i. e. in Wood's time) knew it well enough," XX. " A King and his Subjects unhappily fallen out, and happily reconciled, in a Sermon preached at Canterbury, on Hofea iii. ver. 4, 5." Lond. 1660, 4to.

XXI. "The question to whom it belonged anciently to preach? And whether all Priefts might or did? Discussed out of Antiquity. Cccafioned by the late Directions concerning Preachers." Lond. 1663, 4to. These Directions were fet forth by the King, October 14, 1662, to restrain the abuses and extravagancies of preachers. XXII. "Notæ & Emendationes in Diogenem Laertium de Vitis, &c. Philofophorum." These notes were added to those of his father, in the editions of Laertius, printed at London, 1664, fol. and Amsterdam in 1692, 4to. XXIII. " Of the Necefsity of Reformation in and before Luther's Time, and what visibly hath most hindered the Progress of it. Occafioned by some late virulent Books written by Papifts, but especially by that, intituled Labyrinthus Cantuarienfis. Here, befides some other Points, the grand Business of these Times, Infallibility, is fully discussed." Lond. 1664, 4to. This is chiefly an answer to Labyrinthus Cantuarienfis, printed at Paris in 1658; which pretends to confute Archbishop Laud's Relation of a Conference with Fisher the Jefuit:' and in the 11th, 13th, and 14th Chapters of which, it is afferted, That Protestants are Schifmatics, and no part of the Catholic Church, XXIV. " An Answer concerning the new Way of Infallibility lately devised to uphold the Roman Cause; the ancient Fathers and Councils laid aside, against J. S. (the Author of Sure-footing) his Letter lately published," Lond. 1665, 8vo. This letter of J. S. (i, e. John Sarjeant, the author of Sure-footing, c. so learnedly confuted by Archbishop Tillotion) was a fort of an answer to forme passages in Dr. Cafaubon's

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papers. According to the ill custom of the times he lived in, he mixes too much Greek and Latin in his writings: but, however, that shews his very extensive reading. He was wont to afcribe to Defcartes's philofophy, the little inclination people had in his

time for polite learning. He was emineat for his piety, charity to the poor, and his courteous and affable difpofition towards scholars. He had several children, but none made any figure in the learned world: one, named John, was a furgeon at Canterbury.

ADDITIONAL ANECDOTES, by Dr. KIPPIS.

SIR William Temple, in his Essay on Poetry, speaks in high terms of Meric Cafaubon's abilities and literature. " I am forry, fays Sir William, the natural history or account of fafcination has not employed the pen of fome person of fuch excellent wit and deep thought and learning as Casaubon, who wrote that curious and useful treatise on Enthusiasm, and by it discovered the hidden or mistaken fources of that delufion, so frequent in all regions and religions of the world, and which had fo fatally spread over our country in that age in which this treatife was so seasonably publish ed. It is much to be lamented, that he lived not to complete that work in the fecond part he promised; or that his friends neglected the publishing it, if it were left in papers, though loofe and unfinished. I think a clear account of enthusiasm and fafcination from their natural causes, would very much deserve from mankind in general, as well as from the commonwealth of learning; might perhaps prevent so

many public diforders, and save the lives of many innocent, deluded, or deluding people, who suffer fo frequently upon account of witches and wizards." However well qualified Meric Cafaubon was to treat concerning euthusiasm, it is certain that his mind was not fufficiently enlarged to discuss rationally the subject of fafcination; fince it is plain, from his writings on credulity and incredulity, that he was a zealous affertor of the reality of apparitions and witchcraft. With regard to his treatise on Enthusiasm, the praises of it must be adopted with some abatement. There are undoubtedly some curious observations in it, and it abounds with learning. But the language of the book is remarkably embarrassed and confused; so that the author's meaning is often loft in the multiplicity of words, and the perplexity of parenthefes. This is not our own opinion only, but the opinion of a refpectable gentleman, who hath favoured us with many observations relative to the Biographia.

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Cafaubon's book Of the Neceffity of Reformation, &c.' and was printed at the end of Sarjeant's Sure-footing in Chriftianity. XXV. " A Letter of Méric Cafaubon, D. D. &c. to Peter du Moulin, D. D. &c. concerning Natural Experimental Philofophy, and some Books lately fet about it." Cambridge, 1669, 4to. five sheets. XXVI. " Of Credulity and Incredulity in Things natural, civil, and divine; wherein, among other Things, the Sadducifm of these Times in denying Spirits, Witches, and Supernatural Operations, by pregnant Instances and Evidences is fully confuted Epicurus his Cause discussed, and the Juggling and falfe Dealing lately used to bring him and Atheism into Credit, clearly discovered; the Ufe and Neceffity of ancient Learning against the innovating Humour all along proved and afferted." Lond. 1668, 8vo. containing two parts. The third part was printed at London, 1670, 8vo, under the following title, "Of Credulity and Incredulity, in Things divine and spiritual: wherein (among other Things) a true and faithful Account is given of the Platonick Philofophy, as it hath Reference to Chriftianity: as also the Business of Witches and Witchcraft, against a late Writer, fully argued and disputed." The late writer, attacked only in the two last sheets of this book, was Mr. John Wagstaff, who published, 'The Question of Witchcraft debated; or, a Difcourse against their Opinion, that affirm Witches.' Lond. 1669, 8vo. But these two parts of Dr. Cafaubon's book lying dead on the bookfeller's hands, he printed a new title to them, running thus, A Treatise, proving Spirits, Witches, and Supernatural Operations by pregnant Instances and Evidences, &c. Lond. 1672. XXVII. "Notæ in Polybium," printed for the first time in the edition of that author, published by James Gronovius at Amsterdam, in 1670, 8vo. XXVIII. "Epitolæ, Dedicationes, Præfationes, Prolegomena, & Tractatus quidam rariores. Curante Theodoro Janfon ab Almeloveen;" printed at the end of Ifaac Cafaubon's Letters. Roteaodami, 1709. XXIX. " De Jure concionandi apud antiquos." This feems to be the fame as the Treatise mentioned above, No.'z2, or perhaps it was a Latin tranflation of it.

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We are informed, by the fame gen tleman, that the letter, mentioned in the note, p. 185, which was written

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by Mr. Cafaubon to be shewn to the King, is in the Advocate's library at Edinburgh.

POETRY.

VERSES,

On the death of a very amiable young Lady. UCH lov'd Eliza! whose delightful form, Pourtrayed by the intellectual eye, Oft draws me from the bustling world around, To hold sweet converse with thy honour'd grave! Oft thy fweet image smooths my brow of care, And, 'midit my pleasures, steals th' unbidden tear, More fraught with fine, tho' melancholy woe, Than all the efforts of broad-grinning mirth Can give to minds who exquisitely feel. Ah! lovely maid! snatch'd from a bridegroom's

arms,

Left he with life should be so highly bless'd,
As heav'n itself would scarce seem worth y having.
Dim, now, alas! are those electric eyes
That darted love and rapture to the foul!
Faded that beauteous face, and mute thy tongue;
That tongue that utter'd founds ineffable,
And fenfe, and fentiment, that my charmed ears
Expanded, caught, and wish'd to catch for ever.
Though filent now, alas! thou reasonest well;
But foolish mortals will not stay to hear thee:
All these relate that virtue, fenfe, and beauty,
Much less the herald's coat, can fave from death,
And that a better place waits faints that die.-
Oh, still attend! and with fuch holy leffons,
Raise my frail steps to that delightful place,
Where faints with thee refide, to meet thee there;
And then, revolving in a round of bliss,
Love without fear! -to feparate no more!

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CHARLOTTE M. MOSENAU.

VERSES

Written on the death of a Friend. EMEMB'RING hours, that pass'd lu'd by,

unva

Heedless where chanc'd the wand'ringsteptogo; While thought on thought impels an empty sigh, I bear about a heart in filent woe.

Ah! lov'd Euphronius! what far diftant day,
Shall kindly fet a captive fpirit free;
When shall these warm affections wear away,
This panting bosom leave lamenting thee?

Perhaps on this dull, puny planet tofs'd,
For years to come, the sport of wayward fate,
O'erlook'd by friendship, and by folly cross'd,
On me neglect and poverty await.

Perhaps in exile doom'd to wander long,

Where weakness, and where mis'ry mark ý way; Where wisdom calls not, where no tuneful tongue Of foothing friendship pours a tender lay.

But not the pleasures this vai this vain world can boaft,
Or friendship's tie (if fuch come there b be);
Nor what too oft has flatter'd fancy most,
Shall iteal a heart devoutly given to thee.

If fages tell us true, beyond the grave

Live Virtue's habits, shining as before; The patriot there, shall pant the realm to save, And virtuous love shall last for evermore.

C.

PROLOGUE to the ORPHAN of CHINA. Written by Mr. PRATT.

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And spoken Mr. FECTOR.

At his private Theatre in Dover.

ROM Herschall gazing on his Georgian star, To daring Jeff'ries balancing in air, The law fupreme that governs human kind, Pleasure to give and take we ftill shall find, Social the fource whence all our paffions flow, Mutual is every joy and every woe: Never to felf we stint the liberal flame, which gilds the path of glory or of fame.

Hence, Sirs, each glowing purpose of the foul, And parts, as sung the bard, but ferve the whole: Hence issues forth "indebted and difcharged," The generous feeling and the thought enlarged. Hence young Ambition spreads her proudest fail, Power climbs the mountain and Peace treads the vale;

Hence Sculpture bids the soften'd marble warm,
And Painting emulates life's vivid form;
Music her voice, and Poefy her lyre,
With equal incense feed the social fire,
Love breathes his vow, Compassion drops her tear,
Pleasure and Pain, both pay their homage here;
The world's great drama this fair truth can tell,
Not for themselves alone, would men excel.

To-night not less obedient to the power
Of focial pleafure, we devote the hour,
To cheer the gale that chills the coming spring,
To melt the snow, yet lodg'd on Winter's wing;
Like lovers, we, by moon-light woo the heart,
And try the powers that grace the scenic art!
Friendship for this calls Candour to our stage,
Who brings no catcall, bids no party rage;
The thining rows that grace this little round,
Will fright our heroes with no fearful found;
Arm'd with no terrors do our critics fit,
To rowl the thunders of a London pit....
No awful phalanx, sedulous to blame,
Blasts the fair rose-buds of our private fame:
The full-grown flowers, which on her fummit
grow,

Conscious we quit, to crop the shrubs below.
All our kind Gads, too, are from malice free,
Here members ne'er divide, but all agree;
And tho' both fexes on our edicts wait,
In a full house we dread no harsh debate;
A zeal to please ye animates us all;
And should we fail, your smiles will break our fall;
Yet if we please not, our best hopes we maim,
"Self-love and focial," we shall feel "the fame."

EPILOGUE.

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EPILOGU.E

Written by Mr. PRATT.
Spoken by Mr. FECTOR.

ELL Dames and Sirs, we've had rare

W doings here,

Princes in van, conspirators in rear!
To-night you've seen what patriots were of yore,
Tyrants you've heard declaim and Tartars roar;
Nor dare ye now deny they were indeed,
A race of mortals wond'rous apt to bleed:
The dames of China were fo fond of death,
Maids, on their wedding nightgave up their breath,
And husbands (ladies how unlike your own)
Stole off before the honey-moon was down.
Your Eastern bridegrooms offer'd up their wives.
Whene'er the general welfare claim'd their lives;
Each beauteous victim, at her lord's command,
Took the dire instrument of fate in hand,
Amidst the red-hot pile undaunted stood,
Burnt, bung, or drowned, for the public good.
"Do die, my dear," the tender husband faid,
"This for thy country!"-then struck off her

head.

Untimely deaths were then indeed fo common, Woman for sport kill'd man, and man kill'd

woman..

A bowl of poifon was the virgin's end,
She drank it off - and call'd it Virtue's friend,
Bent her white bosom to the patriot blow,
And faw the streams of life unheeded flow.
Then whisper'd her kind lord-but not to fave her,
Gave him the blade:-he thank'd her for the
favour.

"Take it my dearest-soft-you know the reft."
The good man feiz'd and plung'd it in his breaft;
Then fide by fide, still man and wife theylye,
Kifs and expire without one daftard figh.

To Britons turn we from fuch tribes as these, Britons, who please to live, and live to pleafe; Our English dames fuch killing customs hate, And born to conquer, ne'er fubmit to fate. Should fome deep ruin on their country prefs, Too generous they to leave her in deftress. Initead of dying they like patriots ftout, Boldly live on, and tire the mischief out. Or, if fome off'ring the stern fates require, They nobly spare their husbands to the fire, "Yes, ye lov'd lords we give ye up (they cry) 'Tis for the general good ye all should die; Alas, fad widows, fure our hearts will break! But we will beär it for our country's fake. Yet, oh dear martyrs, what we still muft dread, Is left the state again should bid us-wed."

Ye pride of Albion, your's the graceful art, To point with nicer skill the potent dart; Your's the soft privilege, whose ranks to kill, And make Death lovely, tho' no blood ye spill; Ye, like the chalky cliffs that guard our coaft, Affert your skies, and are yourselves an hoft, Tho'of young roses are your fetfers made, In vain would lion man their force evade; Tho' your triumphant car is drawn by doves, And to the wheels your captives tied by loves, Not vex'd Ixion e'er was bound fo fait, And while ye frown, the punishment mest last. Fame, life, and death, are in your conquering

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Mrs. SHERIDAN to her Brother's Lyre.
WEET instrument of him for whom I
mourn,

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Tuneful companion of my Lycid's hours,
How lieft thou neglected and forlorn,

What skilful hand shall now call forth thy
pow'rs!

"Ah! none like his can reach those liquid notes,
So foft, so fweet, so eloquently clear,
To live beyond the touch, and gently float
In dying modulations on the ear."
Thus o'er my Lycid's lyre as I complain'd,
And kiss'd ý strings where he was wont to play,
While yet in pensive sadness I remain'd,
Methought it figh'd, and fighing seem'd to fay
"Ah! me, forlorn, forsaken, now no more
Shall fame and just applause around me wait;
No pow'r my gentle master can restore,
And I, alas! will share his hapless fate.
"Fled is that spirit, chill'd that youthful fire,
Which taught those strains harmony replete,
And cold that hand, which only can inspire

My senseless form to utter sounds so sweet. "Those sounds melodious ne'er again shall please, No tuneful strain from me shall ever flow; Save o'er my trembling string a fighing breeze, To call one fad, soft note of tender woe... "Else, ah! for ever mute let me remain,

Unstrung, untun'd, forgotten let me be; Guard me from curious eye, and touch prophane, And let me rest in mournful sympathy!

"One fate with thee, dear master, let me share,
Like thee in filent darkness let me be!-
My frame without thee is not worth my care,
With thee alone it liv'd, with thee shall die!"

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Her Brother's Lyre to Mrs. SHERIDAN. Written by Mr. PRATT.

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HIS faid, a

folemn filence breath'd around,

Cecilia wept upon her Lycid's lyre; The penfive breeze then gave a fighing found, And the strings feem'd to tremble and expire. One hollow murmur, like the dying moan, Was heard to vibrate then with paufes flow From the fad instrument, when thus the tone Gave modulations of a softer woe.

"Cease, beauteous mourner! partner of my grief!
Tuneful affociate of my last despair!
Thou, only thou, canft bring this breast relief.
Thy fympathy alone can foothe my care.

What tho', ah stroke divined our Lycid's dead,
Nor more, alas, can ravish mortal ear!
What the' the foul of melody is fled,

His beit attendant, to th' harmonious spheres "Struck by Cecilia's hand I yet may live, Her magic touch again can tune my frame; Her cherub voice my fpirit yet revive,

And founds of heavenly forrow grace my fame. "But should not dullest song, nor mufic's art, Nor social fighs, which mourn the youth we love, Have power to heal the fifter's wounded heart, Nor to these chords forlorn a folace prove;

"Ah! still together let our forrows join, And this fad form yet boast thy gentle aid; Lycid's companion sure should still be thine,

Where the luxuriant hair when zephyr blows,
Its mellow tints in sweet disorder throws.
Her eye with softest beams love fire supplies,

Still should'it thou kiss the strings where he And arm'd for conquest, yet no conquest tries:

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On Mifs D, of Maxtoke-Castle, War-
wickshire.

Illam quicquid agit, quoquo veftigia flectit
Componit furtim, fubfequiturque decor.

HILST each pert bard resounds his De

W lia's praise,

And, in light, fulsome sonnets, grasps at bays:
With flatt'ry's wand, whilst female frailty flies,
And goddeffes on earth, like mushrooms, rife.
Genius of Truth! wilt thou thy powers impart
And give the language flowing from the heart.
I court no muse-do thou attune my lyre,
And D-1-k- shall better than a muse inspire.

Sweet girl! the graces of thy form and mind

Nature with matchless harmony design'd.
That mien how soft! sweet innocence and truth,
Are there, with roseate health and blooming youth.
Warm on her cheek, see beauty's native glow:
See grace attractive seated on her brow,

* See the New Year's Ode, page 45.

Each glance is lux'ry to the feeling breaft,
The foul informs it, and the foul's express'd.
Youth's pulse beats high whene'er the maid ap-

pears,

And age no longer feels the frost of years.
So, when the pride of nature, gentle spring
With blushful face descends on Zephyr's wing,
The landscape softens, mufic wakes the grove,
And all around is harmony and love.

Yet not alone with beauty's fubtle ray
Love points his shafts, and steals our fouls away,
If, with external loveliness combin'd,
True tafte, and native elegance of mind,
Engaging manners, unaffected fenfe,
Crown'd with a sweet, bewitching diffidence,
With moft coercive chains the heart fecure;
In D-k- behold the charming cynofure.
O! blest with temper to impart and prove
The sweet delights of fympathy and love!
Long, lovely D-k-, maintain thy conq'ring

fway,

Long may the loves and graces round thee play.
Still in that form, the portrait of thy mind
Be virtue, goodness, innocence enshrin'd;
As beauty fades, still blooming these and young:
So prays yonr poet, and so ends his fong.
March 1, 1785.

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A VIEW at MATLOCK WELLS, in Derbyshire.

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MBOWER'D with trees appears a fine caf-
cade,
Which not by art but simple Nature made;
Descends from step to step, in silver streams,
Sweet contraft to the fun's all-fcorching beams;
Its rushing founds the listening ear delight,
While every object round you charms the fight;
A neat alcove before this grove is seen,
With trees furrounded ever fresh and green,
While Derwent's river gently flows between.
On the back ground a lofty rock appears,
Which ready feems to fall about your ears,
And, overhanging, raises numerous fears.
Houses are built upon its craggy side,
Which must attract your notice, as you ride
To Matlock Wells, a rural calm retreat,
Of peace the dwelling, and of health the feat:
You that from trade and cares have gain'd release,
Here come and learn to live and die in peace t.
THE RURAL CHRISTIAN.

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