termination of the cause may be attributed the alterations and omissions made in the succeeding edition. This was printed in 1721, under the supposed care of Bishop Tanner, but in reality subject to the caprice of Tonson the bookseller, who, probably intimidated by the punishment already inflicted on the author, and apprehensive of similar consequences, omitted every strong passage that could be tortured into a personal observation. In consequence of these curtailments, the second edition, although containing several additional lives taken from Wood's own MSS. by no means superseded the first, and was indeed so strongly reprobated at the time of its appearance, that the celebrated antiquary Hearne uniformly terms it a spurious book, and could never be prevailed on to quote from it. In the forthcoming edition the passages omitted in the second edition will be uniformly restored. The additions by Bishops Humphreys, Kennet, and Tanner, will be given, with those of Sir Philip Sydenham, Dr. Rawlinson, Mr. Baker, Cole, Loveday, Morant, Peck, Wanley, and Whalley, besides the communica tions of several intelligent friends. Of the editor's own notes it does not become him to say any thing: these must speak for themselves, and their contents shall, at all events, possess the merit of truth and impartiality. As the first volume is actually in the press, and will speedily appear, it becomes necessary to state some particulars concerning the plan which has been adopted. The text is printed from the edition of 1721, the omissions or alterations in which from the first edition, are inserted at the side, so that both readings may be referred to at the same time. The additions to the second edition are distinguished by "inverted commas;" and those now first given from the MS. authorities before mentioned, or by the editor, are inclosed [between brackets]; the former always containing the writer's name on whose authority they are offered. The folios, as numbered in the edition of 1721, are given on the margin, to render the present copy applicable for reference, in the perusal of former writers, whose works have been published subsequent to that, and previous to the present edition. Evident errors have been frequently corrected without the parade of a note, since that accuracy must be considered as useless, which retains the mistakes of an author merely for the sake of bibliographical minuteness. In most instances where a poet's life has been recorded, a short specimen from some one of his productions is added in the notes, an insertion, which, whilst it occupies a very small space in the work, will, it is hoped, be acceptable to the admirers of our early literature, and at the same time afford a tolerably just estimate of the progressive alterations and improvements in our English poesy. 2 The same remark applies to the list of engraved portraits at the end of each article. In this, it has been the editor's intention to notice a few of the best specimens of the art, rather than to select the scarcest or most expensive. Having thus pointed out the chief peculiarities of the new edition of ATHENA OXONIENSES, it only remains to be stated, that very large collections have been made for a CONTINUATION of the work to the year 1800. In the mean time, whilst he returns his most sincere thanks to those gentlemen who have already favored him with assistance, the Editor takes the liberty of requesting additional information on these subjects, which he will be happy to acknowledge, and feel it his duty to appropriate in the course of the work. March 16, 1812. The work is closely printed in royal quarto, in columns, and the first volume will be published in October next, the second in February, 1813, and the suc ceeding volumes will follow with as much dispatch as is consistent with the importance of the publication. The Continuation will be put to press immediately upon completion of the original work, and a similar mode of publication adopted. Printed for John Harding, St. James's Street, and White, Cochrane, and Co. Fleet Street, London; J. Cooke, J. Parker, and R. Bliss, Oxford; and J. Deighton, Cambridge: where Specimens of the Work may be seen, and to whom gentlemen desirous of possessing it, will be pleased to forward their names. The Temple of Ezekiel :" Containing an Elucidation of the 40th, 41st, and 42d Chapters, &c. of Ezekiel; comprising the Vision of a Temple, with all its Courts, Halls, Chambers, and Porches, as described in those chapters. A Comment never before brought so concisely and completely to the view of the literary world, on account of the obscureness of the text, and the want of a plan as a key to the text; now elucidated with an impartial and scientific Comment, representing this Visionary Edifice, with all its dimensions and calculations, in a clear and concise manner: with two plates; one representing the Fundamental design of that edifice, agreeable to the text; and the other a Bird's Eye View, with the elevations of that magnificent and spacious fabric. This elucidation is not Ideal, but a correct representation of the literal and true sense of the Bible-text, with such assistance as the Author has gathered from the Hebrew writers, and the Doctors co-existent with the Second Temple ; also from the most celebrated commentators, besides the particulars of his own observations, so as to reconcile the whole text with a true representation of the Temple proposed by Ezekiel. The method the Author has pursued is, to place all the text regularly in the margin, with the comment opposite to the places: the dimensions and calcu lations appertaining to the text, are marked in alphabetical order, referring to the Fundamental design. And, in particular places, where the translations are obscure, or have been misconceived, the Author has introduced the original Hebrew text, and has endeavoured to rectify the errors, and give the true sense of it. The Author trusts, that not only the discerning readers and adherents to the Holy Scripture will be gratified by such an elucidation, but, that the scientific reader will consider it as an interesting and sublime document relating to ancient architecture, and as a valuable supplement to the Bible. The work will be printed in large quarto, containing about seven sheets of letter-press; to which will be annexed, two large copper-plates, as before mentioned. The whole written, designed, and engraved by S. Bennett, Author of "The Constancy, Dispersion, and Progress of Israel."- -Subscriptions received by the Author, at No. 475, Strand, corner of Lancaster Court, where may be seen the above-mentioned designs. No money required till the Delivery of the Work. Since the printing of this Prospectus, the manuscript has been greatly increased, by an introduction, in which the Author advances arguments consonant to reason, and supported by authentic testimonies from the Mishnah, and the Bible itself; that, the Temple of Ezekiel was intended for a Material and Temporal one, as well as for the time to come, which is not improbable in the latent economical procedure of the Omnipotent. That the Second Temple erected by Zerubabel and the ban no great Congress, was in its principal parts an imitation of the one described by Ezekiel.-Assigning also a reason, why the great Congress did not complete the Temple in the other parts, as described in the text of Ezekiel. The Work has also been increased, with a comment on the Forty-third Chapter in addition, which will be found essential to the knowledge of Literature in general, the History, and Divine Economy in the Procedure of the earlier period of Judaism; and is treated Theologically, Historically, and Critically.The Price to Subscribers, 12s. END OF NO. XI. CLASSICAL JOURNAL; FOR DECEMBER, 1812. NO. XII. 下 London: PRINTED BY A. J. VALPY, TOOKE'S COURT, CHANCERY LANE; SOLD BY LONGMAN, HURST, REES, ORME, AND BROWN; LUNN; RICHARDSON; DULAU; LAW; SHARPE AND HAILES; SHERWOOD, NELLY, AND JONES, PATERNOSTER ROW; UNDERWOOD, FLEET-STREET; AND ALL OTHER BOOKSELLERS. 1812. ERRATA in No. XI. P. 95. 1. 35. dele . Barnesius addidit minus cautè, Prospectuses of Works Preparing for the Press may be inserted in the Pages at the end of this JOURNAL at a moderate charge to Authors. No delay OUGHT to occur in the delivery of this JOURNAL, as every Number is REGULARLY published on the First of April, July, October, and January; should any difficulty, however, be experienced in the due arrival of the Numbers, a Letter directed to the Printer shall remedy every inconvenience. The former Numbers may be had of all the Booksellers. Price 6s. each. Articles are requested to be sent one month at least before the day of publication, directed to Mr. A. J. Valpy, Tooke's Court, Chancery Lane, London. CONTENTS OF No. XII. PAGE XFORD Prize Essay-On the Utility of Classical Learning in subserviency to Theological Studies, [A. D. HENDY] On Classical Education, Inquiry into the Causes of the Diversity of Human Character in various, Ages, Nations, and Individuals, No. 11. [PROFESSOR SCOTT] Critical Review of Illustrations of Homer, Supplementary Notes to Mr. Barker's Edition of Cicero's Two 225 236 248 262 Tracts, No. 11. [E. H. BARKER] 274 Notice of Q. Horatii Flacci Opera, No. IV. 279 Specimens of Persian Poetry, No. 11. [D. G. WAIT] Illustration of a Passage in the New Testament, ..... 294 Notes on Part of the Poem of Festus Avienus, No. iv. 295 Course of Studies pursued at Oxford, .... 305 Some Account of the Researches of the German Literati, on the subject of Ancient Literature and History, No. 1v. 313 |