that thefe paffages are falfe readings. Yet force the genius of the Attic diaIc for the most part rejects the peculiarities of the lonic, it were fafer for modern writers in dramatic meafures to obferve the modes of expreffion of prevalent in the three great Tragic Poets, and not to imitate either profodiacal or fynthetic forms which are to be fupported only by paucity of examples. "All kinds of faults, as well as all beauties, may be learned under the fanction of the greatest authorities. Even the great name of Michael Angelo may be ufed, to keep in countenance a defi ciency or rather neglect of colouring, and every other ornamental part of the art. In fhort, there is no defect, but may be exculed, if it is a fufficient excufe, that it can be imputed to confider able artifts; but it must be remembered, that it was not by thefe defeels they acquired their reputation; they have a right to our pardon, but not to our admiration." Sir J. Reynolds's Difc. in 1774. The inftruation conveved in this paffage is applicable not to Painters only, but to Poets allo: nav. fill farther, to manners in human life. The beft of men have their imperfections; and there are many whom " Decipit exemplar vipiis imitabile :" a prudent perfon, however, will imitate not the imperfections but virtues of an accomplished pattern.] O. S. T. Mr. URBAN, THE Dec. 3, 1787. HE infeription at Peckleton, which Mr. Jee has more accurately made out than Burton, by the two additional abbreviated words, DNA. ANA, fhould now be read DNA: ANA COCON, or DÑA:AÑA: MOTON. This will appear plainer on comparing the forms of the fecond and fifth letters with the laft, where a fmall variation is perhaps owing to the bufy knife of tome unlettered ruftic. Allo ving this, I conjecture the original infeription to have been "Ilie jacet Will'mus Grime by et Domina Anna Moton uxor ejus." Anne was the eldest daughter and heiress of Reginald, fon of Sir Robert Moton, Knt. by his firft wife: and as there were great contci's about the fucceflion, in confequence of Sir Robert's fecond mariage, the might wish to perpetuate her maiden name, being the laft at Peckleton who could claim it-the pore to, if we may fuppofe the furvived her husband, and willed this monument Mr. URBAN, April 25. HAVE lately read the " Argumen tative Appeal addreffed to the Bishops and Parochial Clergy, on the Mode of railing Money for the Improvement of Church Lands, in Cafe of Inclosure, fuggefting a Plan lefs exceptionable than any hitherto proposed; by B. N. Turner, M. A. ;" and think the author is a very tenacious man, and feems to confider nothing fo much as his own prefent temporal advantage, without regarding any perfon or thing elfe. I believe an inclofing Act is feldom thought of, fave only with an intent to be beneficial to individuals; and if the parish is improv. ed, I cannot fuppofe that the parfon, who generally looks out pretty ftrictly for his own intereft, can be a fufferer, but rather a gainer than otherwife. The author approves of the prefent mode in cafes of inclofure, and calls it an excellent one; and, amongst the rest, fays, p. 5, "All the dues, poffeffions, and interefts, whatfoever, of the incumbent, for the time being, are laid together, and by the commiflioners eftimat ed, and a certain proportion of the equivalent: and that the right to this is whole land is appropriated to him as an given as a compenfation or in lieu of the complicated claims he before had on the parish, including the whole of the property, of every kind, which he or any of his predeceffors did or could of right enjoy.". And then, by way of note, obferves, that the trifling claims of furplice fees and Eafter offer. ings are excepted; and that for a reason would be found of no great confe which, if it was worth while to enquire, quence." But our author does not inform his readers what conveniency or benefit accrues to the incumbent by receiving the rent of this allotment from one or more farmers, intead of many finall fums for tithes, or other dues, or being at the expence of tithe-gatherers: but he tells us, that "the land is wild and defolate, difmantled of every conveniency, and incapable of being put into a proper flate of culture, until a confiderable fum of money is expended in divifion fences, barns, and other ac commodations. And this money being expended in perdurable improvements, the revenue, infiead of arising from cre fource, now arites from two; namely, from Church Lands, how far improved by Inclosures. - Modern Education. 389 from the portion of land allotted in lieu of the whole former rights of the living, and alfo from the intereft or produce of the money fo expended upon it." With regard to inclofures, it is generally provided in the Act, that either efpecial compenfation is made for any lofs of revenue by the incumbent; or at leaft that the fame is fully confidered by the commiffioners before their apportioning the allotments: and if the minifter's fhare is fo large as to require divifion fences, it may be fuppofed that the additional improvement will fupport the expences. But if he fuppofes otherwife, he may omit making fuch fences; or, if abfolutely neceffary, may raife money for that purpose in the manner prefcribed by the Act of Parliament, lately paffed, for impowering the clergy to charge their livings with money for repairs, &c. By the two acts which were paffed in the years 1777 and 1781, in order to promote the refidence of the parochia! clergy, and to take away all pretence for not refiding on their refpective livings, it was enacted, that the incumbent (with confent of the patron and ordinary) might borrow to the amount of two years income, on mortgage of the glebe tithes, rents, and other profits, for 25 years, the incumbent to pay the intereft yearly, and alfo 51. per cent of the principal, if refident (at least 20 weeks in the year) on the living; and if nonrefident, ol. per cent. per annum of fuch principal: which mortgage money is to be applied for building an houfe where none, and repairing old ones, or purchafing others; with power alfo to purchase a certain quantity of land, and other conveniences, and even to exchange the giebe: and a power is referved to the mortgagee to diftrain, as in cafe of rent; and the incumbent is to infure the premilles from fire. Thus the law ftands; wherewith our author does not feem fatisfied: but, defirous to throw the burthen as far from himself as he can, and to fix it upon his fucceffor, though he feems not to lose fight of his own intereft, he propofes that the power to mortgage fhould not be for a term only, but perpetual; which may make it a more objectionable fecurity to procure money thereon. And it may be prefumed the legislature would fcarce acquiefce in that part of the author's plan. Before I quit this fubject, I cannot avoid mentioning that in this pamphlet are contained feveral quaint words, viz. perdurable and renitency, and some other odd expreflions. The ftyle you are a better judge of than your humble ferW. C. vant, P.S. I have alfo looked over the "Obfervations on the Poor Laws, addreffed to the Members of the Two Houfes of Parliament, by William Young, Efq. F.R.S. and M.P." preli minary to a propofed amendment of them, and think the amendments propofed very judicious; and that it is better to rectify and amend old laws, than, according to the prefent rage, reject them totally, although there may be fome faults found out by experience. But as this matter is at this time under the proper investigation, I fhall fay no more on the fubject at prefent. LETTERS ON EDUCATION, (Continued from p. 288.) UCH is the picture fome of your SUCH WISE people draw for the generality of the young of the prefent age. Thefe WISE HEADS reprefent this life as only the dawn of endless existence;-that it is, therefore, of importance to confider the destiny of man!-that happinefs, even here, muft refuit from the confcioufnefs of a ufeful and well-fpent life;and that, to have the fream run clear, care must be taken that the fountain be not polluted. But all this, like everything elle that is ferious, in this frolicfome age, fhould be ridiculed. Thefe WISE ONES are weak enough to venture to contraft one of their fine fellows with one of mine; but, in reality, there is no compariton. They paint a youth of innocence and fimplicity, with the feeds of virtue and piety early implanted, and gradually expanding-a defire of useful knowledge increating, and, in time, raising the mind to clevation and fublimity, in the contemplation of the inmenfity of the power, the wifdon, and goodness difplayed in the visible creation; in tracing the nature of man, his powers, his duties, and his destination; -pur -pursuing fources of delightful entertainment in the hiftory and aspect of mankind, in various periods and fituations. They exhibit their young man as poffeffing a heart warmed with benevolent and kind affections; his actions guided by justice and reafon, and always purfuing the best means to obtain the worthieft ends;-enjoying the bounties of Providence in moderation, with a cheerful and thankful heart;-defpifing meannefs, felfithnefs, and deceit, and holding every breach of moral duty as unbecoming a gentleman. Thus educated, they reprefent him as a warm friend-an entertaining and inftructing companion, perhaps poffeffing wit, but without groffnefs or indelicacy, and never with ill-nature, but to lash vice-a useful member of society,—amiable, and efteemed in all the relations of life, regretted in death, but never dead in the affectionate remembrance of his friends! But, in our fabionable language, this is all a dd bore-it is mere twaddle. My gay fine fellows laugh at all this kind of Auff. Such a fellow has no Joul fu !—no Jpunk—they would not get drunk with him, he is not enough of the ton. Indeed, if any one appears perior to his neighbours, in point of knowledge or principle, my friends very properly run him down, or, if he is young, they foon laugh him out of his notions; and do not many philofophers maintain, That ridicule is the teft of truth?-and the many inftances that happen of the kind I have mentioned, prove the juftnefs of their doctrine. A very few, indeed, affect to pity and defpife my friends; but they gain nothing by this for the pity and contempt are reciprocal, and I have at least ten to one in my favour. My young friends make the most of life. They make ufe of what is fet before them, and think not of to-morrow. They are tired fometimes, no doubt, for they try their conftitutions, to be fure, pretty freely; and vacant hours will happen. But if a tedium vite fhould at laft oppreis them, that is (to explain to thole who have not learned Latin), if they should have no more relith for eating and drinking, dancing, playing at cards, gallantry, gambling, and diverfions, there being no other refources of entertainment worth notice, they very properly have the manliness to put an end to a life that is become wearijome; and thus they bold ly extinguish their spunk, when it will no longer fhine with its ufual brightnefs. Left fome of my young friends, however, thould mistake the road, by falling in with bad company, or bad example, I fhall point out the broad way. I am to fuppofe, that my directions for educating your fon in early life, without moral or religious principles, to have been followed, and that now he is upon his entrance into life, without a TASTE for knowledge. Any little attention your fon has hitherto been obliged to give to books has been tiresome and irkfome. The fatigue of reading or thinking is intolera ble. But he will presently fit up whole nights in a tavern, or gallop from funrife to fun fet after a pack of hounds, without reckoning it any fatigue. He will hate to liften to people of good fenfe and delicate manners. By the education he has received, he will think himfelf a man long before Nature intended he fhould be, and loose (that is free) converfation will, with him, be the harbinger of fimilar conduct. Some moral writers reprefent, that "few know how to be idle and inno cent, or have relish for any pleafures not criminal; - every diverfion they take is at the expence of some virtue; and the first fep from neceffary employment, or bufinefs, is into vice or folly." To prevent this, these odd fort of people recommend the forming a young perfon's tafte for letters-the fine arts-manly exercifes and accomplishments, &c. I have no objection more than they, in my plan of education, to fill up vacant hours by reading. It gives a fimulus and zef to active employment -My plan of reading, however, is far more light, ealy, and agresable than theirs. No regular plan is requifite, and it may be refumed at any time, with equal improvement. What I recommend to your fon's perufal are, modern novels—magazines— comedies and farces-trials for divorce, which this kingdom fo amply furnishes now-a-days, and which are always publifhed. Indeed, there are now, luckily, publishers who will print and fell any thing that does not endanger their cars. Sonic of them, for the good they have done to my interest, by their total ditregard of decency and propriety, thould be rewarded with the dignified title of Muft Excellent Printers to bis Infernal Majefty. Strictures on the modern If your fon can read French, there is alfo ample ftore in that language for his amufement and improvement. The novels of the last age were of the grand and heroic kind. They were not a picture of life indeed, but had a tendency to infufe a ftately dignity of character, which now is laughed at. The prefent, with a few exceptions, are more warm and inflammatory, and more fuited to life and manners; which, to fay the truth, are much indebted to thefe compofitions for the liberal progrefs that is made, and ftill making, towards what I reckon perfection. To the bonour of the country, a Scotsman was one of the firft and the ableft writer in this delightful fpecies of compofition; and moft rapidly did his labours increafe the number of my votaries, many of whom are now reaping the fruits of the inftruction. De Vergy, an Anglo. Frenchman, followed next; and then a thousand of my kind friends after him. It has been faid, that Fontaine and Chaucer, dying, wish'd unwrote I approve much of the great increafe of circulating libraries over the king. v dom. An indifcriminate reader at thefe feminaries of knowledge I could not with to fee in a more hopeful train. A cir culating library kept by a man of taste, principles, and attention, I would indeed very much diflike; for it might promote a relish for literature and ufeful knowledge at an eafy rate; and he might be patronised by my enemies.But, amidst the great numbers that now abound, this can but rarely happen; therefore I wish them all manner of fuccefs. Let your fon read as many of the above fort of books as he pleafes. Don't be afraid of his hurting his eyes, or of his getting a bead-ach, in fuch study.He will, for his amufement, also recommend them to the miffes, who may bappen to be more ignorant than himself. As the paffions are not fufficiently trong of themfelves, and easily kept under command, the perufal of fuch books are neceffary to give them due force. The patlions might have lain dormant without fuch affiftance. Your fon will now think of nothing elfe but indulgence. He will judge of every female as the befiæ fera do of every animal they can conquer, viz. that they are will foon learn to be dextrous in the lawful prey; and, like them too, he arts of enfnaring. He may probably tire of the common herd of the aban doned; but any innocent girl, who ftrikes his fancy, he will be artful in wiles and ftratagems to feduce. It is remarked by fome acute obfervers of human nature, that " young people, early corrupted, are generally inhuman and cruel-that they are impatient, vindictive, impetuous, and frequently bru tal in their manners. They have only one object to occupy their imagination; in purfuit of which, they will lie, cheat, and decerse, yet reckon themfelves gentlemen upon honour." But all this is no more than to fay, that the boys are bold and spirited, and they do credit to me by their principles and practice. Your fon, thus begun, will not fcruple to inftruct the daughter of his father's beft friend-or the fifter of his intimate companion, in all he knows. But on the mention of his own fifter being fo treated, probably his honour will be roufed, and he will think himfelf included in the infamy and dif grace which the prejudices of the world yet throw upon want of delicacy or virtue in the female character. But, Do as you would be done by, was no part of his education. Yours, &c. BELZEBUB. (To be continued.) Mr: Mr. URBAN, April 26. ALLOW me to venture a conjecture on a paffage in Shakespeare. In Mr. Ray's Collection of English Words," Rynt je is thus explained: "By your leave, ftand handfomely. As Rynt you Witch, quoth Beffe Locket to her mother, proverb Cheshire." Compare with this the following paffage in Macbeth, and Johnfon's note on it, P. 378:-" if Witch. A failor's wife had chefnuts in her lap, and mouncht, and mouncht. Give me, quoth I. Aroint thee, witch! the rump-fed runyon cries." When the witch roughly cries, "give me," it is natural that the failor's wife fhould use a common proverb to reprove her for her ill manners, rather than bid her "anoint herfelf, and go to her infernal affembly." This is a proof, among many, that we may travel far in fearch of a thing that lies at our door. Nor was it neceffary to call upon St. Patrick, and take a journey to the infer nal regions, for an explanation of what was to be found in a fimple proverb at home, without trouble to the faint, or danger to ourselves. Mr. URBAN, N the fummer of 1772, Mint fummer of, E. P. March 4. being on the to the know ledge of a Mr. George Mathew, then refident in the town of Mansfield. The hiftory, or any part of the life of this man, is too uninterefting to claim the leaft notice of the public, except in one particular, which relates to a cure he performed on himself of a diforder commonly understood to be incurable. Mr. Mathew's malady was a conJumption, which, from his brother having died of it about the fame time that he was in daily expectation of falling a victim to it himself, appears to have been hereditary; and therefore the cure of it, by the very fimple means here mentioned, I conceive to be the more extraordinary, and proves that Nature, if not the beft, is a good phyfician, even in the most dangerous difeafes. Not having feen or heard any thing of Mr. Mathew for many years paft, and having occation lately to addrefs a letter to Col. Rooke, at Woodhoufe, 1 requetted that gentleman to give me fome account of Mr. Mathew, fubfequent to the above period, to enable me to lay before the publick a more perfect state of his cafe, and moft probably an count alfo of its termination. In the courle of a few days I was favoured ac with the following very obliging letter, containing a brief though circumstantial narrative; which; agreeably to the intention of the ingenious and worthy writer, I thus tranfmit to the pubick. A PHILANTHROPIST. Extra of a Letter from Hayman Rooke; Ejquire, dated Woodhoufe, Dec. 23, 1787. having it in my power to convey inte I SHALL always be happy in refting intelligence to the publick thro' the Gentleman's Magazine, particularly when it can be beneficial to mankind. informed of is as follows: The extraordinary cafe you wish to be George Mathews, late of Mansfield, co. Nott. died about feven years ago, aged near 70. Twenty years before his loping confumption, which in a fhort death, he had every fymptom of a gal time reduced him to a mere skeleton, Having no hopes from medicine, he was and he was given over by the faculty.. advifed to try breast milk, of which he foon experienced the good effects, for in lefs than feven months he was perfectly cured, and continued a very ftrong, hale man to the time of his death. He followed the occupation of a barber-furgeon, bleeding and drawing teeth *. The above account you may depend on as fact.-I am, Sir, &c. H. ROOKE." Letter from the late DAVID HUME, St. Andrew's Square, Edinburgh, MY DEAR SIR, ΤΗ HAT the prefent Pretender was in London in the year 1753, I know with the greatest certainty, becaule I had it from Lord Marechal, who faid it confifted with his certain knowledge.Two or three days after his Lordship gave me this information, he told me, that the evening before he had learned feveral curious particulars from a lady (who I imagined to be Lady Primrose), Befides thefe occupations, Mr. Ma thew, at the time I knew him, was a forift. He would then walk 30 or 40 miles a day to attend the feafs of the florifts, in purfuit of their annual prizes. In 1774 I met him at Rotherham in Yorkshire, to which place he had brought two auriculas for that purpofe: and it was indeed farprifing to obferve the ruddinefs of his countenance, and every other symptom of health which he then enjoyed, confidering that he preferved his life merely by ftratagem. though |