lot Synsfiymlcal DiSIiorjary. — French Poetic Meafure, ^'c. [Sept. 1, 



rant emotions at fuch a calumnious infi- 

 miaiion. 



Polifes is therefore called upon to pro- 

 duce his proofs that any propofals have 

 been marie in the Church, or any plande- 

 vif'ed by her, lor perftcming the Metho- 

 difts, or any o'her D.den'eis ? You, Mr. 

 Editor, havehten the inlhiimeiit of pub- 

 lifliing " Pulites's" Ittier ; I therefore 

 hope you will be fo equitable and impar- 

 tial as to puhlifh this reply to it. 

 ^uguji y, 1805. Youi's, Clericus. 



To the EJUor of the Monthly Magazine. 



SIR, 



THE auhor of a Plan of a Phllolneical 

 and Syncnyojicai Dii5lionary,&c. hav- 

 ing been honoured with a ret]ue(t from J. 

 S. in your publication fir Match lait, 

 that he would " communicate fome i; for- 

 mation concerning the ftate ot matuiity to 

 which his propoled work has a'taiued, 

 and the period to which its appearance 

 ihall be aiTignable," — the Rtquefter is de- 

 iired ro acci-pt candidly what is now offered 

 in anfwer. — Some part of the propofrd 

 work was printed in 1799, then fully in- 

 tended, and even ordered, for publication. 

 This was prevented by the death of the 

 printer. Smce that tvent many things 

 have occurred not important enough for 

 the public to be made acquainted wjih, 

 which Had induced the wiiter fo drop ail 

 thoughts of publifiiing. Lately, hi^^ever, 

 prevailed upon to refume his undertaking, 

 lie is at his leii'ure revifing and ordering 

 to the piefs what, notwitlntarding, he has 

 not yet come tr> the determination of fuf- 

 Jerin^ to meet the public e)e. 

 Burgh, July 30, 1805. 



To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine. 



SIR, 



IT is very fingular that men profefling 

 a religion which incckates the niild 

 pnd amiable dodtriiie of lovinj even our 

 pntftiies, (hould, in any publicst'on which 

 relates to the condurt and welfare of a 

 rifing generation, indulge themfelves in 

 iilibeial infinuations againft the natives of 

 Joreign countries. So long as we have 

 " Devil Taverns," it might be thought in- 

 congruous to objedl to " Anti-C'^di.cm 

 C^ffee-houfes :" the fooner both areabo- 

 lifhed the better. Let us unite in defpif- 

 jngand repelling what is im worthy of imi- 

 tation in our reigbours, and moft ol all 

 Jet us avoid fetting them examples which 

 jf m'ght bedifgraceful to follow ; but let 

 vi ca-.didly admire their better parts, a'.d 

 reaii7e the precept, "fas ejl el ab hojh 

 dnceii.'''' 



A portion of the above remarks will 

 spply to the author of " Hints for foim- 

 jng the Charafter of a young Princefs ;" 

 wi'ofe ignorance of the principles of 

 French poetry has received a juft and maf- 

 terly caftiyation from the pen of your 

 Correfp ndent Y. Z. If the meafure of 

 the Fretich poetry in quefiion he anapsef- 

 tic, I he two firft lines of the Henriade will 

 fiand as follow ; 



Je chante le heros qtii regna fur la France, 

 Et par droit de conquete et par droit de naif- 

 fance ; 



and if the " Hinter" chufes to gallop in 

 this manner through the regions of French 

 poetry, a good journey to him ; but it is 

 hoped he will leave the young princefs be. 

 hind. 



It will he e!1eem?d a favour if the gen- 

 tleman who in the Magazine for July laft 

 communicated the flnttering infcription on 

 a medallion of Louis XIV. will have the 

 goodnefs to ftate whether he tranfcribed it 

 from the medallion itielf, or from what 

 other authority. Some well-ftored cabi- 

 nets have been examined, and the large 

 work on (he medals of Louis XIV. turn- 

 ed rver, for the purpose of tracing it, but 

 hitherto without fuccefs. Some account 

 of the reverfe is likewiCe requelled. 



^'gujl 8, 1805. D. 



To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine, I 



SIR. r 



WHEN your ingenious Obferver on 

 the Notes on Heyne's Virgil 



comes to X. 861. defire him lo confider ,- 



whether or not the verfe — || 



Rho>;he, diu, res fi qua diu mortalibus ulla ' 



ell, 



do not (land in reed of coireflion. 

 None of the Coniinentators have remarked 

 that qua and vlla cannot (tand together! 

 If any any! I know nothing like it it» 

 any language, but the Irifh at all at all. 

 The various readings give ullta, without 

 mending the matter. I propofe 



Rhoehe, diu, (res fi qua diu mortalibus) una 

 Viximus. 



Una increafcs the affefllon, and' an- 

 fwers to vtecuvi and pariter. " We have 

 lived long together: We will conquer to- 

 gether : Or die together. 



Whether your Obferver fliall agree to 

 my emendation or not, I am fure that he 

 pities, with me, the talle of thofe critics 

 who do not think this moll interefting ad- 

 drefs of Mezeiitius to his Veteran Steed 

 worth reftoring to all pofiible perfection. 



