* 
. 518 
of the art in question, but might not re- 
cognize it under the assumed appellation 
of a chemical process. The youth was 
engaged, but a rapid decline prevented 
his long enjoyment of the situation. For 
want of the letter to my father, (in vain 
diligently sought) I can neither ascertain 
dates nor the name of the employer, but 
not having heard of any other establish- 
ment of that kind, probably Mr. Booth 
might be the conductor ,who employed 
the youth as above. Another mistake 
exists as to its bemg complete, without 
any touch or finishing by the hand, inas- 
much that in one hundred cases, ninety- 
nine will indispensably require ‘ touching 
up,” and that part of the process must 
be done hy one who can paint with or 
without polygraphics. Such I presume 
was the departinent assigned to the youth 
alluded to. 
N.B. If the manufactory answered Mr. 
Booth’s expectation, he had no doubt more- 
than one, two, or three ** touchers-up.”” 
Peterborough. Your's, &c. 
Tk R. 
ET 
To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine. 
SIR, 
WOULD wish to be informed whe- 
ther any person actually has prepared 
a Greek-English Lexicon for publication, 
and if so, how soon it may be expected 
from the press. 
My reason for. making this enquiry is, 
that I have myself been employed for a 
considerable time in collecting materials 
for such awork; but have been prevented 
from completing it by different notices, 
which L have seen of Lexicons already 
compiled. Should it appear that none of 
these will soon be published, I intend to 
proceed with my own as expeditiously as 
possible. 
In the mean time I shall state my 
plan, that, if I can suggest any useful 
hints, they may be adopted. 
I proposed to give all the words of the 
Greek language in their simplest forms; 
together with the most common parts of 
them, which could occasion any difficulty 
in investigating the themes, ranged alpha- 
betically, after the manner 6fSchievelius. 
Every peculiar or uncommon significa- 
tion, idiomatical phrase, &c. to. -be sup- 
ported by authorities. 
T should make free use of the works of 
Stephanus, Vigerus, Hoogeveen, &e. 
condensing the substance of them all 
into the one volume. To this would be 
added the most judicious interpretations 
that ancient or modern commentators 
Greck-English Lexicon? —Dulwich College. 
For this purpose, . - 
[Jan. 1, 
have given, of every difficult passage in 
the Greek authors. 
I calculate that this would make one 
moderate folio, or very large quarto vo- 
lume. But as this would be too expen- 
sive, and unwieldy, for the use of learn- 
ers, [ would publish, at the same time, a 
moderate octavo abridgement, which 
would cost me no additional labours, as 
it could be executed by marking those 
passages in the larger work, which were 
to be extracted. 
Still, however, I shall be glad to find 
that some abler hand has already accom- 
plished what I conceive to be a great 
desideratum in literature. 
Dundalk, Your's, &e. 
November 30, 1808. W. NeILson. 
—— EE 
To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine. 
SIR, 
iy is highly gratifying to observe, that 
the public attention has at length 
been awakened and recently directed to- 
wards the abuses which have been gra-- 
dually. increasing in some of our most 
valuable charitable institutions. 
Permit me to call the attention of your 
correspondents to the state of the pa- 
tronage, government, and superinten- 
dance of Dulwich college, and to express 
a hope, that if this inquiry meet the eye 
of any of the wardens, or fellows of that 
liberal establishment, they may be in- 
duced to favour your readers with infor- 
mation on this subject. Your's, &c. 
November, 1808. G. B. 
i 
For the Monthly Magazine. 
Some account of the cOLUMBIAD, @ PO- 
EM in ten BOOKS; by JOEL BARLOW: 
lately published at PHILADELPHIA. 
(Concluded from p. 411.) 
HE following instance of minute de- 
scription is occasioned by-a view of 
Morgan’s corps of riflemen in the Ame- 
rican army, illustrated by the well-known, 
story of William Tell. 
«¢ Morgan in front of his bold riflers towers, 
His host of keen-eyed marksmen, skill’d to 
pour 
Their slugs unerring from the twisted bore. 
No sword, no bayonet they learn to wield, 
They gall the flank, they skirt the battling 
field, 
Cull out the distant foe in full horse speed, 
Couch: the Tong tube, and eye the silver bead, 
Turn 2s he turns, dismiss the whizzing lead, 
And lodge the death-ball in his heedless head. 
So toil’d the huntsman Tell. His quiver- 
“ing dart, 
Prest by the bended bowstring, fears se oe 
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