CHARACTERS. 
4. On the Paétolus, vol. xxi. 
p- 19. 
3- Remarks on the Medal of 
Xerxes, ibid. 404. 
4. On the Inscription of Amydz, 
vol. xxiii. p. 394. 
5. Essay towards a Numismatic 
Paleography, vol. xxiv. p. 30. 
6. Dissertation on the two Sa- 
maritan Medals of Antigonus, King 
of Judea, ibid. p. 49. 
7+ Remarks on Medals published 
by several auchors, vol. xxi. p.532- 
_ 8.. Dissertation en the Arabian 
Medals, ibid. p. 557. 
_g. Refiections on the Alphabet 
and Language of Palmyra, ibid. 
P+.577+ ; 
_1o. Memoirs on the Monuments 
of Rome, vol. xxili. p. 579. 
_ it. Reflections on some Phosni- 
cian Monuments, vol. 30, p. 405. 
42. Explanation of the Palestine 
Mosaic, ib. p. 503. 
13. General Reflections on the 
Affinity of the Egyptian, Pheenician 
and Grecian Languages, vol. xxxii. 
Pp. 212. 
14. Remarks on Medals pub. 
lished by different authors, ib. 
p- 671. 
_ 45. Explanation of an Egyptian 
Bas-relief, and of the Pheenician In- 
scription which accompanies it, ib. 
P- 725. 
16. Remarks on the Number of 
Pieces which were represented in 
the same Day on the Theatre of 
Athens, vol. xxxix. p.172. 
17. Remarks on the Medals. of 
the Emperor Antonius, vol, xli. 
Pp. 501. 
18. Letters to the Authors of 
the Journal de Scavans: on Phos- 
nician Medals and Inseriptions, in 
vol, August, 1760, 4to. p. 495 ; 
Dec, 1761, p. 871 ; Sept. and Nov. 
1763, on Samaritan Medals, April, 
4790. He wrote also many at. 
[359 
ticles in the Collefion of Anti. 
quities, by the Count de Caylus, 
in the Journdl des Scavans for 
April, 1754, and June; 1760. He 
made the extraéts of the Ruins of 
Balbec and Palmyra. He wrote. 
for.M. Bertin a Memoir on the 
Mexican Paintings; which was 
lost. He intended to have pub- 
lished a colleétioti of all his Dissera 
tations, with alterations and ad- 
ditions ; which his nephew hopes 
one day ot Gther to accomplish. 
CharaGer of Erasmus, from Mr. 
Gibbon’s Posthumous Work}, pubs 
lished by Lord Sheffield. 
IF we consider the character of 
Erasmus, we shall be immediately 
struck with hisextensive erudition 3 
and that heightened by two cir~ 
cumstances, ; A 
First, that he was scarcely ever 
fixed six months ina place (except. 
ing at Basil ;) that to this wander- 
ing life, which deprived him both 
of, books and leisure, must be’ 
added, a continued bad state of 
health, and the constait avocation 
of a vast correspondence. Seconds 
ly, that his learning was all real, 
and founded on the accurate peru. 
sal of the ancient authors, The 
numerous editions. he — published 
sufficiently evince it; and besides, 
those conveniént compilations... of 
all sorts;. where a modern author 
can learn to be a profound scholar, 
at a very small expence, did not 
then exist; every thing was to be 
sought for in the originals them. 
selyes, But besides this learning, 
which was common to many, Erase 
mus possessed a genius, without 
which no writer will ever descend 
to posterity ; a genius which could 
sce through the vainsubtleties of the 
Amp co ashools, 
