152% Mr. Harvey's Obfervations 
‘Theodore Beza, Ceratinus, Mekerchus, Lipfius,* 
&e.- The following lines, which Mekerchus writes 
in his commentary concerning the ancient and true 
pronunciation of the Greek, are applicable to every 
language, and by defining what every language 
ought to poffefs, fhew us how far ours is deficient : 
** Porro cuilibet Linguz, ut facilé, ftatim, et rece 
** intelligatur, opus effe diftinéta, certd, et inconfufa 
‘** fingularum litterarum pronunciatione, ipfa ratio 
** indicat, et clarius eft quam ut probari debeat. 
‘** Quandoquidem extra controverfiam eft, fingulas 
‘* litteras et diphthongos inter fe plané diverfas effe, 
** et, ut Fabius docet, proprium ac peculiarem 
““ habere fonum. Fruftra enim diftincte effent 
** littere, 
* works (including his Colloquies and his Ciceronianus ) 
“¢ will laft for ever, and be for ever perufed with pleafure 
“ by the moft fkilful and learned; as long as any portion 
“of literature and of good fenfe fhall remain in the 
“* world,’’ 
* Lipfius wrote his Dialogue ‘“* De Re&a Pronunciatione 
“ Latine Lingux,” at the requeft of the illuftrious Sir 
Philip Sydney, to whom it is dedicated, as to one, obferves 
Lipfius, who might fay of himfelf with more propriety 
than Archilochus did; 
"Expl 3 éya Begdmuv prev evvadioro avexioc, 
Kal pecéwy egarov dapov émicdpevoc,” 
Thus imitated : 
Though I War’s Monarch dutiful attend, 
Not Jefs am I each Mufe’s grateful friend, 
