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admired by the Eomans, that Cicero and others thought 

 it worth their pains to give a Latin version of it for the 

 amusement of their country-men. Virgil, I fear, that 

 notorious poacher of everything that was elegant in the 

 Greek tongue, has gleaned up every fine Image, and trans- 

 planted them into his Georgics. It is remarkable enough 

 that there is now sitting, at my elbow an Oxford gentle- 

 man* who is deeply employed in making an Index also: 

 so that my old parlor is become quite an Index manufactory. 

 Mrs. J. White joins in best respects, and the good wishes 

 of the season, to you and lady : and I am, 



with all due affection, 



y'^ loving uncle, 



Gil. White. 



To Benjamin White, junr. 



Seleburne, Feb. [1788]. 



Dear Sir, — I received your letter concerning Mr. Pegge, 

 but cannot, as you well know, promise any thing. At the 

 same time also I received, by Molly, six more sheets of clean 

 proofs, so well corrected, that I have not met with one error. 

 And indeed the errata are so few, that at present they will 

 go into a small Compass, and are as follow : 



p. 11, 1. 13. for scences read scenes. 



p. 31, 1. 15. for teems read teams. 



p. 91, 1. 7. d. comma, and for or read of. 



p. 219, 1. 15. for no tie read not he. 



As I find you advance apace, I have by bearer sent up my 

 Antiquities, because I do not find myself able to correct or 

 improve them any farther. You will be pleased not to be 

 offended at the vague spellings of the names of men, and 

 places, but to take them as you find them in their places, 

 because centuries ago men had no criterion to go by, but 



* The Rev. R. Churton. 

 VOL. II. — N 



