46 Classic Literature. 



tioned, the Ellipses Greece of Lambertus Bos; the 

 Doctvina Particularum of Henry Hoogeveen;' 

 and the ingenious speculations of Lord Monboddo, 

 in his Origin and Progress of Language," 1 have all 

 contributed to unfold more clearly than before the 

 etymology, the genius, the beauties, and the va- 

 rious excellences of this ancient tongue. 



But the services of these eminent critics have 

 not been all stated. While they pursued further 

 .than their predecessors, the analysis of the Greek 

 language, they purified the Grammar from many 

 absurdities and errors; they interpreted and amend- 

 ed many passages in ancient authors; and contri- 

 buted in various ways to facilitate and recom- 

 mend the study of those authors. And even 

 if all their speculations respecting the analysis of 

 the language, and especially concerning the origin 

 and meaning of the particles, should be judged to be 

 wholly unfounded, which probably few will suppose 

 to be the case, they will doubtless be pronounced 

 to have thrown much light on the subjects which 

 they discussed. But a satisfactory view of their 

 ingenious and useful labours can only be obtained 

 by the careful perusal of their numerous publica- 

 tions. 



It might have been expected, in an age in which 

 the intercourse of men was so much extended as in 

 the last, and in which so many rich repositories of 

 ancient manuscripts were for the first time opened 



/ Doctrina Particularum Lingua Graca, Auciore et Editor e Henrtco 

 Hoogeveen. 2 Tom. 4to. This is a large, ingenious, and learned 

 work, on the origin and meaning of the Grtek Particles. Lord Monboddo 

 speaks of it in terms of great respect and approbation. See his Origin and 

 Progress of Language. 



m L.ord iViO-sBODDO derives the whole Greek language from combina- 

 tions in duads, of the w wich the other five vowels, cc, e, <, o, v ; the w 

 being always last : so that aw, sw, iw, cw, vu>, are the radical sounds, from 

 which the whole language is derived. It is very remarKable, that the 

 British phiklogisc adop ed almost precisely the iame doctrine on this sub- 

 ject whicli had been before taught, though without his Knowledge, by 

 Hemstekhuis, and his followers, of the Ley den school. 



