47$ Additional Notes. 



Sir John Hawkins published an History of Music, in 

 1776, in five vols. 4to. This work contains much curious 

 information, and is reputable to its author; but has been su- 

 perseded by the better work of Dr. Burney. 



The first Chart of History was published, it is believed, 

 in France, about the year 1760, by the Abbe Langlet du 

 Fresnoy. A few years afterwards, a similar work, taken 

 from Du Fresngy's, but much improved, was published in 

 England. Dr. Priestley's New Chart of History was the 

 third attempt of the kind ; and is, doubtless, superior to all 

 preceding works of a similar nature. 



NOTES ON CHAPTER XVIII. 



THE FAoges of Fontenelle, and of D'Alembert, hold 

 a distinguished place among the writings of this class in the 

 last age. 



The American Biography, by the late Rev. Dr. Bel- 

 knap, of Boston, in two vols. 8vo. is a work honourable 

 to the compiler, and highly useful to the student of Ameri- 

 can history. 



To the list of biographical works given in pages 151 and 

 152, it is proper to add, Memoirs of the Life and Admini- 

 stration of Sir Robert Walpole, Earl of Orford, by Coxe. 



The Life of Lorenzo de Medici, by Roscoe, is worthy of 

 more particular notice, and of more pointed praise, than are 

 bestowed upon it in the above-mentioned page. It indicates 

 an extent of reading, and an elegance of taste, which will 

 do lasting honour to the author. 



The Life of Limiceus, by Stoever, deserves a place 

 among the valuable biographical works which appeared to- 

 wards the close of the eighteenth century. 



Almost all the Accounts of distinguished Living Charac- 

 ters, with which the republic of letters has abounded within 

 a few years past, have been worse than useless. With 

 few exceptions, they have been written in a continued strain 

 of panegyric, which is rather calculated to flatter its imme- 

 diate objects, and to mislead others, than to gratify curiosity, 

 or to convey instruction. If these works should be perused 



