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of books, such as Dr Parr’s “ Bibliotheca Parriana,” and other cele- 
brated sale catalogues, there is generally a pretty copious account of 
the rarer tracts and pamphlets contained in the collection to which 
the catalogue belongs. But there is a history of pamphlets, which 
is one of the most extraordinary books in the English language, 
published in London 1715, — a book well known to librarians and 
collectors. The author was Myles Davies, who seems to have been 
odd and eccentric to the last degree. He was very poor, and wrote 
for bread ; very learned and of great research, but his style ram- 
bling and grotesque. The work, in six volumes, is very scarce, in- 
deed it is esteemed amongst the rarest books in bibliography, and 
is entitled, Eikcov fUKpo~l3i/3\LKr) — ££ Sive Icon Libellorum,” (what 
we should call in Scotch “ little bookies,”) or a critical history of 
pamphlets, &c. &c. In a long, rambling preface, he enters upon a 
history of pamphlets, and describes their different uses, and quali- 
ties. He very coolly says in the preface : — ££ We need not go 
farther back than 2000 years before the creation of the world.” 
Some Jewish rabbins having profanely asserted that heaven itself 
had at that time written the small volume containing the synagogue 
rule of their law ; and he quotes Saldenus, a Dutch divine, who, in 
the first of forty-one erudite dissertations (Amsterdam, 1684), 
combats the rabbinical opinion, that Adam and each of the patri- 
archs had written a pamphlet. Davies dedicates the sixth volume 
of his history of pamphlets to his patron, Dr Crowe, and addresses 
him in this complimentary strain in a Latin poem, commencing, — - 
“ 0 corve, corvo rarior albido ! ” 
In all the intercourse of private life, and all domestic and social 
relations, nothing could be more exemplary than the conduct and 
demeanour of Professor More. There was a gentleness of disposition 
which seemed to shrink from doing an unkind action, or saying a 
harsh word to any human being. He had that large-hearted feeling 
for mankind which could not withhold from others the mercy he ex- 
pected for himself, and which would never deny encouragement to 
the most erring when making promises of amendment. I recollect 
his saying, with a charming simplicity of character, that he thought 
people were quite right to attend the lectures which Lolla Montes 
was delivering here at the time, as they proved that now she de- 
signed to turn over a new leaf, and to earn an honest livelihood ! 
I have spoken of the pains which he took with his class. He was 
