40 
Scarce Tracis^ Sic, 
measures. Tliat these have been higlily 
ruinous to the nation, and mischievous to 
the human race, there can be no doubt, 
and of consequer.ee tiis memory must re¬ 
ceive his share of blame for his part in 
all the destructive measu'res of tlie last 
thirty years. To sum up his public cha¬ 
racter in a few words, he has for many 
years been considered as forming an ex¬ 
act' counterpart to IVIacklin^s Man of 
the World. In his private character he 
was highly respectable, and he fulfilled 
all the family and social functions in a 
manner that justly endeared him to the 
circle by w hich he was surrounded. 
The places, &c. held by him at his 
death were, 
Keeper of the Privy Seal, wmrth 
per annum - - -<^5000 
Crown grants to Lady IMelville, 
estimated at - - - 1500 
Pension from the East India 
Compiuiy - - - - 2000 
..£8500 
[Aug. U 
He enjoyed also various other offices 
which, if they brought no immediate pecu¬ 
niary income, gave him great patronage; as 
Governor of the Bank of Scotland, Chan¬ 
cellor of the University of St. Andrews, 
Elder Brother of the Trinity-house, Go¬ 
vernor of the Charter-house, &c. 
His son, the present Viscount, is 
President of the Board of Con- 
troul (besides the recent ad~ 
ditinn - . - - 2000 
Keeper of the Signet in Scotland 2000 
of4000 
His nephew and son-in-law, the 
Lord Chief Baron - - 3500 
Keeper of the Register of Sosines 2000 
of5500 
Besides a variety of other lucrative 
appointments have been scattered among 
his family and connections. 
SCARCE TRACTS, WITH EXTRACTS AND ANALYSES OF 
SCARCE BOOKS. 
It is proposed in future to devote a few Pages of the Monthly Magazine to the 
Insertion of such Scarce Tracts as are of an interesting Natta'e, with the Use 
of zvhich we may be favoured by our Correspondents; and under the same Head to 
introduce also the Analyses of Scarce and Curious Books. 
A GENERAL THEOREM FOR AN ENGLISH 
DECLAMATION. With Copious Notes by 
Gronovius, 
GENERAL THEOREM. 
’^HREE or four verbs of the infinitive mood> 
With three or four hopes to be well un¬ 
derstood, 
Three or four storms bursting over our heads, 
Three or four streams flowing smooth in their 
beds, 
-Three or four eagles and three or four lords. 
And of savage barbarians three or four 
hordes. 
Three or four sceptres of lead or of gold. 
Three or four torrents, and warriors bold, 
Three or four Sidneys, and Hampdens, and 
Locks, 
And on these present times at least three or 
four knocks. 
Three or four locusts, (and be careful to 
have a 
Vesuvius spouting destruction and lava,) 
Of antitheses strong a very great plenty, 
And modest confessions about three and 
twenty. 
Three or four massacres, three or four moun¬ 
tains, 
And three or four rills of three or four foun¬ 
tains, 
Three or four tears with Sympathy’s sigh, 
Three or four sweet things of I myself I, 
Three or four hurricanes, three or four ra¬ 
vages, 
Three or four raonarchs who are three or four 
savages. 
Three or four towers shewing magnified face* 
Through three or four mists, with some pyra¬ 
mids’ bases. 
Three or four daggers, and (be sure never 
need ’em), 
Three or four hints at Britannia’s lost free¬ 
dom. 
Three or four statesmen, the three or four 
guides 
Of three or four ships through political tides. 
Three or four marks of interrogation. 
Three or for O s ! of dire exclamation. 
With pause, start, and stare, and vocife¬ 
ration, 
■Whatsoe’er be the theme, make a fair decla¬ 
mation. 
