1804. ] 
impendent, ad quod nos invicem prafentis 
noftei confenfus et promiffi vigore, ac in 
virtute facramenti, per fingulos noflrum 
di&is collegiis feu corum alicui fingulari- 
ter praeftiti, feu preftandi, volumus nos 
arétius teneri ; ut fic diéta collegia mutua 
fe gaudeant defenfione munita, quz in no- 
mine conformitas et (annuente Domino) 
mutuz ac perpetug charitatis, integritas 
decorabunt ; nolentes, quod aliquis de col- 
legiis fupradidtis pratextu alicujus laboris 
feu favoris impenfi, in cafibus hujufmodi, 
quicquam preter expenfas rationabiles ac 
neceflarias exigat quovifmodo.” 
CXLIL-—-MR. CRADOC’s EURIPIDES. 
Mr. Cradoc, formerly of Emanuel, and 
now of Gumly-hall, in Leicefterfhire, a 
gentleman of much claffical tafte, and 
who poffefles a very curious and valuable 
library, has John Milton’s copy of Euri- 
pides. Milton, though in fome refpetts 
an undutiful fon, is {till a favourite with 
alma mater,{as froward children are fome- 
times darlings with fond mothers ;) and 
Euripides is known-to have been the 
favourite Greek bard of Milton; a2 fhort 
account, theretore, of this literary curio- 
fity will not be out of place. We ac. 
knowledge our obligations to Mr, Cradoe 
for his condefcenfion.in indulging us with 
the pernfal of thefe volumes. 
The edition is that of Paulus Stepha- 
nus, in two volumes, printed in 1602, 
containing the old Scholia, and the com. 
ments of more modern critics, Prefixed 
to it, in Milton’s handwriting, is «* John 
Milton, pre. 12s. 6d. 16343” 
the hand-writing of Dr. Birch, whofe 
property it was before it came into the 
hands of the prefent poffeffor, a fhort 
account, intimating that it had formerly 
been Dr. Hare’s. 
This, at leaft, may be collected from 
thefe volumes, that Milton had read his 
author throughout, text, notes, and com- 
ments, with great attention and much 
critical fkill; the margin being marked 
with amendments of the text, improve- 
ments of the Latin tranflation, and fome 
corrections more immediately in reference 
to the metre. The notes, indeed, are 
mot very numerous, but are of fufficient 
confequence to give achara¢ter to the’ yo- 
lumes, and to have juftified Jofhua Barnes, 
who had perufed them, in reckon- 
ing Milton among the critics to whom 
his edition is indebted. It may be, there. 
fore, thought by fome, that Dr. Johnfon, 
who had juft feen them, {poke not fuffi- 
ciently like a critic in faying ** The mar- 
gin is fometimes noted, but I found no-— 
thing remarkable,” 
Cantabrigiana, 
and in- 
123 
Jothua Bames, when he adopts Milton’s 
readings or notes, generally acknowledges 
them ; but one or two remarkably good 
readings have been adopted, unacknow. 
ledged by that editor, as hath been no> 
ticed by Mr. Joddrell, and pointed out to 
us by a learned perfon particularly conver- 
fant in Euripides, 
The notes are in Milton’s hand-writing, 
(with the exception of two or three, which 
feem in another hand, and to have beer 
written fince the time of Milton.) There 
are alfo various marks, defigned ta point 
out firiking paflages, probably for imita~ 
tion. 
CXLUE,—= TRANSLATION of @ LATIN 
ODE of GRAY’S. 
We have few more pleafing and elegant 
works than Mafon’s Memoirs of the Life 
and Writings of Gray. The following 
Latin lines are extra&ted from it, for the 
fake of accompanying them with an origi« 
nal tranflation; which, though far inferior 
to the Latin, may, probably, be read with 
indulgence, though not with approbation, 
by the Englifh reader. The merit of this 
elegant ode confifts in its calm ferioufnefs, 
and in its adaptation to the hiftory, as 
well as fcenery, of the place.* The long 
parenthefis, however, in a larger poem, 
would have been no beauty, and in fa 
fmall a one is a blemifh,, This blemifl 
we have guarded againift in the tranflation. 
Oh! tu, feveri Religio loci, 
Quocungque gaudes nomine (non leve 
Nativa nam certe fluenta , 
Numemhabet, veterefq: fylvas.5 
Prafentiorem et confpicimus Deum 
Per invias rupes, fera per juga, 
Clivofq: przruptos, fonantes 
Inter aquas, nemoruma: noctems 
Quam fi repoftus fub trabe citrea 
Fulgeret auro, et Phidiac? manu) ° 
Salve vocanti rite, feffo et. 
Da placidam juveni quietem, 
Quod f invidendis fedibus, et frua 
Fortuna facra lege filentii 
Vetat volentem, me reforbens 
In medios violenta fluctus, , 
Saltem remoto des, pater, angulo 
Horas fenectz ducere liberas, 
Tutumg: vulgari tumultu 
Surripias hominuma: curiss 
Tranflation : 
Thou Genius of this awful place, 
—Whate’er, unknownto me, thy name=s 
Thee ’mid thy native ftreams I trace, 
Thee do thefe ancient woods proclaim ! 
® La Grande Chertreufe, 
-_ fsb} 
