which they breathe; that divine glow which at the same time melts and inreader, cannot operate with their full on a congenial soul, attuned to the tions of enthusiastic poesy.-He who ue amidst the blaze of splendour that und him, amidst the torrent of subt pours along, sedately speculating blemishes, is certainly a stranger to sations which animated Pindar and dec Mr. Whitehead. Cur poet's life was was indefatigable William William ng officer, havin y in the office of Poet Laureate was sioned by the death of Colley Cibber. of Devonshire, being at that time , made a polite offer of it to Mr. gh the medium of Lord John Caven terity of afflictio rought so power on Mr. Whitehead. Our poet's life was now chiefly devoted to lit rary pursuits, and the cultivation of friendshi It is obvious from the testimony of his letters, th he was indefatigable in the former, and that he w always ready to perform kind offices in the latte Sir William Williams, an accomplished and galla young officer, having been killed at Belleisle, h friend Mr. Frederic Montagu proposed to erect monument over him, and with this view request Mr. Gray to furnish the epitaph. His slight a quaintance with Sir William would have been sufficient reason for declining the task; but t friendliness of Mr. Montagu's disposition, and t sincerity of affliction with which he was affecte wrought so powerfully upon Mr. Gray, that 52, through the death of Mr. Turner, is spirited up by some of his friends d Bute the succession. His applicar failed, the office having been proady Lowther for the tutor of Sir regard to the me Permission to print at g an elegant editio before asked the like ing to refuse, gra tining a few notes & Norwegian poetry, i Story, which was pr Ir. Gray, ever attached to the beauties well as to the love of antiquities, unurney to Scotland for the purpose of curiosity and taste. During his stay ry Dr. Beattie found the means of ennotice and friendship. Through the of this gentleman the Marischal Colrdeen had requested to know if the ctor of Laws would be acceptable to * See p. 80 Mr. Bentley's design The death of Mr. to preclude a re its regard to the merit of our poet, solicited h permission to print at the University press of Gla gow an elegant edition of his works; Dodsley ha before asked the like favour, and Mr. Gray, u willing to refuse, gratified both with a copy co taining a few notes and the imitations of the o Norwegian poetry, intended to supplant the Lor Story, which was printed at first only to illustra Mr. Bentley's designs. The death of Mr. Brocket, in the July followin left another opening to the professorship which had before unsuccessfully sought. Lord Bu however was not in office, and the Duke of Gra ton, to preclude a request, within two days of t vacancy appointed Mr. Gray. ublishing Strabo; and there are to ≈ that he meant it, as the many geo- actures of our ance ements, particular Hiberto there has not Carte on the subject ared, as the observa Gray, and inserted ty of Ely. Of heral possessed the enti various pursuits whic last ten years of ceptable as those whic Nature. For botan de when young The like observation may be transto and the Greek Anthologia, as he ■common pains with both, and left a tter fit for the press. His design of e public with the history of English be spoken of with more certainty, as not only engaged with Mr. Mason as but actually paraphrased the Norse poems inserted in his Works for spee wild spirit which animated the bards ays. The extensive compass, howsubject, and the knowledge that it he sake of improve ience, he induced ot a little the Considerable his im |