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 aue amidst the blaze of splendour that und him, amidst the torrent of subat pours along, sedately speculating y blemishes, is certainly a stranger to Sations which animated Pindar and

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Gray deci un Mr. Whitehead.

Our poet's life was ay pursuits, and th obvious from the It was indefatigable ways ready to perf William William Young officer, havin Hiend Mr. Frederic Ronument over him Mr.Gray to furnish cuaintance with Sir ficient reason fo mendliness of Mr. Lacerity of afflictio wrought so power

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

on Mr. Whitehead.

Our poet's life was now chiefly devoted to lite rary pursuits, and the cultivation of friendship It is obvious from the testimony of his letters, th he was indefatigable in the former, and that he wa 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 requeste 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

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32, through the death of Mr. Turner, as 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 men

permission to print at gow an elegant editio before asked the like wing to refuse, gra tining a few notes = Norwegian poetry, in Story, which was pri Mr. Bentley's designe

Ir. Gray, ever attached to the beauties well as to the love of antiquities, unarney 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

The death of Mr. F hit another opening ad before unsucce however was not in in, to preclude a re Vacancy appointed 1

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, un 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

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ctures of our ances 2rovements, particular Heberto there has not Curate on the subject feared, as the observa Mr. Gray, and inserted bry of Ely. Of heral e possessed the enti various pursuits whic the last ten years of Leptable as those whic Nature. For botan ancle when young: the sake of improve science, he induced not a little to the pre considerable his im

e that he meant it, as the many geouisitions he left behind him appear to minute for the gratification of ge- 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 De spoken of with more certainty, as not only engaged with Mr. Mason as but actually paraphrased the Norse Doems inserted in his Works for spee wild spirit which animated the bards ays. The extensive compass, howsubject, and the knowledge that it