not appeared fince the days of Ariftotle." To the whole is added a copious Index. It may be proper to ftate that the text of the prefent edition is not a mere copy of that edited by Mr. Derrick, and published by Tonfon in 1760, but has derived advantage from collation; and from the addition of feveral pieces selected from the poet's dramatic works. Some omiffions have alfo been made, which it is prefumed, will not be regretted. The work is printed in an uniform fize with the four volumes of Dryden's Profe Works edited by Mr. Malone, and together compre hend the most interesting parts of this eminent writer's works. October, 1811, To his facred Majefty; a Panegyric on the Corona- To the Lord Chancellor Hyde; prefented on New Satire on the Dutch; written in the Year 1662 To her Royal Highnefs the Dutchefs of York, on the memorable Victory gained by the Duke over the Hollanders, June 3, 1665, and on her Journey An Effay upon Satire, by Mr. Dryden and the Earl ADDEND A. The following Notes were received too late to be inferted in their proper places.. Vol. I. p. 1. After Mr. Malone's note, add, On examining the LACRYME MUSARUM, it should seem that Mr. Collins was led into an error concerning the number of elegies on the death of Lord Haftings, by glancing his eye on the TABLE of Contents, in which the last elegy has a reference to p. 98; which he haftily fuppofed was the number of elegies in the book. −p. 246 l. 595. His hand a vare of justice did uphold] Doubts have been entertained concerning the word VARE in this line, which fome perfons have fuppofed an error of the prefs; and Derrick fubftituted VASE for it. But the text is perfectly correct, and VARE is the true reading; the meaning of which uncommon word is afcertained by the following paffage in Howell's LETTERS, p. 161, edit. 1728, which has been communi. cated by James Bofwell, of the Inner Temple, Efq. "He [the Spaniard] is wonderfully obedient to government; for the proudeft Don of Spain, when he is prancing upon his ginet in the ftreet, if an alguazil (a ferjeant) fhew him his VARE, that is, a little white staffe he carrieth as a badge of his office, my Don will presently off his horfe, and yield himself his prifoner." VARA in Spanish fignifies a wand. In a note on one of Dryden's Profe Pieces, 'Mr. Malone has obferved, that he was a great reader of Spanish authors. Vol. I. p. 400. Dr. Warton's authority for calling Dryden's young friend by the name of Hampden is probably derived from Derrick's affertion; for which there appears no authority; the initials of this young friend being given as H. D. Vol. III. p. 41. The name of its author being wholly loft,] Not fo: for, as Mr. Malone has obferved, Boccace alluded to the Thefeida, which was written by himself. See Malone's Life, &c, of Dryden, vol. iii. p. 641. |