the mind is gratified with a new pleafure; and experiences the involuntary operation of those feelings, which had fo lively an influence on CORREGGIO, when he first beheld a picture of RAPHAEL. Ed io anche fon Antiquario. THOUGH the prejudice commonly attending this ftudy feems to be dif appearing, from the liberal manner i which it is by many now conducted the Author was willing to contribu his humble affiftance towards effecti fo defirable purpose. When a wifh event has taken place, it is a fatisfacti to have exerted even the feebleft effo HE had alfo other motives which duced him to make it public. As h engaged in an Inquiry into the origin formation of the Greek Language, general plan of which he has given i view of in a few curfory remarks at the end of the Effay; and as he means shortly to publish a Specimen of the Inquiry, he wished to give fome notice of it to the public before he submitted a formal Specimen to its cenfure. HE chufes the mode of Specimen for this reason. The prefent age of novelty and project, of System and refinement, while it has ftruck out many truths which were unknown to preceding generations, has also given birth to many reveries, the fuccefs of which has afforded fufficient experience to make every perfon, in the conduct of any new Inquiry, fufpicious even of his own conjectures. Though after a regular and careful review of the Inquiry, the Author has fettled his own opinion concerning it, he is not confident enough to think himself fo well able to determine disinterested judgement of others. If after the publication of the Specimen he shall be convinced by any objections, which may be brought against it, that he has been mistaken in his defign, he will have it in his power to put an early period to his researches, while he fhall have little reason to regret the lofs of time, or disappointment of fuccefs. But if his System shall be thought by others to be founded on Truth, he will have then an active spur to his diligence in the further prosecution of his Inquiry. The Author has taken advantage of this fecond Edition to enlarge the additional Obfervations, which are divided into two parts, and make the Second, and Third part of the Effay. In the Second he has expatiated more freely and minutely on some of the fubjects mentioned He has, particularly, enlarged fervations on Language; and has voured to give as explicit an acof the Inquiry, as coud be comaded in the Profpectus of a SpeciIn the Third part are contained urther obfervations on the extent fe of the Study of Antiquities, the fentiments of the Comte de s on the fame subject, |