Gray seems, in his rapture, to confound the "spreading sound" and "running water." A musick," may be allowed; but where does “mus ever "smooth and strong," after having visite dant vales, roll down the steep amain," so as t and nodding groves rebellow to the roar?" EL of musick, it is nonsense; if it be said of var thing to the purpose. The second stanza, exhibiting Mars' car eagle, is unworthy of further notice. Cri to chase a schoolboy to his commonplaces. To the third it may likewise be drawn from mythology, though such assimilated to real life. Idalia's ": thing of cant. An epithet or r ennobles art: an epithet or grades nature. Gray is 1. pounded. "Many-twi not analogical; we m "many-spotting." pleasing. was our state EU: Italian arts. hird ternary. Ir Deare. What is sat ot said happily: ons of please; quage is r seems to able, toil and and is tall by le are too visiase and nature 9. be unjust; a man industry, could not en he pleases least, was ill-directed. Welsh poetry deserve erhaps often improved; quage of other poets. I rejoice to concur with common sense of readers lices, after all the refineatism of learning, must be tical honours. The Churchhich find a mirror in every to which every bosom returns as beginning "Yet even these 1: I have never seen the notions ue that reads them here persuades ways felt them. Had Gray written n vain to blame, and useless to praise Bard appears, at ars have remarked Algarotti th Mayence depends wo poems, his tting Tore force, is less that ond ternary produced a ad the Rom Glary and ge assert, that Gray "never wrote any thing easily, but I added, that humour was his natural and original turn. on of Johnson's strange and capricious strictures on the ith much satisfaction, refer our readers to the life prefixed at accompany, an elegant edition of Gray's works, 2 vols. Much that is both elegant and useful will be found in that written when he was very racter of a young nan aversive a wi Le cant of thepnerts and iness. ant flowers; and the letters have simering af at and headstrong ardour fir liber, when i nu iz always catches when he enters te vri, ai u*s fers to cool as he passes forwari He staid not long at Oxbei: fie a T travels, and saw France and Ital. When obtained a seat in parliament, and soca Estats 27 self among the most eager opponents of siz Robert ļa pole, though his father, who was a commissioner d admiralty, always voted with the court. For many years the name of George Lyttelton in every account of every debate in the house of ecunos He opposed the standing army; he opposed the excise he supported the motion for petitioning the king to remove Walpole. His zeal was considered by the courtiers at and only as violent, but as acrimonious and malignant; when Walpole was at last hunted from his places, even effort was made by his friends, and many friends he had, to exclude Lyttelton from the secret committee. The prince of Wales, being, 1737, driven from St. », kept a separate court, and opened his arms to the ents of the ministry. Mr. Lyttelton became his se, and was supposed to have great influence in the on of his conduct. He persuaded his master, whose ss it was now to be popular, that he would advance aracter by patronage. Mallet was made under-sey, with two hundred pounds; and Thomson had a on of one hundred pounds a year. For Thomson, Iton always retained his kindness, and was able, at to place him at ease. >ore courted his favour by an apologetical poem, calle Trial of Selim; for which he was paid with kind is, which, as is common, raised great hopes, that were st disappointed. yttelton now stood in the first rank of opposition; and e, who was incited, it is not easy to say how, to increase clamour against the ministry, commended him among other patriots. This drew upon him the reproaches of <, who, in the house, imputed to him, as a crime, his inacy with a lampooner so unjust and licentious. Lyttelsupported his friend; and replied, that he thought it honour to be received into the familiarity of so great a et. While he was thus conspicuous, he married, 1741, Miss acy Fortescue, of Devonshire, by whom he had a son, e late lord Lyttelton, and two daughters, and with whom appears to have lived in the highest degree of connubial licity; but human pleasures are short; she died in childed about five years afterwards; and he solaced his grief y writing a long poem to her memory. He did not, however, condemn himself to perpetual solitude and sorrow; for, after awhile, he was content to seek happiness again by a second marriage with the daughter of sir Robert Rich: but the experiment was unsuccessful. At length, after a long struggle, Walpole gave way, and honour and profit were distributed among his conquerors. Lyttelton was made, 1744, one of the lords of I omnat me was engaged in de ministry. hut, however, so much engage 2473 fou things of more in JML 1 2 inde oruvenile confidence, CORES COTES, entertained doubts of ter thought the time now cen Jio wount or believe by chance. enously to the great question. His mei in conviction. He found thers. ut he had learned he endeavo H1 15. rúbservations on the Conversion "Bess il sering, and expressed his pleasure in : aca deserves a se inserted: * I have read your regions treatise with infus sure and satisfaction. The style is fine and clear. riments cluse, cogent, and irresistible. May the kings, whose gonicus cause you have so well de reward your picas labours, and grant that I may be worthy, through the merits of Jesus Christ, to be a witness of that happiness which I don't doubt bountifully bestow upon you. In the mean time, l never cease glorifying God, for having endowed you such useful talents, and giving me so good a son. "Your affectionate father, 66 THOMAS LYTTELTO carefa A few years afterwards, 1751, by the death of his f he inherited a baronet's title with a large estate, though, perhaps, he did not augment, adorn by a house of great elegance and expense, a much attention to the decoration of his park. he was As he continued his activity in parliament, he was dually advancing his claim to profit and preferment: |