Footnotes

[352:3] W. Lowndes, Secretary of the Treasury in the reigns of King William, Queen Anne, and King George the Third.

[353:1] Plato was continually saying to Xenocrates, "Sacrifice to the Graces."—Diogenes Laertius: Xenocrates, book iv. sect. 2.

Let us sacrifice to the Muses.—Plutarch: The Banquet of the Seven Wise Men. (A saying of Solon.)

[353:2] Chapter of accidents.—Burke: Notes for Speeches (edition 1852), vol. ii. p. 426.

John Wilkes said that "the Chapter of Accidents is the longest chapter in the book."—Southey: The Doctor, chap. cxviii.

Who left scarcely any style of writing untouched,

And touched nothing that he did not adorn.

Johnson: Epitaph on Goldsmith.

Il embellit tout ce qu'il touche (He adorned whatever he touched).—Fénelon: Lettre sur les Occupations de l' Académie Française, sect. iv.

Fling but a stone, the giant dies.

The Spleen. Line 93.

Thus I steer my bark, and sail

On even keel, with gentle gale.

The Spleen.

Though pleased to see the dolphins play,

I mind my compass and my way.

The Spleen.

He lives to build, not boast, a generous race;

No tenth transmitter of a foolish face.

The Bastard. Line 7.

May see thee now, though late, redeem thy name,

And glorify what else is damn'd to fame.[354:1]

Character of Foster.