12th. In a work very lately published (The Infirmities of Genius Illustrated, &c. by R. R. Madden, Esq.) the author has given lists of twenty persons of different professions, with the ages at which they died, for the purpose of showing the influence of various intellectual pursuits on longevity. In his selection of musical composers he might have been more successful as regards the eminence of the individuals, though the result would not have differed very widely. The following are the names he has chosen, and the ages at which they died:—
Arne, Dr.
68
Seb. Bach
66
Beethoven
57
Burney, Dr.
88
Bull, Dr.