air at its various distances from the surface of the earth.' The ludicrous imitators of Johnson's style are innumerable. Their general method is to accumulate hard words without considering that, although he was fond of introducing them occasionally, there is not a single sentence in all his writings where they are crowded together, as in the first verse of the following imaginary Ode by him to Mrs. Thrale,1 which appeared in the newspapers: 'Cervisial coctor's viduate dame, This, and a thousand other such attempts, are totally unlike the original, which the writers imagined they were turning into ridicule. There is not similarity enough for burlesque, or even for caricature. 1 Johnson's wishing to unite himself with this rich widow was much talked of, but I believe without foundation. The report, however, gave occasion to a poem, not without characteristical merit, entitled, Ode to Mrs. Thrale, by Samuel Johnson, LL.D., on their supposed approaching Nuptials': printed for Mr. Faulder, in Bond Street. I shall quote as a specimen the first three stanzas: 'If e'er my fingers touch'd the lyre, In satire fierce, in pleasure gay; My bosom glows with amorous fire, Mr. Colman, in his Prose on several Occasions, has 'A Letter from Lexiphanes; containing Proposals for a Glossary or Vocabulary of the Vulgar Tongue : intended as a supplement to a larger Dictionary.' It is evidently meant as a sportive sally of ridicule on Johnson, whose style is thus imitated, without being grossly overcharged :-'It is easy to foresee, that the idle and illiterate will complain that I have increased their labours by endeavouring to diminish them; and that I have explained what is more easy by what is more difficult ignotum per ignotius. I expect, on the other hand, the liberal acknowledgments of the learned. He who is buried in scholastic retirement, secluded from the assemblies of the gay and remote from the circles of the polite, will at once comprehend the definitions, and be grateful for such a seasonable and necessary elucidation of his mother-tongue.' Annexed to this letter is a short specimen of the work, thrown together in a vague and desultory manner, not even adhering to alphabetical concatenation.1 The serious imitators of Johnson's style, whether intentionally or by the imperceptible effect of its strength and animation, are, as I have had already occasion to observe, so many, that I might introduce quotations from a numerous body of writers in our 1 Higgledy-piggledy,-Conglomeration and confusion. Hodge-podge,-A culinary mixture of heterogeneous ingredients: applied metaphorically to all discordant combinations. Tit for Tat,-Adequate retaliation. Shilly Shally,-Hesitation and irresolution. Rigmarole,-Discourse, incoherent and rhapsodical. Crincum-crancum,-Lines of irregularity and involution. Ding dong,-Tintínabulary chimes, used metaphorically to signify despatch and vehemence.' Jargua, v, sine ne apreared in the iterary world shall nolat out / foboving. SOLAY ROBERISON, P.r. In oder part of the globe rw, in his rud + stavby 51798 as 1rd of the creation, giving law to various tribes of anis d, which he has figul and arquced to -abnection. The Tavia roilers of prey on the horen which he has reared, or iods bis Curcions herd whier Irish him both with food so clothing to Avan has roles 1 $1 camel dueta, vade vath kanself of is pes stop g single; the Laplsubr as formed the reh deer t bo Büservient to his will; and en the people of Karachatia bar tried their dogs to Libot .. This con ti „od wer the inle, or envarme is one of the uncat Terogatives of roan, and among the ge syst eform, of a's wisdom and pow» Without this na chen is cepte. 112 L a monarch who has no shj jets; a master wirkonu servants: and must priorm eie v obe durn by the siting à of his own a'm' . EDVARD GEMON, FSQ. *Of all our passon any wepetites the Toum the post moparious ar a un-oriable rating sites GLC man reguites the suns la of sit IC trout of civil discord the laws of Horiety lose the ** and their ploe 12 seldom supplied by trace of hunymity avior of confenfor, the pile mem 5 of past in, do es ail eez fribave to in of vetory, the despa6x My far, Inst. Ning an hisjon for ! dign't, have long stored a le did WL, Thou my intende alvans, their sobe and tair mea |