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78 cattered in many books and papers, which were probably never read but once, or the particulars which they contain received only in the coure of common converation; nay, what is called plagiarim, is often no more than the reult of having thought alike with others on the ame ubject.

The dipute about the learning of Shakepeare being now finally ettled, a catalogue is added of thoe tranlated authors, whom Mr. Pope has thought proper to call

The reader may not be dipleaed to have the Greek and Roman poets, orators, &c. who had been rendered acceible to our author, expoed at one view; epecially as the lit has received the advantage of being corrected and amplified by the Reverend Dr. Farmer, the ubtance of whoe very deciive pamphlet is interpered through the notes which are added in this revial of Dr. Johnon’s Shakepeare.

To thoe who have advanced the reputation of our Poet, it has been endeavoured, by Dr. Johnon, in the foregoing preface, impartially to allot their dividend of fame; and it is with great regret that we now add to the catalogue, another, the conequence of whoe death will perhaps affect not only the works of Shakepeare, but of many other writers. Soon after the firt appearance of this edition, a dieae, rapid in its progres, deprived the world of Mr. ; a man,