it. There is in Farquhar's Letters an indiftinct mention of it, as irregular and diforderly, and of the oration which was then fpoken. More than this I have not difcovered.

I have been told that Dryden's Remarks on Rymer have been printed before. The former edition I have not feen. This was transcribed for the prefs from his own manufcript.

March 15, 1779.

DIRECTIONS TO THE BINDER.

The LIVES OF THE POETS, herewith delivered, are to be fewed in FOUR feparate Volumes; viz.

VOL. I. ADVERTISEMENT; COWLEY, WALLER.
II. MILTON, BUTLER.

III. DRYDEN.

IV. DENHAM, SPRAT, ROSCOMMON, ROCHESTER,
YALDEN, OTWAY, DUKE, DORSET, HALI-

FAX, STEPNEY, WALSH, GARTH, KING, J. PHILIPS, SMITH, POMFRET, HUCHES. A Head is engraved of every Poet marked with an Afterifk; TWENTY-EIGHT in all.

The POEMS are contained in FIFTY-SIX VOLUMES.

9, *DENHAM, SPRAT.

10, ROSCOMMON, ROCHESTER, YALDEN.. 11, OTWAY, DUKE, DORSET.

12,

13-16,

17-19,

*

HALIFAX, STEPNEY, WALSH.
DRYDEN.

DRYDEN'S VIRGIL.

20, GARTH, KING.

21, J. PHILIPS, SMITH, POMFRET.

ERRAT A.

COWLEY, p. 158. laft line, read strong brafs WALLER, p. 85. 1. 3. for loft read left DRYDEN, p. 73. 1. 15. for beam read leave p. 212. laft line, add betray'd: