P. 121, note 1.-Thefe verfes were written a fhort time previous to the election of a high-steward of the University of Cambridge, for which office the noble lord alluded to (Lord Sandwich) made an active canvass. P. 135, note 1.—Printed in the Cambridge Collection, 1736, fol. P. 139, note 1.-This copy of verses was written by defire of the College, in 1737 P. 162, note 1.-From Le Rime di Meffer Petrarca, p. 208. Parigi, 1838. P. 165, note 1.—Anthologia Græca, p. 296. GERMIT me again to write to you, though I have fo long neglected my duty, and forgive my brevity, when I tell you it is occa fioned wholly by the hurry I am in to get to a place where I expect to meet with no other pleasure than the fight of you; for I am preparing for London in a few days at furtheft. I do not wonder in the least at your frequent blaming my indolence, it ought rather to be called ingratitude, and I am obliged to your goodness for softening so harsh an appellation. When we meet, it will, however, be my greatest of pleasures to know what you |