He had however every reason to be satisfied with the proportion of business that fell to his fhare, during the circuits which he regularly attended.

Mr. Jones had tranfmitted a copy of his tranflation to Edmund Burke; and the following letter contains his acknowledgement of the favour. The opinion of a great orator on any subject connected with that of his conftant meditations, will not be read without intereft.

MY DEAR SIR,

March 12, 1779.

I give you many thanks for your moft obliging and valuable present, and feel myself extremely honoured by this mark

of

your friendship. My first leisure will be employed in an attentive perufal of an author, who had merit enough to fill up a part of

for

and whom you have made acceffible

an ease and advantage, which one years difufed to Greek literature as

I haven, could not otherwise have. Ifæus is a.. thor of whom I know nothing

but by fame; I am fure that any idea I had from thence conceived of him, will not be at all leffened by seeing him in your tranflation. I do not know how it has happened, that orators have hitherto fared worse in the hands of the tranflators, than even the poets; I never could bear to read a tranflation of Cicero. Demofthenes fuffers I think fomewhat lefs; but he fuffers greatly; fo much, that I must say, that no English reader could well conceive from whence he had acquired the reputation of the first of orators. I am fatisfied that there is now an eminent exception to this rule, and I fincerely congratulate the public on that acquifition, I am, with the greatest truth and regard, my dear Sir, Your most faithful and obliged

humble fervant,

EDMUND BURKE,

Of the incidents in the life of Mr. Jones during the years 1778 and 1779, I have no particular information; we may suppose his time and attention to have been principally

engroffed by his profeffional duties and ftudies, and the political circumftances of the times. His own letters, always interesting, and often inftructive, with those of his correfpondents, contain all that I know of him during this period; the latter afford additional evidence of the efteem in which his learning, abilities, and principles were held. by men of high reputation in the rank of literature.

Mr. SWINNEY to Mr. JONES.

SIR;

Pera of Constantinople, January 1, 1778.

So high an opinion do I entertain of your humanity and politeness, as to perfuade myself you will readily pardon the liberty I have taken, of sending you a Perfian and Grecian manufcript. If, on perufal of one or the other book, you fhall meet with a fingle paffage that may contribute either to your instruction or amusement, my purpose will be fully answered.

Among the real curiofities I have seen at

Conftantinople, is a public museum, erected at the fole expence of a moft learned Grand Vifir, whofe name and title was Rajib Pacha. This collection contains about two thoufand Arabian, Persian, and Turkish manuscripts, which, the learned fay, contain vast stores of erudition. It is not improbable but I may be able, on fome favourable occasion, to procure you a copy of the catalogue; and then, fhould you be difpofed to have any of the manufcripts copied, I intreat you will confer the honour upon me, of executing the commiffion. People affure me, but I dare not fay whether with good authority or no, that the entire Decades of Livy, and the complete Hiftory of Curtius, are contained in that very precious repository: if fo, who knows but majefty itself (fo fuperlatively happy are we in a monarch who favours the arts and sciences!) may graciously condescend to command a copy of them?

Be pleased to accept of my warmeft wishes for your health, profperity, and very long life: and believe me to be (what I fincerely

am) a lafting admirer of your abilities; and at

the fame time, dear Sir, &c.

SIDNEY SWINNEY.

Dr. STUART to Mr. JONES.

MY DEAR SIR;

3d October, 1778.

I have to acknowledge the receipt of your moft obliging letter. It is impoffible for me to exprefs the value in which I hold the favourable fentiments you have conveyed to me; and above all, th atstrain of cordiality and friendship which accompany them. The lofs of that long letter, or differtation, into which my performance was about to entice you, is a matter of infinite regret to me: but I hope that the object which then engaged more part larly your attention, and which was fo wort of it, is now within your reach; that the fates are to comply with your defires, and to place you in a scene where fo much honour and fo many laurels are to be won and gathered.

ז.

It affects me with a lively pleasure, that your taste has turned with a peculiar fondness