vents advancement to opulence. Nichomachus also died poor: but he was a truly great and accomplished character. He one day beheld a stupid person contemplating the celebrated Helen of Zeuxis. 'I see no beauty in this,' said the man. 'Take my eyes,' said Nichomachus, and you will perceive a GOD DESS. BIBLIOGRAPHIANA*. THE year following the sale of Mr. West's books, a very curious and valuable collection, chiefly of English literature, * Sale of the late BISHOP HORSLEY'S BOOKS. by Messrs. Leigh and Sotheby. This sale, which has very recently taken place, afforded an opportunity to the lovers of Greek and Latin literature to indulge themselves with the acquisition of many rare and curious articles. Among them, the following may be deserving of particular enumeration. was disposed of by auction, by Paterson, who published the Catalogue under the following title: BIBLIOTHECA MONASTICA-FLETEWODIANA.' Id. Kusteri, fol. 1710. Fine copy 8 8 0 in 29 vols. uniformly bound fol. 1592 Critici Sacri, 9 tom, folio. 1698 PRIN. Florent. fol. 1488. tathii, 4 tom. fol. Romæ, Homeri Opera omnia Ernesti, copy, 1759 Grævii et Gronovii Thesaurus Antiquit. Roman. et Græcar. 30 vol. fol. uniform Putschii Grammat. Lat. Auct. 12 0 O 12 12 O $9 7 6 7 7 0 6 6 0 34 10 0 60 0 0 11 11 0 35 0 0 4 13 0 'A CATALOGUE of rare books and tracts in various languages and faculties; SALE of the late Mr. BRAND'S BOOKS. THIS curious and extensive collection is now being disposed of by public auction in Piccadilly, by Mr. Stewart: the sale, which has hitherto lasted nearly a month, is expected to continue a fortnight longer. Perhaps the prices for some of the articles already sold may not be unacceptable to my bibliographical readers. No. 67. Ane Compendious Booke of Godly and Spirituall Songs, bl. lett. 8vo. Edinb. 1621 No. 69. Academy of Pleasure, with portraits of Drayton, G. Withers, F. Quarles, and B. Johnson, 8vo. Lond. 1656 No. 85. A Goodly Dysputacion betweene a Christien Shomaker, and a Parsons more. Black letter. Lond. 8vo. 1548 No. 109. A Curtaine Lecture, rare and curious, frontispiece, 8vo. Lond. 1637 No. 110. A Banquet of Jests, or Change of Cheare, with Portrait of £. s. d. 4 4 0 2 17 6 100 0 15 0 4 10 0 including the Antient Conventual Library of Missenden-Abbey, in Buckingham No. 163. A Commyssion sent to the Bloudy the Deuill of Hell, black let ter, 8vo. No. 176. A Wife, now the Widow of Sir Thos. Ouerburie, being a most exquisite and singular Poeme of the Choyce of a Wife, very rare. Lond. 4to. 1614. No. 227. ARNOLD'S CHRONICLE OF THE CUSTOMS OF LONDON, a fine copy, perfect, printed by No. 241. An Alvearie, or Quadruple Dic- fol. 1580 No. 242. Dyalogue of Dives and Pauper, that is to say, the Rich and the Pore, fructuously tretyng upon the Ten Commandments, black letter, printed by Pynson, fol. 1493 No. 246. A most excellent and perfecte homish Apothecary, or home ly Physicke Booke, black let ter, impr. at Colen. 1561 £. s. d. 0 17 0 1 6 0 18 18 0 350 4 3 0 0 14 O The preceding were in the First Day's Sale. shire; together with some choice remains of that of the late eminent Serjeant at Law, WILLIAM FLETEWODE, Esq. Recorder of London, in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth among which are several specimens of the earliest Typography, foreign and English, including CAXTON, WYNKYN DE WORDE, PYNSON, and others; a fine collection of English poetry, some scarce old law books, a great number of old English plays, se.veral choice MSS. upon vellum, and other subjects of literary curiosity. Also several of the best éditions of the classics, and modern English and French books. To begin December 5, 1774, and the 17 following evenings, precisely at half an hour after five.' I am in possession of a priced Catalogue of this collection, which once belonged to Herbert, and which contains all the purchasers' names, as well as the sums given. The purchasers were principally Herbert, Garrick, Dodd, Elmsley, T. Payne, Richardson, |