e. The bibliographer need not
deeply lament the want of either: consult the _Polyhist.
Literar._, vol. i., 177. In the year 1670, VOGLER published
a very sensible "_Universalis in notitiam cujusque generis
bonorum Scriptorum Introductio_"--of this work two
subsequent editions, one in 1691, the other in 1700, 4to.,
were published at Helmstadt. The last is the best; but the
second, to him who has neither, is also worth purchasing.
The seven dissertations "_De Libris legendis_" of BARTHOLIN,
Hafniae, 1676, 8vo., are deserving of a good coat and a front
row in the bibliographer's cabinet. "Parvae quidem molis
liberest, sed in quo quasi constipata sunt utilissima de
libris monita et notitiae ad multas disciplinas utiles." So
speaks Morhof.]

[Footnote 126: ADRIEN BAILLET was the eldest of seven
children born in a second marriage. His parents were in
moderate circumstances: but Adrien very shortly displaying a
love of study and of book-collecting, no means, compatible
with their situation, were left untried by his parents to
gratify the wishes of so promising a child. From his
earliest youth, he had a strong predilection for the church;
and as a classical and appropriate education was then easily
to be procured in France, he went from school to college,
and at seventeen years of age had amassed, in two fair sized
volumes, a quantity of extracts from clever works; which,
perhaps having Beza's example in his mind, he entitled
_Juvenilia_. His masters saw and applauded his diligence;
and a rest of only five hours each night, during two years
and a half of this youthful period, afforded Baillet such
opportunities of acquiring knowledge as rarely fall to the
lot of a young man. This habit of short repose had not
forsaken him in his riper years: "he considered and treated
his body as an insolent enemy, which required constant
subjection; he would not suffer it to rest more than five
hours each night; he recruited it with only one meal a
day--drank no wine--never came near the fire--and walked out
but once a week." The consequence of this absurd regime was
that Baillet had ulcers in his legs, an erysipelatous
affection over his body, and was, in other respects,
afflicted as sedentary men usually are, who are glued to
their seats fro