istake in the description of it, your
kind information will be esteemed a favour; as I purpose to
continue collecting materials for a future publication, when
enough shall be collected to make another volume." This was
in April, 1790. In the ensuing month he thus addresses his
old friend Mr. White, of Crickhowell, who, with himself, was
desperately addicted to the black-letter. "To morrow my wife
and self set out for Norfolk to take a little relaxation for
about a fortnight. I hope my labours will in some good
measure answer the expectation of my friends and subscribers
in general. Sure I am my best endeavours have been exerted
for that purpose. I have been 24 years collecting materials;
have spent many a fair pound, and many a weary hour; and it
is now ten years since the first part was committed to the
press. I purpose to continue collecting materials in order
to a fourth volume, &c.;--yet by no means will I make myself
debtor to the public when to publish: if it shall please God
to take me to himself, Isaac will in due time set it forth.
However I shall keep an interleaved copy for the purpose."
In a letter to a Mr. John Banger Russell (in Dorsetshire),
written in the ensuing month of June, the same sentiments
and the same intention are avowed. Thus ardent was the
bibliomaniacal spirit of Herbert in his 72d year! The
_interleaved copy_ here alluded to (which was bound in six
volumes 4to., in Russia binding, and for which Mr. Gough had
given Herbert's widow 52_l._ 10_s._) is now in my
possession; as well as the yet more valuable acquisition of
some numerous MS. addenda to his History of Printing--both
of these articles having been purchased by me at the sale of
Mr. Gough's MSS. and printed books, A.D. 1810.]

[Footnote 158: Dr. EDWARD HARWOOD published the fourth and
last edition of his "_View of the various editions of the
Greek and Roman Classics_," in the year 1790, 8vo. A work
which, in the public estimation, has entitled its author's
memory to very considerable respect in the classical world;
although the late Professor Porson, in the fly leaf of a
copy of my second edition of a similar publication, was
pleased to call the Doctor by a name rather unusually harsh
with _him_, who was "Criticus et lenis et acutus;" censuring