For his Character we may with the strictest juftice refer to his Epitaph, in the Church-yard of Ellesborough in Buckinghamshire.

Under this ftone are depofited the Remains of
Thomas Edwards, Efq; of Turrick in this parish,
Where he spent the last seventeen years
of a ftudious, uféfull life.

He was fincere and conftant in the profeffion and practise of Christianity, without Narrowness or Superftition; fteadily attached to the cause of Liberty, nor lefs an enemy to Licenciousness and Faction; in his Poetry fimple, elegant, pathetic;

in his Criticism exact, acute, temperate; affectionate to his Relations, cordial to his Friends. in the general Commerce of life obliging and entertaining

He bore a tedious and painfull diftemper with a Patienc which could only arife from a habit of Virtue and Piety and quitted this life with the decent unconcern of one, who hopes are firmly fixed on a better.

He dy'd on the IIId day of January MDCCLVII, aged LVIII. and this ftone is 'infcribed to his memory,

with the trueft concern and gratitude,

by his two Nephews and Heirs, Jofeph Paice and Nathanael Mason.

The Gentleman, whofe affiftance Mr. Edwards acknowledges in the Preface, was Mr. Roderick, Fellow of Magdalen-college in Cambridge, and of the Royal and Antiquarian Societys. He dy'd fome little time before his friend, bequeathing to him fuch of his Papers, as related to the Canons. of Criticifm: And the Additions to that work from those papers are inferted in their proper places.

CANONS of CRITICISM,

AND

GLOSSARY,

BEING A

SUPPLEMENT

то

Mr. WARBURTON'S Edition

OF.

SHAKESPEAR.

Collected from

The NOTES in that celebrated Work,
And proper to be bound up with it.

By the OTHER GENTLEMAN of Lincoln's-Inn.

There is not a more melancholy object in the learned world, than a
man who has written himjelf down.-In this cafe—one would
wifh that his friends and relations would keep him from the use
of pen, ink, and paper, if he is not to be reclaimed by fome other
Addifon's Freeholder, No. 40.

methods.

The SEVENTH EDITION, with Additions.

LONDON:

Printed for C. BATHURST, oppofite St. Dunstan's

Church in Fleet-Street.

M.DCC.LXV.

то

Three LADIES, fent with the Book.

L

To the M. H. the *

ADY, whose fair approof I wish should give

A glorious fanction to whate'er I write ; Since what your well-pois'd judgment marks with white

So may I in this arduous emprise thrive,
As I not follow in the chafe for fpite;

But led by Love of True, and Fit, and Right, In which good cause each gentle breast should strive:

While I with hafard of my own good name
Like Calidore pursue the Blatant Beast

In dear defense of Ladies' honeft fame,

Which his foul mouth profanely taints with blame;

Let me howe'er, with dread and dangers prefs'd, Enjoy the smiles of ev'ry virtuous dame.

1

L

To the R. H. the

ET HIM rail on, till ev'ry mouth cry fhame;

Of his ill word I little reckoning make

: For Ladies' honor, and for Shakespear's fake} So these I may defend from blot or blame :

But ill I bear, that any worthy name

Of those, who virtue for their mistress take, And hate the fland'rer like the poisonous fnake; Should deem my juft reproof deferving blame,

Yet, if fair

If

fpeak in my defense,

vouchfafe her fanction to my page,

If** fweetly deign to fmile applause ;

Aided by these and conscious innocence,

I'll boldly brave the CRITIC's utmost rage; And glory fuff'ring in fo just a caufe.

SON