e most pleasing versifier.

ERRATA in the foregoing life, viz.

P. 237. l. 27. for with all that the world calls ambition, read with _a
disgust of_ all, &c. And l. 29. for 'stooping or climbing' read,
_rather_ stooping _than_ climbing.

FOOTNOTE:

[1] See a Note in Warburton's Edition of Pope's Works.

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AARON HILL, Esq;[1]

Was the son of George Hill, esq; of Malmsbury-Abbey in Wiltshire; a
gentleman possessed of an estate of about 2000 l. a year, which was
entailed upon him, and the eldest son, and to his heirs for many
descents. But the unhappy misconduct of Mr. George Hill, and the
weakness of the trustees, entangled it in such a manner as hitherto has
rendered it of no advantage to his family; for, without any legal title
so to do, he sold it all, at different times, for sums greatly beneath
the value of it, and left his children to their mother's care, and her
mother's (Mrs. Ann Gregory) who took great pains with her grandson's
education. At nine years old she put him to school to Mr. Rayner at
Barnstable in Devonshire, from whence, he went to Westminster school;
where soon (under the care of Dr. Knipe) his genius shewed itself in a
distinguished light, and often made him some amends for his hard
fortune, which denied him such supplies of pocket-money as his spirit
wished, by enabling him to perform the tasks of many who had not his
capacity.

Mr. Aaron Hill, was born in Beaufort-Buildings in the Strand, on
February 10, 1684-5. At fourteen years of age he left Westminster
school; and, shortly after, hearing his grandmother make mention of a
relation much esteemed (lord Paget, then ambassador at Constantinople)
he formed a resolution of paying him a visit there, being likewise very
desirous to see that empire.

His grandmother being a woman of uncommon understanding, and great
good-nature, would not oppose him in it; and accordingly he soon
embark'd on board a ship, then going there, March 2, 1700, as appears by
a Journal which he kept during his voyage, and in his travels (though at
so weak an age) wherein he gave the most accurate account of every
particular, in a manner much above his years.

When he arrived, lord Paget received him with as much surprize, as
pleasure, wondering that so young a person as he was (but then in his
fifteenth year) should chuse to run the hazard of such a voyage to visit
a relation, whom he knew but by character. The ambassador