stathius in Homerum, 4 vols., morocco, gilt leaves,
Par. 1550, fol. 55 0 0

1078. Shakspeare's (William) Plays by Johnson and Steevens,
15 vols., boards, uncut, 1793, 8vo. 12 15 0

Anecdotes and Memoirs of RICHARD PORSON are strewn, like
spring flowers in an extensive pasture, in almost every
newspaper, magazine, and journal. Among the latter, there is
an interesting one by Dr. Adam Clarke in the _Classical
Journal_, no. IV., p. 720. The _hand-writing_ of Porson
is a theme of general admiration, and justly so; but his
_Greek_ characters have always struck me as being more stiff
and cramped than his Roman and Italic. I well remember when
he shewed me, and expatiated eloquently upon, the famous MS.
of Plato, of the 10th century. Poor Fillingham was of the
party. Little did I then expect that three years only would
deprive the world of its great classical ornament, and
myself of a well-informed and gentle-hearted friend! We will
now close our account of the book-ravages in the year 1809,
by noticing the dispersion of a few minor corps of
bibliomaniacal troops, in the shape of printed volumes.
_Bibliotheca Maddisoniana: A Catalogue of the extensive and
valuable library of the late_ JOHN MADDISON, _Esq., of the
foreign department in the Post Office, &c._: sold by auction
by King and Lochee, March, 1809, 8vo. A judicious and
elegant collection. 5239 articles. II. _A Catalogue of a
curious, valuable, and rare collection of Books in
Typography, History, Voyages, Early English Poetvy
[Transcriber's Note: Poetry], Romances, Classics_, &c.: the
property of a Collector well known for his literary taste,
&c. Sold by auction by Mr. Stewart, April, 1809, 8vo. Some
curious volumes were in these 1858 articles or lots. III. _A
Catalogue of the very valuable and elegant Library of_
EMPEROR JOHN ALEXANDER WOODFORD, Esq., sold by auction by
Leigh and Sotheby, May, 1809, 8vo.--1773 articles. This was
a sumptuous collection; and the books, in general, brought
large prices, from being sharply contended for. IV. _A
Catalogue of the interesting and curious historical and
biographical part of the_ LIBRARY OF A GENTLEMAN,
particularly interesting, during the reign of Elizabeth, the
grand rebellion, the usurpation, restoration, and
abdication, &c.