llect, he was tenacious of every thing
which he advanced, and yet the farthest possible from dogmatic
rudeness. There are cankers that eat into the _heart_ as well as the
cheek; and because Mr. Shacklewell (the NICAS of my text) happened to
discover a few unimportant errors in that husband's last performance,
the latter not only thought much and often about it, but seemed to
take it seriously to heart, and scarcely survived it a twelvemonth.

GONZALO, mentioned at page 12, was a Mr. Jessop; an exceedingly
lively, inoffensive, but not over wise gentleman; a coxcomb to excess
in every thing; but not without vivacious parts, which occasionally
pleased, from the _manner_ in which they were exhibited. Of handsome
person and fluent speech, he was generally acceptable to the fair sex;
but he made no strong _individual_ impression, as he was known to use
the same current phrases and current compliments to all. Just possible
it was that his personal attractions and ready utterance were
beginning to strike a _root_ or two in some one female bosom; but it
was impossible for these roots to penetrate deeply, and take an
_exclusive_ hold. I believe Mr. Jessop quitted the neighbourhood of
Marlow shortly after the publication of the Bibliomania, to return
thither no more. ALFONSO was a Mr. Morell; a name well known in
Oxfordshire. He was always in the _same_ false position, from the
beginning to the end; but I am not sure whether this be not better
than a perpetually shifting false position. Disguise it as you may, an
obstinate man is preferable to a _trimmer_; be he a common man, or an
uncommon man; a layman or a clergyman; "in crape," or "in lawn."

The compliment paid by Lysander (at pages 18, 19) to Dr. VINCENT, late
Dean of Westminster, and head master of Westminster School, were
acknowledged by that venerable and most worthy, as well as erudite,
character, in a letter to me, which I deemed it but an act of justice
to its author to publish in the _Bibliographical Decameron_, vol. iii.
p. 353. Poor Mr. BARKER (Edmund Henry), who is handsomely mentioned in
the Dean's letter, has very lately taken his departure from us, for
_that_ quiet which he could not find upon earth. "Take him for all in
all" he was a very extraordinary man. Irritable to excess; but ardent
and ambitious in his literary career. His industry, when, as in former
days, it was at its height, would have killed half the scholars of the
time. How he attained his fiftie