I think you may tell Mr. Egerton that I accept his proposals, which appear to me liberal enough. I find upon a review of my Letters in the Magazine, that besides changing the form of the Address, I shall make several alterations and additions that will render it necessary for me to write the whole over again. I shall return to London some time next week with the first part, fairly written for the press. I suppose that will be time enough. Συγκατημένων is Ionic, as κατιεις for καθιεις, &c. Your ⸺ packed up in a small parcel, and directed as before, will come safe. I am, with compliments to ⸺ Your’s, &c. R. PORSON. _Eton, 28 Sept. 1789._ There are two things obvious from the above short Epistle, namely, that the Professor did not accustom himself to overrate the value of his talents, and that he was ready, at all times, to communicate, to those who required it, the benefit of his superior erudition. Dear ⸺ I wrote to you last Monday, but as I suppose my Letter might miscarry, I shall repeat the substance of it. I authorized you to accept Mr. Egerton’s terms; to which I shall only add, what I then omitted through haste, a request that you would stickle for half a dozen copies to be thrown into the bargain. As I am obliged to write over all my Letters that have been printed, to prevent mistakes and confusion, I cannot let them have any part of the copy before next week, when I expect to have the pleasure of seeing you and ⸺ in town, to whom present my compliments, and believe me to be Your’s sincerely, R. PORSON. _Eton, 30 Sept. 1789._ PORSONIAN LEVITIES. ÆNIGMA. Ex eo genere quod ex duabus vocibus monosyllabis unam vocem disyllabon efficit. Primum, secundum, tertium, sive totum, sive integrum. Te primum incauto nimium, propiusque tuenti LAURA, mihi furtim surrippuisse queror, Nec tamen hoc furtum tibi condonare recusem Si pretium simili solvere merce velis Sed quo plus candoris habent tibi colla secundo Hoc tibi plus _primum_ frigoris intus habet, Jamque sinistra cava cantavit ab ilice _totum_ Omina, et audaces spes vetat esse ratas. _On the Publications of_ Mrs. THRALE (PIOZZI), Mr. BOSWELL, _and_ Sir JOHN HAWKINS, _on the Subject of_ Dr. JOHNSON. Lexiphanem fatis functum, qua fœmina, qua vir Certain indignis dedecorare modis, Hic quantum in Scotos fuerit testatus amorem Enarrat, fatuos vendidit illa sales. Fabellas Eques ede tuas, seu Musice mavis, Si famæ Herois vis superesse nihil.