What could man do without my aid? Or what each fair industrious maid? I lead the first o’er sea and land, The second takes me by the hand, Presses me close with care and skill, And makes me do whate’er she will. I cannot boast of many charms, I’ve neither feet, nor legs, nor arms, But all allow I have an eye So fine, it may with beauty vye; I fear I many wounds impart, Shed blood, but never touch the heart. They who would contemplate my end, For that’s the point where I offend, Sharply to look about must mind, Or me much sharper they will find. It has been mentioned that Porson wrote some notes for Nicholson, to be prefixed to the edition of Xenophon’s Anabasis, published at Cambridge, in 1786. One of the copies of that work, given him by the bookseller, he presented to the writer of this article, with an inscription in Latin, written in his most beautiful manner, and expressed in the most flattering terms. A great many years afterwards he happened to take this particular Volume into his hands, and on looking at the inscription, hastily tore it out, promising the owner to write another. He never could be prevailed upon to explain his motive for this act, but it was conceived that some particular form of expression or disposition of the words had appeared erroneous to his better judgment. His friendly sentiments were certainly unchanged, which he manifested by subsequently writing another inscription in the book, expressed in terms, to the full as flattering as those which preceded. The words were these. Viro doctissimo atque Amicissimo Amicitiæ Ergo Donat. RICARDUS PORSON. 1789. That he was friendly and social, many examples have already been adduced, sufficiently strong and numerous to prove that Gilbert Wakefield’s application to him of the term “Misanthrope” was absurd and unjust. But he was occasionally very playful, and once in a very merry mood, being in company with the young lady, of whom we have before spoken, and for whom he wrote most of the Charades, (printed in this work) he offered a trifling wager, that he could carry her round the room in his teeth. This was accordingly accepted. He fixed a handkerchief round her waist, and by first obtaining a nice balance he actually accomplished his purpose, without any seeming inconvenience.