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European Magazine,

For APRIL 1794.

[Embellished with, 1. A PORTRAIT of HERBERT CROFT. 2. A VIEW of the CASTLE And 3. The ALDOBRANDIN PALACE at FRESCATI.

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Journal of the Proceedings of the Fourth
Seffion of the Seventeenth Parliament
of Great Britain,
State Papers including, Declaration of
his Pruffian Majefty, delivered to the
States of the Germanic Circles affem-
bled at Frankfort-Note from the
Secretary of State of the Republic of
Genoa to the British Conful-Note
delivered by the Auftrian Envoy at
the Diet of Ratisbon, on the Part of
the Emperor, to demand the Sense of
the Germanic States refpecting the
Neceffity of arming all the Inhabitants
on the Frontiers of Germany-Decla-
ration of the King of Prussia against a
General Armament of the Inhabitants
of the Empire,

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Account of the Trial of Warren Haf-
tings, Efq. [continued],
Theatrical Journal: including, Plan and
Character of Fontainville, Forest,"
a Play, with the Prologue and Epi-
logue; and Netley Abbey, an Ope-
ratical Farce,
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Poetry including, Addrefs to the River
Gippin Verfes on vifiting Lord
Delawar's Cottage, near Lymington

Ambition, an Ode, by Mr. Thomas
Adney-Verfes compofed in a Stage.
Coach-On Solitude, by James Jen-
nings-Ailun a' Roon, an old İrish
Air, fet to Mufic, &c.

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Adele de Senange, ou Lettres de Lord
Sydenham,

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Foreign Intelligence from the London

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Domestic Intelligence

Droffiana, No. LV. Anecdotes of Illuftrious and Extraordinary Perfons, per

Promotions, Marriages, Monthly Obituary
Prices of Stocks

LONDON:

Printed for J. SEWELL, Cornhill;

and J. DE BRETT, Piccadilly.
[Entered at Stationers-all.]

Mr. Mozer's Poem on Somerset House in our next.

G. Hs Original Letter of Lord Shaftesbury is received.
Damocles is under confideration.

objection.

The length, we fear, will be an infurmountable

The View of the manner of finking a Cone at Cherbourg will appear in our next, as will allo The Account of the Cafile of St. Angelo, at Rome, and The Adobrandin Palace, at Frefcati,

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Salop 53 348
Hereford 51 3,40
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EUROPEAN MAGAZINE,

For APRIL 1794.

HERBERT CROFT.
(WITH A PORTRAIT.) ·

THIS Gentleman, to whom the Pub

lic has already been indebted for feveral ufeful and entertaining works, and to whom (fhould the prefent times continue in their unaccountable neglect) poterity alone will have to return thanks for a moft claborate and important difplay of the English language in an improved edition of Johnfon's Dictionary, is, we believe, defcended from, or at leaft related to, a Bishop of Hereford bearing both his names, who lived in the last century. Mr. Croft was born about the year 1752. His father, if we mistake not, held an office in the Court of Chancery, and he himfelf was brought up to the Law, was regularly called to the Bar, and practiled fome time in Weftminster Hail with a degree of fuccefs which might warrant him to look forwards both to the honours and emoluments of the profeffion.

As most of Mr. Croft's literary performances have been anonymous, we do not profefs to give a compleat account of them. The first, if we are not miftaken, was published in 1775, and was entitled, "A Brother's Advice to his Sifters." In 1780 he published "Love and Madness," containing many curious anccdotes of the unfortunate Chatterton. He alfo was the author of "The Literary Fly," and in the fame year, 1780, published a pamphlet on the riots entitled, "Fanaticifin and Treason, or a Difpaffionate Hiftory of the Rife, Progrefs, and Suppreffion of the rebellious Infurrcétions in June 1780."

In 1781 he furnished Dr. Johnfon with the Life of Dr. Edward Young, which was published in that author's edition of the Lives of the English Poets; and in 1782 he printed a pamphlet entitled "Some Account of an intended Publication of the Statutes on a Plan en tirely new." The execution of this work, which from the nature of it

would have been a very laborious one, was probably laid afide on Mr. Croft's abandoning the profeffion of the Law and devoting himfelf to the Church.

On this occafion he removed with his family to Oxford, and entered himself of Univerfity College. During his refidence there he purfued with unabated vigour, "unpatronized and unfupported," his improvement of Dr. Johnson's Dictionary, which in the year 1792 he propofed to publish by fubfcription., That thefe Proposals have not been received with the encouragement that might have been expected, we believe to be certain. We do not, however, pretend to account for the neglect of fo valuable a work, and we cannot forbear expreffing our regret at it.

While Mr. Croft continued at the Bar, he enjoyed an intimacy with one whofe patronage was expected by many of his friends to enfure him preferment. Whether he had any expectations himfelf we know not. It is lefs doubtful that he has had no obligations from that quarter.

When Mr. Croft's great work the English Dictionary was fo far completed as to be ready for the prefs, he quitted Oxford, and foon afterwards loft his wife,

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not only the mother of his children, but the laborious affiftant in his exten five work, and in lefs than two months afterwards two of his children;" events which he notices very pathetically in his Propofals. Since that period he is become poffeffed of fome preferment at Quebec, which we understand does not require his attendance. What he has refolved upon in relation to his Dictionary has not tranfpired, but we hope it will yet meet with that encouragement which fo ufeful, fo accurate, and, according to the character we have heard of it, fo perfect a performance of its kind has a right to claim from a juft, a liberal, and an opulent nation.

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