gave me his character in these words; "That he was a man of "no genius, and an infinite me

mory:" And another afferts, That he could not talk on any "fubject, as other learned men ufually do; fo that it was a "common faying of him in his own time; that he was a learn"ed man among the booksellers, "and a bookfeller among the "learned." However, this must ftill be allowed him that he had forted things, which is a part of judgment, as well as remembered them, from his giving his anfwers

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anfwers fo readily to all who came to confult him on fo many various fubjects. Yet after all, his knowledge in general was only litterary knowledge; and his mind was only, as it was called, a univerfal index of titles and matter: And if one could suppose a mind annexed to the Catalogue of the Bodleian library, for inftance, in the whimfical manner Dr. Swift has done in his Battle of the Books, which fhould have an idea of all the words and fubjects in the fame order as they are there arranged;

it would, perhaps, be but too like to the mind of Signor MAG

LIABECHI.

To come to the points in which they are unlike, as well as those in which they agree, [which is Plutarch's ufual way too] the faculties of Mr. HILL'S mind are not fo much abforpt in that fingle one of memory, as MAGLIABE CHI's were: Nor was his mind so undistinguishing in it's pursuits.

MAGLIA

BECHI feems to have had no taste for any one science more

than

than another * ; whereas Mr. HILL's first aim was, the getting of languages; and his most favorite ftudy fince, has been critical learning, the understanding his Bible, and his religion. In fhort, I really begin to fufpect, that he is fitter to be a clergyman, than a taylor.

*This is what is generally faid of him; and Salvini himself fays fo: "Non era legato ad alcuna forte di ftudi, in particolare:" But then he immediately adds, in a parenthesis; "Se non "voleffimo dire della cognizione della lingua "fanta, e delle controverfie Ecclefiaftiche le "quali egli fapeva profondamente." Or. Fun. p. 14. If the latter was really the cafe, how much would it ftrenghthen the parallel between him and Mr. HILL?

· HILL feems to have been the better Citizen, in marrying three times; and MAGLIABECHI, perhaps, was the wifer Student, in not marrying at all.

HILL has the greater merit too, in under going so much labour, and fuch fatigues, with a very weakly conftitution ; whereas, MAGLIABECHI's muft have been a very strong one

*«Non lasciando paffare alcun minuzzolo "di tempo, che egli no' I virtuofamente impie66 gaffe Al che fare molto gli conferì la fua vita "fobria, e la compleffione robufta." Salvini; Or. Fun. p. 17.------“ Robufto, indefeffo." Ib. p. 27.

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