ON AUTHORS AND BOOKS, NO. VI.

In the union of scholarship, polished manners, and amiability of character, we have had few men to surpass the reverend Joseph Spence. His career was suitable to his deserts. He was fortunate in his connections, fortunate in his appointments, and fortunate in his share of fame. His fame, however, is somewhat diminished. His *Essay on the Odyssey*, which procured him the friendship of Pope, has ceased to be in request; his *Polymetis*, once the ornament of every choice library, has been superseded by the publications of Millin and Smith; his poems are only to be met with in the collections of D…