to be the Day: and had remarked accordingly it was a Day distinguish'd by the Birth and Death of SHAKESPERE. But Mr. N. BLOOMFIELD discover'd and immediately communicated the mistake as to the Day. Thus we lose an interesting coincidence: but we gain what is of greater value; a just and prompt sacrifice to truth and candor. C.L.

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Who is mention'd in the Preface to the Farmer's Boy. C.L.

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 If "True natural Greatness all consists in height," the Family of the Bloomfields, is most unfortunate. The Father Mr. George Bloomfield had 2 Inches less of this Greatness. 

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 I had a hint from both the Brothers, GEORGE and ROBERT, that NATHANIEL had a turn for Poetry, and had written what they believ'd would much please me. C.L. 

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 A name-sake and relation of the Author: of the Age, as I understand, of about 14. 

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 I am half tempted to say of it 

 A Fist may hit him who a Sermon flies.

 Ridiculum aeri Fortius et melius magnas quandoque fecat res. C.L. 

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