Another absur

blunder of his, 83.
dity, 83, 84.
Turner, Mrs. Mary, her liking for Por-
son, and contribution to his support,
15. Offended at the "Letters to
Travis," and leaves Porson but a
small legacy, 81, 82.

Turton, Bishop, his vindication of Por-
son's literary character, 79. Exposes
Dr. Burgess's misrepresentations of
Porson, 83. His praise of Porson's
honesty, 357.
Tyrwhitt, his sudden death prevents him
from providing for Porson, 101. His
benevolence, ib. Esteemed by Porson,

309.

Upton, Mr., surgeon, 329.

Valla, Laurentius, collected manuscripts
of the New Testament, 63, 70. None
of them support 1 John v. 7, 70, 71.
Verses, Modern Greek and Latin, Porson's
opinion of, 47.

Victor Vitensis, historian of the council
convened by Hunneric, 73, 74.
Villoison, his application to Porson for
a copy of the Grenville Homer, 226
-229. His labours, 227. Thanks
Porson for his "Medea," 236.
Virgil, an emendation of, 31. Dryden
and Pitt's translations of, 109. Heyne's
edition reprinted in London, 115.

Wakefield, Gilbert, his couplet on George

Chalmers. Indignant at not being
noticed in Porson's notes on the
"Hecuba," 155. Publishes his "Dia-
tribe " on that play, 156. His fool-
ish objections to Porson's readings,
158, 160. His absurd violence, 161.
His frivolous criticisms, 162-165.
His blunders, 165, 166. Deceived
by Porson's sarcasms, 188. Allusion
to him in the Phænissæ, 218. His
opinion of Greek accents censured
by Porson, 230, 231. Cited con-
temptuously in a new edition of the
"Hecuba," 238. Sketch of his literary
career, 239, seqq. Specimens of his
absurd emendations, 241-243. Cha-
racter of his "Lucretius," 243–247.
His absurd political notions, 248.
His untrustworthiness as a critic,
264, 266. His character of Pcrson,
Considerations on it, 359.
Warner, Rev. Richard, accompanies
Porson to the rooms at Bath, 275.
Character of his "Literary Recollec-
tions," 215.

358.

Warton, Dr. Joseph, inspects the Shake-
speare papers with Parr, 141, 144.
Watson, Bishop, his quotation from
Gregory Nazianzen, 79. His sincerity
to be doubted, 80.

Weston, Rev. Stephen, his Hermesiana x
reviewed by Porson, 44. Reputed
author of the "Short Account of

Porson," and of " Scraps from Por-
son's Rich Feast," ib.

Wetstein sums up the arguments for
and against 1 John v. 7, 62.
Wheeler and Spon, 322.
Whiter, Rev. Walter, a fellow collegian
of Porson's, 31. A saying of his
about Porson, 303.

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Wilkes disliked by Porson, 307.
Woodrow, Mr. Porson's first school-
master, 6.

Wordsworth, Dr., his "Six Letters to
Granville Sharp," 269.

Wyttenbach, struck with Porson's ability,

38.

Xenophon's "Anabasis," Porson's notes
on, 49.

Young, Dr. Thomas, his Greek penman-
ship, 362.

Zonaras's Lexicon, edited by Tittmann,
270.