Mr. Ozell was a man of application, but of no taste or genius, yet acquired some reputation for his numerous translations, and would bave deserved more had be confined his labours to serious works, where a reader may be content with a literal meaning ; but it was his misfortune to undertake works of humour and fancy, which were qualities be seemed not to possess himself, and therefore could not do justice to in others. Moliere, particularly, is an author of that superior genius, that it would require abilities almost equal to his own to translate him in such a manner as to give him, in the clothing of our own language, the air and manner of a native. Mr. Ozell, however, had a more exalted idea of bis own abilities than the world was willing to allow them, for, on his being introduced by Mr. Pope into the “ Dunciad” (for what cause*, however, does not appear), he published a very extraordinary advertisement, signed with his name, in a paper called “The Weekly Medley," Sept. 1729, in which he expresses his resentment, and at the same time draws a comparison, in his own favour, between Mr. Pope and himself, both with respect to learning and poetical genius. The advertisement at length may be seen in the notes to the “ Dunciad.” But, says the author of his life, " though we cannot readily subscribe to this self-assumed preference, yet, as Mr. Coxeter informs us that his conversation was agreeable, and his knowledge of men and things considerable, and as it is probable that, with an understanding somewhat above the common rank, he possessed a considerable share of good-nature, we readily allow, that a person of this character might be much more amiable than one of a greater brilliancy of parts, if deficient in these good qualities." * He was much the butt of the wits passed so many agreeable hours, as of that period.--Swift, in the introduce they have been the great reficers of tion to bis “Polite Conversation," our language, so it has been try chief says, “I caonot conceal without in- ambition to imitate them. Let the gratitude, the great assistaoce I have Popes, the Gays, the Arbuthnuts, the received from those two illustrious Youngs, and the rest of that snarling writers, Mr. Ozell and capt. Stevens. brood, burst with eavy at the praises These, and some others of distinguish- we receive from the court and kinged emigence, in whose company I have dom.” Biog. Dram.-Cibber's Lives.-Pope's Works, Bowles's edition. INDEX TO THE TWENTY-THIRD VOLUME. Those marked thus * are new. Page Nani, John Bapt. .... ib. Nanteuil, Robert ....... .6 12 Thomas .... 28 29 Philip...... Navagero, Andrew........ 34 Page Necham, Alexander .... James ........... - Marchemont ....54 Robert .......... Nestor, Russian monk .... Page . 98 Neve, Tim. father & son.. 104 Newcomb, Thomas ...... 111 Newton, John, mathemat. 118 divine.......... 119. Richard ........ 143 Thomas, poet. ... 148 St. ......... 162 Callistus...... ib. .. 164 .... ib. Eymericus ..... 170 - - William ........ 178 John............ 180 Claude ...... .... ib. - Peter ........ Nicon .............. 192 Nieuwentyt, Bernard ..... 194 Page duke)....... ........ ib. 206 Noldius, Christian ........ ib. Lewis .......... 211 o r Nunez, Peter .. ib. ..213 John ...........220 fourth lord 230 Dr. John ........236 - Frederick, earl of Noue, Francis de la...... .. 253 Lawrence. ..... Nuck, Anthony..... 268 Thomas ........ 270 166 238 168 251 . 252 357 362 365 .. ib. 369 .. 370 ib. 391 393 Page Page 356 276 Onosander, ..... .. 300 Origen....... Oldfield, Ann ......... 326 *— . And. grandson .. - - John ........ 329 tOsius, Felix ............ 406 331 +Osmund, St. ............ 334 - Jer, nephew ..... -Godfrey ...... 341 Ostade, Adrian Van ......413 Ostervald, John Frederick. . ib. tott, John Henry... Oliveyra, F. Xavier de .... 349 *Ouvrard, Rene.... 409 3497 427 |