wait their sentence. 66 With Dr. Johnson* the Re miniscent can say, "that he has lived, until, most "of those, whom he could have wished to please, "have sunk into oblivion;" but, with Dr. Johnson he cannot say, "that he dismisses his works with frigid tranquillity, insensible alike of fear and "hope:" he acknowledges the hope, entertained by him in youth, manhood, and old age, that his pages would be approved by the good, the informed, and the candid he owns that their censure will afflict him, and that their approbation will be a source to him of high and abundant gratification. *In the admirable conclusion of his preface to his Dic tionary. APPENDIX. IN NOTE I. referred to in page 84. JUNIUS. N the passage in the text, which refers to this note, mention is made of a story once current," that a gen“tleman came in the Bath coach to the Devizes, or the "next stage, and fell sick at the inn; that a very decent gentleman came to him from London; that the old man "died; that he was buried in the churchyard, and that over his tomb, his friend caused a monument to be raised, with Junius's motto-'Stat nominis umbra.'" The Gentleman's Magazine for December 1813, contains a letter, giving an account of this circumstance. December 10th. 66 66 "Mr. Urban, "Have the seekers after Junius ever heard of Mr. "William Greatrakes, born in the barony of Imokilly, in "the county of Cork in Ireland, about the year of 1725? One, who was his friend, and who states his conviction, in common with others, who knew him well, that "this Greatrex was the author of the Letters of Junius, "has permitted me to note down the following particu"lars relating to him, and which I am assured are, to "the best of my informant's knowledge, correct. "Mr. Greatrex was bred to the law, and called at "usual period to the Irish bar. After practising a few years, he quitted that profession, and after becoming "an officer, signalized himself again as a barrister, by undertaking the defence of a friendless soldier, upon "trial for a capital offence. This circumstance led to an "acquaintance with the judge; that, to an introduction "to the then lord lieutenant; and so on finally to an intimacy with lord Shelbourne, in whose house he was σε an inmate during the publication of the Letters of "Junius. He became an half-pay officer, and about 1779 "retired to a small property of his own in the neigh"bourhood of Youghall. Here he was engaged in con"tinual writing, and much correspondence with his "friend lord Shelbourne. "He died at some place in Wiltshire, on his way to "London. During his illness, he sent for his executor, "a captain Stopford, who had been in the 63d regiment "of foot, and deposited many papers in his hands. "I am sensible that there are many hiata which require filling up in this narrative, but which I am not now in possession of materials to do. "Enclosed you have his autograph cut from a book in "his possession. 66 It certainly appears to bear a strong resemblance to "most of the specimens in Mr. Woodfall's new edition; 66 and, if the preceding narration turns out to be a sub"stance materially correct, it may induce those who "believe that Junius employed an amanuensis, to confer "that honour on William Greatrakes, esq. By the description of his figure, I was sorry to find that he would "not answer for the tall gentleman with the bag wig "and white coat, who (by the account of Mr. Jackson, "one of Woodfall's journeymen,) managed the conveyancing branch of the department. 66 "ONE OF THE PACK." In a note to this letter, the editor of the Gentleman's Magazine informs us, that "he has been assured that "Mr. Greatrakes died at the Bear Inn in Hungerford, " and that a flat stone in the churchyard is thus in"scribed: "Here are deposited the remains of William Great"rakes, esq. a native of Ireland, who, on his way "from Bristol to London, died in this town, in the 52d year of his age, on the 2d day of August 66 1791. "Stat Nominis Umbra." The same number of the Magazine has, in its second plate, an engraving of the autograph to which the preceding letter refers, and a specimen of the handwriting of the real Junius, from Mr. Woodfall's edition. The present writer does not discover much resemblance between them. The Gentleman's Magazine for July 1813, contains a letter, that details a conversation, which sir Richard Phillips, had with lord Shelbourne, then lord Lansdowne, on the subject of Junius. He represented his lordship as scouting the notion that Boyd was the author of the Letters; and made his lordship say, "I knew Junius, " and I knew all about the writing and production of "those Letters. If I live over the summer, which, however, I do not expect, I promise you a very interesting pamphlet about Junius. I will set the question at rest " for ever." 66 The perusal of these Letters induced the Reminiscent to make some inquiries respecting the gentleman to whom the first letter relates. He has ascertained that a gentleman of the name, family, and occupations mentioned in that letter did exist; that he died on a journey from Bristol to London; that he was known both to the late lord Chatham and Mr. Charles Fox; that his name was mentioned among those who were first surmised to be authors of the Letters of Junius; that his family ascribed those Letters to him; and that one of his surviving nieces, on being shewn the fac simile of Junius's handwriting, 66 published by Messrs. Taylor and Hessey, expressed herself by letter in these words,-" As to the fac simile, the hand struck me at once as being my uncle's; but that "as more studied, as my uncle's was more sloping, which "I suppose is owing to this being stamped"-(engraved). In page 106 of the text, there is a reference to the present note, for a wonderful tale respecting Junius. We shall here present it to our readers. The Scots Magazine printed at Edinburgh, for November 1799, No. xi. p. 734, contains the following. letter. "Remarks towards a Discovery of the Author of Junius's "Letters. "In our last we gave the correspondence which has "been published in London, regarding the author of "Junius's Letters. Some interesting and striking cir"cumstances have lately appeared in some Edinburgh 66 publications, which regard this interesting topic, and "which we think worthy of notice. These point out a "gentleman, who, though high in literary fame, never "has heretofore been reputed, so far as we recollect, the "writer of these celebrated Letters. With what degree " of probability our readers will judge from the following "circumstances -In the year 1768, (says this writer), "Dr. Stuart went to London, expecting the patronage of "lord Mansfield, on account of his Essay on the British "Constitution. His hopes, however, were defeated. Dis 66 appointment, probably, as well as revenge, caused him "to embrace the interest of the opposition. He procured "an introduction to an English gentleman strongly con"nected by ties of blood to lord Camden. This man is |