European Magazine, For MAY 1804. [Embellished with, 1. A PORTRAIT of DR. THOMAS REID. And, 2. A VIEW of HOLLAND HOUSE.] by Joseph Moser, Esq. No. XXIII. 329 Two Letters from James Bofwell, Efq. to, in America The Story of Felifa. Similarity between a Song in Shakfpeare's As You Like It, and one in Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress Remarks on Tafte Bakeriana; or, Biographical Ex- Leifure, Amusements, No. XV. Mifcellaneous Scraps from the Port- Interefting Narrative of the Lofs of the Apollo Frigate LONDON REVIEW. Magens's Inquiry into the real Difference between actual Money, confifting of Gold and Silver, and Paper Money of various Descriptions Holcroft's Travels from Hamburg, through Weftphalia, Holland, and the Netherlands, to Paris [Continued] 335 337 341 342 343 345 347 349 351 354 ibid. Obfervations on the Correfpondence ibid.. Whitfield's Picture from Life State Paper Journal of the Proceedings of the 370 371 1 371 374 377 379 386 393 394 397 398 London: Printed by 1. 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His father, the Rev. Lewis Reid, was Minister of that parith for fifty years. His mother was Margaret Gregory, one of twenty-nine children of David Gregory, of Kinnardie, and fifter to David Gregory, Savilian Profeffor of Aftronomy at Oxford, and an intimate friend of Sir Ifaac Newton. After two years spent at the parish fchool at Kincardine, our Author was fent to Aberdeen, where he had the advantage of profecuting his claffical ftudies under an able and diligent teacher; fo that about the age of twelve or thirteen, he was entered a ftudent in Marifchal College, under Dr. George Turnbull. The feffions of the College were at that time very fhort, and the education (according to Dr. Reid's own account) flight and fuperficial. It does not appear that Dr. Reid gave any early indications of future eminence. His industry, however, and modefty, were confpicuous from his childhood; and it was foretold of him by the parish schoolma?er who initiated him in the first principles of learning, "That he would turn out to be a man of good and well wearing parts;" a prediction which, although it implied no flattering hopes of thofe more bril liant endowments which are commonly regarded as the conttituents of genius, touched not unhappily on that capacity of "patient thought" which contributed fo powerfully to the success of his philofophical researches. His refidence at the Univerfity was prolonged beyond the ufual term, in confequence of his appointment to the office of Librarian, which had been endowed by one of his ancestors about a century before. The fituation was acceptable to him, as it afforded an opportunity of indulging his paffion for study, and united the charms of a learned fociety with the quiet of an academical retreat. In 1736, Dr. Reid refigned his office of Librarian, and accompanied John Stewart, afterwards Profeffor of Mathematics in Mariíchal College, and Author of a Commentary on Newton's Quadrature of Curves, on an excurfion to England. They vifited together London, Oxford, and Cambridge, and were introduced to the acquaintance of many perfons of the first literary emi nence. |