NOTES

THE AUTHOR OF THE "CHARACTERISTICS."

Lord Shaftesbury's _Letters to a young Man at the University_, on which
Mr. SINGER has addressed to you an interesting communication (Vol. ii.,
p. 33.), were reprinted in 1746 in a collection of his letters,
"_Letters of the Earl of Shaftesbury, author of the Characteristicks,
collected into one volume_: printed MDCCXLVI." 18mo. This volume
contains also Lord Shaftesbury's letters to Lord Molesworth, originally
published by Toland, with an introduction which is not reprinted; a
"Letter sent from Italy, with the notion of the Judgment of Hercules,
&c., to my Lord ----"; and three letters reprinted from Lord
Shaftesbury's life in the _General Dicionary_, which was prepared by Dr.
Kippis, under the superintendence of Lord Shaftesbury's son, the fourth
earl.

In my copy of the original edition of the _Letters to a young Man at the
University_, two letters have been transcribed by an unknown previous
possessor. One is to Bishop Burnet, recommending young Ainsworth when
about to be ordained deacon:--

"To the Bishop of Sarum.

"Reigate, May 23. 1710.

"My Lord,--The young man who delivers this to your Lordship, is
one who for several years has been preparing himself for the