The gold-headed cane . r infant sonthe name of Atticus, and, when sufficiently re-covered, resumed with her husband her jour-ney through the enchanting scenery of Greece;the child occupying one side of a pair of pan-niers, while a favourite dog reposed on theother. But these prodigies were reserved formodern days. One of the immediate results of the travelsof Dr. Askew was the excellent opportunityit afforded him of gratifying the favourite pur-suit for which he was early distinguished, ofcollecting books, manuscripts, and inscrip-tions. At Paris, on his way home from hiseastern expedition, he
The gold-headed cane . r infant sonthe name of Atticus, and, when sufficiently re-covered, resumed with her husband her jour-ney through the enchanting scenery of Greece;the child occupying one side of a pair of pan-niers, while a favourite dog reposed on theother. But these prodigies were reserved formodern days. One of the immediate results of the travelsof Dr. Askew was the excellent opportunityit afforded him of gratifying the favourite pur-suit for which he was early distinguished, ofcollecting books, manuscripts, and inscrip-tions. At Paris, on his way home from hiseastern expedition, he laid the foundation ofhis library, which became afterwards so cele-brated: for, in the love of books, he resem-bled Dr. Mead, for whom he entertained asort of filial veneration, and to whom he had,when a very young man, and while studyingphysic at the university of Leyden, dedicatedhis specimen of an edition of JEschylus. Atthe sale of my late masters library, he hadbeen one of the most distinguished of the 152 emptores literarii, and, even during his life-time, had purchased all his Greek manu-scripts, for which he paid the sum of five hun-dred pounds. Not content with possessing himself as muchas possible of his books, statues, and othercuriosities, he did all he could to preserve thelineaments, and perpetuate the memory of * Now in the Censors Room of the College. ASKEW. 153 the person of his deceased friend. For thispurpose he procured Roubiliac to make a bustof him, which he presented to the College ofPhysicians. No one could be better acquainted with thereal features of Dr. Mead than myself; andI pronounce this bust of him to be so like,that, whenever it is before me, it suggests thestrongest idea of the original; and, indeed,when the marble came home, Dr. Askew wasso highly pleased with its execution, thatthough he had previously agreed with thesculptor for £50, he offered him £100 as thereward of his successful talent; when, to hisastonishment, the sordid Fre
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