. General biography; or, Lives, critical and historical, of the most eminent persons of all ages, countries, conditions, and professions, arranged according to alphabetical order. r young ladies. In 1752 hebegan to publish a set of periodical papers un-der the title of The Adventurer, whichwere continued to the one hundred and for-tieth number, and tlien collected into four vo-lumes i2mo. Of these, one half, or seventynumbers, were of liis own composition. Hehad for his coadjutors Johnson, Bathurst,and Warton, and there were a few otheroccasional contributors. The Adventurer\yas favourably rec
. General biography; or, Lives, critical and historical, of the most eminent persons of all ages, countries, conditions, and professions, arranged according to alphabetical order. r young ladies. In 1752 hebegan to publish a set of periodical papers un-der the title of The Adventurer, whichwere continued to the one hundred and for-tieth number, and tlien collected into four vo-lumes i2mo. Of these, one half, or seventynumbers, were of liis own composition. Hehad for his coadjutors Johnson, Bathurst,and Warton, and there were a few otheroccasional contributors. The Adventurer\yas favourably received by the public, and me-rited its success by the purity of its morals, tlicelegance of its critical disquisitions, and the ac-quaintance,it displayed with life and papers of Hawkcsworth resemble in stylethe Ramblers of Johnfon, thouph with some-what less pomp of diction. Those among themwhich have been most admired, consist of east-ern tales, and of stories in domestic life; in theformer of which he exhibits a fine imagination,and in the latter a considerable knowledge ofthe human heart. Both of them convey themost instructive lessons of conduct. Archbishop. II A W ( ?9 ) HAW Herring ?o much approved the moral and reli-gious tenor of these , that he conferredupon their author the degree of doctor of civillaw. From some circumstance, this acquisitionof dignity lost Dr. Hawkesworth the friendshipof Johnson (who had not then obtained a simi-lar honour), and they appear never again tohave associated together. That Hawkeswortliwas weakly elated by his new title, appears fromthe intention with which it inspired him of as-suming the profession of a civilian and prac-tising in the ecclesiastical courts ; but after somepreparatory studies, the opposition he met witliobliged him to desist from his purpose. In1756, at the desire of Garrick, he altered fortil--- stage Drydens comedy of Amphytrion. Hisoratorioof Zimri, performed atCovent-gardenin 1760, displayed no me
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