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sciences and their various and still novel instruments and methods. The same spirit which caused him repeatedly to say (as, for example, to Sir George Ent, p. 163; to Horstius, p. 630), 'haec cum mirâ, ut solet, promptitudine effundens,' that he doubted not that much now hidden in darkness would be brought to light by the indefatigable industry of the coming age; the same spirit which dictated the provision in his will bidding 'his lo. friend Mr. Doctor Ent' sell certain of his 'books, papers, or rare collections,' and, 'with the money buy better,' would have caused him, could he have been amongst us, to point out, as a matter for congratulation, in how many directions his discoveries had been extended and added to, and how well replaced had been the many works the loss of which had been so 'crucifying' to him.

There was not in Harvey's mind that defect in the way of a deficiency of interest in theological questions which constitutes in the minds of some eminent scientific, and some eminent literary, men such a lamentable void. He has, on the contrary,