Many of his explanations are curious and useful, but he likewise, though he professed to oppose the licentious confidence of editors, and adhere to the old copies, is unable to restrain the rage of emendation, though his ardour is ill seconded by his skill.

Every cold empirick, when his heart is expanded by a successful experiment, swells into a theorist, and the laborious collator at some unlucky moment frolicks in conjecture.
_Critical, historical and explanatory notes_ have been likewise published upon _Shakespeare_ by Dr._Grey_, whose diligent perusal of the old _English_ writers has enabled him to make some useful observations.

What he undertook he has well enough performed, but as he neither attempts judicial nor emendatory criticism, he employs rather his memory than his sagacity.

It were to be wished that all would endeavour to imitate his modesty who have not been able to surpass his knowledge.
I can say with great sincerity of all my predecessors, what I hope will hereafter be said of me, that not one has left _Shakespeare_ without improvement, nor is there one to whom I have not been indebted for assistance and information.

Whatever I have taken from them it was my intention to refer to its original authour, and it is certain, that what I have not given to another, I believed when I wrote it to be my own.