CHAPTER FORTY-TWO 

PROJECT OF A DICTIONARY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES--DISAPPOINTMENT--NEGLIGENT AUTHORSHIP--APPLICATION FOR A PENSION--BEATTIE'S ESSAY ON TRUTH--PUBLIC ADULATION--A HIGH-MINDED REBUKE 

The works which Goldsmith had still in hand being already paid for, and the money gone, some new scheme must be devised to provide for the past and the future--for impending debts which threatened to crush him, and expenses which were continually increasing. He now projected a work of greater compass than any he had yet undertaken; a Dictionary of Arts and Sciences on a comprehensive scale, which was to occupy a number of volumes. For this he received promises of assistance from several powerful hands. Johnson was to contribute an article on ethics; Burke, an abstract of his Essay on the Sublime and Beautiful, an essay on the Berkleyan system of philosophy, and others on political science; Sir Joshua Reynolds, an essay on painting; and Garrick, while he undertook on his own part to furnish an essay on acting, engaged Dr. Burney to contribute an article on music. Here was a great array of talent positively engaged, while other writers of eminence were to be sought for the various departments of science. Goldsmith was to edit the whole. An undertaking of this kind, while it did not incessantly task and exhaust his inventive powers by original composition, would give agreeable and profitable exercise to his taste and judgment in selecting, compiling, and arranging, and he calculated to diffuse over the whole the acknowledged graces of his style. 

He drew up a prospectus of the plan, which is said by Bishop Percy, who saw it, to have been written with uncommon ability, and to have had that perspicuity and elegance for which his writings are remarkable. This paper, unfortunately, is no longer in existence.  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Who was able to view the prospectus?
2. Who took a look at the prospectus that was written?
3. What person was granted access to view the written prospectus?
Q2:
1. Did Bishop Percy find the prospectus well written?
2. Was Bishop Percy impressed with the quality of the prospectus?
3. Was the written prospectus of high quality, in the opinion of Bishop Percy?
Q3:
1. How did Bishop Percy describe the prospectus?
2. What words did Bishop Percy use to describe the prospectus?
3. What was Bishop Percy's opinion of the written work he viewed?
Q4:
1. Did Bishop Percy's description go beyond noting the manuscript's "uncommon ability"?
2. Did Bishop Percy's opinion include words other than uncommon ability?
3. Did Bishop Percy have other thoughts about the manuscript besides its uncommon ability?
Q5:
1. What word accompanied Bishop Percy's description of the "perspicuity" of the manuscript?
2. What synonym of graceful did Bishop Percy use to describe the prospectus?
3. Bishop Percy thought the prospectus contained perspicuity and what other descriptor?
Q6:
1. Is it currently possible to access the prospectus?
2. Is the prospectus open for viewing to the public?
3. Could one find the prospectus today if they were so inclined?
Q7:
1. Is there someone in the story with financial issues?
2. Is there any mention of financial problems in the story?
3. Does the story contain a person who is in debt?
Q8:
1. Who is having serious financial problems?
2. What person is described as being in debt?
3. Who is noted as being saddled with financial issues?
Q9:
1. What is an example of Goldsmith's financial issues?
2. What kind of financial problems does Goldsmith have?
3. What is the problem with Goldsmith's finances?
Q10:
1. Is there another issue compounding Goldsmith's debt?
2. Are there issues in addition to Goldsmith's impending debt?
3. Does the problem of Goldsmith's impending debt come with other issues?
Q11:
1. What other problem does Goldsmith have, in addition to his debt?
2. What factor in Goldsmith's life makes his impending debt so problematic?
3. Besides his debt, what other serious financial issue does Goldsmith have?
Q12:
1. What was the greatest project Goldsmith had undertaken thus far?
2. What project became Goldsmith's most recent attempt to make money?
3. What work of great compass was Goldsmith beginning?
Q13:
1. Was the Dictionary of Arts and Sciences to be small?
2. Did Goldsmith project the Dictionary of Arts and Sciences to be a small endeavor?
3. Would the Dictionary of Arts and Sciences be a short volume?
Q14:
1. Was anyone going to help Goldsmith with the Dictionary of Arts and Sciences?
2. Were others to be involved in the Dictionary of Arts and Sciences with Goldsmith?
3. Were there people willing to assist Goldsmith with the Dictionary of Arts and Sciences?
Q15:
1. Who wrote about the Sublime?
2. Which of Goldsmith's assistants wrote about the Sublime?
3. Who was tasked with writing about the sublime?
Q16:
1. What was Burke's essay about?
2. What was to be the subject of Burke's essay?
3. How would Burke contribute to the dictionary?
Q17:
1. Who wrote about painting?
2. Which of Goldsmith's assistants wrote about painting?
3. Who was tasked with writing about the painting
Q18:
1. What was Sir Joshua Reynolds's essay about?
2. What was to be the subject of Sir Joshua Reynolds's essay?
3. How would Sir Joshua Reynolds contribute to the dictionary?
Q19:
1. Did Goldsmith intend to hire an editor for the Dictionary of Arts and Sciences??
2. Was an editor to be involved in the dictionary of Arts and Sciences?
3. Was Goldsmith in need of someone else to edit the dictionary?
Q20:
1. Why didn't Goldsmith hire an editor for his dictionary project?
2. What prevented Goldsmith from finding an editor for his dictionary?
3. Why was there no outside editor involved in the Dictionary of Arts and Sciences?
