and often came to see him at Berlin, does not, with his usual
punctuality, say, nor even confess that he has forgotten, what Book
it was that Quintus brought with him to confute the King on their
Icilius-Caecilius controversy; Nicolai only says, that he, for his
part, in the fields of Roman Literature and History, knows only
three Quintus-Iciliuses, not one of whom is of the least
likelihood; and in fact, in the above summary, I have had to INVERT
my Nicolai on one point, to make the story stick together.
[Nicolai, Anekdoten, vi. 129-145.]

"Quintus had been bred for the clerical profession; carefully, at
various Universities, Leyden last of all; and had even preached, as
candidate for license,--I hope with moderate orthodoxy;--though he
soon renounced that career. Exchanged it for learned and vigorous
general study, with an eye to some College Professorship instead.
He was still hardly twenty-three, when, in 1747, the new
Stadtholder," Prince of Orange, whom we used to know, "who had his
eye upon him as a youth of merit, graciously undertook to get him
placed at Utrecht, in a vacancy which had just occurred there,--
whither the Prince was just bound, on some ceremonial visit of a
high nature. The glad Quintus, at that time Guichard and little
thinking of such an alias, hastened to set off in the Prince's
train; but could get no conveyance, such was the press of people
all for Utrecht. And did not arrive till next day,--and found
quarter, with difficulty, in the garret of some overflowing Inn.

"In the lower stories of his Inn, solitary Guichard, when night
fell, heard a specific GAUDEAMUS going on; and inquired what it
was. 'A company of Professors, handselling a newly appointed
Professor;'--appointed, as the next question taught, to the very