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STELLA mea, observans stellas. Dii me æthera | Blandam lanifici sociam sine fine loquacem, faxint

Multis ut te oculis sim potis aspicere.

CLARA Cheroneæ soboles, Plutarche, dicavit Hanc statuam ingenio, Roma benigna, tuo.

Quam tenet hic, cunctas quæ manet,alta quies.

DICITE, Causidici, gelido nunc marmore magni Mugitum tumulus comprimit Amphiloci.

Das bene collatos, quos Roma et Græcia jactat, Si forsan tumulum quo conditur Eumarus au

Ad Divos paribus passibus ire duces; Sed similem Ptutarche, tuæ describere vitam Non poteras, regio non tulit ulla parem.

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Nil lucri facies; ossa habet et cinerem.

EPICETI.

ME, rex deorum, tuque, duc, necessitas,
Quo, lege vestrâ, vita me feret mea.
Sequar libenter, sin reluctari velim,
Fiam scelestus, nec tamen minus sequar.

E THEOCRITO.

POETA, lector, hic quiescit Hipponax,
Si sis scelestus, præteri, procul, marmor.
At te bonum si nôris, et bonis natum,
Tutum hic sedile, et si placet, sopor tutus.

EUR. MED. 193-203.

NON immerito culpanda venit
Proavûm væcors insipientia,
Qui convivia lautasque dapes
Hilarare suis jussere modis
Cantum, vitæ dulce levamen,
At nemo feras iras hominum,
Domibus claris exitiales,
Voce aut fidibus pellere docuit
Queis tamen aptam ferre medelam
Utile cunctis hoc opus esset;
Namque, ubi mensas onerant epulæ,
Quorsum dulcis luxuria soni?
Sat lætitiâ sine subsidiis,
Pectora molli mulcet dubiæ
Copia cœnæ.

Τοῖος Αρης βροτολοιγὸς ἐνὶ πτολέμοισι μέμηνε
Κωὶ τοῖος Παφίην πλῆξεν ἔρωτι θεάν.

The above is a Version of a Latin Epigram on the famous John Duke of Marlborough, by the Abbe Salvini, which is as follows:

Haud alio vultu, fremuit Mars acer in armis :
Haud alio, Cypriam percutit ore Deam.

The Duke was, it seems, remarkably handsome in

his person, to which the second line has reference

SEPTEM ÆTATES.

PRIMA parit terras ætas, siccatque secunda, Evocat Abramum dein tertia: quarta relinquit Pro-Egyptum; templo Solomonis quinta supersit; Cyrum sexta timet; lætatur septima Christo.

ILLA triumphatrix Graiûm consueta procorum
Ante suas agmen Lais habere fores,
Hoc Veneri speculum; nolo me cernere qualis
Sum nunc, nec possum cernere qualis eram.

CRETHIDA fabellas dulces garrire peritam Prosequitur lacrymis filia mosta Sam

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Myrias Egypto cessit bis septima pingui.
Myrias adsciscit sibi nonagesima septem
Imperium qua Turcae ferox exercet iniquum.
Undecies binas decadas et millia septem,
Sortitur Pelopis tellus quæ nomine gaudet.
Myriadas decies septem numerare jubebit
Puster Arabs: decies octo sibi Persaa requirit.
Myriadas sibi pulchra duas, duo millia poscit
Parthenope.d Novies vult tellus mille Sicana.
Papa suo regit imperio ter millia quinque.
Cum sex centuriis numerat sex millia Tuscus.g
Centuriâ Liguresh augent duo millia quartâ. [dæ.
Centuria octavam decadem addit Luccal secun-
Ut dicas, spatiis quam latis imperet orbi
Russia, myriadas ter denas adde trecentis:
'Sardiniam cum sexcentis sex millia complent.
Cum sexagenis, dum plura recluserit ætas,

Myriadas ter mille homini dat terram colendas.
Vult sibi vicenas millesima myrias addi,
Vicenis quinas, Asiam" metata celebrem.
Se quinquagenis octingentesima jungit
Myrias, ut menti pateat tota Africa doctæ.
Myriadas septem decies Europap ducentis
Et quadragenis quoque ter tria millia jungit.
Myriadas denas dat, quinque et millia, sexque
Centurias, et tres decadas Europa Britannis,q
Ter tria myriadi conjungit millia quartæ,
Centuriæ quartæ decades quinquer Anglia nectít.
Millia myriadi septem fœcunda secundæ
Et quadragenis decadas quinque addit Ierne.
Quingentis qaudragenis socialis adauget
Millia Belgat novem.

Ter sex centurias Hollandia' jactat opima.
Undecimum Cambert vult septem millibus addi.

Survey of the Globe," and which professes to give an miles.-Arabia, at 700,000.-Persia at 800,000.-And Na accurate mensuration of all the empires, kingdoms, and ples, at 22,000.-e. Sicily, in Templeman, is put down at other divisions thereof, in the square miles that they 9,400.-f. The Pope's dominions, at 14,958.-g. Tuscany, respectively contain. On comparison of the several at 6,640.-h. Genoa, in Templeman, as in Johnson like. numbers in these verses with those set down by Temple-wise, is set down at 2.400.-i. Lucca, at 286.-k. The man, it appears that nearly half of them are precisely Russian empire, in the 29th plate of Templeman, is set the same; the rest are not quite so exactly done. For down at 3,303,495 sq. miles.-1. Sardinia, in Templeman, the convenience of the reader, it has been thought right as likewise in Johnson, 6,600.-m. The habitable world, to subjoin each number, as it stands in Templeman's in Templeman, is computed, in square miles, at 30,666,. works, to that in Dr. Johnson's verses which refers to it. 806.-n. Asia, at 10,257,487.-o. Africa, at 8,506,208.a. In this first article that is versified, there is an accup. Europe, at 2,749,349.-q. The British dominions, at rate conformity in Dr. Johnson's number to Temple- 105,634.-r. England, as likewise in Johnson's expres. man's; who sets down the square miles of Palestine at sion of the number, at 49,450.-s. Ireland, at 27,457.7,600.-b. The square miles of Egypt are, in Temple- t. In the three remaining instances, which make the man, 140,700.-c. The whole Turkish empire, in Temwhole that Dr. Johnson appears to have rendered into pleman, is computed at 960,057 square miles.-d. In the Latin verse, we find the numbers exactly agreeing with four following articles, the numbers in Templeman and those of Templeman; who makes the square miles of in Johnson's verses are alike We find, accordingly, the the United Provinces, 9,540; of the Province of Hol. Morea, in Templeman, to be set down at 7,220 square land, 1,800; and of Wales, 7,011.

END OF VOL. 1.

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