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trite spirit, bow down thy gracious ear to me, vile dust and ashes, whose misery thus casts itself before thy mercy. Lord, I am ashamed of mine own corruptions, and utterly loath mine own condition : I am not an object for mine own eyes without disdain, nor a subject for mine own thoughts without contempt; yet am I bold to prostrate my vile self before thy glorious eyes, and to present my sin ful prayers before thy gracious ears. Lord, if thy mercy exceeded not my misery, I could look for no compassion; and if thy grace transcended not my sin, I could expect for nothing but confusion. O thou that madest me of nothing, renew me, that have made myself far less than nothing: revive those sparkles in my soul, which lust hath quenched: cleanse thine image in me, which my sin hath blurred: enlighten my understanding with thy truth: rectify my judgment with thy word: direct my will with thy Spirit: strengthen my memory to retain good things: order my affections, that Ì may love thee above all

things. Increase my faith; encourage my hope; quicken my charity; sweeten my thoughts with thy grace; season my words with thy Spirit; sanctify my actions with thy wisdom; subdue the insolence of my rebellious flesh: restrain the fury of my unbridled passions: reform the frailty of my corrupted nature: incline my heart to desire what is good, and bless my endeavours that I may do what I desire: give me a true knowledge of mine own self, and make me sensible of mine own infirmities. Let not the sense of those mercies which I enjoy, blot out of my remembrance those miseries which I deserve; that I may be truly thankful for the one, and humbly penitent for the other. In all my afflictions, keep me from despair; in all my deliverances, preserve me from ingratitude; that, being timely quickened with the sense of thy good. ness, and truly humbled by the sight of mine own weakness, I may be here exalted by the virtue of thy grace, and hereafter advanced to the kingdom of thy glory."

Printed by William Savage, Bedford Bury.

THE DIRECTOR.

No. 21. SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1807.

Venimus ad summum fortuna; pingimus atque
Psallimus, et luctamur Achivis doctius unctis.

HOR. EPIST. lib. ii.

Ir is not perhaps generally known to our readers, that the great tragic writer Euripides, of whom it may be said,

• Ex ore profusos Omnis posteritas latices in carmine duxit,

is entitled to a place in our Catalogue of Antient Painters.

We have the authority of Moschopulus, and indeed of Suidas, for asserting that before he wrote Tragedies, Euripides was by profession a PAINTER.

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EUTHYCRATES

Was the son of Lysippus, but, though of great celebrity, did not equal the grace of his father and master's manner. He was remarkable for the boldness of his outline, and obtained great reputation for the following works in marble:

A Hercules and Alexander, which were preserved at Delphi.

An Equestrian Battle, in the temple of the Trophonian Oracle.

A Figure of Anytas the Courtezan.
Panteuchis, in a state of pregnancy.

GLAUCUS

Was of such high reputation, that Samos and Chios contended for the honour of his birth. He is mentioned in terms of great respect by many of the antient writers. A bason of iron, of surprising workmanship, presented by Croesus to the Apollo of Delphi, the work of this Glaucus, is specified by Herodotus. He is praised by Pausanias as the inventor of his art, namely, that of in

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laying iron. His name was proverbial, and the "Art of Glaucus," occurs in the proverbs, selected by Zenobius, illustrative of any thing performed with extraordinary skill and perfection.

IPHICRATES.

According to Pliny, the name of this statuary is worthy of preservation, on account of a beautiful representation of the celebrated courtezan Leona. This woman was intimately connected with Harmodius and Aristogiton, and acquainted with their secret determination to overturn the Government. She was suspected, apprehended, and put to the torture, to compel her to betray her friends. She died in the process, but never revealed the secret with which she had been entrusted. The story is told at length by Pliny,

LEOCHARES

Was principally employed in constructing the Mausoleum, built by Artimesia, in honour of her husband, and esteemed one of the seven wonders of the world.

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