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God render it lafting on its foundation, and perpetu fate, in the memory of men, the epocha of its com "pletion." shi vdt vd emsy, basd One would believe that the French nation had borrowed the idea of the language they with to adopt, with refpect to their prince, from this infcription. But, upfortunately, we do not fiud, in modern times, the piety of the ancient people, cob on es doing, i etidy Inftead of paintings, which are prohibited by the Koran, the principal apartments of the Moorish princes were adorned with inferiptions allufive to the circum stances and fituation of the place. The following infcrip tion formed one of the ornaments of an open court, furrounded with galleries, that led to different apartments of the palace.

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Let God be extolled; he has given to the nation a governor who has brought it to the highest de gree of glory and renown. Oh! from how many, and from what herefies has he delivered the people! "He has affectionately conducted them to their inheritances; but they who have shut their eyes againit his light have been reduced to lavery, and made useful "to the welfare of his kingdom. With his fword and invincible courage has he reduced nations to obedience, and conquered provinces. Thou, Nazar, haft "atchieved heroic deeds, before unheard of. Thou "didft enter and conquer twenty renowned cities; thou didft return crowned with victory and immenfe riches, with which thou haft rewarded thy brethern and people. If they know how to direct their prayers, "when the foul becomes elevated, they will ask of "the great, the fublime, and the only God, length of

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days for thee, and for thy ftate's duration and prefpeperity. O Nazar, although born in the midst of great onefs, thou fhineft by thine own luftre, like the fars of cheaven Thou art our fortrefs, our fupport, dour arm of vengeance: Thou guideft us like a flambeau, water diapates darknefs from before us.

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fear thee in their course the great ftar of heaven "Tights thee with refpect; and the higheft tree which can bend, gains by thy fide."

We all conclude thefe extracts for the prefent, with the following fhort, elegant, and pious infcription, which was placed over the door of the fame court, which appears to have been paved with marble of the pureft white, and which was, no doubt, when in its priftine luftte, of beautiful workmanfkip. It runs thus:! 299 If thou admireft my beauty without thinking of 29If God, who is the author of all things, I warn thee that is a folly; because thou mighteft make thy admiration turn to thy profit, and God may bring thee to 'death."O ye who look upon this marble per "fect workmanship and beauty, watch over its defence', and that it may be lafting, protect it with your whole power.

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Should thefe extracts prove agreeable to our readers, we fhall, in fome future numbers of this work, communicate farther particulars concerning this people, whofe character and hiftory is in general very little understood in Europe. Dr. Anderson.

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I FORMERLY told you that I was not an original genius; and of confequence my thoughts muft chiefly arife from occurrences that happen under my own obfervation, Narodne putage isj Prote it with your five fingers and your hand,"

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haps a family from the commiffion of guilt,bfrom any s ignominious death, and perhaps from eternal perditio tion. Never was a day better begun, the consciousto nefs of having performed fuch an action, whenever it w recurs to the mind of a reasonable being, must be lateqs tended with pleasure, and that felf complacency and fe-bus cret approbation, which is more defirable than gold, as and all the pleasures of the earthenwyrovs ind,amtow 28 PSIEWGI Peitom sisibammi

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SIR, 15visido WHETHER, as a young obferver in that differtation afs ferts, the mole, by a fenfe of inftinct, purfues any particular worm through the earth, or not, I will not here attempt to prove, as the talk appears to me too d difficult; though, from what is there faid, it might at firft fight appear to be fo, from the mole disappearing, and retiring as difappointed. But not one word is faid whether the mole was near the surface of the earth, at, or near the place where the worm rofe.

That the worm rofe to escape its purfuer, or in others: I words, its enemy, whatever means were ufed to follow 10 it, whether that particular worm was pursued or not,ods is certain; as I think I can easily demonftrate from thes following fimple fact, which will alfo folve a young ob-ha ferver's difficulty of comprehending by what means the g worm is made fenfible of its danger.

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Being, when a boy, very partial to the amusementre of angling, and frequently at a lofs for want of worms, I was often reduced to the neceffity of digging them an up. Once, when employed in this toilfome business, b as to me it was, I was accofted by an old mole-catcher,ic nearly as follows; and fince that, by following his in ftruction, I have obtained as many worms in one hour:w as I could before in a whole day, and wow sa

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Take a pretty thick long ftick, a dung fork, torsa fpade, infert it in a flanting direction into the earth, in

a garden bed that has not lately been moved, or any other piece of ground where the grass is not thick, as otherwife the effect will not be fo well feen, and begin with a gentle agitation, gradually increafing the force applied. At first the neighbouring worms will`rife, and endeavour to efcape with furprifing agility; and as the agitation is increafed, not only the bright red worms, but every worm large and fmall, will be in immediate motion upwards, as far as its influence extends, and require a very quick hand to take them. By this I think I have folved the difficulty of a young obferver; and though I have communicated to you a fact, which I heretofore thought of no confequence; yet, if you think the communication of it in any fhape will add one particle of honey to your combs, it will be extremely fatisfactory to

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Obfervations on the Poem intitled Flowers of the Foreft. I HAVE felt peculiar emotions on hearing the fong fung or played. The pleasure may in part arife from the pathos of the air itself: but it is heightened by an affociation with thofe affecting circumstances which occur in the poem. Indeed mufic has most effect when hap pily combined with poetry.

There is a fatisfaction in dwelling on paft fcenes, to which few reflecting minds are ftrangers. When advanced to manhood, with what pleasure do we think of the occurrences of early lite! Many are fo much affec-v ted with this retrofpect, that they would with it poffible to recal thofe happy days; and for the time, confider the enjoyment of manhood as not to be compared with thofe of infancy. There is here a fallacy in our reasoning: we view only the beauties of the picture;' its defects are unnoticed. The pleasurable scenes of early life are remembered with delight its troubles are

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forgot; or if remembered, no longer give uneafinefs, but pleasure, from having called forth exertion.

Analogous to the fatisfaction with which we contemplate the scenes of youth, is the pleasure we have in reading the hiftory of our forefathers; and in contrasting the fimplicity of their times, with the more polished manners of our own. Here, too, the mind is often, and by a fecret charm, captivated with the defcription; and forms the romantic wish of having lived in their times, and having witneffed the fcenes in which they were engaged. The fatisfaction we feel on these occafions, is of the melancholy kind. To ufe a favourite expreffion of a bard of our own country, on the fame fubject, "The tale of other times is as the joy of grief, pleafant and mournful to the foul."

In moft nations we difcover a relish for this melancholy pleasure, in their strong attachment to their early writers, particularly to the productions of their poets. And the strength of this attachment fometimes leads us to afcribe to thofe early productions, an excellence above their merits. Now, though I confefs myself an enthufiaftic admirer of the early productions of our own country, both in mufic and poetry; yet I hope I fhall so far guard against prejudice, as to illuftrate its beauties, without incurring the charge of being too lavish in its praife.

We may fuppofe it to have been compofed in winter, after the poet had witneffed the feenes alluded to, of cutting down the grain, and having it brought into the barn yard. Winter was well fitted to fuggeft the melancholy ideas to the poet. The flowers of the field faded, the leaves of the trees fallen, the fky overcaft with clouds, could not fail of making an impreffion on his mind. But he had then a caufe of grief which more deeply affected him. The flowers now faded, would again bloffom ;-the trees now 'naked, would again be clothed with foliage; the fun, whofe rays were now obfcured, would again fhine forth in his glory, and by

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