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human frame. I met with nothing
here but Cupid's darts, confuming
fires, and all the modern train of
Love's artillery. As I was fufficiently
'acquainted with these, from a con-
stant and unwearied,perufal of our
modern tragedies, and other poeti-
cal productions, I haftened to the
feat where Judgment prefided.

nefs new maanders takes) but after
fome trouble we at length reached
the oppofite bank. An uncultiva
ted track lay before us, dreary and
dark; no ray of light to break
through the mift; impenetrable ob-
fcurity involved the fcene, and va-
pours rolling over vapours made e-
very thing an univerfal blot. I pur-
fued my journey with all poflible ex-
pedition, and arrived at the repofi-
tory of ideas, as it is here called,
the key of which was kept by Me-
mory. I addreft him in the politeft
terms, and as I fuppofed this to be
aftorehoufe of univerfal knowledge,
I begged to be favoured with a view
of the, feveral acquifitions he had
made. 1 défired he would produce
fome occult qualities, of which I had
no manner of notion; I begged to
be favoured with the fight of an is
dea; and I called for feveral of the
metaphyfical train too tedious to
enumerate. In divinity I remem-
bered feveral things, of which I ne-
ver could attain a clear conception,
and I have not arithmetic enough to
recount the multitude of the mathe-
matical fpecies which I wanted. The
debates which I have heard in Weft
minter-hall, gave me occafion to
enquire for many of the legal band;
and I was curious after an infinite
multitude of the Parnaffian tribe,
mentioned in a pompous ftyle in fe
veral modern poets. I longed to
fee an envenomed fhaft taking its
fatal aim, winds wafting prayers on
rofy wings to heavens, &c. and tho'
no pains was fpared to gratify my
request, I must own, that I remain
ed as much in the dark as ever.

The next place we came to was the Lagentes Campi, or the Morrning Fields, facred to Venus; and I was fhocked in a very fenfible manner to find fuch a prodigious wafte in the

Judgment feldom made any decifions of his own, but was biassed in all his decrees by feveral that furrounded him, with fo much authority, that I fuppofed, they were in the commiflion, The chief of these was Pride, with a lofty air and fu percilious brow, which called to my mind the excellent remark in the Effay on Criticiẩm;

Of all the caufes which confpire to blind
Man's erring judgment, and misguide his
mind,

Which the weak head with furest biafs rules,
Is pride, the never-failing vice of fools.

Next in place was Ill nature, callous and hardened to every gentle fenfation of humanity, and quite a ftranger to that delicacy of elegant minds, which beholds the merit of another with pleasure; but on the contrary, every thing fhining with the fmalleft degree of luftre is the object of his averfion, and he is never pleased but with the misfortunes of his neighbours. Prejudice allo feemed to have no fmall influence with the court; and Venality, with itching palm, frequently gave a new turn to every thing, being ready to engage on either fide in politics, to abufe a worthy character in fatire, or exalt a bafe one in dedicatory panegyric.

From thefe principles I could eafily imagine to myfelf what kind of opinions were likely to arife, and therefore haftened towards Ely fium, In my way I perceived a defolate

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tract, which may be called the re. gion of tortures. Here I faw Grief, Defpair, Envy, Revenge, and all the agonizing cares that made this place worfe than what the poets fable, of Tartarus. In one part was to be feen Ambition falling back, like the ftone of Syfiphus; in another place, Hunger was tantalized with the hopes of a fupper; but the worst of fiends, oruel Want, forbids the touch. Here ftood a pillory, with Defamation nail ed to it by the ears; there a blanket ftretched out, and a bard going to be toffed in it.Here a tumultuous play houfe at the damnation of a virgin mufe; the fneering beaux in the boxes difplay their falfe teeth; the pit rifes enraged, the gallery opens its rude, threats,, and nothing is to be heard but throw him o-, ver wont ye ha' fome orange chips won't ye ha' fome nonpareils off the stage, off, off" till at length the catcal whizzes, and the poor poet in the mean time is ready to expire, and pangs as bad as hell tormeur him.

Had I all the pens of all the fcrib blers of the age, 1 fhould not be a ble to relate every occurrence in my adventures, and I was by this time admonished by my guide that we were arrived at the feat of Happinefs. Here we found Invention happy in a review of all his airy beings, that were fluttering round him in

a variegated drefs, preffing and crowding upon each other, as if to force a paffage into open day. I ftood for a time wondering at this mighty buftle, and then enquired what was the caufe of it. To which Invention replied, "That bright band which you behold for eagerly gathering about the gates of life, are the chofen few to which Apollo has appointed a new birth into the world, and they are now impatiently waiting till proper bodies are prepared for them by thofe poetical midwives, commonly called book fellers. They were all in the beginning wafted over by Perception, whom you have feen, and were thence conveyed to the repofitory of ideas in the care of Memory, till in the various courfe of human contingencies, they are again called forth, and by my fkill arranged in proper order for their appearance among the fens of men."

Thus having faid, he led me round the whole extent of Elyfium, gave me a complete view of all his intellectual train, and at length dif niffed me through the ivory gate to breathe the vital air, to which I was highly pleased to find myself reftored; and the joy occafioned by this reflection operated fo frongly. on my fpirits, that I felt myfelf in fome agitation, and was inftantly wakened out of my dream..

Your's, &c. W. T.

Short DESCRIPTION of the COLOSSUS of RHODES.

TH

HE Coleffus of Rhodes, one, and was caft entirely of brafs byof the feven wonders of the, Chares of Lyndus, a town in the world, was fo large, that a fhip un-, ille of Rhodes, who was twelve years der fail might pafs between its legs. in making it; it was feventy cubits This ftatue,, which was of fuch an, high, and every part being in proenormous fize as thus to ftraddle portion, the thumb was as thick as fifty fathoms, reprefented Apollo, a man could grafp in his arms; November, 1764. 4 H

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every finger was the fize of an ordinary statue, and for the dire&ion of veffels into the harbour at night, he held a light-house in his hand. This prodigious ftatue was thrown down by an earthquake fifty or threescore years after its being erected, and is faid to have lain on the ground till the Saracens made themselves mafters of Rhodes, who having beaten it to pieces fourteen hundred and fixty-one years after it was made, fold it to a Jew; who having car

ried it by fea to Alexandria, in 954, there loaded nine hundred camels with the metal. After all, Du Mont has endeavoured to prove, that it is probable the story of the Coloffus is a fable; fome other authors have been of the fame opinion, and indeed the extravagant dimenfions af cribed to it, and fuch a quantity of brafs being fuffered to lie on the ground for fo many ages, wouldtempt the most credulous to doubt the truth of the relation.

Some Account of Colonel Stumpel, by whofe Perfuafion the Palatines were fedaced to leave their Country.

Olonel Stumpel was a captain

the late war, and being a foldier of fortune, offered himself to the Pruffian fervice on the conclufion of the late peace; and was told, that if he could raife a regiment, he should have the command of it. This he undertook to do; and, by making a tour through Holland, where he had formerly been an officer, acquainting himself with the fubaltern officers, and making himself agreeable to the men, he feduced many to defert, and fome to enter volunteers, with promifes of good encouragement. With these and fome other recruits, difbanded foldiers, and idle young fellows, e prefented himself to prince Ferdinand, who recommended him to his Pruffian majefty, and he receive ed his commiffion; but the peace which foon followed in Germany, again reduced him to the neceflity of applying elfew here, and he came over to England, and folicited employment in the English fervice. This could not be granted to a foreigner, when fo many natives were 5

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could carry over to our new fettlements, provided a fuitable tract of land was allotted him, the miniftry was prevailed upon to grant his requeft, and a patent was actually made out at the proper offices for that purpofe..

With this grant he returned to Germany, and by the credit of it, and the advantageous offers he had made to fome young gentlemen who had credit with the common people, he prevailed with them to engage in the fame project. Having fo far succeeded, an affociation was form

and these joint adventurers were active in the profecution of it. By every where giving out what fortunes were to be raised, and estates acquired, in the new fettlements, many people of wealth were prevailed upon to fell their effects, and tranfport themselves, at their own expence, into America, The poor who offered, were either neglected, or referred from one to the other for the promised encouragement, till their number increased so faft, and

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