"The sock, and buskin with majestick tread,

Through scenes and stage, their resonances spread. "The light and nimble fingers, in their course,

"From num'rous tubes of brass, shall echoes force, 470 "Like thunder's roar; while, by the lever's might,

"Th' internal waves* in motion yield delight..

"As birds that play along the vaulted skies,
"On one another piled shall mortals rise,
"And at the top a boy, securely tied,

"With balanced motions move from side to side.
"A Pegmat huge shall by its weight descend:
"Innoxious flames like sounds around extend;
"And Vulcan various balls of fire display,
"That innocently range, with rapid ray,
"O'er boards embellished by the painter's art:
"Glow on the tow'rs, and instantly depart.
"In ocean quickly formed, shall ships sustain
"The sportive fight, like battles on the main;
"And sailors, 'mid the floods that foam around,
(By science brought,) repeat the joyful sound,"
EXTOLLED for eloquence, with double claim
The consul's merit shall support his fame;
To future ages be his name conveyed,
In works his own and calendars displayed.

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To this example may his son attend;

The grandson equally to virtue bend;

The RODS in honour move before the heir;
The robe of state the race for ever wear;

⚫ Ctesibius of Alexandria, who lived in the reign of Ptolemy Evergetès, is said to have first invented the HYDRAULICK ORGAN.

+ The PEGMA was a vast wooden machine used in amphitheatrical shows.

The parent, AXES to the son, transmit;
Nor FATE the regular succession quit;
Posterity the noble lineage count,
By consuls that to Theodorus mount.

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END OF THE FIRST VOLUME.

Langdon and Son, Printers, Sherborne.