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Rh Homer'j Life and Writings.

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That Homers Works were the Delight of Se c t. Princes, is among other Instances proved from the I Honours done him by the most learned of the Egyptian Kings of the Macedonian Race, the Founder of the Alexandrian Library: ' Ptole- p 2 ,a) ' the Bard with becoming Dignity, he surround' ed it with emblematical Figures of the seven ' Cities which pretend to the Honour of his ' People of Smyrna make high Pretensions to ' the Popt's Birth ;, and indeed they have a kind ' of Brass Money among them, which they call ' Homers Coin' This Structure was raised by ' Lyjimachus, one of Alexander's Successors. c^ 5 ^ J ' in Chios called the Homeridrœ, who pretend to
 * my Philopater, says Elian, erected a Temple
 * to Homer ; and, having placed the Statue of
 * Birth.'
 * I n Smyrna, says Strahy is a Library and a ibid- (b) <
 * Temple erected to Homer. It is a square Bu&l' ing, with a Colonnade on all sides. Within, is
 * a Shrine of Homer and his Statue. For the
 * The Chians too lay claim to Homer as their
 * Citizen ; and found their Title upon a Family
 * be of the Race of the Poet.'





The Author of the Enquiry, as it wou.'d seem, not caring to dwell upon the Accidents relating to Homer's Mother, points to the Piace where Rh
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