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   Horrida contremuere ub altis ætheris auris: In dubioque fuit ub utrorum regna cadendum Omnibus humaniseet, terraque marique.”

Of which, we wih we could give our Reader a more adequate Tranlation than that by Mr. Creech.

“When dreadful Carthage frighted Rome with Arms,

And all the World was hook with fierce Alarms;

Whilt undecided yet, which Part hould fall,

Which Nation rie the glorious Lord of all.”

Now it is our Purpoe in the enuing Pages, to purue a contrary Method. When any extraordinary Scene preents itelf (as we trut will often be the Cae) we hall pare no Pains nor Paper to open it at large to our Reader; but if whole Years hould without producing any thing worthy his Notice, we hall not be afraid of a Cham in our Hitory; but hall haten on to Matters of Conequence, and leave uch Periods of Time totally unoberved.