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THE

AthenianOracle:

Being an Entire
COLLECTION

Of all the VALUABLE

QUESTIONS

AND

ANSWERS

IN THE

Old ATHENIAN MERCURIES.

Intermix'd with many CASES

In DIVINITY, HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY,
MATHEMATICKS, LOVE, POETRY,
Never before Publifh'd.

To which is added, An Alphabetical Table, for the
fpeedy finding of any QUESTIONS.

By a Member of the ATHENIAN SOCIETY.
VOL. II.

The Third Edition.

LONDON:

Printed for J. and J. KNAPTON, A. BETTESWORTH, W. MEARS,
F. FAYRAM, J. OSBORN and T. LONGMAN, W. INNYS,
and C. RIVINGTON, M.DCC.XXVIII.

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ATHENIAN SOCIETY.

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HEWarmth your Beams produc'd, you must excufe; Your Commendation first inspir'd my Muse: Your friendly Praife Supports her feeble Wing: You both invite, and teach her how to fing. And while by Art your charming Numbers move, Her Wood-wild Notes inftruct her to improve. Cenfure, in this Attempt, can only fay, That I my Debt of Thanks too poorly pay; That from your Bounty I my Tribute raife, And but return the Product of your Praife. Yet Mortals thus to Sacred Altars go, With Prefents which the Gods did first bestow. We treat them from the Stores which they difpenfe, Not to Requite, but how our grateful Senfe.

To fing your Toils, let abler Bards afpire,

While I at distance filently admire

How much oblig'd your Country is to you,
If Wit, and Learning, here, thofe Charms renew,
That Art's Admirer once to Athens drew.

If thither Conqu'ring Rome for Knowledge fought,
What Miracles have you for Britain wrought!
Who Athens home to us, at your own Charge have brought
Afpiring Lewis's felf muft yield to you,

In that fole Praife which he can call his Due,
Tranflated Learning France too dearly buys,
Which cheaply your Compendious Book Supplies.
This Diff'rence too, your Preference fecures,
His Aim was Glory, Publick Good was Tours.
For while you move the various Orbs of Wit,
Conceal'd the great Intelligences fit.

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