STELLA mea, observans stellas. Dii me æthera | Blandam lanifici sociam sine fine loquacem, faxint Quam tenet hic, cunctas quæ manet,alta quies. PRIMA parit terras ætas, siccatque secunda, Evocat Abramum dein tertia: quarta relinquit Pro-Egyptum; templo Solomonis quinta supersit; Cyrum sexta timet; lætatur septima Christo. ILLA triumphatrix Graiûm consueta procorum CRETHIDA fabellas dulces garrire peritam Prosequitur lacrymis filia mosta Sami: SW *His Tempelmanni numeris descripseris orbem, Cum sex centuriis Judæo millia septem. To the above Lines, (which are unfinished, and can therefore be only offered as a fragment) in the Doctor's manuscript, are prefixed the words, "Geographia Me. trica." As we are referred, in the first of the verses, to Templeman, for having furnished the numerical com putations that are the subject of them, his work has beer. accordingly consulted, the title of which is, A Now Myrias Egypto cessit bis septima pingui. Myriadas ter mille homini dat terram colendas. Ter sex centurias Hollandiat jactat opima. Survey of the Globe," and which professes to give an miles.-Arabia, at 700,000.-Persia at 800,000.-And Naaccurate mensuration of all the empires, kingdoms, and ples, at 22,000.-e. Sicily, in Templeman, is put down at other divisions thereof, in the square miles that they 9,400.-f. The Pope's dominions, at 14,968.-g. Tuscany, respectively contain. On comparison of the several at 6,640.-h. Genoa, in Templeman, as in Johnson like. numbers in these verses with those set down by Temple-wise, is set down at 2.400.-i. Lucca, at 286.-k. The man, it appears that nearly half of them are precisely Russian empire, in the 29th plate of Templeman, is set the same; the rest are not quite so exactly done. For down at 3,303,495 sq. miles.. Sardinia, in Templeman, the convenience of the reader, it has been thought right as likewise in Johnson, 6,600.--m. The habitable world, to subjoin each number, as it stands in Templeman's in Templeman, is computed, in square miles, at 30,666,works, to that in Dr. Johnson's verses which refers to it. 806.-n. Asia, at 10,257,487.-0. Africa, at 8,506,208.a. In this first article that is versified, there is an accup. Europe, at 2,749,349.-q. The British dominions, at rate conformity in Dr. Johnson's number to Temple. 105,634.-r. England, as likewise in Johnson's expres. man's; who sets down the square miles of Palestine at sion of the number, at 49,450.-s. Ireland, at 27,457.— 7,600.-b. The square miles of Egypt are, in Temple-t. In the three remaining instances, which make the man, 140,700.-c. The whole Turkish empire, in Tem- whole that Dr. Johnson appears to have rendered into pleman, is computed at 960,057 square miles.-d. In the Latin verse, we find the numbers exactly agreeing with four following articles, the numbers in Templeman and those of Templeman; who makes the square miles of in Johnson's verses are alike. We find, accordingly, the the United Provinces, 9,540; of the Province of HolMorea, in Templeman, to be set down at 7,220 square land, 1,800; and of Wales, 7,011. END OF VOL. I |