H'S Is Tempelmanni numeris defcripferis orbem. Cum fex centuriis Judæo millia septem. Myrias Ægypto ceffit bis feptima pingui. Myrias adfcifcit fibi nonagefima feptem Imperium qua Turca ferox exercet iniquum. Undecies binas decadas et millia feptem Sortitur Pelopis tellus quæ nomine gaudet. Myriadas decies feptem numerare jubebit Paftor Arabs: decies octo fibi Perfa * requirit. Myriades fibi pulcra duas, duo millia pofcit Parthenope. * To the above Lines (which are unfinished, and can therefore be only offered as a fragment), in the Doctor's manufcript, are prefixed the words, "Geographia Metrica." As we are referred, in the first of the verfes, to Templeman, for having furnithed the numerical computations that are the fubject of them, his work has been accordingly confulted, the title of which is, "A new Survey of the Globe," and which profeffes to give an accurate menfuration of all the empires, kingdoms, and other divifions thereof, in the fquare miles that they refpectively contain. On comparifon of the feveral numbers in these verses with those fet down by Templeman, it appears that nearly half of them are precisely the fame; the rest are not quite fo exactly done. For the convenience of the Reader it has been thought right to subjoin each number, as it stands in Templeman's work, to that in Dr. Johnfon's verfes which refers to it. I In this first article that is verfified, there is an accurate conformity in Dr. Johnfon's number to Templeman's; who fets down the fquare miles of Palestine at 7,600. 2 The fquare miles of Egypt are, in Templeman, 140,700. 3 The whole Turkish empire, in Templeman, is computed at 960,057 fquare miles. In the four following articles, the numbers, in Templeman and in Johnson's verfes, are alike.-We find, accord Parthenope*. 'Novies vult tellus mille Sicana. Papa fuo regit imperio ter millia quinque. Cum fex centuriis numerat fex millia Tufcus'. 8 Centuriâ Ligures augent duo millia quartâ. ingly, the Morea, in Templeman, to be fet down at 7,220 fquare miles.-Arabia, at 700,000.-Perfia, at Sco,coo.and Naples, at 22,000. 5 Sicily, in Templeman, is put down at 9,400. The pope's dominions, at 14,868. 7 Tuscany, at 6,640. Genoa in Templeman, as in Johnfon likewife, is fet down at 2,400. 9 Lucca, at 286. The Ruffian empire, in the 29th plate of Templeman, is fet down at 3,303,485 fquare miles. "Sardinia, in Templeman, as likewife in Johnson, 6,600. 12 The habitable world, in Templeman, is computed, in fquare miles, at 30,666,806. 3 Afia, at 10,257,487. 14 Africa, at 8,506,208. Europe, at 2,749,349. Myriadas Myriadas denas dat, quinque et millia, fexque Centurias, et tres decadas Europa Britannis 16. Ter tria myriadi conjungit millia quartæ, Centuriæ quartæ decades quinque " Anglia nectit Millia myriadi feptem fœcunda fecundæ 17 Et quadragenis decades quinque addit Ierne", Ter fex centurias Hollandia " jactat opima Undecimum Camber " vult feptem millibus addi. 15 The British dominions, at 105,634. " England, as likewise in Johnfon's expreffion of the number, at 49,450. 18 Ireland, at 27,457. 19 In the three remaining inftances, which make the whole that Dr. Johnfon appears to have rendered into Latin verse, we find the numbers exactly agreeing with thofe of Templeman; who makes the fquare miles of the United Provinces, 9540 of the province of Holland, 1800-and of Wales, 7011. The Lady on whom the Greek verfes, and the Latin ones that immediately follow, were written (page 397), is the celebrated Mrs. Elizabeth Carter, who tranflated the works of Epictetus from the Greek. INDE X. The Roman Numerals refer to the Volume, A ABERBROTHICK, account of the town of, x. 322. Of the ruins of the monaftery there, 324. Aberdeen, account of, x. 327. Dr. Johnson meets with an old acquaintance, Sir Alexander Gordon, there, 327. Account of the King's College, 329. Account of the Marifchal College, 330. Account of the Library, 330. The course of education there, 331. Account of the English chapel, 332. Abilities, the reward of, to be accepted when offered, and not fought for in another place, exemplified in the ftory of Gelaleddin of Baffora, viii. 300. Abouzaid, the dying advice of Morad his father to him, vii. 289. Aby finia, preface to the tranflation of Father Lobo's voyage to, ix. 431. Acaftus, an inftance of the commanding influence of curiofity, vii. 60. Achilles, his addrefs to a Grecian prince fupplicating life, improper for a picture, viii. 180. Action (dramatick), the laws of it flated and remarked, vii. 97. Action (exercile), neceffary to the health of the body, and the vigour of the mind, vi. 81.87. The fource of cheerfulness and vivacity, 86. Action (in oratory), the want of, confidered, viii. 361. Tends to no good in any part of oratory, 362. Actions, every man the beft relater of his own, viii. 259. The injuftice of judging of them by the event, ix. 83. Adams Parjon, of Fielding, not Edward but William Young, iv. 272. Addifon, Jofeph, fuppofed to have taken the plan of his Dialogues on Medals from Dryden's Effay on Dramatick Poetry, ii. 315. His life, iii. 41. Born at Milton, in Wiltshire, May 1, 1672, 41. The various schools at which he received inftruction, 41. Cultivates an early friendship with Steele, 42. Lends 100l. to Steele, and reclaims it by an execution, 43. Entered at Oxford, 1687, 43• Account of his Latin poems, 44. Account of his English poems, 44. On being introduced by Congreve to Mr. Montague, becomes Admiration, and ignorance, their mutual and reciprocal operation, vi. No. xcv. 77. No. 1. 20. No. xcix. 83. Adventurer, No. xxxiv. ix. 1. No. xli. 8. No. xlv. 14. Adverfaries, the advantage of contending with illußrious ones, iv. 501. Adverfity, |