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After they had all risen from their verdant seat, to 
reafsume their occupations in the city, Crescimbenz 
stopped behind with Leonio, to whom he com- 
municated the thought which the name of Arcadia 
had excited in his mind. Leonzo was very much plea- 
sed at Crescimbeni’s proposal: they resolved to speak 
of it to their companions, and to endeavour that an 
academy fhould be formed, which fhould be called 
Arcadia; and its members fhould be distinguifhed 
by the denomination of Arcadian Shepherds. They 
carried on this businefs with great secrecy until they 
had regularly laid down the whole plan of this in- 
tended literary republic. 
To be continued. 
ON THE POLITICAL PROGRESS OF BRITAIN. 
LETTER VIII. 
I am no orator as Brutus is 
To stir men’s blood; I only speak right on. 
I tell you that which you yourselves do know. 
SHAKESPEARE. 
Sir, To the Editor of the Bee. 
Tue sum total of supplies granted by parliament 
during this war, extended, by Dr Smollet’s account, 
to fifty-seven millions sterling. As to the applica- 
tion of this money, the same historian observes, that 
‘* Britain was at once a prey to her declared adver- 
“ saries and profefsed friends. In 1746, fhe num- 
“* bered, among her mercenaries, two emprefses, five 
“ German princes, and a powerful monarch, whom 
** the hired to afsist her in trimming the balance of 
** Europe. Had these fruitlefs subsidies been saved ; 
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