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having butchered an uncommon number of men ; but 

 who is only worthy of being called Great, on account 

 of his patronage of literature and the fine arts, and his 

 scheme for facilitating commerce. 



Upon a closer inspection, however, you perceive 

 that the head, though denoted by a B. A. king Alex-s 

 ander, is a head of Pallas or Minerva, ifsuing from the 

 head of Jupiter. 



Jupiter, it was said, at a celestial banquet, fell in love 

 with Metis the goddefs of counsel, who being after- 

 wards pregnant, his godihip took her up, and quaffed 

 her off with a goblet of nectar. Soon after, in the 

 course of celestial affairs, he found himself to be, as 

 gods would not wilh to be, who love their characters, 

 in a state of cephalic pregnancy. His head ached ac- 

 cordingly most consumedly, and, in despair, he ordered 

 Vulcan to give him a stroke with his fore hammen 

 The smith did his part, and out sprung Minerva, the 

 goddefs of perfect prudence and wisdom. 



Now the moral of all this is pretty. 



If a first magistrate or king takes counsel, he is to 

 smuggle the author, make the upfhot of it, if succefsful, 

 tend to his own honour, and conceal the matter altoge* 

 ther if he fails. == 



- We ought not to omit mentioning Mr Wedgewood 

 on this occasion, who has perhaps done more for im- 

 proving the taste, and perfecting some of the manufac- 

 tures of this country, than any other person. Having 

 studied with great attention the fine Etruscan vases, 

 and other beautiful models of ancient art, introduced 

 into Britain by Sir William Hamilton, he soon gave to 

 his earthen vases, and other vefsels, an elegance of form 

 till then unknown, and to the figures with which they 

 were adorned, a delicacy and perfection that had neve* 



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