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* The lake Mocris, a striking proof of the ancients' 



vast undertakings . ^ . 123 



g. Of the other pyramids of Egypt . ib^ 



l-Oi Remarkable instances of trie immense hardness of 



the cement of the ancients . la* 



The ancients knew the nature of, and used glass, in 

 their houses and windows . 125 



11, The ancients ? skill in working in miniature ... 125 



12, They well knew the nature and use of microscopes 120 



13, 14. The pre-eminence of the ancients in architec- 



ture, engraving, sculpture, medicine, poetry, and 

 history . . 12f 



15. Striking instances of the- ancients excelling in paint- 

 ing . 129 



16; Of the beautiful mosaic work of the ancients 131 



17. Of the antiquity and dignity, of music ib. 



18. Effects of music were no way short in the ancients 



of what they are among the moderns 133 



10. The harmony of the music of the ancients . 134 



20. Striking instances of the utility of musia, from the 



scriptures, and various ancient authors . 13(3 



ai. General observations respecting the merit of the an- 

 cients in music .- . >3*\ 

 The Conclusion : shewing the true state of the dis- 

 coveries both of the ancients and moderns . *3Q 



