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light of vice, because it implies attachment to the 

 world. This is seldom used, hence it is, that many 

 reckon only eight Rasas or Muses. Worldly, or 

 common singers are forbidden the use of this, and 

 even according to some, that of the seventh and 

 eighth. 



The ancients, according to Macrobiits, enter- 

 tained nearly the same idea, with respect to the 

 Muses. Divines, says he * reckon nine Muses, eight 

 of which answer to the musical sounds of the eight 

 sphaeres : the ninth, which is the most perfect and 

 sublime, they consider as an harmonical concord re- 

 sulting from the eight former. AIacrobius insists 

 that this idea is as ancient as Hesiod. The Hindus 

 likewise consider Shantd as resulting from the simul- 

 taneous cadence and united powers of the others : 

 and as Shantd is never used in worldly concerns, 

 they often reckon eight Rasas or Muses only. The 

 nine Rasas are represented as beautiful damsels, with 

 peculiar attributes and dresses. 



PiERUs the son of Magnes, whose great-grand- 

 father was Deucalion, introduced into Greece the 

 nine Muses : and the old uncouth music of the 

 GreekSy which consisted only of four Muses, was 

 laid aside, it seems j but not without violent struggles 

 on the part of the adherents of the old Rhythmica. 



Deucalion is called Ca'la-Yavana in the Pu- 

 randsy butCA'LYu'N andCA'Lju'N in conversation, 

 and in the vulgar dialects. Though acknowledged 

 of divine extraction, and of course entitled to the 

 epithet of De'va; it is never bestowed on him, be- 

 cause he presumed to oppose CRfsHNA: and, in- 

 deed, he was very near overpowering him. But, as 



* Macrob. in toran. scip. lib.2'*, c. 3*^, p. 88. 

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