354 THE LATE REV. CHARLES DADE. 



ibique consedissemus, turn Cjepio ; Jam gravioribus," &c. After a masterly com- 

 parison of the condition in earl\- ages of Philosophy, Natural and Moral, of 

 Science, Inventions, Arts, Historical Composition, Criticism, Oratory, Poetry, 

 Painting Sculpture, Architecture and Music, ■s^'ith the same things in later times, 

 conclusions are arrived at in these words : " Ex rationibus igitur nostris hoc 

 liquido constare arbitror, antiquitas palmam tribuendam esse in iis disciplinis, 

 quae ingenio et humaniorum studiorum facultate continentur ; contra recentiori 

 setati in iis, quse observandi diuturnitate, et investigandi diligentia, ex abditis 

 Naturae fontibus hauriuntur." The modern application of steam, especially in 

 navigation, is thus classically described : " Quanta vero rerum miracula ex 

 aquae vaporis usu nostra patrumque setas machinata vidit ! qu£e perfecto mecum 

 ipse reputans, vix admiratione satiati possum. Nam ut alia omittam omnia, quid 

 hoc magnificentius excogitari queat, homines rem istam, qua nihil levins aut 

 inanius est, ita arte sua ingenioque moderare potuisse, ut quas res Natura violen- 

 tissimas genuit, earum dominatum tenentes, nuUis nonmodo ventorum ac remigio 

 praesidiis adjuti, verum etiam adversus omnem maris ventorumque rabiem quern 

 sibi proposuere portum, tuto eundem et facile consequi valerent. Quid enim hoc 

 aliud est, nisi Naturae ipsi vim inferre, aut novam quasi Naturam in rebus 

 efficere ? " In a passage which treats of the poets, we observe " Shakspeare ' 

 ingeniously metonymised into "Enchespalus," — the Homeric Ey;(;£(r?raXoe, Spear- 

 brandishing. Editor. 



[The Proceedings of the Canadian Institute will be concluded in the next 

 number of the Journal.] 



