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vial names. Linnasus, therefore, by 

 way of fimile, has taken the names of 

 the Equites from the Trojan hiftory. 

 Thefe confift, as it were, of two troops 

 or bodies ; of which one contains thc 

 fable, and, as it were, monrning No- 

 bles, having red or bloody fpots at the 

 bafis of their wings. Thefe receive 

 names from the Trojan Nobles ; and as 

 Priam was King of Troy, the mofr. 

 iplendid among thefe bear his name. 

 The other body, ornamented with a 

 variety of gay colours, are diftinguifhed 

 by the names of the Grecian Heroes ; 

 and as in both armies there were Kings, 

 as well as officers of an inferior rank, 

 thofe elegant butterflies, whofe hinder 

 wings refembi&d tails, were diftin- 

 guiftied by fome royal name. Thus 

 when Paris is mentioned (knowing 

 from hiftory that he was aTrojan, and 



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