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hQWQmEurope^n^ Afia^ and defcrib'd the memorable 
Occurrences in Xerxes's Famous Invafion upon Greece, 
Ihe dr^m out the Thread of her Difcourfe as far as the 
Succeflbrs oi Alexander the Great^ in a moft Natural, 
yet Artful Method. All thefe Narrations are embellifli'd 
with many pleafant Epifodes, and fo great variety of 
Poetical Hiftories, that by a thorough underftanding of 
this Single Poem, the Reader will be furnifli'd with a 
competent knowledge of the greateft part of the Anci* 
ent Mythology : And the Words and Phrafes, in which 
all thefe are exprefs'd, are fuch, that whoever has made 
himfelf Mafter of them, can fcarce be at a lofs in any^ 
the moft obfcure Paflages of other Authors, efpecially 
the Poets : So that a careful perufal of this Book, will 
be a confiderable ftep toa perfed underftanding of the 
Greek Language. 
The preftnt Edition is not only reoder'd more beau- 
tiful by a larger and better Character, but (eems to be 
far more .Cor red and Compleat than any we have yet 
had of this Author; for it concains, befidea great many 
acceffions, whatever is of U(e, or Value in any of the 
former Impreflions. The Text is Correded as well by 
the help of the former Printed Editions, as of two An- 
cient Manufcript Copies in the BoMeian LibY^ry, which 
have been carefully Collated. On one fide of it is plac d 
the verbal Traoflition of Canter us ; beneath are infer- 
ted the various leflrions faithfully coiledied ouc of the 
forementiond Copies, which as they may be of ufc: to 
I the Accurate and Critical uodedlaoding of any Ancient 
Author, fo are more efpeciaJiy requir'd here, where 
there are fo many obfcure paffages, wherein Learned 
Men either do not agree, or are wholly ar a lois. Be- 
neath thefe you have the large Greek Commentaries of 
Ifaac Tzetzes, which were heretofore very imperfeflh, 
j and in many places fo maim'd and corrupted, mi rHey 
