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ahd from right to left; as well as by the 
frate ot the Greek alphabet at that time : 
for we obferve that Simonides had not 
then introduced the ule of the H for the 
Jong E, nor the Q tor che long O. Some 
time after the pillar had been erected, 
and mott probably long after the town iE 
Sigeum had come under the power of the 
Athenians, which happened about 590 
years B.C. the firft part of the infcrip- 
tion was again engraven near the top of 
the pillar, ciel the H and 2; which, in 
the original, are fupplied by E and O, 
and where the H is uled only as an alpi- 
rate, as in modern languages. 
loa MOAIKO:EIMI:TOH fi 
QAOFAMNOT :20 TAINOMS3S | 
Ds se cab: KPATEPA | 
410 4H IAX MOTATCITANT 
OMEZPPVTARAION kf 
M AAI AYMM:AXOA | 
EAMAETIPACH If 
sal tia ALANAMO Ih 
KAIMBPO 
IAN .2O702AH:MACl ai 
| Rea? 1: 
LO 4 Au 
\2IANEIEZ: 
Wier EV ODOT C 
This is the original infcription 5 in 
the reading of which we fhould obferve 
that every fecond line is read from right 
to left; which manner of writing was 
called Bxoleo@nt0v, as imitating the turn 
of the oxen at the end of each furrow. 
This union of the European and Eaftern 
manner of wr iting inthe iame piece, was 
rarely ufed after the time of Solon, who 
probab! y adopt edit, to give his laws an 
air of antiquity. We cannot imitate 
the manner of writing, without types caft 
on purpole, which appears to be unne- 
ceffary, as the original is given. 
From the peice TP and beauty of the 
fpecimens given above, we venture to 
prefume that this performance will be 
compleated in a manner highly gratifying 
to the learned world. We earneftly hope 
Specimens of Mr. Fry's Pantographia. 
149 
The authenticity and accuracy of the 
copies of the inicriptions reft on the mott 
fatisfactory evidence: they were firit 
taken by a learned Greek, under the Di- 
rection of Dr. William Sherrard, the 
Britith conful at Smyrna; then by the 
Rev. Dr. Samuel Lifle, Chaplain to the 
Britith Factory there, and {ucceflor to 
Chifhull; and again at Chifhull’s Ss requett 
(when about to ‘Tepublifh | his account of 
this celebrated infcription) by the Rev. 
Barnard Mould, who fucceeded Dr. Lifle. 
The exact agreement between all thele 
copies evinces the accuracy of each of 
them. 

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indeed, that the public encouragement 
will amply keep pace with the great ex- 
ertions of the ingenious author, 
In a Voyage into the Belgic Countries, 
publifhed not long ago by ‘the celebrated 
Forster, the author, fpeaks of the 
{carcity of wood of every kind and efpe- 
cially of that for fuel, with which En- 
rope is threatened. He imputes the 
growing evil to the great and alimoft. fud- 
den waite of this Galeable neceifary of 
lite, and goes fo far as to fay, that unlefs 
une ey and effectually checked, it 
will ftop the progrets of civilization, and 
fruftrate the efforts of reafon and philofo. 
phy in ameliorating the condition of man- 
kind in Europe. ‘However well or ill. 
founded thefe apprehenfions may be, they 
appear to have excited the attention of 
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