Retrospect of French Literature—-Miscellanies. 
In the first edition, the author was 
blamed for the introductory passage 
to the first Elegy of the second book, 
Diz. 
*“ Cerés, ceins ton beau front de tes gerbes 
dorées, 
“* Occupons-nous des Dieux, livrons-nous 
au repos, 
“ Bt que l’agile maiu delaisse les fuscaux, 
Sv eP3 
He has therefore changed the whole 
in the present version: 
“ Vous tois qui m’approchez, prenez part 
A mes chants : 
Snivant le rit ancien, purifions les champs. 
Vieus Bacchus; & ton front suspends la 
srappe mure ; 
Cerés, orne d’épis l’or de ta chevelure ; 
Sillons, reposez-vous ; reposez, laboureurs; 
Laissez le soc oisif; et que, paréz defleurs, 
Vos taureaux, le front libre, a leur créche 
remplie, " 
Permetient, aux autels, que chacun s’hu- 
milie, 
Bergéres, dans ce jour réclamé par les 
Dieux, 
Ecartez du fuseau vos doigts religienx. 
Toi, dont Vénus hier couronna la ten- 
dresse, 
Fuis les Dieux, fais ! owcrains leu fondre 
vengeresse.”’ 
‘* Notice litteraire sur M. Jean- 
Francois Feraud,- &c.’’ A Literary 
Notice relative to M. Jean Francois 
Feraud, grammarian, aod Member of 
the Academy of Marseilles, by his col- 
league M. Casimer Raftan. 
Jean F. Feraud was born at Mar- 
seilles, April 17,1725. His father was 
2 surgeon, and he studied under the 
Jesuits, at the College of Belsance. 
As he displayed great ardour for study, 
he was admitted a member of this ce- 
Jebrated order, and afterwards became 
Professor of Grammar and Rhetoric in 
the University of Besancon. No soon- 
er had he embraced the ecclesiastical 
life, than he renounced the Muses, 
and gave himself up entirely to the 
study of theology and scholastic phi- 
losophy. 
-Havimg contracted an intimate ac- 
quaintance with the learned Father 
Pezenas, founder of the Observatory 
at Marseilles, in conjunction: with bim 
he translated Dyche’s English Diction- 
ary, under the tithe of Wouveaux Dic- 
tionaire des Sciences et des Arts, The 
editors of the Encyclopedia opposed 
the printing of this work, fearing it 
might either rival their labours; or do’ 
injury to their interests. | 
108 
In 1762, M: Feraud was banished 
along with his-brethren. ‘ The signal 
for the general proscription of the Je-. 
suits was given by the court of Franc e 
and ina short time, all the BoVerelgens 
of Europe replied to this appeal, aad 
contributed to a reaction commanded 
by the opinion of the age, of the se- 
cular azainst the ecclesiastical autho- 
rity.” . After residing some time, how- 
ever, in the Comtat Menaissin, te was 
suffered to live in Provence, where he 
commenced a work onthe Provencal 
laaguage. , 
lu consequence of the French Re- 
volution, M. Meraud was once more 
expatriated, *‘for his religious Opinions 
could nol ply under alaw, which pre- 
tended to dictate orders to men’s con- 
sciences,” \ 
After remaining some time at Nice 
and Ferrera, he was permitted to re- 
enter France in the year 6, and died 
on the 8th of February 1807, in the 
83d year of his age. 
‘* Notice Historique, &c”’ Histo. 
rical Notice, relative to the mosi es- 
teemed Races of Arabian Horses, by 
M. Venture, late professor of the 
Turkish language at the School ef 
Oriental Languages.’’ 
The Arabs, we are here told, pos- 
sess three superior races of horses, 
the first race is termed Djelfy, the 
second Manakryeh, aud the third 
Sakiavoruyeh. The three next, are of 
an inferior order, viz. the Sakers, the 
Lurkmanyehs, and the Qorbeichans. 
The Djelfy race is reputed among 
the Syrians of Arabia, tobe the first 
and most estimable, althoauzh some 
few prefer the Manakryeh, which are 
deemed stronger and more capable of 
fatigue. Both are to be found among 
the tribes who encamp and roam 
through the territories of Acre, Na- 
zareth, Yaffa, Ramah, Jerusalem, and 
Ghazah. <A good colt is worth about 
100 dollars at the end of the first,and 
from 150 to 200 at the conciusitén of 
the second year; at three or four years 
old it will produce about 3000: 
The Saklaouvyeh race, arising from 
the junction of the Djelfy stallion 
witha Saklaotvyeh, Saker, or Turk- 
manyeh mare, is less valnable, they 
are not to be found in the same coua- 
tries as the former, and are usually 
sold tor one-third less. The Sakers, 
so termed from the tribe who rear 
them in the’ environs of Acre and Ga- 
lilee, are vigorous, but less supple rai 
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