N° 17.

On the title of Dithyrambus, and the origin and character of the Dithyrambick fong.

No 18.

P. 380

On the Mountain Nyfa, confecrated to Bacchus, and on the Corycian Caverns on mount Parnaffus and in Cilicia: Conjecture of an anachronism in the Drama.

N° 19.

P. 383

On the error in the application of this paffage to the Country of Lydia: Geographical fituation of the Rivers Lydias and Axius: Criticism of Strabo on the epithet " beautiful," applied to Axius in the Iliad, refuted by the teftimony of Euripides, Homer, and Philoftratus. P. 391

N° 20.

On the description of the Earthquake, affecting the palace of Pentheus: Parallel paffages from Ovid and Nonnus. p. 397

No 21.

On the frantick miftake of Pentheus in regard to the cap. tive Bacchus Imitation of this paffage by Nonnus. p. 399

No 22.

On the appendage of ferpents in the Bacchanalian dress and the custom of affording milk to wild beafts: Parallel paffages from Nonnus.

No 23.

p. 401

On the miracles of the female Bacchanalians in producing fountains of water, wine, milk, and honey: Parallel paffages from other Authors on this fubject.

P. 403.

N° 24.

On a criticism of this paffage of Euripides, contrafted with
another of Æfchylus, by Longinus in his chapter on Vi
fions: Opinions of the different Commentators in the expli-
cation of this criticifm examined, and a new interpretation
of the real fenfe of Longinus fubmitted with parallel paf-
fages from Virgil in confirmation of it.

N° 25.

P. 463

On the barbarous inftances of favage frenzy, exerted against

the brute creation by the female Votaries of Dionufus: Pa-

rallel paffages from other Authors illustrating this subject :

Opinion of the Commentator on the Dionyfiacks of Non-

nus.

N° 26.

P. 421

On other miracles of the female Bachanalians in the marvel-
lous power of carrying any burden unfupported on their
fhoulders, of wearing fire on their locks, and of conquering
Men: Parallel paffages from Nonnus and Virgil. p. 4?5•

N° 27.

On the confufion of the Speakers in the printed dialogue

of this fcene: Arguments in favour of the fubftitution of

Bacchus, instead of the Meffenger, deduced from the inter-

nal evidence of the Characters, Sentiments, and Lan-

guage: Hiftory of the difcoveries of the feveral Commen-

tators on the corruption of the text.
p. 427

N° 28.

On the proverbial phrafe, πρὸς κέντρα λακτίζειν, among the

Greeks, and tranflation of it by Terence.

P. 433

N° 29.

On an hiftorical anecdote, relative to the application of this line by Plato at the Court of Dionyfius, and the reply of Ariftippus in the words of another paffage of the Baccha of Euripides, as recorded by Diogenes Laertius, Sextus Empiricus, Suidas, and Athenæus: Parallel paffages illuftrating the correfpondence of fentiment. p. 436

N° 30.

On the expreffion of xpóre wóda, or the foot of time, ridiculed by Ariftophanes, as bombaft in Euripides: Vindication of this phrase from the imputation of this criticism by parallel paffages from Ovid and Shakespeare.

N° 31.

P. 442

On the solution of this intricate paffage, according to the interpretation of the different Commentators.

N° 32.

P. 446

On the marvellous power, incident to Bacchus, of metamorphofing himself into various Animals: Conjecture on an imitation of Euripides by Milton: Application of this addrefs to Pentheus.

N° 33°

P. 448

On two beautiful effects, here produced by the Poet, in the cadence of the metre and the delay of the principal word: Illuftration of these inftances by parallel paffages from Milton, Horace, and Pope.

N° 34.

P. 454

On the conformity of Euripides with anatomical truth, in regard to the divulfion of Pentheus, and violation of it in various other Authors: Phyfical impoffibility of detaching

the members of the human body, without the affiftance of

artificial inftruments, illuftrated by the execution of Damiens,

as related by Dr. Smollett: Comparison of this story with

the punishment of Metius in his dismemberment by the

quadriga, as defcribed by Virgil, Livy, and Florus: Opi-

nion of a modern Anatomift on this fubject.

N° 35.

P. 456

On the fymbol of madness, displayed in the rolling eye of

the frantick Agave, and comparison of it with Amata in

Virgil Opinion of Dr. Mufgrave on this paffage refuted.

N° 36.

P. 460

On an historical anecdote, relative to the application of these

lines at the royal banquet of Hyrodes and Artavasdes,

when the head of Marcus Craffus was introduced, as re-

corded by Plutarch, Appian, and Polyænus. Exodus of

the Græcian Drama defined, and criticism on the interpre-

tation of Monfieur Dacier in his version of Plutarch on the

fenfe of the word Exodium.

N° 37.

P. 461

On Polydorus, fon of Cadmus and Harmonia, and a con-

jecture on the violation of Antient History by Euripides

in his affertion that Cadmus had no male iffue.

N° 38.

P. 468

On the internal evidence of the mutilated ftate of the Drama

in its prefent form.

N°.39.

P. 470.

On the interpretation of this paffage by the different Com-

mentators, and the opinion of Dr. Mufgrave, that

it re-

lates

lates to a vehicle of Oxen, conducting Cadmus and Harmonia into Illyria, confirmed by additional evidence: Illuftration of the Oracle of Jupiter and of the expedition of Cadmus to the Encheleans and Illyrians from Apollodorus and other Authors.

N° 40.

P. 473.

On the plunder of the Delphick Temple by the Barbarians under Cadmus: Teftimony of Herodotus and Appian compared with Euripides, and the æra of events, recorded by Appian, collected: Hiftory of the feveral pillages of the Delphick fhrine, mentioned by Paufanias and Strabo: Differtation of Monfieur Valois on this subject.

N° 4I.

P. 481

On the transformation of Cadmus and Harmonia into the ferpentine form: Historical evidence on this fubject in regard to the literal and allegorical fenfe of this fable confidered.

N° 42.

P. 490.

On the refpective comparisons of the Swan and Drone applied to Agave and Cadmus : New verfion of the paffage propofed, and criticism on the interpretation of Heath. p. 497

FINIS.