Who rendered life more certain. They first viewed
The starry lights, and form'd them into schemes,
In the first ages, when the sons of men

Knew not which way to turn them, they assigned
To each his just department: they bestowed
Of land a portion, and of sea a lot;

And sent each wandering tribe far off to share
A different soil and elimate. Hence arose
The great diversity, so plainly seen

Mid nations widely severed.

Now farewell

Ye shores and sea-girt isles: farewell the surge
Of antient Nereus, and old Ocean's stream.
Ye fountains too, and rivers; and ye hills,
That wave with shady forests, all farewell.
My way I've sped through the wide pathless deep,
By the bluff cape and winding continent:
'Tis time to seek some respite and reward.

Such is the character given by the poet Dionysius of the Indian Cuthites under their various denominations. It is to be observed, that the sons of Chus, however they may be distinguished, whether they be styled Oritæ, Arabians, Ethiopians, or Erythreans, are in all places celebrated for science. They were sometimes called Phoinices and those of that name in Syria were of Cuthite extraction; as I have before shewn. In consequence of this, the poet, in speaking of

them, gives the same precise character, as he has exhibited above, and specifies plainly their original.

5 Οι δ' άλος εγγυς εοντες, επωνυμίην Φοινικες,
Των δ' ανδρων γενεης, οι Ερυθραίοι γεγαασιν,
Οι πρωτοι νηεσσιν επειρήσαντο θαλασσης,
Πρωτοι δ ̓ εμπορίης ἁλιδινεος εμνήσαντο,
Και βαθυν ερανίων αέρων πορον εφράσσαντο.

Upon the Syrian sea the people live,

Who style themselves Phenicians. These are sprung From the true antient Erythrean stock;

From that sage race, who first assayed the deep; And wafted merchandize to coasts unknown. These too digested first the starry choir;

Their motions mark'd, and call'd them by their

names.

51 Dionys. Perieg. v. 905. He adds, v. 910.

Οι τ' Ιοπην, και Γαζαν, Ελαΐδα τ' ενναι8σι.

He does not distinguish between the Philistim and the true Phoinices, who were of a different family. The former were the Caphtorim, of the Mizraim race; the latter Cuthites, of whom he says truly, v. 911. that they possessed,

Και Τυρον Ωγυγίην, Βηρυτε τ' αιαν εξαννην,
Βεβλον τ' αγχιαλον, κ. τ. λ.

Here they mixed with the sons of Canaan.

2

OF

EGYPT,

AND OF THE

ARRIVAL OF THE TITANS

IN THAT COUNTRY.

I HAVE mentioned, that there were two memorable occurrences in antient history, which the learned have been apt to consider as merely one event. The first was a regular migration of mankind in general by divine appointment: the second was the dispersion of the Cuthites, and their adherents, who had acted in defiance of this ordination. Of the consequences of their apostasy I have taken notice; and of their being scattered abroad into different parts. The Mizrain seem to have retired to their place of allotment a long time before these occurrences: and were attended by their brethren the sons of Phut. They had no share in the rebellion of the Cuthites; nor in the Titanic war, which ensued.

I

The country, of which they were seized, was that, which in aftertimes had the name of Upper Egypt. They called it the land of Mezor, and the land of Cham, from their two chief ancestors: which the Greeks rendered Mesora, and Chamia. The lower region was at that time in great measure a morass, and little occupied. The Caphtorim had made some settlements between Mount Casius and Pelusium; but were obliged to quit them, and return to 'Palestina. In process of time, the Mizraim were divided into several great families, such as the Napthuhim, Lehabim, Ludim, Pathrusim, and others. They lived chiefly upon the lotos of the Nile, and the herb agrostis: and sheltered themselves under sheds of mean workmanship, which they

1

The land of Egypt is called Mestre, Msrpm, by Josephus. Ant. 1. 1. c. 7. also Marpaia, Stephanus styles Egypt Muara, which is certainly a mistake for Musara, Muoapa, the land of Mysor. Cairo by the Arabs is now called Meser, and Mesre. See Leo Africanus, 1. 8.

The land of Ham by the Ionians, and later writers, was expressed Chemia. Αιγυπτον Χημιαν καλεσι. Plutarch. Is. et Osir. p. 364. By Stephanus it is compounded, and rendered HermoChumius, Eguo-Xues, in the masculine. The Copti call it Chemi at this day.

3 Amos, c. 9. v. 7. Jeremiah, c. 47. v. 4.

thatched with the flags of the river. In process of time, they began to feed upon fish, which the same stream afforded; and were clothed with the skins of beasts. They held the river in high reverence; and supposed, that man had somehow a relation to water. 5 It is probable that some centuries lapsed, while they proceeded in this simple way of life, separated in a manner from the world, and unmolested by any foreign power. At last the Titanic brood, the Cuthites, being driven from Babylonia, fled to different parts: and one very large body of them betook themselves to Egypt. Eupolemus speaks of their dissipation, and calls them giants. 'IEGOVTOS DE TET (τε Πυργκ) ύπο της τε Θεε ενέργειας, τους Γίγαντας διασπαρηναι καθ' όλην την γην. When the tower of Babel was by the hand of Heaven overthrown, the Giants were scattered over the face of the earth. We may perceive, from what has preceded, that they were a knowing and experienced people; of a family, which had been long engaged in opposition, and tried in some severe conflicts. As they had maintained them

4 Diodorus Sic. 1. 1. p. 41. Οικησεις εκ των καλαμων.

5 Ibid.

6

Apud Euseb. Præp. Evang. 1. 9. p. 418. Diodorus mentions that there was a gigantic brood in the time of Isis. 1. 1. p. 23.