Before I conclude this Article, it will not be im proper to give a general Notion of the Second Part of this Book, intituled, The Hiftory of the Life and Odes of Anacreon.

II. That Hiftory is an Ingenious Fiction. Criton (the Author of this Piece) having infinuated himself into the Friendship of Anacreon at Athens, followed him to Samos, whither he was invited by King Polycrates. That Prince received Anacreon with all imaginable Civility; and Criton had a Share in the good Fortune of his Friend. He tells us upon what Occafion Anacreon made his Odes; by which means the Life of that Poet is interfperfed with his Greek Poems, to which the Author has added his Tranflation into French Verse. Criton appears very much displeased with several Perfons of Samos, whom he calls "the Prieft (Sacrificateur) Rignomare, Litomacros, Foffinonte, Eufrofine, Daughter of the Grammarian Eufron, and Wife of Dacos, great Confervator (Confervateur) of the Royal Library at Samos". Whenever Anacreon made a new Ode, it was immediately cenfured (fays Criton) by thofe Learned Perfons. Criton never approves their Criticisms, and makes his Reflexions upon them. with great Freedom. Which is the Reason why the Author not being able to publish this Book at Samos, his own Country, was obliged to go to Lacedemon, and to get it Printed there.

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To give a Specimen of the Author's Poetry, I fhall fet down his Tranflation of the Third Ode. The Readers may compare it with thofe of Madam Dacier, Mr. De Longepierre, and Mr. De la Foffe.

L'homme tranquillement repofe
Dans le filence de la nuit ;
L'Amour vint fraper à ma porte:
Qui heurte fi tard de la forte,
Criai-je, en furfaut reveillé ?
Helas! c'eft un enfant mouillé,
Reprit-il; ouvrez, je vous prie:
Il pleut; mes pas font egarez:
Ne craignez rien: de grace, ouvrez,
A ce difcours l'ame attendrie,
Une lampe en main à l'inftant,
Je cours ouvrir à cet enfant..
Ses aîles, fon arc, & fa trouffe
Me donnerent quelque foupçon:
Mais il avoit la mine douce,
Et l'air d'un aimable garçon.
Je le fais entrer, je l'effuie,
Je prends fes mains, & peu à per
Je les rechauffe auprès du feu;
En un mot je lui rends la vie.
Si-tôt que le froid l'eut quitté,
Voions, me dit-il, fi la pluie
A mon arc n'auroit rien gâté :
Après ces mots il fe retire,
Trois pas en arriere, & foudain
Me decoche un trait dans le fein:
Le coup fait, il fe mit à rire,
Et me dit, d'un air fcelerat,
Felicite moi, Camarade!

Mon arc eft en fort bon état;
Mais, je croi ton cœur bien malade.

See Art. LXI.

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ARTICLE XLIX.
XLIX.

DISSERTATIO ANATOMICA exhibens Encheirifim novam qua du&us Thoracicus una cum receptaculo chyli in quovis fubjecto humano demonftrari poteft, quam aufpice Divino Numine, fub præfidio Dn. JoHANNIS SALTHMAN N 1, Med. D. & Anatom. Prof. Ord. & Capit. Th. Canonici, in Alma Argentorantenfium Universitate, folenni Philiatrorum examini fubjiciet JEREMIAS ADAMUS LEITERSPERGER Ará gentoratenfis, die 30. Junii. hor. & loc. confuetis. Argentorati, Typis viduæ Johann. Friderici Spoor:

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* Ductus Thoracicus, fo called because it afcends along the Thorax, is a narrow Conduit, which begins at the Receptacle of the Chyle, reaches along the Vertebra of the Back, between the Ribs and the Pleura, and having at tained to the Seventh or Eighth Vertebra, inclines to the Left-Side of the Breaft, from whence through Two or Three Branches, it goes to the Left Vena Subclavia, into which it rours the Chyle. There is on the left Side of the Hole through which that Conduit gets into the Vena Subclavia, a Valvula which hinders the Chyle from making its way to wards the Arms, and determines it to go with the Blood into the hollow Vein, and from thence into the right Ventricle of the Heart. It is no eafy thing to find that Conduit; which is the Reafon why it has been fo long unknown. In order to find it out, they make an Incifion in the Pleura, on the Right Side of the Vertebra of the Back, and take off the Fat that is under the Pleura: But to have a full Sight of it, they open a Dog four Hours after he has been well fed; they tie the upper Part of the Conduit, to ftop the running of the Chyle; and then that Conduit may be plainly feen. Another Method that is fometimes used, is to make a Criminal eat a great deal not long before his Execution, and to open him quickly after his Death: One may then very eafily fee the lacteal Veffels, the Receptacle of the Chyle, and the Duaus Thoracicus.

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The Author of this Differtation propofes another Method, which (fays he) was never thought of before. Que muft feek. under the Receptacle of the Chyle, near the Loins, fome Lymphatick Veffels, and make a Hole in the largeft, and put into it the End of a fmall Tube to blow into that Veffel: For then the Air getting in will raife a fmall Blifter in the Receptacle, and at the fame time swell all the neighbouring Parts: That fame Air will get into the Left Vena Subclavia, from thence into the hollow Vein, and at laft into the Right Ventricle of the Heart. The thing will be more plain, if fome Milk be let into the Veffel inftead of Air; which may be performed with the Help of a Syringe. Such is the Author's Method to find eafily the Ductus Thoracicus, and the Receptacle of the Chyle. He gives an Account of fome Obfervations, which he made when he used that Method. He tells us, among other Things, that having opened the dead Body of a Man in March 1711. he found the Ductus Thoracicus reaching into the Right Vena Subclavia. Which is a Thing fo extraordinary, that, Diemerbrock affirms, he never faw it.

We omit feveral other Obfervations, that will be very acceptable to the Curious Anatomifts.