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Show [ 4 ] to forvive the lofs of his treafures, is prevented from profecuting his dejign of burning himfelf by a Miracle wrought by the interpojition of the God Momus. After a fruitlefi jearch of .fix days more, his companions prejs him to return. Scriblerus's Speech to them: He perfzfts in his refolution of continuing the Jearch, till he is di.Jfuaded from it by Albertus, who relates to him a firtitious Dream. Scriblerus pronounces anElogy on prophetic Dreams. He recounts his own Dream ; ·and laments, the fcarcity and uncertainty of all other modern Orrilcles. Albertus advifis him to con• full a Morofoph, whom he difCJ:ibes. THE ( . CsJ " • t ~ 1 T H E . . 2 ·r S C R I B L E R I A D. B 0 0 K the F I R S T. THE much-enduring Man, whofe curious Soul Bore him, with ceafelefs toil, from pole to pole, Infatiate, endlefs knowledge to obtain, Thro' woes by land, thro' dangers on the main, S New woes, new dangers ddl:in'd to engage By wrathful Saturn's unrelenting rage, I fing. Calliope, the caufe relate Whence fprung the jealous God's immortal hate. Long |