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Show o oy E s s A 10 towards a of burning Chaff, Straw, or Stubble call'd Palea T HE Ludii, and Hiffriones; th Mimicks, and Players, went before th Funeral-Bed of the Romans, and danced after the Satyrick manner ; we hay the Authority of Dionyfius in his gt Book A g jong 01‘{ ;'mg of ol 20 rernoursy fudion Delos, all the Sacrifices wer offer'd with Dancing and Mufick. Th Indians, when they rofe inthe Morning, ador'd the Sun, turning themfelve (e (A to the Eaft, faluted him with a Dance ydmire t their Fe with Silence forming their Pofture and Motions to that of the Sun s 7%i they held to be Pray'r, Devotion, an Sacrifice, by oft ring which they kep the Sun propitious to them Thu much, I hope, may fuffice forthe facre Dances ; 1 {hall beg only Leave to add that there was hardly any Religiou Worthip among the Romans or Greczans without Dancing A Cufto fuppos'd to be inftituted by Orpheus Mufeus and others the moft excellen Dancers of thofe Times, whoordain'd that nove fthould be initiated into fuc Rites, but by Meafure and @/‘mcigf a v",‘) of Donc took 10 Dancing Ebfs'F. S ok e whire oreit R or Ma Danc Eftem vere th (rtenf i & L:'T %r‘.: Toun ?1‘0;/. 0 ‘\‘"\.‘«-_ MR Wiill W |
