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their common Love of Polite Literature *, and the famePassion for Pleasure formed between them from thatearly Time a close Friendship, which never abated f.

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We have a particular Account in Dion, L. 45. of Julius Cæsar's Careabout the Education of OSavius ; of the Manner of Education at Apollonia ;and of what Oflavius was sent thither to be instructed in, which is well worthour Attention, because from hence we may form a Notion, not only of theOpinion of Cæsar with regard to the Institution of a young Prince, but like-wise of ancient Education in general.

“ Julius took particular Care that Ottavius should be prepared by his Edu-**■ cation for the Arts of Government, and be well instructed in all those" Arts and Sciences, which were neceslary to qualify him for reigning with“ Dignity over so great an Empire. Oclavius was instructed and practised in“ the Study of Eloquence ; and that both in the Greek and Roman Tongues.

“ He was at the fame time kept assiduously to the military Exercises : Aud“ he was taught with great Care and Diligence all that belongs to the Know-‘‘ ledge of Mankind and the Science of Government; all that could enablehim to maintain the Dignity of a great Character and fit him for the“ highest Offices in Life. [ta' TohniKa $ h Lipfius thus paraphrases

these Words,, (which as he observes may be translated Studium politic es.)

‘‘ Quicquid juvare prudentiam, aut dignitatem ornare, vel commendare ele- /“ gantiam principals fastigii potest. And he remarks, that the Manner of“ of this Education is well expressed by Dion, rl -Ax, 5 «r, to to

“ folide, & strenue, .& efficaciter. Non ad fcholam aut umbram,fed

“• ad lucem & vitam tendentis præclara indicant ilia. See Lpsius Pol. L.i.

“ c. 10.

*See Sueton. c. 84, Eloquentiam studiaque literalia ab rotate prim a.-—-Cacozelos & antiquarios ut diverfo genere vitiofos pari fastidio fprevit. Ex- ragitabat nonnunquam inprimis Mæcenatem fuum, cujus p ut aitcincinnos usquequaque persequitur, C? imitandoper jocum irridet.Sw If. Cisaub.on this Place.

Macrobius gives us an Account of a Letter of Augustus to Mæcenas ofthis Kind. —- Augustus quia Mæcenatem fuum noverat esse stylo remisso,molli & dissoluto,talem fe in epistolis quas ad eum fcribebat, fæpius exhibebat:

& contra castigationem loquendi, quam alias ille fcribendo fervabat, in Episto-la ad Mæcenatem familiari, plura in jocos essufus subtexuit: “ Vale mel“ gemmeum Medulliæ, Ebur ex Heturia, laser Æretinum, adamas super -" nas, Tiberinum Margaritum, Cliniorum smaragde, Jaspi figusorum, Be-“ rylle Porsennæ, Carbunculum Italiæ ; k*i 0wtj«»’x<At£ 4, Malagma“ Mæcharum.”