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i6 THE GENUINE HISToHY OF<br />

is here a fecond time deftroyed, by <strong>the</strong> very hand<br />

that is employed in laying it.<br />

P. 6— 9. *' <strong>The</strong> Scythians <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> weflern<br />

** Europe were, for <strong>the</strong> firfl time, mentioned<br />

*' under <strong>the</strong> name <strong>of</strong> Celtce, by Herodotus, in<br />

*' <strong>the</strong> Eightyfeventh Olympiad. To inveftigate<br />

*' <strong>the</strong> origin <strong>of</strong> that appellation, we mufl return<br />

" into a period <strong>of</strong> remote antiquity. <strong>The</strong> Pe»<br />

*' lafgi <strong>of</strong> Peloponnefus—failed to <strong>the</strong> well,<br />

" feized upon <strong>the</strong> ncarefl: coafl <strong>of</strong> Italy, and<br />

'* —made an eftabliflimcnt on <strong>the</strong> coafl: <strong>of</strong><br />

*' Gaul— . <strong>The</strong> improvements introduced by<br />

*' <strong>the</strong>m had a great and fudden effcft v on <strong>the</strong><br />

" manners <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Gauls. Agriculture -waspro-<br />

" fecuted— . —Population increafed— ; migrat-<br />

*' ing expeditions were formed to eafc<strong>the</strong> country<br />

** <strong>of</strong> its number <strong>of</strong> inhabitants, and <strong>the</strong> regions<br />

*' <strong>of</strong> Europe—received fucceffive fwarms <strong>of</strong><br />

** Gallic emigrants. — This revolution in <strong>the</strong><br />

*' north <strong>of</strong> Europe extended to <strong>the</strong> greater part<br />

** <strong>of</strong> its inhabitants <strong>the</strong> appellation <strong>of</strong> Celtce,<br />

•* which is an adjeftive derived from Gael, <strong>the</strong><br />

*' aboriginal name <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> inhabitants <strong>of</strong> antient<br />

« Gaul.'»<br />

<strong>The</strong> original and primary caufe <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Gallic<br />

emigrations, is here plainly afferted to be <strong>the</strong><br />

impr: ved agriculture communicated to <strong>the</strong>m by<br />

<strong>the</strong> GrcEcians. This had a '* great and fudden<br />

* effea

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