. Essay on the mysteries of Eleusis; . NOTES. SECTION I. (1.) On the mysteries of Samothrace, it is necessaryto consult the ingenious dissertation of Doctor Mun-ter, bishop of Seeland, published under the followingtitle, Erklarung einer griechischen Inschrift, welche aufdie Samolhracischen Mysterien Beziehung hat, (Kopen-hagen, 1810.) We therein find that the learned Zoega,in studying ancient monuments, began to direct allhis attention towards the mysteries. If death hadnot interrupted his labours, the monuments relatingto Eleusinian antiquities would, undoubtedly, havefurnished him with an am
. Essay on the mysteries of Eleusis; . NOTES. SECTION I. (1.) On the mysteries of Samothrace, it is necessaryto consult the ingenious dissertation of Doctor Mun-ter, bishop of Seeland, published under the followingtitle, Erklarung einer griechischen Inschrift, welche aufdie Samolhracischen Mysterien Beziehung hat, (Kopen-hagen, 1810.) We therein find that the learned Zoega,in studying ancient monuments, began to direct allhis attention towards the mysteries. If death hadnot interrupted his labours, the monuments relatingto Eleusinian antiquities would, undoubtedly, havefurnished him with an ample harvest of claims particular praise for having combinedall known opinions respecting the alphabetical writingof the Egyptians. The dissertations of M. Silvestrede Sacy and of M. Akerblad on the Rosetta Inscription,induced us to expect that this important subject would 106 NOTES TO SECTION I. soon be completely illustrated. The new researchesof M. Etienne Quatremere seem to confirm this application of th
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