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90 Apis—an Egyptian god, worshipped under the form of an ox.
91 Poet.
92 Pan—god of shepherds, &c.
93 Fame.
94 Fury.
95 Paoli—a Corsican general.
96 Fido—an Argive, who invented weights and measures.
97 Peace—the goddess.
98 Fabia—a vestal, sister of Terentia, Cicero's wife.
99 A Fop.
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100 Esau.
One cause of the selection of these symbols, by the author, in preference to others, may be very soon observed; for the consonant, or consonants, that are in each name, represent the figure, or the number of the place to which they are to be attached; thus Ate is the first symbol, the only consonant in her name is t, which is a character for 1.—Ino is the second symbol, the consonant n being the character for 2—and thus with Guy, the Roe, Leo, Ida, Oak, Obi, and Ape.
The symbol for 10, must have two consonants, one for each figure.—Atys represents it. Equity represents 11, Autona 12, and thus throughout the whole series.
The superior advantages arising from this arrangement, will be felt orly by those who have applied other symbols, and are also familiar with the consonants that are the signs of the figures.
But independently of the assistance that this classification affords in retaining them, the learners must not confine themselves to simple repetition, they must localise each symbol in its proper compartment, that is, they must transfer
