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Tho Grecian aud Roman WRITER'S had moch !
less ditheulty In affixing titles to their works
than those who have aourished since in any |
age or cline. The simple name OF the hero
of the play WA fully sufficient, and the classi-
cal reader will 6nd by a reference to his il
brary catalogue, that works Of a more solid
character aud great philosophical research, |
were hefalded 10 the world under q very hum
ble cognornen, and are recognized and &C.
knowledged as sta ndard works by all who ap-
p.eciate intellectual and critical remarks.
We need only to refer 10 Euripldes, SoPhc-
cies, Eschylus, Risutus, Terrence, the pio-
neefs Of dramatic poetsys and to their Produc-
tions for simplicity OF name, and TO Orpheus,
to whom is ascribed the henor Of wsiling the
frs. Hymns, and MuscEns, the author Of He
ro and Leander. Homer, the author Of the
iiad, Hesiod, the author Of g Works and
Days, y written $50, B. c. Archiloches, the
inven,or of Jambic verse, Sappho, the beauti-
| Gul, the ;und~aud the unfortunate. Scion, the
stern critic. Theognis, the beautiful poet at
Thebes. PhocyIidas, the Gnonic Poet. Py-
,hagoras Of Lamos, author of Golden verses,
aud the founder OF the Italian School Of Phi
losophy Auacreon, the Lyric Poet. Pin
dar, the Chronicler OF the public games of the
Greeks. We might continue the list with
| many others to show that their selection of IL
ties, either for their Works, Odes, or Som
nets, they relied more upon the merits oftheir
productions, than they did upon the effect to
he produced by bombastical, end certainly
undignifed display in the title page.


| We might ob bserve also, the beautiful sim
plicty observed ia the Old and New Tesia-
meni. What can be more humble than the
title Of tina, biblical aIIegory of job. and the
pathetic history Of Ru,h7 Nothing. If the
former had been (and the admission is one
of extreme presumptIon,) written lii "A modern
age it would have been heraded 10 she world
something after this fashion, viz: 8. 1 he
wonderful history of Job, who was prosecuted
and bewi,ehed by supernatural power


| 3 The original design OF everything was
founded upon economy and simplicity, hence
the perfec, organization of a nature, the truth
and pcriectahiny of ali created thing. the
classical beauty of the Bible, SO pure, so
chaste, that the mos: fas.idious cannot find
one iue 10 critic!se. unless viewed through
tue medium of corrupt and immoral vision.
The Bible is tie history Of the world, its
grea, char. the chronicle OF Gods doings!


In the middle ages, authors labored uudcF
many e:szadsa utages, bu: NC G;acs..2a 4 a.:-
uc the whole reign of letters there ever
an age that produced such food of new titles
and st,a,,,-e ~. than that which gave tn4he
history Of England s,lcll q q saneiliisd and hJ.
poc:i,Icai hue, and which is To be iouud s3, aso
its Otherwise more dignified pages under the
head of Cromwell and his inpious reign.


Ridicuious US many Of them may appear,
they are far more applicable to The subjec, up
Oh which they ,f eat, than those Of modern aud
more refined appeIia'ion. For distance, what
can be more applicable thai u this" Some fine
biscuits baked in the oven OF charity, careful
Iy conserved for the chickens of the church,
the sT,arrows OF the spirit. and the sweet swal-
lows of salvation ~ The following the
names of Some Of the works which were in
circulation in the time Of Cromwell The
authors of those days must have thought there
was &c Something in name"


GA most" "deiec.ab!e, sweet perlumed nose
gay, for Gods saints to smell at" :" A pait
Of Bellows to blow Of the dus; cast upon John
Fry" "1he Snuffers of Divine Love-
s.Hook and Eyes for Believers Breeches u
"H gh- heeed shoes for Dwarfs in Holiness -
Crumbs of Comfort for the Chickens of the
"A Sigh for Sorrow for the Sin
ners of Zion, breathed out Of hole III the
wall of an earthern vessel, known among men
by the name Of Samuel Fish. .''--s'The Spir.
itual nj usta.d Pot To make the Soul Sneeze
It'll, Devotion" .sSaIvaron'sVantage Ground
| or, Il lLDtipiD1 idF ueaEf OctSSCtS. -
"A shot aimed at the Devils head quarters
through the tube OF the Cannon of the Coven-
ant"-s.A Reaping Hook we'll tempered fol
the Stubborn Ears of lhe Coming Crop; or
E Biscuits baked in ihs oven of charity, care.
folly conserved for the Chickens of She
Church, Sparrows Of the Spirit, and the swee
Swallows Of Salva,ion.''


EXTRAORDINARY MARRIAGE CEREMONY
The neisbborhood of ST johns Chapel, S.
Johns square, London, has recently, Us
We learn froma London paper, been the
scene OF great Interest and curiosity. in con
sequence ola ceremony of most novel and
extraordinary character having taken place:


"The Rev. Mr. Hugh Hughes, mniser oi
S, John's Chapel, in the course of his vista
tons to relieve the poor in the lower walks o
life, aud afford them religious aid, discovered
a great number OF persons, o! both sexes,
living together in state of profisacy
Through the medium Of his exhortations they
were brought to sense Of the improperly oi
such course of life, and eishty-six men and
women, consisting of butchers, costermongers.
,ailors, shoemskers, aud others Of various
trades and cainss, consented, at The request
of the reverend gentleman, 10 appear at ST.