TheBoiisettledinNoricum，weremingledafterwardswiththeLombards，andreceivedthenameofBoioAriiBavariaorBoiovarii:var，insomeGermandialects，appearingtomeanremains，descendants。CompareMalteB—m，Geography，vol。i。p。
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Suchrationaldoubtisbutillsuitedwiththegeniusofpopularvanity。AmongthenationswhohaveadoptedtheMosaichistoryoftheworld，thearkofNoahhasbeenofthesameuse，aswasformerlytotheGreeksandRomansthesiegeofTroy。Onanarrowbasisofacknowledgedtruth，animmensebutrudesuperstructureoffablehasbeenerected；andthewildIrishman，^13aswellasthewildTartar，^14couldpointouttheindividualsonofJaphet，fromwhoseloinshisancestorswerelineallydescended。Thelastcenturyaboundedwithantiquariansofprofoundlearningandeasyfaith，who，bythedimlightoflegendsandtraditions，ofconjecturesandetymologies，conductedthegreatgrandchildrenofNoahfromtheTowerofBabeltotheextremitiesoftheglobe。Ofthesejudiciouscritics，oneofthemostentertainingwasOausRudbeck，professorintheuniversityofUpsal。^15Whateveriscelebratedeitherinhistoryorfable，thiszealouspatriotascribestohiscountry。FromSwedenwhichformedsoconsiderableapartofancientGermanytheGreeksthemselvesderivedtheiralphabeticalcharacters，theirastronomy，andtheirreligion。OfthatdelightfulregionforsuchitappearedtotheeyesofanativetheAtlantisofPlato，thecountryoftheHyperboreans，thegardensoftheHesperides，theFortunateIslands，andeventheElysianFields，wereallbutfaintandimperfecttranscripts。AclimesoprofuselyfavoredbyNaturecouldnotlongremaindesertaftertheflood。ThelearnedRudbeckallowsthefamilyofNoahafewyearstomultiplyfromeighttoabouttwentythousandpersons。Hethendispersesthemintosmallcoloniestoreplenishtheearth，andtopropagatethehumanspecies。TheGermanorSwedishdetachmentwhichmarched，ifIamnotmistaken，underthecommandofAskenaz，thesonofGomer，thesonofJaphetdistinguisheditselfbyamorethancommondiligenceintheprosecutionofthisgreatwork。ThenorthernhivecastitsswarmsoverthegreatestpartofEurope，Africa，andAsia；andtousetheauthor\'smetaphorthebloodcirculatedfromtheextremitiestotheheart。
[Footnote13:AccordingtoDr。Keating，HistoryofIreland，p。
13，14，thegiantPortholanus，whowasthesonofSeara，thesonofEsra，thesonofSru，thesonofFramant，thesonofFathaclan，thesonofMagog，thesonofJaphet，thesonofNoah，landedonthecoastofMunsterthe14thdayofMay，intheyearoftheworldonethousandninehundredandseventy—eight。Thoughhesucceededinhisgreatenterprise，theloosebehaviorofhiswiferenderedhisdomesticlifeveryunhappy，andprovokedhimtosuchadegree，thathekilled—herfavoritegreyhound。This，asthelearnedhistorianveryproperlyobserves，wasthefirstinstanceoffemalefalsehoodandinfidelityeverknowninIreland。]