The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1826-04-22

OF all that great and olotls the EARTH r4,,>-
ing as It were over the wrecks of tine and ponder
ing ON the vanity of all things, insensibly mbbt,
me pcivad'ng spirit of its former greatness and in
describing the dam forms of old, they are shadow
ed to lis mag uat;on, his breast gows with {, c,-
various ardor at t|,cir exploits, aud he becomes AZ
once partakcr OF then pleasures and Their inn,or-
tali.v.
The richness and fertility Of Tie SOIL its aLu,I,nrc
Of cattle, the sllubrity OF the air tine endless ,r "
Of its fruits and flowers, its aromatic gums lis WAC
and OIL, however beautiful they appear upon tic
face Of the country, not to be cunpaicI With
the deep interest that is excited by its conncX,un
with the mistress Of the world Rome, the queen
OF the nations, whose ruins ensllrinel in the
jewels CT poesy-Rome, the kingdom OF the arts
and sciences, whose literature was disseminated
over the whole civilized wolll.-Rome, whose
proud line of Caesars sumbcring in the dust, and
whose mighty consus are no more-Romc, whose
golden eagles gllttercd in the sunbeam, and ex
tended their ambitious wings over the face of The
cartl-Rome still survives the poet the painter the
sculptor, and the enthusiast
''Whilc stands the Coliseum, Rome shall stand
And while Rome stan,ls-the world"
We cannot step even onthc confines of Ital, with
out being overshadowed and overwhelmed with The
mysteries of its mythology. Here Saturn reigncd
and gave the golden age-and twofaced Janus, who
built up splendid temples, and reared the sacred
affairs. Here the nymphs and satyrs danced 70 tic
inspiring music OF the tlmbrel-here Agrippa erect
ed his noble fame to the honour of all The gods
The Tlber, with its golden sands, still flows ard
is the same river which Horace describes as lie saw
1t forced backward from the Tuscan shore We
may even now stand upon the Cap:tone-hill, amt
look down upon ruined Rome--the skeleton" as
some author has expressed himself, of that gigantic
form which was once terrible to the nations. Ira
dltlon still constcrates the name of Hannibal with
the lake OF Ihrasy meme, and there is old clrcu-
lar rum which the peasant, still call "the Carthage
mans tower" The EEerian grot br1ngs to our
memory the f.hled interview of Numa with the
beautiful nymph, who, during her mighty vista
'ions, instructed him to rule full well the Roman
people. The springs over which she presided still
bubble from among the pomce rocks and tricklc
through the moses and long grasses that flourish
there.
The swift Camilla secured thc plains Of italy, aud
opposed the landing of A.ueal, who, having escaped
from the dangers Of the Trojan war and the periIs
of the deep, by command of Venus here rested
from his tolls and founded clty.--Ilerc Pythagc-
ras, after having travelled for Knowledge to Egypt,
and beyond the walls of Babylon, founded his
school Of philosophy and taught TIC transmi grafton
of souls. Nor should we forget Rome, founder
the of wariike Mars with the she WOLF his
nurse, whose story seemed wOndrous in oug
youth The luxurious Ovid attached his name to
the immortal CITY when in the spirit If prophecy
he OWNED the pcrpctuity Of lis fame, and shouted
cone half Of round eternity is mine !"
Corinna and the wanon julia, and the cha-,e
Virginia, and the vcstal train who watched the vital
fire, and Tulla, the proud pa,lcide and a n,l1ncr.
GUS train o; women, cnGc.rrd bv their Virtues, or
odous for their vices, rush over the memory ahe.
We think OF Italy. Cato aud Erutls, rialncs dear