New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-20
Cp.NcH,s ENEID.

oyal banquet to welcome Kneas to the honofs OF 'ne
,ity.
And now lFneas now the Trojan youths
Assemble, and on purple cOuches me- -.
Then water for their hands the servants n,lhs'
And bread from baskets, and around supply
Towels with nap well shOrD. Wlthlh art soon
Fifty mad-servants, who IN long ARA! IN
Attend the hearths, and with burnt saeIhlce
Fnlarge the influence OF the household gOus;
A hundred others too, OF equal age,
Who serve the dishes. and who MI the CUBS
And crowds Of Tyuans also come, ana throhg
me festive rooms, invited 10 rechne ,,,u
Upon the embroidered oOuches Much 'hey "ulluo
The gifts Eneas brought; luus TOO,
The glowing beauty of the god-llke face,
And simulated speech; the cloak, the ven
With saffrOn-hued acanthus DruGefeu Iouh"'
But the PhHuician queen. all dedlcate
10 passlOn fraught with coming misery,
with soul insatiate burns, and gaSes long,
Moved by the boy and by his gifts alike
He having hung about Kneas neck,
Lacked IN a fond embrace, ana the ueeP loNo
of his false father satisfied, then seeks -.
me 0ueen; she with her eyes ana All her heaft
Clngs to him, fondle5 him upon her zap;
Nor knows, unhappy one how great me goo
Who presses on her breast. he, hlnulu4 VI
Ills Acidalian mother. by degrees
Beeius to abolish ali the memory
OF her SychRus. and with living love
Preoccupy the mind long since unhOVeu,
And unaecustOmed motions OF her hearI
When in the feast there came pause, the plates
Removed large bowls are set the wines are eiOMneu;
ne rooms are fled with noise; the spacious hals
pesound will Voice. From the ceilings hgh
Deri siu HT HE torches blaze And now
The queen demands bowl heavy with gems
And gold. and ms = high WIN dhn 1n mi "i"e
Then silence hushed the rooms, while thus the queen'
Of s,,ests and hosts alike-be 1t thy will,
That tins may be joyful day 70 ALL
Nv onr descendanIs Baechns, gver of JOY,
BE present. and propitous juno smile
M Won q Tyriaus, favOring celebrate
The neetingH' With these words she poured upon
Jhe table a lbation Of the wine
And what was left touched lightly 10 her lips,
And with q banteung tone, 70 Bitias gave.
ne not unwilling, drained the foaIning BOWL,
full gold QreuCled htnlSeE Win VINE.
Then followed other guests OF l0rdlY rahk.
Long haired IOpas with his golden Tyre
Pours ont with ringing voice what Atlas taught
He sings the wandering moon, ana OF the sun
The laboring ecipses; and OF men, -
And cattle. aud of showers, and tires on heaven;
Arcttrus. and the rainy Hyades;
And the two constelations OF the Bears
And why the Winter suns make haste TO dip
I'm ocean and what causes the delay
or slowly moving nights. The Iyrlans shout,
HedonbIng their applause the Trojans join.
Tins did the unhappy queen prOlong the night
With varied converse, drinking IN the While
Long draughts Of love and much Of Priam asked
And much of Hector how equipped IN arms
AurOra's son had come how looked tine steeds
Come now NV guest" she said "and from the first
Relate MS the Grecian stTatagems,
And all thy peoples sad mishaps, aud all
INV VOYAGES for now the seventh year
Bears thee still wandering over land and sea-
The purposed departure of the Trojans, and its eff
ecs upon the unhappy love-sick queen are described
n an imprisoned sketch which reprOduces with
rapbic force the fervor and despair Of the original
cene.
So saying, abruptly she breaks of her speech,
And sick at heart, flies from the light and shuns
His eyes and leaves him hesiiatlng much
In fear, with many things he wished TO- say
Her maids receive and bear Der 19lntlhg lOTm
Back 10 her marble chamber and her bed
Rut good Eneas. though he much desires
10 calm and to console her In her grie1
Win soothing words grOans bitterly, DIS heaIl
Shaken by love for her but none the less
Prepares 10 execute the gods command,
Ard to his feet returns. The TroIans now
u. fNosr orb M
ID. w their TAN vessels down, I'M the tarred koels
AIe floating Then they bring their leaty oars,
Eager for flight. You might have seen them move,
Hsstng from every quarter; as the ants
OF corn they plumber, piling II away.
Across the fields the long black phalanx moves,
Thev bear their spOils some Of them pushing hard,
TIrGst on the pOnderous grain; and some drive on
The straggers aud the loiterers chsstso;
And all the pathway glOws with fervent toll.
what were thy thoughts. o Dido. seeing this
What groans were thine, when from towers high top
Yb"n sawegt the shores alive with busting crowds
And the whole sea confused with clanOrous cries
Accused power OF love, what mortal hearts
Dost thou not force TO obey thes once agnh
In tears the queen must go, and once again
Try him with prayers and, suDpliaut, submit
Her anger 10 her love, lest dying III Nalb'
She should leave augllt untrled.
"Anna," she said,
sceei thou how they are fastening on the shore,
CrowoiDg from all sides Now their canvas wooes
Witb gtrlancs. Since could foresee this grief.
a s.stsr can bear it. Yet for me
This one thing do: for this perhdlous man
Kss In thy confidence. his Utmost thoughts
Disclosed TO thee and thou alone dost know
The soft appruaches and the seasons best
For tOuc hing him. Go, sister, speak TO him
MS naughty enemy, with suppllant words
I took no oath at Auls with the Greeks,
To rii u the TFojans sent no neet 70 Troy;
Nor did desecrate Aneoises, tomb,
or yex ms ghost Why does he turn deaf ears
10 All nov wordsi whittier now does be goi
10 bis uni Apply lover let him grant
only this one last favOr,that he wait
Highf u1 aaV-
Not for the former marriage bond, which ne
ForswOre. do entreat him now,Inor yet
That be fOregO fair LAti0m and his realm.
i only ask little empty time
OF respite and OF space, that may calm
THE Wild delriuID, HDd may teach my heart,
Conquered aud crushed, the lesson how to grieve.
4 will pay back requlted by my death"
The sequel Of the tragedy, relating the misery Of
Dido which can find no sOace but III suicide is given
with no less yigOr.
Aud now Aurora, from the saffron couch
% EtBOn rising, shed her early rays
Upon ne e.rlh. At the FIRST dawn OF day
The queen looks from her palace towers, and sees
The meet. With sails all spread. move on It's way
And not bark upon the empty shore,
on IN the port. Thrice and four times she beats
Her ioye,y breast, a1d tears her golden hair.
q q Jupiter" SHE cries, " and shall he 60,
mas strangrr.--shali he mock queenly power
VIII not some one bring arms, aud give him chasef
And others Tear my vessels i isosi their docks
Hnat am sayiu&t Where am y What mad
Deiiifam b. tnis 4 An, wretched Dido, how
is bss ses touch theei Thus they should have DONE
When th,u dId'st yield thy seepter TO his hands.
Behold Tie rgnt hand and the fath OF him
Who takes with him, they say, his household gods;
VINO ms shoulders bore his aged sire
And could not have torn him limb from limb,
Aud thrown him 10 the wayesi And could not
Have killed his comrades, and Ascanius
Himself and on tue tables OF his ere
berved Tor banq2etf Doubtful, say, the chance
OF war had been grant that IL had been sol
Whom should fear who am about 20 DIET
might have Dred their camps, or filed their ships
With flames, destroying sire and son with all
Tbeir race ;-thep sacrificed myself with them.
Sb"n san Sho slin'st on ali the works Of earth