veral hills and mountains, which lost themselves in the clouds, and formed, by their fantastic figures, an horizon delightful to the eye. The neighbouring mountains were covered with verdant vinebranches, which hung in festoons; the grapes, brighter than purple, could not conceal themselves under the leaves, and the vine was depressed with" its fruit. The fig, the olive, the pomegranate, and all other trees overspread the plain, and made it one large garden.-FENELON. k hon apercevoir des ;-1 figures bizarres;— qui charmer les yeux ;- couvertes de;- pampre vert;- la vigne était accabler sous; couvrir la campagne ;-P et en faire. THE ALPINE HORN. THE Alpine Horn is an instrument constructed with the bark of the cherry-tree, and which, like a speaking-trumpet, is used to conveys sounds to a great distance. When the last rays of the sun gild the summit of the Alps, the shepherdt who dwells highest on" those mountains, takes his horn and calls aloud*, "Praised bey the Lord!" As soon as he is heard, the neighbouring shepherds leave their huts, and repeat those words. The sounds last many minutes, for every echo of the mountains, and grotto of the rocks, repeat the name of God. How solemn the scened! Imagination cannot picture to itselfe anything more sublime; the profound silence that succeeds, the sight of those stupendous mountains, upon which 9 COR DES ALPES; le porte-voix ;- sert à porter les;* pâtre ;- habiter; - l'endroit le plus élevé de ;- crier à haute voix;- Bénir soit ;-2 on l'a entendre ;-a quitter;b se prolonger pendant;- car tous les ;- Quelle est solennelle cette scène;-eno pouvoir se représenter ;—f rien de ;— 8 énormes. 14 the vault of Heaven seems to rest, everything excites the mind to enthusiasm. In the meanwhile, the shepherds bend their knees, and pray in the open air", and soon after retire to their huts to enjoy the repose of innocence.-REICHARD. h cieux ;-1 reposer;- âme ;-1 Cependant ;- le genou ;— " en plein air;-° se retirer dans ;- pour y jouir du. THE CONSOLATIONS AND PLEASURES OF "THE triumph of Religion, (said Belisarius,) is to comfort men in the hour of adversity, and to mingle the sweets of delight in the cup which contains the bitternesst of life. Who feels it more than I do? Overwhelmed with" old age, deprived of sight, without friends abandoned to myself, and seeing before me but affliction and the grave: were I to lose the hope which I have placed in Heaven, what would remain to me but despair? The good mana is with God, he feels assured that God loves him this consciousness gives him strength, and fills him with joy in the midst of his affliction. When my misfortunes began, when I was deserted by alle, when my enemies were plotting my ruin, I have often said to myselfCourage, Belisarius, you have nothing to reproach yourself with*, and God beholds you. My heart, oppressed with sorrow, was gladdened at the thought; it restored life and strength to my soul. I speak thus to my Bélisaire ; de consoler; du plaisir;-t les amertumes - mieux que moi;- Accabler de; et ne voir devant moi que; si je perdre; placer dans;- L'homme de bien ;bil être; sentiment secret ;-d le remplir de :-e abandonner de tout le monde; conjurer;- je me suis dire souvent ;tu n'avoir pas de reproches à te faire; serrer de ;- se dilater à cette; self still1; and, when my daughter is with me, when she yields to affliction, and bathes my face with her tears- Can you be afraid, I ask hero, 'that He who has created us, will abandon us?? Your heart is pure, sensible, and good; your father resembles you; and can you imagine, that He who is all goodness, will desert that virtue which he loves. Oh! my daughter, when God, who has created our souls, shall recall them into his presence, wicked mens will not follow them thither, tot disturb their state of bliss.' My poor daughter listens with attention to this consoling language, and her tears fall, but they are" tears which flow mingled with pleasure; and thus, by degrees, I accustom her to consider life as a voyage, which we perform in a bark, where we are little at our ease, but which leads to a port where all is peace and delight."MARMONTEL. 1 me parler de même encore ;- m s'abandonner à la douleur ;n de ses;- Craindre-tu, lui dis-je ;-P nous abandonner ;a bon;- les rappeler en ; les méchant ;--t ne les y suivre pas pour; couler; mais ce être mêler de; y que nous faire ; mais qui conduire dans. EULOGY OF MARCUS AURELIUSa. THOMAS wishing to dramatiseb the Eulogy of Marcus Aurelius, supposes that at the moment when the funeral honours were about to be paid to this excellent Emperor, the stoic philosopher, Apollonius, who had been the tutord and friend of Marcus Aurelius, pronounced his Eulogy, near his biere, in presence of the Roman people, and of Commodus, the unworthy son of the virtuous mo MARC-AURÈLE;- -b vouloir donner une forme dramatique à -coù l'on aller rendre les honneurs funèbres ;- d précepteur; _e près de son cercueil ;- Commode. arch. Having recapitulated all his virtues, he terminates his discourse as follows: ☛ Après avoir ;— ainsi qu'il suivre. Peroration of the Eulogy of Marcus Aurelius. “WE have lost him in the midst of his labours. His last moments were those of a sage and a great man; his illness did not disturb his peace of mind'. Accustomed, during fifty years, to reflect upoù nature, he had learned her laws, and could submit to them. I recollect, he said to me, one day,-'Apollonius, every thing changes around me: the world to-day is no longer what it was yesterday; and to-morrow it will not be the same. Among all these changes, can I alone remain immoveable? The current will also carry me away : all around3 warns me, that one day I shall cease to be. The ground I walk on', has been trodden by thousands▾ who have disappeared. The annals of empires, the ruins of cities, the urns, the statues, what are they, but the images of what is no more? The suny thou seest, shines but upon tombs !'... Thus3 did this prince and philosopher prepare and strengthen his soul for death; and, when the last moment approached, he was therefore not surprised. I felt, as it were, transported beyond myselfe by these truly Roman discourses; there is something awful and sublime in the death of a 1 au milieu ;— ont être ; ne le troubler point; à méditer ; approndre à connaître; et à s'y soumettre ;-P autour de Parmi tous ces mouvements; Le torrent m'entralner aussi; tout ce qui m'entourer; La terre où je marcher ;par des milliers d'hommes ;- qu'est-ce que tout cela, que; des images ;- Ce soleil ;- C'est ainsi que ;- ce prince philosophe;-b à la mort ;-c terme ;- Je me sentir; dessus de moi-même ;-f d'imposant, V au great man. As he gradually leaves the world, it seems as though he felt himselft inspired by that divine nature he is about to behold. I touched his dying hands with awe1, and the bed where he expected death appeared to me a sanctuary. In the meanwhile" the whole army" was alarmed; the soldiers groaned under their tents, and nature itself seemed to mourn. The sky was darkened3 ; storms bent the topst of the forests which surrounded the camp, and these melancholy objects increased our distress". He desired to be left alone* for a few moments, either to retrace his life, in the presence of the Almighty, or to meditate once more before he diedb. At length he ordered us to be called: all the friends of this great man, all the principal officers of the army placed themselvesd around his couch. He was pale, his eyes had lost their brightness, and his lips could hardly move; yet a tender solicitudes was pictured upon his coutenance. Ath that moment, he seemed to revive for thy sakek (said Apollonius, addressing himself" to Commodus.) With his dying hand, he presented theem to all the old men who had served under him; he recommended to them thy youth. 'Be his father",' said he to them; 'O! be as a father to him!' Then he gave thee some advice, such as Marcus Aurelius, dying, owea to his son'; and soon after, Rome and the universe lost him for ever." 8 A mesure qu'il se détacher de la terre; il se sentir;— 1 qu'il aller contempler; défaillantes;— respect;—m me sembler être ;- Cependant toute l'armée ;-P consternée ; - gémir; dans la douleur; s'obscurcir;-t la cime ;▾ lugubres;-u désolation; Il vouloir être seul ;— pendant quelques; soit pour repasser ;-a soit; avant de mounr, il nous faire appeler ;d se ranger;e lit ;-f se mouvoir;-• inquiétude ;—1a Dans; se ranimer;- pour toi; en Servir lui de père;- servir lui s'adresser te présenter |