"I have been where the crown of thorns was twined invited to enter, and partake of hospitality. So in For a dying Saviour's brow; He spurned the treasures that lure mankind, "Art thou the son of a noble line In a land that is fair and blest? And doth not thy spirit, proud captive! pine, "Thine own is the choice to hail once more The soil of thy fathers' birth, Or to sleep when thy lingering pangs are o'er, "Oh! fair are the vine-clad hills that rise The bard hath paused-for another tone "There are hearts that still, through all the past, "Better they wept o'er the warrior's bier, the romance of 'Perceforest,' "Ils fusoinet mettre au plus hault de leur hostel un heaulme, en signe que tous les gentils hommes et gentilles femmes entrassent hardiment en leur hostel comme en leur propre." Note 2, page 144, col. 2. Or the wild huntsman's bugle-blast, When his phantom-train are hurrying past. Popular tradition has made several mountains in Germany the haunt of the wild Jäger, or supernatural huntsman-the superstitious tales relating to the Unterburg are recorded in Eustace's Classical Tour; and it is still believed in the romantic district of the Odenwald, that the knight of Rodenstein, issuing from his ruined castle, announces the approach of war by traversing the air with a noisy armament to the opposite castle of Schnellerts.-See the Manuel pour les Voyageurs sur le Rhin, and Autumn on the Rhine. Note 3, page 144, col. 2. On the Great Plain its notes have rung. The plain of Esdraelon, called by way of eminence the "Great Plain;" in Scripture, and elsewhere, the "field of Megiddo," the "Galilæn Plain." This plain, the most fertile of all the land of Canaan, has been the scene of many a memorable contest in the first ages of Jewish history, as well as during the Roman empire, the Crusades, and even in later times. It has been a chosen place for encampment in every contest carried on in this country, from the days of Nabuchodonosor, There's a land where those who loved, when here, king of the Assyrians, until the diastrous march Shall meet to love again." 'Tis he! thy prince-long sought, long lost, NOTES. Note 1, page 144, col. 1. No helmet hangs o'er the massy gate. of Bonaparte from Egypt into Syria. Warriors out of "every nation which is under heaven" have pitched their tents upon the Plain of Esdraelon, and have beheld the various banners of their nations wet with the dews of Hermon and Thabor. -Dr. Clarke's Travels. Note 4, page 145, col. 1. The gem on the bosom of the wave. "This precious stone set in the silver sea." Shakspeare's Richard III. THE DEATH OF CONRADIN. FROM SISMONDI'S "REPUBLIQUES ITALIENNES." "La défaite de Conradin ne devoit mettre une terme ni à ses malheurs, ni aux vengeances du roi (Charles d'Anjou). L'amour du peuple pour l'héritier légitime du trône, avoit éclaté d'une manière It was a custom in feudal times to hang out a effrayante; il pouvoit causer de nouvelles révoluhelmet on a castle, as a token that strangers were tions, si Conradin demeuroit en vie; et Charles, revêtant sa défiance et sa cruauté des formes de la | With all Italia's sunshine to illume justice, résolut de faire périr sur l'échafaud le der-The ilex canopy of Virgil's tomb. nier rejeton de la Maison de Souabe, l'unique es- Campania's plains rejoice in light, and spread pérance de son parti. Un seul juge Provençal et Their gay luxuriance o'er the mighty dead; sujet de Charles, dont les historiens n'ont pas voulu Fair glittering to thine own transparent skies, conserver le nom, osa voter pour la mort, d'autres Thy palaces, exulting Naples! rise; se renfermèrent dans un timide et coupable silence; | While, far on high, Vesuvius rears his peak, et Charles, sur l'autorité de ce seul juge, fit pro- Furrowed and dark with many a lava streak. nouncer, par Robert de Bari, protonotaire du roy- O ye bright shores of Circe and the Muse! aume, la sentence de mort contre Conradin et tous Rich with all nature's and all fiction's hues; ses campagnons. Cette sentence fut communi- Who shall explore your regions, and declare quée à Conradin, comme il jouoit aux échecs; on The poet erred to paint Elysium there? lui laissa peu de temps pour se préparer à son exé- Call up his spirit, wanderer! bid him guide cution, et le 26 d'Octobre, il fut conduit, avec tous Thy steps, those siren-haunted seas beside, ses amis, sur la Place du Marché de Naples, le | And all the scene a lovelier light shall wear, long du rivage de la mer. Charles étoit présent, And spells more potent shall pervade the air. avec toute sa cour, et une foule immense entouroit What though his dust be scattered, and his urn le roi vainqueur et le roi condamné. Conradin Long from its sanctuary of slumber torn,(1) étoit entre les mains des bourreaux; il détacha lui- Still dwell the beings of his verse around, même son manteau, et s'étant mis à genoux pour Hovering in beauty o'er the enchanted ground; prier, il se releva en s'écriant: 'Oh, ma mère, His lays are murmured in each breeze that roves quelle profonde douleur te causera la nouvelle qu'on | Soft o'er the sunny waves and orange-groves. va te porter de moi!' Puis il tourna les yeux sur His memory's charm is spread o'er shore and sea, la foule qui l'entouroit; il vit les larmes, il enten-The soul, the genius of Parthenope; dit les sanglots de son peuple; alors, détachant son gant, il jeta au milieu de ses sujets ce gage d'un combat de vengeance, et rendit sa tête au bourreau. Yet that fair soil and calm resplendent sky Après lui, sur le même échafaud, Charles fit Have witnessed many a dark reality. trancher le tête au Duc d'Autriche, aux Comtes Oft o'er those bright blue seas the gale hath borne Gualferano et Bartolommeo Lancia, et aux Comtes The sighs of exiles never to return.(2) Gerard de Galvano Donoratico de Pise. Par une There with the whisper of Campania's gale rafinement de cruauté, Charles voulut que le pre-Hath mingled oft affection's funeral wail, mier, fils du second, précédât son père, et mourût | Mourning for buried heroes-while to her entre ses bras. Les cadavres, d'après ses ordres, furent exclus d'une terre sainte, et inhumés sans pompe sur le rivage de la mer. Charles II. cependant fit dans la suite bâtir, sur le même lieu, une église de Carmelites, comme pour appaiser ces ombres irritées." No cloud to dim the splendour of the day Shedding o'er myrtle-shade and vine-clad hill That glowing land was but their sepulchre.(3) Past are those ages-yet another crime, Each hurried glance reveals a fearful tale; The beam of heaven expands-its kindling smile The burning tear awhile must check its course, Reveals each charm of many a fairy isle, Th' avenging thought concentrate all its force, Girt with his fierce Provençals, and with mien Behold the conqueror !-vainly in his face, But thou, fair boy! the beautiful, the brave, Oh! who can view thee, in the pride and bloom Crowned with all flowers that heaven and earth Who, from th' oppressor towering in his pride, His soul with pangs one moment more shall still. Yet from the blood which flows that shore to stain, The scene of death is closed-the throngs depart, The sunset fades from purple heavens away,- Which gaze, through tears that dare not flow, on Her mien with hope and tearful transport warm; him: He mounts he scaffold-doth his footstep fail? But no!-the spirit of his royal race He kneels-but not to man-his heart shall own And who can tell with what sustaining power That solemn pause is o'er-the youth hath given But life hath left sad traces on her cheek, tell Th' uncrowned, the widowed, how her loved one fell? To clasp her child, to ransom and to save, The mother came-and she hath found his grave! A mother's cry, is heard-" My Conradin! my NOTES. Note 1, page 146, col. 2. Long from its sanctuary of slumber torn. The urn, supposed to contain the ashes of Virgil, has long since been lost. Note 2, page 146, col. 2. The sighs of exiles never to return. Many Romans of exalted rank were formerly banished to some of the small islands in the Medi Note 5, page 146, col. 2. Austere in triumph, gazing on the scene. "Ce Charles," dit Giovanni Villani, "fut sage terranean, on the coast of Italy. Julia, the daugh- et prudent dans les conseils, preux dans les armes, ter of Augustus, was confined many years in the isle of Pandataria, and her daughter, Agrippina, the widow of Germanicus, afterwards died in exile on the same desolate spot. Note 3, page 146, col. 2. apre et fort redouté de tous les rois du monde, magnanime et de hautes pensées qui l'égaloient aux plus grandes entreprises; inébranlable dans l'adversité, ferme et fidèle dans toutes ses promesses, parlant peu et agissant beaucoup, ne riant presque jamais, décent comme un religieux, zélé That glowing land was but their sepulchre. catholique, âpre á rendre justice, féroce dans ses Quelques souvenirs du cœur, quelques noms regards. Sa taille étoit grande et nerveuse, sa de femmes, réclament aussi vos pleurs. C'est á couleur olivâtre, son nez fort grand. Il paroissoit Misène, dans le lieu même où nous sommes, que la plus fait qu'aucun autre chevalier pour la majesté veuve de Pompée, Cornélie, conserva jusqu'à la royale. Il ne dormoit presque point. Jamais il ne mort son noble deuil; Agrippine pleura long-temps prit de plaisir aux mimes, aux troubadours, et aux Germanicus sur ces bords. Un jour, le même as-gens de cour."—Sismondi. Rêpubliques Italiennes, sassin qui lui ravit son époux la trouva digne de le vol. iii. " suivre. L'île de Nisida fut témoin des adieux de Brutus et de Porcie."-Madame de Staël-Corinne. Note 6, page 147, col. 2. Thence on the beach descends a female form. Note 4, page 146, col. 2. "The Carmine (at Naples) calls to mind the Denouncing vengeance on the matricide. bloody catastrophe of those royal youths, Conradin The sight of that coast, and those shores where and Frederick of Austria, butchered before its door. the crime had been perpetrated, filled Nero with Whenever I traversed that square, my heart yearncontinual horrors; besides, there were some who ed at the idea of their premature fate, and at the imagined they heard horrid shrieks and cries from deep distress of Conradin's mother, who, landing Agrippina's tomb, and a mournful sound of trum- on the beach with her son's ransom, found only a pets from the neighbouring cliffs and hills. Nero, lifeless trunk to redeem from the fangs of his bartherefore, flying from such tragical scenes, with-barous conqueror."-Swinburne's Travels in the drew to Naples.-See Ancient Universal History. Two Sicilies. The Sceptic. A POEM. "LEUR raison, qu'ils prennent pour guide, nep -And shall the spirit on whose ardent gaze, présente à leur esprit que des conjectures et des embarras; les absurdités où ils tombent en niant la Religion deviennent plus insoutenables que les vérités dont la hauteur les étonne; et pour ne vouloir pas croire des mystères incompréhensibles, ils suivent l'une après l'autre d'incompréhensibles erreurs."-Bossuet, Oraisons Funèbres. WHEN the young Eagle, with exulting eye, Has learned to dare the splendour of the sky, And leave the Alps beneath him in his course, To bathe his crest in morn's empyreal source, Will his free wing, from that majestic height, Descend to follow some wild meteor's light, Which far below, with evanescent fire, Shines to delude, and dazzles to expire? The dayspring from on high hath poured its blaze, For the high birth-right of its hope in Heaven? Is earth still Eden!--might a seraph guest, We seek no fairer scenes than life can show? No! still through clouds he wins his upward way, And leaves the rock, no tempest shall displace, And proudly claims his heritage of day! To rear his dwelling on the quicksand's base? Votary of doubt! then join the festal throng, If some bright hour on rapture's wing hath flown, Find more than anguish in the thought 't is gone! Go! to a voice such magic influence give, Thou canst not lose its melody, and live; And make an eye the lode-star of thy soul, And let a glance the springs of thought control; Gaze on a mortal form with fond delight, Till the fair vision mingles with thy sight; There seek thy blessings, there repose thy trust, Lean on the willow, idolize the dust! Then, when thy treasure best repays thy care, Think on that dread "for ever"—and despair! The soul's pure flame the breath of storms must fan, And oh! no strange, unwonted storm there needs, And pain and sorrow claim their nursling-Man! To wreck at once thy fragile ark of reeds. Earth's noblest sons the bitter cup have shared-Watch well its course-explore with anxious eye Pround child of reason! how art thou prepared? | Each little cloud that floats along the skyWhen years, with silent might, thy frame have bow- Is the blue canopy serenely fair? But life hath sterner tasks; e'en youth's brief hours ed, And o'er thy spirit cast thy wintry cloud, Yet may the thunderbolt unseen be there, And the bark sink, when peace and sunshine sleep Whose well-known scenes his foot shall tread no Not always Heaven's destroying angel shrouds more, Would cheer the seaman, by the eddying wave That might have raised thee far above the tomb, For she was born beyond the stars to soar, Still with fond care supports thy languid head, But thou! whose thoughts have no blest home! Captive of earth! and canst thou dare to love? His awful form in tempests and in clouds; Where art thou then, who thus didst rashly cast But who shall dare the Gate of Life to close, Each distant isle and visit every race, |