This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1804 Excerpt: ... the Iky Their veil diffusive spread: the scene abroad Sost-st.adow ing, vale and plait?, and dazzling hiC. Anrelius, with his guest, the western cliff jes Ascendingulow, beneath its marble roof, From whence in double stream a lucid source Roll'd sounding forth, and, where with dewy wing Fresh breezes play'd, fought refuge and repdi, Til cooler hours arise. The subject isle jyj Her village-capital, wliere health and peace Are tutelary gods; her small domain Of arable and pasture, veinS! with streams That branching bear refreshful moisture on To field and mead; her sttaw-roof'd temple rude, Where piety, not pride, adoring kneels, Jsi Lay full in view. F rom scene to scene around Aurelius gazM; and, sghing, thus began. Not we alone, alas! in e very clime, The human race are sons of sorrow born. zSj Heirs of transmitted labour and disease, Of pain and grief, frem fire to son dtriv'd, All have their mournful portion; ail mult bear Th' inpoe'd condition of their mortal state, Vicistitude of suffering. Cast thine eye 193 Where yonder vale, Amyntor, soping spreads Full to the noon-tide beam its primrose-lap, From hence due east. Amyntor look'd, aDd saw, Not without wonder at a I gilt so strange, Where thrice three se males, earnest each aiidarrn'd With rural instruments, the foil prepar'd 296 For future harvest. These (be trenchant spade, To turn the mold and break th' adhesive clod, Employ's! assiduous. Those, with ecjual pace, Anelann alternate, sirew'd its freJV. lap white 359 With fruitful Ceres: while, in train behind, Three more th' incumbent harrow heavy on O'er-labourM drew, and clos'd the toilfnnie task. Behold! Aurelius thus his speech renew'd, From that soft sex, too delicately fram'd JJ For toils lite these, the task of rougher man, What yet neceTty dem..