Italy from the Alps to Mount Etna . s between themare groves of marble. Here is a forest of pillars of all kinds : Doric, Ionic, Corinthian,Roman, polished monoliths glancing in the light, and capitals adorned with all variety ofrichest fancy. And then between these, on wall and frieze, in niche and grotto, in gardenand square, from every shady nook, shines out a second populace in stone, the great armyof statues in noble marble or gilded bronze. All the deities of Olympus, all the ancientkings and heroes, seem to have descended to partake in some great Festival of Art!It is almost too much of
Italy from the Alps to Mount Etna . s between themare groves of marble. Here is a forest of pillars of all kinds : Doric, Ionic, Corinthian,Roman, polished monoliths glancing in the light, and capitals adorned with all variety ofrichest fancy. And then between these, on wall and frieze, in niche and grotto, in gardenand square, from every shady nook, shines out a second populace in stone, the great armyof statues in noble marble or gilded bronze. All the deities of Olympus, all the ancientkings and heroes, seem to have descended to partake in some great Festival of Art!It is almost too much of beauty! The yellow, legend-laden Tiber seems to linger as he flows beneath the grandly-arched bridges ; Phoebus seems to linger as he drives his team towards the neighbouringsea, unwilling to depart. But Spring never leaves the city : here is his eternal kingdom ! Covered with the deep green of the new wheat, with vine and olive, with pine andcypress, the wide Campagna stretches towards the hills in which the Tiber takes its rise;. ROME, 217 towards Nemi with its charming lake, the Speculum Dianae, and Alba Longa. Greatpaved high roads intersect the plain; and on either side of them, the wealth, ostentation,or affection of the survivors have raised rich monuments to their dead. Villa upon villa
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