The ruins of Pompeii : a series of eighteen photographic views : with an account of the destruction of the city, and a description of the most interesting remains . alve, or Have {Ave with the aspirate), bids the visitor THE RUINS OF POMPEII. 77 welcome, and bespeaks, as it were, beforehand the hospitality of the of the devices met with, however, are not of so inviting a in that of the Tragic Poet, the first thing which meets the eye of thevisitor on entering is a large fierce dog, executed in mosaic, in the act appa-rently of springing upon him, though he is secured
The ruins of Pompeii : a series of eighteen photographic views : with an account of the destruction of the city, and a description of the most interesting remains . alve, or Have {Ave with the aspirate), bids the visitor THE RUINS OF POMPEII. 77 welcome, and bespeaks, as it were, beforehand the hospitality of the of the devices met with, however, are not of so inviting a in that of the Tragic Poet, the first thing which meets the eye of thevisitor on entering is a large fierce dog, executed in mosaic, in the act appa-rently of springing upon him, though he is secured with a collar and animal is well executed; he is black, spotted with white, and the collaris red. Beneath is written in large letters Cave Canem, Bewaie the mosaic has been removedto the entrance of one of therooms in the National some cases a bear, dolphin,or other animal is represented;in others some emblem, as ananchor or a rudder, which maytyjjify, perhaps, the professionof the owner. On passing the prothyrumand entering the atrium of afirst class house, the coup-doeil is very striking; and with- out examining whether all the. O O o O O o C oA V £o C ^^ A MOSAIC AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE PROTHYRUM OF THE TRAGICpoets HOUSE. details are in the best taste,it must of course have beenmore so when everything wasin a perfect state. The large array of columns that meets the eye, thefoimtains that played in the middle of those extensive courts are calculatedto impress the modern visitor with the idea that he is entering a publicbuilding rather than a private residence. Hence the most splendid andluxurious modern capitals, such as London or Paris, if biu-ied to-morrowbj a volcanic eruption from Primrose Hill or Montmartre, would not—settmg aside their public buildings—convey the idea of so much mag-nificence as this small provincial town. The difference is to be explained by thediflerent habits of ancient and modern life, and the different building arra
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