. National tales . om as horrible a cala- GEEONIMO AND GHISOLA. 217 mity. He then fell backwards again upon thecouch, ^nd died. As soon as he was laid out, Geronimo wentand delivered the message to the Marquis,whom he found chiding with Ghisola for hermelancholy. As he was much impressed withthe dreadful scene he had witnessed, he de-scribed it very eloquently, so that both of hishearers were much affected, and especially atsight of the box with the dead scorpion. Itcost Ghisola some fresh tears, which her loverdid not reprove, to be told of the expressionswhich related to herself; but the Mar
. National tales . om as horrible a cala- GEEONIMO AND GHISOLA. 217 mity. He then fell backwards again upon thecouch, ^nd died. As soon as he was laid out, Geronimo wentand delivered the message to the Marquis,whom he found chiding with Ghisola for hermelancholy. As he was much impressed withthe dreadful scene he had witnessed, he de-scribed it very eloquently, so that both of hishearers were much affected, and especially atsight of the box with the dead scorpion. Itcost Ghisola some fresh tears, which her loverdid not reprove, to be told of the expressionswhich related to herself; but the Marquis wasstill more shocked at the relation, and confess-ing that it was the judgment of heaven, he nolonger opposed himself to the union of Ghisolawith Geronimo. He then caused the remainsof Alfieri to be honourably buried; and it wasobserved that Geronimo shed the most tears ofany one that wept over his tomb. VOL. I. THE FALL OF THE LEAF. What is here ?Gold, yellow glittering precious gold ! TIMON OF ATHENS. l2 ii. The fall of tke Leaf. Yd. 4;esi|iie8. & Dravm on Sloieiy ^ton 1*11111*3. i»7 THE FALL OF THE LEAF. Theee is no vice that causes more calamitiesin human life, than the intemperate passion forgaming. How many noble and ingenious per-sons it hath reduced from wealth unto poverty;nay, from honesty to dishonour, and by still de-scending steps into the gulf of perdition. Andyet how prevalent it is in all capital cities, wheremany of the chiefest merchants, and courtiersespecially, are mere pitiful slaves of fortune, toil-ing like so many abject turnspits in her ignoblewheel. Such a man is worse off than a poor bor-rower, for all he has is at the momentary call of THE FALL OF THE LEAF. imperative chance ; or rather he is more wretch-ed than a very beggar, being mocked with anappearance of wealth, but as deceitful as ifit turned, like the monies in the old Arabianstory, into decaying leaves. In our parent city of Rome, to aggravate hermodern disgraces
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