. Character sketches of romance, fiction and the drama. ungeon of the Giants Mount fortressfor fifteen years on a false charge of Krminia and the Shepherds Domenichino, Artist G. Presbury, Engraver Cy HE rose; and gently, guided by her Came where an old man on a rising ground In the fresh shade, his white flocks feeding wove, and listening to the soundTrilled by three blooming boys, who sate disporting round. They at the shining of her silver arms Were sei:(ed at once with wonder and deSpair ; But sweet Erminia soothed their vain alarms ; Discovering her doves eyes and
. Character sketches of romance, fiction and the drama. ungeon of the Giants Mount fortressfor fifteen years on a false charge of Krminia and the Shepherds Domenichino, Artist G. Presbury, Engraver Cy HE rose; and gently, guided by her Came where an old man on a rising ground In the fresh shade, his white flocks feeding wove, and listening to the soundTrilled by three blooming boys, who sate disporting round. They at the shining of her silver arms Were sei:(ed at once with wonder and deSpair ; But sweet Erminia soothed their vain alarms ; Discovering her doves eyes and golden hair. Follow, she said, dear innocents, the care Of favring Heaven, your fanciful employ. For the so formidable arms I bear. No cruel warfare bring, nor harsh annoy. To your engaging tasks, to your sweet songs of joy. ********** * * * His discourse so sweetly did subdueThe secret sorrows of the listening word, descending to her heart, like dew,Thefevrish passion of her soul allayed. Tassos Jerusalem Delivered (translated by IVtjfin).. ERNEST DE FRIDBERG 381 ERROL treason. Ulrica (his natural daugliterby the countess Marie), dressed in theclothes of Herman, the deaf and dumbjailor-boy, gets access to the dungeonand contrives his escape; but he is re-taken, and led back to the subsequently set at liberty, hemarries the countess Marie (the motherof Ulrica).—E. Stirling, The Prisoner ofState (1847.) Eros, the manumitted slave of Antonythe triumvir. Antony made Eros swearthat he would kiU him if commanded byhim so to do. When in Egypt, Antony(after the battle of Actium, fearing lesthe should fall into the hands of OctaviusCsBsar, ordered Eros to keep his diew his sword, but thrust it intohis own side, and fell dead at the feet ofAntony. O noble Eros, cried Antony,I thank thee for teaching me how todie! —Plutarch. *»* Eros is introduced in ShakespearesAntony and Cleopatra, and in DrydensAll for Love or the World Well Lost. (Eros is th
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