. Poems . 21, 1. (lid his horse the hometvard track descry,The memory of the horse forms the ground-workof a pleasing little romance entitled, Lai du Palefroivair. See Fabliaux du XII. Siecle. Ariosto likewise introduces it in a passage full oftruth and nature. When Bayardo meets Angelica inthe forest, . . Va mansueto a la Donzella, Chin Albracca 11 servia gia di sua mano. Orlando Furioso, i. 75. P. 22,1. 3. Sweet bird! thy truth shall Harlems walls attest,During the siege of Harlem, when that city wasreduced to the last extremity, and on the point ofopening its gates to a base and barb
. Poems . 21, 1. (lid his horse the hometvard track descry,The memory of the horse forms the ground-workof a pleasing little romance entitled, Lai du Palefroivair. See Fabliaux du XII. Siecle. Ariosto likewise introduces it in a passage full oftruth and nature. When Bayardo meets Angelica inthe forest, . . Va mansueto a la Donzella, Chin Albracca 11 servia gia di sua mano. Orlando Furioso, i. 75. P. 22,1. 3. Sweet bird! thy truth shall Harlems walls attest,During the siege of Harlem, when that city wasreduced to the last extremity, and on the point ofopening its gates to a base and barbarous enemy,a design was formed to relieve it; and the intelli-gence was conveyed to the citizens by a letter whichAvas tied under the wing of a pigeon. Thuanus, Iv. 5. The same messenger was employed at the siege ofIMutina. as we are informed by the elder Pliny. Hist. Nat. X. 22, I. ! the bee, little animal, from the extreme convexity ofher eye, cannot see many inches before NOTE S THE SECOND PART. P. 28, 1. 5. The fie still exui, S^-c. There is a future Existence even in this world, anExistence in the hearts and minds of tliosc who shalllive after us. It is in reserve for every man, howeverobscure; and his portion, if he be diligent, must beequal to his desires. For in whose remembrance canwe wish to hold a place, but such as know, and areknown by us ? These are within the sphere of ourinfluence, and among these and their descendants wemay live for evermore. It is a state of rewards and punishments; and, likethat revealed to us in the Gospel, has the happiestinfluence on our lives. The latter excites us to gainthe favour of God, the former to gain the love andesteem of wise and good men; and both lead to thesame end ; for, in framing our conceptions of theDeity, we only ascribe to Him exalted degrees ofWisdom and Goodness. 57 P. 31, 1. 19. Yet still how sweet the soothi?igs of his art!The astronomer chalking his figures on the wall, inHogarths view
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