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XIX. The Physician, No. 1. On the Characteristics of Natural Health. 254 XX. English Players in Paris

XXV. To Zephyr. From Don Estevan Manuel de Villegas
XXVI. Journal of a Tourist, No. IV. . .

XXVII. The Kiss; imitated from D'Alibret

XXVIII. Satirists of Women. Chances of Female Happiness

XXIX. Stanzas.

XXX. Epigram addressed to Miss Edgeworth.

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THE GALLERY OF APELLES.*

COMBABUS rose early, and after the first salutation to his host, passed the morning divided between reflections on his dream and his anticipations of seeing Stratonice. The appointed hour at length came, and he found himself with Erasistratus in the royal garden. It was, in truth, not so luxurious as that of the voluptuary prince of Corcyra. The spring and autumn did not meet there to minister at once to every sense, by presenting the olive and the vine in every stage, from fragrant blossoming to luscious maturity. But still art and nature were liberal of embellishment to the garden of Seleucus: the former adorned it with images of gods and goddesses, and heroes, muses, graces, oreads, and dryads, sculptured in living marble, by the masters of the Grecian chisel: and nature enriched it not only with every variety of shrub and flower, but with the most perfect emanation of her mysterious skill-the fair Stratonice. Combabus at any other time would have loitered with delight among the objects by which he was surrounded; but his whole soul was rapt in the vision of loveliness now realized before him. Stratonice and her suite were still at some distance. Combabus felt exalted and inspired, rather than agitated, as she approached. She was conversing with those about her in so low a voice that her words did not distinctly reach him. But he caught the tones of that voice, so soft and bland, and light and musical, that they still vibrated on the ear after she had ceased to speak. Combabus recognized, as she drew nearer, the liquid lustre of her eyes, the crimsoned efflorescence that delicately tinged her cheeks, the smiles playing about her mouth, and that graceful bending of her exquisitely moulded neck, in which she alone of the daughters of earth resembled the goddess of beauty. Her hair was gathered with artful negligence under a small tiara, from which it descended in a cluster of ringlets. Her drapery moved loosely and lightly on the breeze with the motion of her limbs, but sufficiently constricted to trace the moving outline of her form. She wore sandals tied with cerulean bands, which mingled their kindred tints with the blue veins that streaked her snowy ankles, and the external section above her left ankle was displayed nearly to the knee, by a silver porpé, from which the lower extremity of her robe fell divided, giving a finish to the beauty of her figure, and facility to her step. It was now three years since the adventure of Apelles-Stratonice in that time had become a little more ample than the Apellean Venus. She somewhat resembled, in form, the celebrated Ceres, yet virgin of Proserpine§; but in her brow, her eyes, her lips, her neck, she was still the Venus of Apelles.

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+ I think it is one of the commentators on Lucian, who in a note mentions the delicate tinting of this "rubor efflorescens" of the cheek of beauty, as one of the many excellencies of Apelles, and as particularly admired in his celebrated Pacate. Lucian himself, adopting the image from Homer, whom he calls "the best of painters, even in the presence of Apelles and Euphranor," compares it to ivory purple-stained.-(Translator.)

This trait of Greek costume is preserved by Mademoiselle D. the Phedre and Hermione of the French theatre, with all the grace and beauty of the antique.— (Trans.)

A charming figure of "the virgin Ceres" has descended to us from antiquity. It is considered a model of taste, for purity of form, and for the truth and finesse VOL. IV. No. 21.-1822. C 2

Erasistratus and Combabus knelt as the queen passed them. She received their homage with a friendly smile to Erasistratus, and a gracious half-searching glance at Combabus. "Now," said Erasistratus," our presence is dispensed with, and we may walk the garden." "Who?" said Combabus, still kneeling and not hearing a word of the doctor's proposal to walk the garden-"who is that happy mortal on whom she smiles?" "That," said Erasistratus, "is the courtpoet-you perceive a female attendant gathers from some of the flowers on the queen's path scraps of writing, and presents them to her. They are compliments supposed to be addressed to her by the flowers to which they were respectively attached, and for which the poet is rewarded with those enviable smiles."-"Blessed as the immortal gods is he," said Combabus, interrupting him with a verse of one of Sappho's odes. "A cask of wine," continued the doctor, “a pension, and the ridicule of the whole court, but particularly of the royal Seleucus." "Who," said Combabus," is that nymph-like figure to whom the queen listens with so much interest?—and mark, the divine Stratonice looks this way." "That," said Erasistratus, "is a young Greek girl arrived within the last three days, to entertain the queen by her talents in music." This attendant approached them as they spoke-it was Leucolene. "You wonder," said she, "O Combabus, to see me here, and perhaps accuse me of having but partially rendered my confidence for yours; but I wished to procure you the pleasure of a surprise-perhaps, also, to prove myself your friend. You are commanded, O Erasistratus, to attend the queen." They accordingly presented themselves once more before Stratonice. "Erasistratus," said she, "the king and I would gladly hear the news which this young traveller brings from Greece." Seleucus himself, who had just returned from the chace of wild beasts, now entered the garden, and joined the royal party. He took off his helmet to salute the queen, whom he still loved-though married to her three years! His immediate attendants knelt down to receive the helmet of the king. Combabus, taking advantage of their posture and preliminary ceremonial, took the helmet directly from the king's hand. A murmur of loyal horror was heard from the courtiers. "You kneel," said Combabus, "to receive the helmet of the king of Upper Asia; I stand erect to receive that of the conqueror of Asia and comrade of Alexander." "And in token that I am pleased with you," said Seleucus, "receive my hand, and feast with me at the palace to-day." The courtiers were all mute in an instant, not excepting even the poet, who was the greatest talker in Antioch. Seleucus was of the heroic stature, with which he united a martial air and nobleness of demeanour that made friends of all who approached him. He was distinguished among the captains of Alexander, not only for his courage and conduct, but for his corporeal

with which the drapery is executed. The head has a virginal character of simplicity and beauty, which has induced some persons to take it for the muse Clio. May it not have been the sight of this statue in the Vatican, during his travels in Italy, that suggested to Milton his comparison of Eve to

Ceres in her prime,

Yet virgin of Proserpine from Jove.

I have adopted part of these words, because they literally translate the Greek, -and because they are Milton's.—(Trans.)