One of the women, returned from her captivity, I heard sing, by a strange coincidence, in Rossini's opera of "L'Italiana in Algeri," at Venice, in the beginning of 1817. Note 4, page 172, stanza lxxxvi. "From all the pope makes yearly 'twould perplex It is strange that it should be the Pope and the Sultan who are the chief encouragers of this branch of tradewomen being prohibited as singers at St. Peter's, and not deemed trust-worthy as guardians of the harem. Note 5, page 176, stanza ciii. While weeds and ordure rankle round the base. The pillar which records the battle of Ravenna is about two miles from the city, on the opposite side of the river to the road towards Forli. Gaston de Foix, who gained the battle, was killed in it; there fell on both sides twenty thousand men. The present state of the pillar and its site is described in the text. DON JUAN. CANTO V. I. WHEN amatory poets sing their loves And praise their rhymes as Venus yokes her doves, II. therefore do denounce all amorous writing, III. The European with the Asian shore Sprinkled with palaces; the ocean stream [1] Here and there studded with a seventy-four; Sophia's cupola with golden gleam; The cypress groves; Olympus high and hoar; The twelve isles, and the more than I could dream, Far less describe, present the very view Which charm'd the charming Mary Montague. IV. I have a passion for the name of " Mary," A spell from which even yet I am not quite free: V. The wind swept down the Euxine, and the wave VI. 'Twas a raw day of Autumn's bleak beginning, In all, who o'er the great deep take their ways; VII. A crowd of shivering slaves of every nation, And age, and sex, were in the market ranged: Each bevy with the merchant in his station: Poor creatures! their good looks were sadly changed. All save the blacks seem'd jaded with vexation, From friends, and home, and freedom far estranged; The negroes more philosophy display'd Used to it, no doubt, as eels are to be flay'd. VIII. Juan was juvenile, and thus was full, As most at his age are, of hope, and health; Yet I must own, he look'd a little dull, And now and then a tear stole down by stealth; His spirit down; and then the loss of wealth, IX. Were things to shake a stoic; ne'ertheless, And then, though pale, he was so very handsome; X. Like a backgammon board the place was dotted Some bought the jet, while others chose the pale. XI. He had an English look; that is, was square One arm had on a bandage rather bloody; XII. But seeing at his elbow a mere lad, At present weigh'd down by a doom which had Lot of so young a partner in the woe, Which for himself he seem'd to deem no worse XIII. My boy!"—said he, “ amidst this motley crew "Of Georgians, Russians, Nubians, and what not, "All ragamuffins differing but in hue, "With whom it is our luck to cast our lot, "The only gentlemen seem I and you; “If I could yield you any consolation, 'Twould give me pleasure,-Pray what is your nation?” XIV. When Juan answer'd "Spanish!" he replied, "I thought, in fact, you could not be a Greek; "Those servile dogs are not so proudly eyed : "Fortune has play'd you here a pretty freak, "But that's her way with all men till they're tried; "But never mind,—she'll turn, perhaps, next week; "She has served me also much the same as you, 66 Except that I have found it nothing new.' XV. Pray, Sir," said Juan, " if I may presume, "What brought you here?"-" Oh! nothing very rare"Six Tartars and a drag-chain "To this doom "But what conducted?-if the question's fair, "Is that which I would learn."-" I served for some "Months with the Russian army here and there, "And taking lately, by Suwarrow's bidding, A town, was ta'en myself instead of Widdin," |