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der and the countefs. Under pretext therefore of defending his cause, he remained for fome months at Pifa, and enjoined Violetta to wait his return at his country feat. In the mean time, he made confiderable alterations in his house at Pisa, and amongst other things contrived a fecret clofet, in which he could place himself fo advantageoufly unperceived, as t fee and hear all that paffed in Violetta's chamber. every thing was difpofed to his mind, When he fent for the counters, and took this method to fatisfy his doubts. He affiduoufly fpread a report that he had loft his caufe, which had been carried by appeal to the fuperior tribunal at Florence; and he told his lady on her arrival, that in order to stop the viofence of the proceedings, and prevent their total ruin, it was neceflary for him to repair to Florence, and petition the grand duke of Tufcany to order a new trial. Two fervants were accordingly fent off before him, and early one morning it was imagined he left Pifa in a poft-chaife, but it was only a valet de chambre, in whom he could confide, and who had fecretly conducted his master to the private closet.

Here he had not waited many hours, when, as he had conjectured, a fervant belonging to Leander, requested to fpeak to Violetta on the part of his master, and anounced his intention to pay her a vifit. Violetta was ftill in bed, and had fcarce given an anfwer, that he would not receive any vifits that day, before Leander himself entered the room. The count faw and heard him, and in the height of his diftraction fought for his fword, that he might take a ready vengeance on the guilty pair. But to his great mortification, and happily for thefe innocent perfons, he had forgot to arm himself, which circumitance gave him time før reflection, and determined him to liften with compofure to their converfation, which effectually cured him of his jealousy.

I have just heard Madam, fays Leander, of the misfortunes which threaten the ruin of the count, and you cannot doubt my feelings upon this occafion. It is now three years fince we have ftudiously avoided the fight of each other. And I am determined ftill to fuffer the fame difa

greeable restraint. Your requests are futter death than give the least pain to commands to me, and I would fooner you, or to the count, who merits the affection you entertain for him. But let not the feparation that is prescribed to me, extinguish our friendship. If I could have found any perfon with whom I could have intrufted the focret, you should have received this it, I know you will not accept it. I purfe by other hands. I do not give only lend it to the count for a time, I know the diftreffed ftate of his finances, and that friends are fcarce when adverfity furrounds us. You may tell the count, if you please, from whofe hands you receive a fuccour, which will en able him to face the ftorm, and let him not think of returning it,'till fortune changes in his favour; and be affured the fum is fufficient to fupport his rank dam, this is the first time I have con'till that event happens. Adieu! Maverfed with you, fince you gave me the ftrongest reafons for not seeing me.And, according to appearances, it will be the laft.

Leander withdrew, and left Violetta ment he had not power to express. in a fituation of furprise and aftonishfame man, all his rage was converted As for the count, he was no longer the into admiration, and fentiments of gratitude for his generous friend. He called out to Leander, who knew not what to think of the voice, imagining him at a distance, and hefitated whe'ther he should return, but the fhriek which Violetta gave on feeing her husband, cleared up his doubts; he returned, and faw the count kneeling by the fide of Violetta's bed, who had fainted, through the excess of the various emotions in her foul, he bathed her hand with his tears, implored her forgiveness, and in this fituation, Leander was ftill more at a lofs than ever, to guess the occafion of this extraorditefs recovering, her husband broke finary interview. At length the counlence, and informed them, he had heard all that had paffed; molt genemit me, after my unjust fufpicions, to rous Leander, added he, will you percall myfelf your friend; am I worthy dear Violetta, to enjoy the future efteem

and

Defcription of the Lily of Damafcus.

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but one family, for the remainder of
our lives. Violetta and Leander over-

and confidence of fuch exalted cha-
racters? Can you forget the injuries
I have done you, through the malici-joyed at this revolution in the fenti-
ments of the count, readily embraced
ous infinuations of bafe companions? —
And will you pardon the ftratagem I his propofal; the re-union of thefe
illuftrious perfons, with the indiffoluble
have made use of to prove your virtue?
-My friend! my wife! I have de- friendship that fucceeded became the
ceived you both,-I have not loft my general fubject of admiration at Pifa,
caufe; on the contrary, it has proved and the tongue of flander was filenced.
to be a falfe claim, fet on foot by the
parties for finifter views.-Let us from
this moment be united in closer bonds
of friendship, than before this fepara-
tion; and let us be but one fociety,

May the propagators of detraction; and the too fufpicious, equally draw a moral for their conduct, from this inftructive memoir.

DESCRIPTION of the LILY of DAMASCUS.

(With a Copper-Plate Engraving of

HE Lily of Damafcus is a moft

that curious and beautiful Flower.)

are to be removed to a place where

Tbeautiful flower, and may easily they may have as much fun as poffible,

be cultivated in this country. It is a
fpecies of a large genus of plants,
whose characters are thele: The flower
is a fort of bell-fashioned fhape, but is
compofed of fix leaves, which are more
or lefs expanded and bent back. The
piftil ftands in the center of the flower,
and finally becomes an oblong and tri-
gonal fruit, which is divided into three
cells, and contains a number of mar-
ginated feeds, arranged in a double
order one on another. To this it is to
be added, that the root is of a bulbous
form, and is compofed of a number of
fleshy fcales affixed to an axis.

All forts of lilies and martagons are
propagated by fowing their feeds;
and, if the feeds are carefully faved
from good flowers, the martagons very
frequently afford very beautiful vari-

eties.

The manner of fowing them is this:
Some fquare boxes fhould be provided
of about fix inches deep, with holes
bored in the bottoms to let out the
wet; these must be filled with fresh
light fandy earth, and the feeds muft
be fown on them pretty thick in the
beginning of Auguft, foon after they
are ripe, and covered over about half
an inch deep, with light fifted earth of
the fame kind. They fhould be then
placed where they may have the morn-
ing fun; and, if the weather proves,
dry, they must be watered at times,
and the weeds carefully picked out.
In the month of October, the boxes
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and be fecured from the north and
north-eaft winds. In fpring the young
plants will appear, and the boxes are
then to be removed into their former
fituation; they fhould be watered at
times daring the fuminer, and in Au-
guft the fmalleft roots are to be emp-
tied out of these boxes, and ftrewed
over a bed of light earth, and covered
with about half an inch depth of light
earth fifted over them; they must here
be watered and fhaded at times, and
defended from the feverity of the win-
ter, by a light covering of straw, or
peafe-haulm, in the hardeit weather.
In February the furface of the bed
thould be cleared, and a little light
earth fifted over it. When the leaves
are decayed, the earth fhould be a
little stirred over the roots, and in the
month of September following, a little
on. In the month of
earth fifted
September, of the following years, the
roots must be tranfplanted to the
places where they are to remain, and
fet at eight inches diftance, the roots
being placed four inches below the
furface; this fhould be done in moist
weather. They will now require the
fame care as in the preceding winters;
and, the fecond after they are tranf-
planted, the strongest roots will begin
to flower. The fine ones fhould then
be removed at the proper feafon into
flower-beds, and planted at great di-
ftances from one another, that they
may flower strong.

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Remarks

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REMARKS upon CYMBELINE.

S we profefs, occafionally, to point out the beauties in the Works of our celebrated Dramatic Poets, we cannot pass this Article, without quoting a few Paffages, for the entertainment of our Readers.

The converfation between Imogen and Pifanio, after the departure of Pofthumus, for Italy, is worthy notice.

Imogen. I would thou grew'ft unto

the fhores o'th' haven,
And question'dit every fail: If he
fhould write,

And I not have it, 'twere a paper loft
As offer'd mercy is. What was the laft
That he spake with thee?

Pifanio. 'Twas, "His Queen, his
Queen !"

Imogen. Then wav'd his handker-
chief?

Pif. And kifs'd it, Madam.
Ino. Senfelefs linen, happier therein

than I!

Imo. I did not take my leave of him;

but had

Moft pretty things to fay: ere I could tell him,

How I would think on him, at certain hours,

Such thoughts and fuch; or, I could make him fwear,

The She's of Italy fhould not betray Mine intereft, and his honour; or have charged him,

At the fixth hour of morn, at noon, at
midnight,

T'encounter me with orifons; for then
I am in heaven for him; or ere I could
Give him that parting kifs, which I had
fet

Betwixt two charming words, comes in
my father;

And, like the tyrannous breathing of the north,

Shakes all our buds from growing.

[Act I. Scene V. Betwixt two charming words. There is an inexpreffible prettiness in the whole of this idea. The image is taken from a gem fet between two others of a different kind. "But what were these two charming words, between which the kifs was fet?" fays Dr. Warburton. "This, fays he, may be thought too nice an enquiry. If we confider Shakespeare as having only the vague idea of two fond words in general, the douceurs, with which lovers are used to entertain one another, the whole force and beauty of the paffage will be loft. Without question, by thefe two charming words, the would be understood to mean, Adieu, Pothumus; the one Religion made fo, and the other Love."

In the fixth fcene of the fecond A&t, the abfurd conclufions of jealoufy are admirably painted and exposed, in the belief of Pofthumus, on the return of Jachimo from Britain, that he had enjoyed his wife.-When Jachimo produces the bracelet, Poithumus had given to Imogen, as a proof of her infidelity, Philario obferves, that the might have lott it, or that one of her women might have been corrupted to Real it from her, and Pofthumus con

fiders

Remarks upon Cymbeline.

Remarks upon Cymbeline.