...William, that hrave Marquis*, for whose canse The deed of Alexandria and his war CANTO VIII. -IN OW was the hour that wakens fond desire In men at sea, and melts their,thonghtful heart. Who in the morn have hid sweet friends farewel, And pilgrim newly on his road...

...delightfully it opens with that passage from .vi.u-li Gray has borrowed the first line of his Elegy ! ' Now was the hour that wakens fond desire In men at sea, and melts their thqughtful hearts, Who in the morn have bid sweet friends farewel, And pilgrim newly on his road with...

...morning and evening. We subjoin two passages, as further specimens of Mr. Carey's versification. ' Now was the hour that wakens fond desire In men at...from far, That seems to mourn for the expiring day.' Purgatory. Canto viii1 E'en as the bird, who midst the leafy bower, Has in her nest sat darkling through...

...mysterious visions, and recaí us so exquisitely, from time to time, to human thoughts and affections. Now was the hour that wakens fond desire In men at...thoughtful heart, Who in the morn have bid sweet friends farcwcl, And pilgrim newly on his road with love Thrills, if he hear the vesper bell from far That...

...desire In men at sea, and mells their thoughtful heart Who in the morn have bill sweet friends farewel, And pilgrim newly on his road with love Thrills, if...from far, That seems to mourn for the expiring day. ('ary"t Triuiihilion. which lies a little below the road to the right : there is a pretty secluded...

...approach of those angelic guards^ Lastly, Conrad Malaspiua predicts to our poet his future banishment. Now was the hour that wakens fond desire In men at...from far, That seems to mourn for the expiring day : When I, no longer taking heed to hear, Began, with wonder, from those spirits to mark One risen from...

...conversion, but that plenteous dower, Which the first wealthy father gained from thee! CAREY'S TRANSLATION. * Now was the hour that wakens fond desire In men at...from far That seems to mourn for the expiring day. CAREY'S TRANSLATION. £ '/'< Deum laudamus mi parea Udire in voce mista al dolce suono. Tale immagine...

...approaeh of those angelie guards. Lastly, Courad Alulaspina prediets to our poet his future banishment. Now was the hour that wakens fond desire In men at...melts their thoughtful heart Who in the morn have hid sweet friends farewell, And pilgrim newly on his road with love Thrills, if he hear the vesper...

...parting day," is obviously from a passage in Dante, which thus stands in Mr. Gary's translation: " And pilgrim, newly on his road, with love, Thrills,...from far, That seems to mourn for the expiring day." What renders it more probable that Gray committed a petty literary larceny on this occasion is, that...

...stands in Mr. Gary's translation : " And pilgrim, newly on his road, with love, 4 Thrills, if he Jiear the vesper bell from far, That seems to' mourn for the expiring day." What renders it more probable that Gray committed a petty literary larceny on this occasion is, that...