NOTES. Note 1. Page 15. Thou art not silent!—when the southern fair- Ionia was the name anciently given to the whole of Greece. Note 2. Page 16. O'er thee, who wert a moral from thy spring, A wreck in youth! The Temple of Jupiter Olympius, at Athens, commenced upon a scale of great magnificence, was never completed. 164 NOTES. Note 3. Page 17. St. Cecilia was a beautiful and accomplished young Roman lady, in the third century; whose music is said to have drawn down a heavenly visitant. Her lover was a heretic, whose conversion-after long and unsuccessful efforts on her part,—was effected, by the assistance of the angel, in one of his visits. Note 4. Page 26. Pure as that bright and angel form That stood beside the troubled stream, And gathered healing-from its storm! The angel, at the pool of Bethesda. Note 5. Page 31. The city of Rouen (formerly the capital of Normandy, the land of chivalry,) is one of the most extraordinary-looking old towns in Europe. The extreme narrowness of its streets and great elevation of its houses, with their over-hanging upper-stories, give an appearance of heaviness and gloom to the town, which contrasts finely with the beauty of its situation. It is surrounded, on all sides, by heights, girdling it like Boulevards; receiving first, and retaining last, the rays of the rising and setting sun; and affording magnificent panoramic views of the windings of the Seine. Its squares and streets are ornamented with fountains. |