islanders send adrift, at the mercy of winds and waves, loaded with perfumes, flowers, and odoriferous wood, as an offering to the Spirit whom they call King of the Sea. At first, this little bark appeared to be empty, but, on coming nearer She had proceeded thus far in relating the dream to her Ladies, when FERAMORZ appeared at the door of the pavilion. In his presence, of course, every thing else was forgotten, and the continuance of the story was instantly requested by all. Fresh wood of aloes was set to burn in the cassolets; the violet sherbets* hastily handed round, and after a short prelude on his lute, in the pathetic measure of Nava †, which is always used to express the lamentations of absent lovers, the Poet thus continued. were "The sweet-scented violet is one of the plants most esteemed, particularly for its great use in Sorbet, which they make of violet sugar."— HASSELQUIST. "The sherbet they most esteem, and which is drank by the Grand Signor himself, is made of violets and sugar."-TAVERNIER. "Last of all she took a guitar, and sung a pathetic air in the measure called Nava, which is always used to express the lamentations of absent lovers."— Persian Tales. The day is iowering- stilly black There's not a cloud in that blue plain Of a young war-horse in the blast; There, roll'd in masses dark and swelling, As proud to be the thunder's dwelling! While some, already burst and riven, Seem melting down the verge of heaven; As though the infant storm had rent The mighty womb that gave him birth, And, having swept the firmament, Was now in fierce career for earth. On earth 'twas yet all calm around, Went slowly from the Persian shore. Of cursing and of prayer, he sits With that keen, second-scent of death, In the still warm and living breath! ‡ "The Easterns used to set out on their longer voyages with music."— HARMER. "The Gate of Tears, the straits or passage into the Red Sea, commonly called Babelmandel. It received this name from the old Arabians, on account of the danger of the navigation, and the number of shipwrecks by which it was distinguished; which induced them to consider as dead, and to wear mourning for all who had the boldness to hazard the passage through it into the Ethiopic ocean."-RICHARDSON. "I have been told that whensoever an animal falls down dead, one or more vultures, unseen before, instantly appear."- PENNANT. As a young bird of BABYLON,* And does the long-left home she seeks The flowers she nurs'd- the well-known groves, Once more to see her dear gazelles Shooting around their jasper fount; † To tell her ruby rosary In her own sweet acacia bower. Can these delights, that wait her now, * "They fasten some writing to the wings of a Bagdat, or Babylonian pigeon.' -Travels of certain Englishmen. "The Empress of Jehan-Guire used to divert herself with feeding tame fish in her canals, some of which were many years afterwards known by flillets of gold, which she caused to be put round them."— HARRIS. "Le Tespih, qui est un chapelet, composé de 99 petites boules d'agate, de jaspe, d'ambre, de corail, ou d'autre matière précieuse. J'en ai vu un superbe au Seigneur Jerpos; il étoit de belles et grosses perles parfaites et égales, estimé trente mille piastres.”—TODERINI. - No, silent, from her train apart, - "Where art thou, glorious stranger! thou, "Foe· Gheber- infidel - whate'er "The' unhallow'd name thou'rt doom'd to bear, "If there be wrong, be crime in this, "Before its earthly idol fall, "Nor worship ev'n Thyself above him "For, oh, so wildly do I love him, "Thy Paradise itself were dim "And joyless, if not shar'd with him!" Her hands were clasp'd- her eyes upturn'd, Dropping their tears like moonlight rain; And, though her lip, fond raver! burn'd With words of passion, bold, profane, |