cascade, which resembles a river the finest marble, is above ten falling from a precipice. The yards wide, and is beautified with basons below it are adorned with admirable paintings and sculpgroupes of figures, and the gar-tures. The rooms of the grand

dens afford a vast variety of pleasing objects.

apartment are very lofty, and ex-
quisitely furnished, the very bed-
steads and tables being of massy
silver, or of materials equally va-

We made but a short stay here, being very impatient to proceed to Versailles. This town is situ- luable. Throughout this palace ated on a rising ground in the there is a vast variety of most midst of a valley, encompassed beautiful marble, brought from with little hills at an agreeable Italy, Greece, Egypt, and other distance. The Palace of Versailles remote countries. The cabinet

is one of the finest we ever beheld, but according to a former Travel it sustained considerable losses at the time of the Revolution. To shew its original beauty, we subjoin the following extract respecting it :

of rarities is of an octagonal figure,
and receives its light from a domę
or cupola. Here is a collection
of innumerable curiosities in agate,
crystal, jewels, medals, coins, and
other reliques of antiquity; with
several paintings by the greatest
masters. The front of the palace
which looks towards the gardens
is the finest, and has a portico
an hundred yards in length, paved

"Here is one of the most magnificent palaces in the world. There are three noble avenues to it, leading from so many several towns, consisting each of three with marble, and supported by beautiful walks formed by rows pillars of the same stone. of elms, which terminate in a this side is the superb gallery, large void space at a proper dis- the admiration of all foreigners,

On

tance from the buildings. The which is seventy-two yards long, inner court of this palace is paved and fourteen broad, and has a with black and white marble, and delightful prospect over the garhas a marble fountain and bason dens. Between the windows, in the middle, with statues of gilt which are seventy in number, are copper. This court is terminated pannels of looking-glass and by the Royal Palace; in the front marble pilasters, with a great of which is a noble portico with variety of busts and statues. The three iron doors richly gilt and painted cieling represents the wrought, by which we enter the battles and principals actions of hall and saloons, adorned with Louis XIV. with other memorable occurrences of his reign.

marble pillars, and excellent statues and paintings. The principal stair-case, which consists of

To be continued in our next.

1

A DEAD MONK'S RE-ANIMATION. | monk. He again saw the head Parturiunt montes; nascetur ridicu- move and nod at him. Away he

lus mus,

ran, and declared, that all the It is a well known fact, that saints in the calendar should not throughout all the monasteries in persuade him to go down again: Sicily, the dead bodies of the he was now so positive of the fact monks are dried and made to he had witnessed, that considerstand erect in niches placed round able alarm prevailed in the cona kind of sepulchral chamber, vent. The monks were called where one of the brothers of the together, and eight or ten descendholy order takes it in turn to watch ed into the apartment with candles for two hours every night, to put and holy water. They were brought opposite to the dead body in question, but just as they drew up, a nod of the head put them all to flight. When the superior was informed of it, he was extremely

them in constant mind of the last awful change that every one is destined to undergo,

A monk of Palermo was passing part of the night in the manner above mentioned, when in the angry, and declared some English interval of devotional exercises, he heretic had got in and played fancied he heard every now and this trick, therefore went down then a very unusual noise; and himself with another party. As

they descended to the galleries, their courage in some degree abated; and after advancing cautiously to the place, the superior held up his lamp to the monk. It was no illusion, life had, indeed, once more entered this frail tenement of mortality! At that very moment the head shook violently, and fell from the body, when out flew-not the soul of a monk, but a living rat, which had made its nest in the scull. -This is a fact

looking steadfastly at that part of the room from which it proceeded, he perceived one of the dead monks nod to him; he held up his lamp and the head nodded again: he instantly hastened up stairs to the convent, to acquaint the brethren with this fearful omen. The monks laughed at his fears, and persuaded him it was a mere illusion of the imagination; he, therefore, summoned courage to return, but took care to go to a different part of these extensive galleries, where which happened some time ago, he remained a while in anxious and is well known and authentisuspence, Finding all, still and cated at Palermo. motionless, he began to think he must have been deceived by his

imagination, and therefore he re

J. W. D.

THE term dog is used in almost

turned to his former station, and every possible sense: the wild rose fixed his eyes on the same dead is called the dog-rose; the scent

whereon was an inscription to signify that it should be his who could truly prove that he was perfectly contented. As there happened to be several "very good sort of people" in the world who, naturally enough, thought the ac

less violet, dog-violet. Jolly dog is the highest convivial encomium which a man can receive from his companions; honest dog is when he superadds some good qualities to conviviality; sad dog is when he is a reprobate; you young dog is a word of endearment with an quisition of a neat piece of hortiEnglishman addressing a child; cultural earth, well laid out, no puppy is a term of contempt for a bad thing, many were ready to coxcomb. A flatterer is called a swear they were perfectly happy, spaniel, a ruffian a bull-dog, an though perhaps their beefsteak ill-looking fellow is an ugly might have been overdone the day hound; whelp, cur, and mongrel, before, or the barber a couple of are terms of contemptuous re- hours later than his appointment, proach to a young man; and if a which of course gave no small sayoung woman's nose unhappily tisfaction. Accordingly, as Obeturns upwards, she is certainly diah was taking his usual "matucalled pug. The travelling title tinal perambulation before the of the King of the Sandwich first repast," a gentleman adIsland is Tirahee Tirahee, which, vanced towards him with a brisk being translated, is Dog of Dogs. and sprightly air, and saluted How her Majesty is designated is him. What wouldest thou with me, friend? calmly enquired the Old Quaker. The Gentleman erecting himself somewhat above his customary height, and assuming a most placid smile, answered, that

not known.

To the Editor of the Oxford Entertaining Miscellany.

SIR,

S. J.

If you think the fol- he was come, according to the inlowing worthy a place in your en-vitation over the gate, to take tertaining Miscellany, you will possession of the garden, for that oblige me by inserting it as it may no person was more satisfied in the amuse some of your readers. whole world. Friend, coolly retortYour's &c. ed Broadbrim, thy speech betrayeth thee: for, wert thou so perfectly satisfied as thou sayest, thou wouldest not vainly wish for the possesion of this garden. The gentleman, upon this sneaked off, finding, as he afterwards expressed himself, "the old fool more than a match for him,"

A Quaker having retired into the country for the sake of enjoying otium cum dignitate, and being somewhat of a wit, after becoming the purchaser of a house with a very fine garden adjoining, put up a board over the latter,

Mumour.

never set her foot out of her own country. On this the invalid gravely observed, "Why, Cook ey, that's very extraordinary, as they

over

Good Motto. Mr. Davenport, tell me above stairs that you have a tailor, who had acquired a large been several times all fortune, asked Foote for a motto Grease."-" They may say what for his coach. Latin or English, they please above stairs or below asked the wit. "Pooh! English stairs (replied the cook), but I to be sure; 1 don't want to set up for a scholar." "Then I've got one from Hamlet, that will match you to a button-hole. - 'List! list! oh, list!""

was never ten miles from Dover in all my life."-"nay, now, that must be a fib (said Foote) for I have myself seen you at Spithead." The other servants by this time took the joke, and a roar of laughter followed. The wag however never reached France. The very next morning he was seized with shivering fits; and he expired in the course of the day, (Oct. 21, 1777,) in the 57th year of his age. His body was conThanks for this miracle ! this is no veyed to London, and buried in Westminster by torch-light.

Dean Swift was once invited by a rich miser with a large party to dine: being requested by the host to return thanks at the removal of the cloth, uttered the following

grace:

less,

Than to eat manna in the wilderness.
Where raging hunger reign'd we've

found relief,

And seen that wond'rous thing, a piece of beef.

Here chimneys smoke, that never smok'd before,

And we've all eat, where we shall eat no more!

Foote's last Joke-When Foote was on his way to France for a change of air, he went into the kitchen of the inn at Dover, to order a particular dish for dinner. The true English cook, disposed perhaps to smoke the traveller, boasted that for her part she had

Poetry.

THE ARCH OF TITUS,
A PRIZE POEM,

Recited in the Theatre, at Oxford,
on Wednesday, June 30th, 1824,
by the Author, Mr. J. T. HOPE,
of Christ Church.

Lives there no trophy of the hero's fame,

No proud memorial to record his name,

Whose vengeful sword o'er Israel's fated land

Stamp'd iron bondage with a con

Beneath yon sacred hill's imperial Lo! Judah's swarthy sons before the

With ruin'd shrines and fallen columns The wither'd remnant of disease and

Where Rome's dread Genius guards Rebellious passions light their faded

The cradle of her empire, and her And all the bitter pangs they dare not

Titus, thy Arch proclaims the peaceful And shall these trophies. from His

sway temple torn, Of taste, ennobling Triumph's proudest The living God,

Survives, the Forum's grandeur to re- Shall we, shall Aaron's sons no more

And weeps, deserted, o'er its country's Nor breath yon tramp with Conquest's

Yet linger not! within the circling Th' unfaded crown of David's glory