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ed it, her heart fank within her, and de- 

 fpair took poflefljoh of her mind. In vain 

 did (he allege all the motives that her own 

 imagination could fupgeft to diffuade the 

 King from his purpofe ; herdifmclination 

 to marriage, her c^ntentedneff in her pre- 

 fent ftate, her.j'ou h, her ?.fFe6lion for her 

 father, all were alleged in vain. Omartis 

 attributed her apparent diffidence to vir- 

 gin coynefs or modefty, and he proceeded 

 to appoint the day of her nuptials. At 

 ithis critical time the good Genius that had 

 hitherto prefided over their mutual love. 

 Rill befriended Odatis and Zariadres, ami 

 fuggerted tj her to fend to the Piince of 

 Media's camp, which fti!l remained on 

 the borders of the neighbouring river, in- 

 formation or the enl'uing marriage. From 

 that time her anxiety iiicreafed j but hours 

 and days rolled on, and nothing w:is lt;en 

 or heard of her lover. What could (lie 

 imagine but that he had defiHed trom all 

 further purluit of an <;biei> in which he 

 had once experitnced a lepulfe } 



" The day at lalt airived on which 

 Omartis had determined that his daughter 

 fliould declare her choice of a hu(b:ind.^ 

 All the noblr-s were therefore alT^-nihled at 

 the royal court, and a magr.ihtent ban- 

 <jjet fct forth, at which the King declared 

 his purpofe to the whole company. The 

 bowl had now g: ne freely r und, and all 

 hearts beat witn tranfpoit or with foi'ci- 

 ttide at the profpeft of the approaching de- 

 ciri>>n, according as vanity or confijcnce 

 more or lefs revaikd in their minds. 



" At length the Princefs was fiimmon- 

 fd into the liall, where (lie received, wiih 

 iiiodeif fubnv.ffi.jn, her fath.r'» comm inds. 

 ' Take this goblet of wine, my daughter 

 (faid Omartis), cait your eyes around in 

 this noble company, and prefevit rhe 

 draught to him whom yo;i leleft for your 

 hufband.' Tlie trembling Odatis look 

 the cup. She anxiouflv caft her eyes 

 iiround her, but Zaraichts w;i.^ not in the 

 liall. She could n^t dilubcy the loyal and 

 paternal injundtion, but delayed the fatal 

 choice as long as mode'ly and duty would 

 pciinit. 



" At length, pale and forrow fjl, flie 

 was jiiif about to Keltow ;lie gob ef ipon 

 the worthie(t of tiie jjrinces, whf n (;idnenly 

 there entered a Stranger in hilic, whole 

 noble and beauti'ul afpeff (Iruck all the 

 beholder* with adniintion and wonder.— 

 Odatis uitere;! a (liriek of joy, and the 

 pieliented goblet was fi iz^-d with tianfport 

 by the ui. known youth ; and ivhile the 

 King and ins train remained motionlefs 



with a(foni(hment, the Princefs was borne 

 away in triumph by her luecefsful lover, 

 mounted on the fleetelt of his horfes, and 

 in a lew hours found herfelf in the -nm* 

 and on the throne of Zariadres. 



" Forages after the bar arians of A{ia 

 commemorated with enth'ifnfm the fortu- 

 nate loves of Zariadres and Odniis ; they 

 painted them m ihe'r (nlaces and temples; 

 they fung them at their fea(*s and ga-nes ; 

 and the name of Odatis was univei filly 

 given to the daughters of their princes 

 and fatraps." 



(To be continued.) 



To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine. 



SIR, 



I AM extremely forry I cannot accorn- 

 modare youi Correfpondeiit J- J.T. 'A. 

 in your Magazine for June IaII win ac py 

 of Poggio's celebrated D alogoe. Were f 

 io (•rtunate as to polTd's that work, I 

 (hould have much pleaCuie in lend og it to 

 him ; but I only knoiv it trom tli account 

 given of i; by Mr. Shephcid. The work 

 is, I believe, ex'remely Icirce : it mi^ht, 

 however, I piefijme, be found either it> 

 fome puhlic.lihnry, or in tlie library 

 either of Mr. Rolcoe or Mr. Sheph. rd.— , 

 But I hope a ccpy will Ivive reached your 

 CorrelpoT 'ent ere he fees this letter. — » 

 Perhaps foine of the oher works mention^ 

 ed in my letter may n t be of fuch rare oc- 

 currence, A tranfivionof anv of them 

 could not fail of being acceptable to the 

 public. luafor.Tier Nutuber of your Ma^ 

 gazine fe may find kvcral other produce 

 tiers recommciued to the notice of tran(». 

 lators. 



Icoull v.'ifii thif your Correfpondent 

 wo :f) favour fhe puhiic with a tran(litijl^ 

 of the " Eccenni." of MulTio, a drama 

 which IS) I believe, only knojvn to the En. 

 gli(h reader by afl ght analyin in sn " H.f- 

 t'jiicil and Critical Ellity on the Revival of 

 the Drama in I aiy," lately publidied by 

 Longman and Ree . S me of the other 

 dramas mentioned in the fame work are 

 highly rielerving of tra'^fli'ion, or, af 

 lealf, of irritaii n. I think the Engjilh 

 ftage might be confidtrably enriched from 

 the tr.-a!ures of ttie ['•aliani^age, both in 

 the c >mic and the iiagic d-putments. — r 

 From the Sp.inith (lage, too, much might 

 he drawn. This appeirs fio;n Ttrataciq 

 Hiflori<o f'jbre el Ori^^cny Proi;rcfei Ue let 

 Co/neJia y del Hiflrionifmo en Efpana, % . 



ionijhi 

 nicli I 



glidi tranflafion has yet appeareil. 



I am. Sir, ^z, A. B. 



For 



