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style, which is simple without meanness, 
and from a judicious intermixture of an- 
cient words, has an antique and interest- 
ing cast, is well suited to the nature of 
the-subject. Among these phrases we 
observe the verb gar, (to cause to do,) 
which we believe is exclusively-a Scot- 
tish expression, and therefore should not 
have been used. An occasional mono- 
tony occursin the poem, which we con- 
ceive to arise from Mr. Rose having 
chosen to abridge certain parts of the 
narration, which he could not avoid 
alluding to for the sake of distinctness, 
and which his plan did not suffer him to 
dilate into description. All mere narra- 
tive conveyed in verse has a cold and 
creeping effect. In those passages where 
ROMANCES AND NOVELS. 
Mr. Rose has given more rein’ to his 
imagination, the descriptions are natural 
and spirited, and the adventures well 
selected. We think, however, more use 
might have been made of the volatile 
Galaor, whose fickleness in amours 
forms, in the original romance, such an 
admirable contrast to the fidelity of his 
brother. Notes are added to this pleas- 
ing poem, in which Mr. Rose displays 
considerable acquaintance with the man- 
ners of the middle ages and the laws of 
chivalry. Two elegant imitations of 
Ovid, entitled, ‘* Elisena Perioni,’’? and 
“ Guendolena Locrino,” are prefixed to 
the poem. They are the contribution 
of the honourable William Herbert, the 
friend of the author. 
fiat. IL. Amadis de Gaul: by Vasco Lobeyra. From the Spanish Version of Garcior~ 
donezx de Montalvo. 
THIS article is so intimately con- 
nected with the last, that referring to 
our account of the first book of Amadis, 
as versified by Rose, we proceed with 
the story of the following three books 
from the prose translation of Mr. Southey. 
While the enchanter Arcalaus was 
practising his ineffectual stratagem upon 
the peace and honour of Oriana, he had 
organized against Lisvard a grand re- 
volt headed by a false traitor, named 
Barsinan.. Amadis was mean time en- 
gaged in delivering the princess, and in 
reaping the reward of his victory; but 
his brother Galaor suppressing by his 
valour this formidable insurrection, the 
court of Lisvard was restored to safety 
and splendour by the united exertions of 
the brothers of Gaul. Amadis, to in- 
crease his renown, seeks to accomplish 
the adventure of the Firm Island, an 
enchanted domain, containing certain 
perrons (pillars), by which the fidelity 
of lovers might be ascertained. The 
probationers were able to advance only 
mm proportion to the warmth and con- 
stancy of their aftection, and the ground 
of trial was terminated by a most splen- 
did apartment, which was only accessi- 
ble to the most valiant knight and the 
fairest lady in the universe. Amadis 
penetrated into this beautiful chamber, 
‘and was acknowledged as their lord by 
the inhabitants of the Firm Island. 
While he was triumphing in his con- 
_ quest, he received an unexpected and 
heart-rending letter from Oriana, who, 
by aconcurrence of circumstances, had 
been led to believe him false to her love. 
By Roserr Soutuey. 
4 vols. 12mo. 
Her letter branded him with disloyalty, 
and forbade him ever to appear be- 
fore her. The superscription, like that 
of Don Quixote’s letter from the Sierra 
Morena, bore these words: I am the 
damsel wounded through the heart with 
a sword, and you are he who wounded 
me.’? Amadis, on receiving this letter, 
abandons his conquest in despair, and 
betakes himself to a solitary island, or 
rather insulated cliff, called the ioe 
rock, where he does penance with a her- 
mit until he is reduced to death's door. 
Oriana, however, being at length unde- 
ceived, discovers with difficulty his re- 
treat, and eommands him to liye for her 
sake. The obedient knight recovers at 
his lady’s command, and repairs again 
to the court of Lisvard, where he per- 
forms miracles of valour in defence of 
the English monarch, which are duly 
rewarded in secret by his grateful daugh- » 
ter. Meantime certain envious courtiers 
excite a jealousy of Amadis and” his 
friends in the mind of Lisvard, who, 
forgetting his own character and their 
services, treats them at first with cold- 
ness, and at length with absolute injus- 
tice and contempt. Fired at this usage, 
Amadis himself, the knights of his kin- 
dred, and many others, whom he had 
subdued by arms or attached to him by 
courtesy, renounce formally the service 
of Lisvard, and retire to the Firm Is- 
land. Amadis himself, incapable of 
making war upon the father of Oriana, 
wanders through the world under vari- 
ous disguises, quitting his arms and cog 
nizance as soon as his great deeds had 
