34 TRIBUTARY VERSES. 



Sed jam vetustas, aut manus impia 

 Prostravit, Eheu ! — Triste Silentium 

 Regnare nunc solum videtur 

 Per scopulos, virides et umbras ! 



At fama nobis restat, at inclytum 

 Restat Poetoe nomen, at ingeni 



Stat carmen exemplum perenne 

 i^rea nee monumenta quaerit ! 



Sic usque virtus vincit, ad ultimos 

 Perducta fines temporis, exitus 



Spernens sepulchrorumque inane, 

 Marmoris ac celerem ruinam I 



The Casa gardens, in which the cave is situated, 

 are extensive, and have even now, in their 

 neglected state, sufficient beauty to be regarded 

 as the most retired, romantic, and beautiful spot 

 in Macao. 





