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J uno, J eve's wife and sister, was heard to declare, that 

 poor Hecuba did not deserve so terrible a fate, — 



" Ipsa Jo vis conjuxque sororque, 

 Eventus Hecubam meruisse negaverit illos." 



Had poor Priam escaped from Troy, one thing, and only 

 one thing, would have given him a small ray of satis- 

 faction, viz. he would have heard of one of his daughters 

 nobly preferring to leave this world, rather than live to 

 become servant-maid to old Grecian ladies : — 



Non ego Myrniidonum sedes, Dolopumve superbas, 

 Adspiciam, aut Graiis servitum matribus ibo. " 



At some future period, should a foreign armed force, or 

 intestine broils, (all which Heaven avert,) raise Troy to 

 the dignity of a fortified city, Virgil's prophecy may 

 then be fulfilled, — 



*' Atque iterum ad Trojam magnus mittetur Achilles." 



After leaving Troy, I passed through a fine country to 

 Albany; and then proceeded by steam down the Hudson 

 to J^ew York. 



Travellers hesitate whether to give the 

 preference to Philadelphia or to ISew York. 

 Philadelphia is certainly a noble city, and its environs 

 beautiful; but there is a degree of quiet and sedate- 

 ness in it, which, though no doubt very agreeable to 

 the man of calm and domestic habits, is not so attrac- 

 tive to one of speedy movements. The quantity of 

 white marble which is used in the buildings gives to 

 Philadelphia a gay and lively appearance ; but the 

 sameness of the streets, and their crossing each other 

 at right angles, are somewhat tiresome. The water- 

 works which supply the city are a proud monument of 

 the skill and enterprise of its inhabitants ; and the 

 market is well worth the attention of the stranger. 



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