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TEMPLE OF MACAO. 



years old, and a tottering infant, \ntli oti'erings, 



ceremony of prostration ; the lad followed the 

 example of Ms parent aeezningly as a matter of 



«acved out of the jHttaerlEbid Wx6&t lisvmg a ball carved 



In their mouths, every attempt to tiikc out whicit, is found to 

 be in vain, puzzling many ; (Jiku the curious and elegant ivory 



groups of figures beautifully carved in £^ranite in basso te- 

 Uevo. On entering, neat winding, and tastefully-executed giSftp 

 t&te had Ibni Kltte ten)|ites to ottier recesses ibr idot 

 worshif), amongst natural ji^roups of granite rocks, jjilcd one 

 upon the other, as if by the fabled giants of old during their 

 war^trer; ^tre^s, tt^ding^ in vstfloas ikntastic: jforms^ 



overhang the temples, and cast a silence and gloom over tins 

 place devoted to jpagua worship,, — a place^ however, well 

 ^cnkted to produce ftwe in the httttiah ttkiild, and to biiid 

 either still closer the fetters of bigotry, or, if it had been 

 selected as the ^l^e of tr^er w<^shi^ to cause the mind in 

 fhii^t^f^d ^ot to Cdiwmtiflfe Tttore closely with its Creator. 

 This spot, so heautiful, so delightilil to behold, would form an 

 ekgaat and valuable embellislmient for one of our English an- 

 nuals. I saw an accurate and delightful sketch of this reh'- 

 gious spot taken by Chinncry, and a painting, half-Hnished, 

 from that sketch, wliich even hi that state reminded me of 

 the original. 1 hope tliat talented artist will complete and 



seod it hmtf m i^tm ^^pkehag t^M it to i3^e nl£* 

 mwy of those who h«re seen^ hut ot^ he tmr r«)»ote from 

 lt» beauties* 



