50 CYPRUS. 
statues of Lis, and the mummies, preserve at 
this hour a form of countenance which is 
common to the females of that country ; nor 
did the celebrated Cleopatra much differ from 
tlie representation thus afforded, if the portrait 
of her upon Mark Antonys medals may be 
considered as authority. There are some 
countries (for example, Lapland) where it might 
be deemed impossible to select a single instance 
of female beauty. Here, it is true, the degraded 
state of human nature explains the privation. 
But among more enlightened nations, a traveller 
would hardly be accused of generalizing in- 
accurately, or partially, who should affirm that 
female beauty was rare in Germany, although 
common in England; that it exists more 
frequently in Russia than in France ; in Finland, 
than in Sweden ; in Laly, than in Greece ; — that 
the Iris/i women are handsomer than the Spanish; 
although learned antiquaries assure us both 
were originally of Pelasgian origin. 
Gardens of Thc gardcus o{ Lamcca are very beautiful, and 
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constitute the only source ot amusement which 
the women of the place seem to possess. They 
are, however, no ornament to the town, being 
inclosed by high walls. Almost every house has 
its garden : the shade and verdure thus afforded 
is a delightful contrast to the glare of a white 
