‘456 Epigrams, Fragments, and Fugitive Pieces, from the Greek. [June t, 
No. 15. American plants, and foreign 
wood guarter. 
No. 16, Ts a double border of foreign 
trees and fhrubs, extending all round the 
boundaries of the garden, on each fide of 
the walk. 
The above is intended as a popular, ra- 
ther than a {cientific, defcription of a fpot, 
where either the ftudent or the adept mey 
fatisfy his curiofity, by means of an ar- 
rangement executed in ftriét conformity 
to the fyftem of the great Swedifh natu- 
ralit. .Thofe alfo, who delight in the 
contemplation of nature, may be recre- 
ated at a very trifling expence; and 
flowers, plants, and trees, will, at every 
feafon of the year, prefent an almoft end- 
lefs variety of interefting objects. 
Mr. Salifbury is often honoured with 
the prefence, not only of fome of the firft 
botanifts of this and other ccuntries, but 
alfo with many of our nobility; and he 
has often beheld, with grateful fatisfac- 
tion, different branches of the Royal Fa- 
roily, who have honoured it with their 
patronage, walking along the paths, ap- 
pearing delighted with the arrangement. 
Such is, at prefent, the Botanic Garden 
at Queen’s Elms ; in the further improv- 
ing of which no pains or labour will be 
inared to render it ftill more ufeful to the 
public. It now remains for a nation, not 
only fond of fcience, but ever confidered 
as its munificent patron and generous 
protector, to enable the proprietor to com- 
plete his plans, extend his views in favour 
of genius; and finally, to form an efta- 
blifhment equally worthy of fcience, and 
of the noted liberality of Great Britain. 
For the Monthly Magazine. 
EPIGRAMS, FRAGMENTS, and FUGI- 
TIVE PIECES, from the GREEK. (Con- 
tinued from p. 342 of laf? Number.) 
No. IV. 
*Ou womore "ECnhwod Tov GOAUTEAN VEXpor, 
MENANDER. 
a==—— Dum bibimus, dum ferta, unguenta, 
puellas 
Pofcimus, obrepit non intelleéta feneétus. 
JUVENAL. 
REMEMBER to have read, in the 
_ Memoirs of acelebrated mimic of his 
day (Tate Wilkin{fon), the account of an 
aétre(s, who was perfuaded, by very libe- 
ral offers, to perform for a few nights on 
the Dublin ftage. The high charaéter 
of the lady for perfonal charms, and ele- 
gance of gefture, manner, and didlion, had 
excited the moft lively intereft. All the 
fafhion and beauty of the metropolis were 
affembled to witnefs endowments which: 
were fuppofed to be inimitable. The 
drawing-up of the curtain was expected 
with an eagernefs that nothing fhort of 
perfection could gratify. The ufval form 
of prologue was difpenfed with, and the 
advances of fubordinate performers confi- 
dered as impertinent and intrufive. The 
minor beauties who graced the boxes were 
thrown into the fhade; the tributes 9f 
gallantry due to them were denied ; and 
all’ refpe&t and adoration were fufpended,. 
until the 'goddefs of beauty herfelf fhould 
demand them. ‘Thunders of applaufe, 
that fllook the houfe to its centre, hailed 
her entrance. Grace and majefty were 
the attendants on every motion, for it was 
declared before-hand that fhe could not 
move without them. <A veil that hid her 
face, remained to be withdrawn, before 
the aflembly could be aliowed to gaze on 
perfect lovelinefs. The envious gauze 
was removed, and difcovered, inftead of a 
Venus, a perfect Hecate. The featuree 
that had once fo brilkantly exprefled and 
communicated joy, pénfivenefs, love, and 
all that was amiable and affecting, were 
now become hardened by age. The luftre 
of the eye burnt faint and dim; fevere 
wrinkles had ufurped the place of fmiles ; 
the voice, which, in better days, had been 
foft, flexible, and perfuafive, no longer re- 
tained its modulation, but was ftrained 
into harfh and unpleafing difcords ; the 
ruins of lovelinefs were fcarcely difcover- 
able; and the whole aétrefs had become 
the ghoft of her former felf. 
The name of Menander, from the 
praifes lavifhed on him by his contempo~ 
raries, fuggeftsto our minds the moft com- 
plete model of gaiety and voluptuoufnefs 
of any author before cr fince his time.— 
Like the fpe€tators of the Dublin theatre, 
we are entitled, from the univerfal affent_ 
of the ancients, to expeét thefe qualities 
in a poet to whom they were faid fo emi- 
nently to belong. But time has commit- 
ted the fame ravages on the dead Menan~ 
der as it hadon the living Venus. It has 
preyed on all that was inviting and lovely, 
and fpared little elfe than his frowns, 
wrinkles, and deformities. What an 
image does it prefent to our minds of the 
fragility of mortal fame, when we find 
that the very character of this celebrated 
bard has undergone fo entire a revolution 5 
and that, of his voluminous works, the 
monuments by which he vainly hoped to 
be immortalized, only fragments enough 
remain to prefent to our view the very re- 
ver(e of that which they were defigned to 
perpetuate | . 
Even 
