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whichthere is controversy,(Monthly Maga- 
zine, vol. xx.p.522,) that again and againsé 
are in rude languages commonly contoun- 
ded. The ve of the Latins, and the weeder 
of the Germans, have this double sense, 
Narcissus views his image in the lake ; he 
sees Narcissus again, he sees Narcissus 
against ‘him. The ideas are contiguous 
of things opposite, and things opposed : 
te stand with, is the collocation of sym- 
pathy; to withstand, the collocation of 
antipathy: “comparison often ends m 
controversy. In as much as re js am- 
biguous, the verb “to resign” has “two 
prmary meanings, (4) to sign again, 
(2) to sign against. But Mr. Trebor, of 
Worcester, ought not to reckon more 
than these as original or primary signi- 
fications, To yield up is not the original 
import of theword; it is a violent me- 
taphor, resulting from accidental institu-’ 
tions of jurisprudence. To transfer is 
also a metaphor resulting trom the cir- 
cumstance that second signatures, like 
indorsements among ourselves, were 
common formalities of transfer. Let us 
suppose the English theologians were to 
employ this word “ indorse,” as they do 
employ the word “ resign,” and were to 
recommend, that we should in all things 
indorse ourselves to the will of Ged; 
that we should receive his decrees with 
patience and indorsement, would common 
sense decide in favour of the good taste 
of such expression? Yet the use.of re- 
signation for submission to Providence 
in adversity, is a parallel case. 
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For the Monthly Magazine. 
SKETCHES of CONSTANTINOPLE, by FRE- 
DERIC MURHARD; dllustrated by an 
enyraved paNoRAMA Of that CITY. 
T was such a day as connot be paral- 
lelled except i Elysium when our ves- 
sel entered the celebrated strait which 
forms the boundary between Europe and 
Asia. The whole hemisphere was illu- 
mined by the brilliant rays of the sun, 
whose golden light was reflected in a thou- 
sand tints on the dazzled eye. Both sea 
and sky glistened like silver,end balsamic 
breezes were wafted from either coast. 
The air was so pure, so mild; the whole 
atmosphere, covled by the water, so re- 
freshing; the shores on each side unfold- 
ed such inexpressible charms, that we 
might have fancied ourselves walking mn 
the garden of Eden, and imagination 
might almost have persuaded reason 
that this was the avenue to some fairy 
sity. 
Panorama of Constantinople, by F. Murhard. [June t, 
For halfa day we thus continued our 
course between Thrace and Asia Minor: 
One prospect, one beauty, succeeded an- 
other. Here appeared the ruins of cas- 
tles and forts, there villages peeped forth 
between the dark branches of -cypresses 
and walnut-trees, Here we sailed under 
the menacing cannon of formidable bat- 
terles, there we glided past oriental pa- 
laces and imperial pleasure-houses. Here 
rose ranges of mountains and hills, their 
summits crownedwith woods glowing in the 
rich colours of summer, and clothing the 
gradual declivity,unbroken,save where the 
bold, rocky promontory caught the: pass- 
ing beam; yonder appeared delicious 
landscapes embellished with all the riches 
of industry and luxury, whose tints were 
harmoniously blended in the sun-shine. 
Here Ceres and Pomona presented in the 
enchanting grove a banquet worthy of the 
gods; there towered a steep crag, but the 
_ purest nectar distilled from its rugged sides 
aud the purple clusters glowing amid the 
embrowned foliage were suspended in lux- 
urlant festoons from the branches of the 
fig and the slender cherry-tree; while 
meadows of such verdure as I have 
seldom beheld in any country, covered the 
shore of the sea, whose foaming waves 
-Impetuously broke against the projecting 
cliffs, and which here ‘and there forming 
a bay of greater or less extent, reflected 
in its bason the adjacent objects. 
The strait of the Dardanelles, as the 
whole channel between the two continents 
of Europe and Asia is usually cailed, 
forms the communication between the 
Archipelago, the sea of Marmora, and the 
Black Sea. It is twelve leagues in length, 
but the breadth is very unequal, beiug in 
some places not more than three or four 
hundred fathoms, while, in others it ex- 
pands to the width of fifteen hundred or 
two thousand fathoms. At the mouth 
next the Archipelago are two forts on the 
opposite shores, but at the distance of 
fiiteen hundred fathoms, so that they can- 
not be said to afiord much protection to 
the passage; a promontory about three © 
leagues within the strait projects about . 
four hundred fathoms, and here on-eyther 
side are erected forts mounted with very 
heavy cannon, which completely -eom- 
mand both shores, and form what may 
properly be called the Dardanelles. 
Other forts are also. constructed in the 
narrow parts of the passage, till it opens 
-into the sea of Marmora, when no further 
obstruction is presented to the progress 
of vessels to Constantinople. 
The. nearer we approach to the se 
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