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Review Of New Publications.
seems too frequently made , use of . The more flowing parts of composition have their beauties ; but ought to be used sparingly : Purpureus , late qui splendent , vmus ct alter Asstiitur pannus ; cum lucus et ara Diai : ; e , Et propcrantis aq ' . ue per amssnos ambitus agros , Aut fiumen Rhenum , aut phivius describi-. ur arcus : StD NUNC NON URAT HIS LOCUS :
The outline of the story is , that Ellena di Rosctlba , living with her aunt in retirement near Naples , is seen and beloved by the young marquis Vivaldi ; but the ambition of Vivaldi ' s mother urges her to prevent a union , which she thinks beneath the dignity of her family . In her endeavours for this purpose , she is assisted by Schedoni , a monk , and her confessor ; by whose machinations , Vivaldi , at length , is immured in the Inquisition , and Ellena conveyed to a lone house on the shore of the Adriatic , for the purpose of
being assassinated . . Schedoni , hoxvever , when on the point of murdering her , discovers , by means of a miniature picture , that she is , as he then thinks , his own daughter ; but , in the event , she proves to be only his daughter-in-law . After some events which naturally follow this discovery , the two lovers , Ellena and Vivaldi , are made happy . Many parts of this Romance are beautifully written . In proof of this , we extract the scene in which Schedoni is about to murder Ellena .
' Again he ascended , nor stopped till he reached Ellena ' s door , xvhere he listened for a sound ; but all was as silent as . if death already reigned in the chamber . This door was , from long disuse , difficult to be opened ; formerly it would have yielded without sound , but now Schedoni was fearful of noise from every effort he made to move it . After some difficulty , however , it gave way , and he perceived , by the stilness within the apartment , that he had ¦
- not disturbed Ellena . He shaded , the lamp with the door for a moment , while he threw an enquiring glance forward , and when he did venture farther , held part of his dark drapery before the light , to prevent the rays from spreading through the room . ' As he approached the bed , her gentle breathings informed him that she still slept ,, and the next moment he was at her side . She lay in deep and peaceful slumber , and seemed to have thrown herself upon the mattress , after
having been wearied by her griefs : for , though sleep pressed heavily on her eyes , their lids were yet wet with tears . ' While Schedoni gazed for a moment upon her innocent countenance , a a faint smile stole over it , He stepped back . < - ' She smiles in her murderer ' s face ! " said he , shuddering , " I must be speedy . " ' He searched for the dagger , and it was some time before his trembling hand could disengage it from the folds of his garment ; but , having done so ,
he again drew near , and prepared to strike . Her dress perplexed him ; it would interrupt the blow , and he stooped to examine whether he could turn her robe aside , without waking her . As the light passed over her face , he perceived that the smile had vanished—rthe visions of her sleep were changed , for tears stole from beneath her eyelid ; , and her features suffered a slight convulsion . She spoke ! Schedoni , appieiiending that the light had dis ^ tuibed her , suddenly drew back , and , again irresoluteshaded the lamp
, , and concealed himself behind the curtain , while lie listened . But her words were inward and indistinct , and . convinced him that she still slumbered . ' His agitation and repugnance to strike encreastd with every moment of delay , and , as often as he prepared to plunge the poniard in her bosom , a shuddering horror restrained him . Astonished at his own feelings , and indignant at . what he termed a dastardly weakness , he found it necessary to .
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Review Of New Publications.
seems too frequently made , use of . The more flowing parts of composition have their beauties ; but ought to be used sparingly : Purpureus , late qui splendent , vmus ct alter Asstiitur pannus ; cum lucus et ara Diai : ; e , Et propcrantis aq ' . ue per amssnos ambitus agros , Aut fiumen Rhenum , aut phivius describi-. ur arcus : StD NUNC NON URAT HIS LOCUS :
The outline of the story is , that Ellena di Rosctlba , living with her aunt in retirement near Naples , is seen and beloved by the young marquis Vivaldi ; but the ambition of Vivaldi ' s mother urges her to prevent a union , which she thinks beneath the dignity of her family . In her endeavours for this purpose , she is assisted by Schedoni , a monk , and her confessor ; by whose machinations , Vivaldi , at length , is immured in the Inquisition , and Ellena conveyed to a lone house on the shore of the Adriatic , for the purpose of
being assassinated . . Schedoni , hoxvever , when on the point of murdering her , discovers , by means of a miniature picture , that she is , as he then thinks , his own daughter ; but , in the event , she proves to be only his daughter-in-law . After some events which naturally follow this discovery , the two lovers , Ellena and Vivaldi , are made happy . Many parts of this Romance are beautifully written . In proof of this , we extract the scene in which Schedoni is about to murder Ellena .
' Again he ascended , nor stopped till he reached Ellena ' s door , xvhere he listened for a sound ; but all was as silent as . if death already reigned in the chamber . This door was , from long disuse , difficult to be opened ; formerly it would have yielded without sound , but now Schedoni was fearful of noise from every effort he made to move it . After some difficulty , however , it gave way , and he perceived , by the stilness within the apartment , that he had ¦
- not disturbed Ellena . He shaded , the lamp with the door for a moment , while he threw an enquiring glance forward , and when he did venture farther , held part of his dark drapery before the light , to prevent the rays from spreading through the room . ' As he approached the bed , her gentle breathings informed him that she still slept ,, and the next moment he was at her side . She lay in deep and peaceful slumber , and seemed to have thrown herself upon the mattress , after
having been wearied by her griefs : for , though sleep pressed heavily on her eyes , their lids were yet wet with tears . ' While Schedoni gazed for a moment upon her innocent countenance , a a faint smile stole over it , He stepped back . < - ' She smiles in her murderer ' s face ! " said he , shuddering , " I must be speedy . " ' He searched for the dagger , and it was some time before his trembling hand could disengage it from the folds of his garment ; but , having done so ,
he again drew near , and prepared to strike . Her dress perplexed him ; it would interrupt the blow , and he stooped to examine whether he could turn her robe aside , without waking her . As the light passed over her face , he perceived that the smile had vanished—rthe visions of her sleep were changed , for tears stole from beneath her eyelid ; , and her features suffered a slight convulsion . She spoke ! Schedoni , appieiiending that the light had dis ^ tuibed her , suddenly drew back , and , again irresoluteshaded the lamp
, , and concealed himself behind the curtain , while lie listened . But her words were inward and indistinct , and . convinced him that she still slumbered . ' His agitation and repugnance to strike encreastd with every moment of delay , and , as often as he prepared to plunge the poniard in her bosom , a shuddering horror restrained him . Astonished at his own feelings , and indignant at . what he termed a dastardly weakness , he found it necessary to .