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Semiramis. A Vision.

forwards embalmed , then wrapped round with bandages and hieroglyphics , and sold by those dextrous rogues who laugh at profoundlylearned men . I was not the dupe of those impostors ; I almost knew , by the form of the head , those ancient Egyptians , embalmed in a particular manner , who were anxious to transmit their dried forms to posterity . They were d in order in cabinetand I was delighted with

range my , the thought , that about three thousand years ago they all could speak ; at a time when they little imagined they should be taken out of their catacombs near Grand Cairo , to make a voyage to Europe , aud coma to London to satisfy my curiosity . " Here , " said I , " am I surrounded with the unburied dead , who never suspected I should one day have the sole property of their bodies . "—I enjoyed this idea , and

walked to and fro amidst those embalmed bodies , who had no longer any names but such as my fancy gave them . One day reviewing my antique black treasury , I took up the head of a mummy , and viewing it attentively , —" Who art thou , " said I , softly , " Who art thou ? '' The head moved in my hands on a sudden , and said , — " I am Semiramis . "— " What thou ? wast thou ever handsome ?"—¦ " Yes , I once appeased a sedition by exposing my naked breasts and dishevelled hair . " — " Didst thou raise those magnificent gardens so much extolled ?"— " I erected Babylon , and .

raised superb structures on the hanks of the Tygris and Euphrates . " — " Thou hast done things truly extraordinary !"— " My reign was equal to any great prince ' s ; I blended their talents with their courage . "— " But as to your military expeditions ?"— "I made several conquests in Ethiopia ; I penetrated to the Indies . "—" You were passionately fond of glory , Madam ?"— " I was born for it . "" And those little weaknesses which history takes notice of ?"—

" No matter , the duty I owed the empire did not suffer for it ; I made Assyria happy ; I deserved the honours of an apotheosis . "" Madam , all your ideas were elevated ; I respect you much ; but yet one thing gives me uneasiness ; you were despotic . " — "A woman is very properly placed on a despotic throne . "— " Why so , madam ? " —" Because tlie harshness of such a government is always

softened by the mildness natural to the sex , and by that ascendancy which heaven has granted to women . Pride does not blush to humble itself before them . —Then again , I was fond of the arts , and those who cultivated them ; they were not on a level with the rest of my subjects . "— " But did you refuse , madam , to give up the crown , of which were onlthe trusteeto your son Ninias ? " - —" The

you y , sceptre I field was no deposit . "—" Yet may I take the liberty to ask you , did yo \\ really put your husband Ninias to death ?"— " No . "" History says you did . "—" Plistory lies . "—" But Voltaire has written a tragedy upon the subject , and attributes remorse to you on

the . occasion . "— " Tragedies romance . "— "And the public voice also accuses you . "— '" The public will be undeceived . '— " When ?" " When the appointed day for the discovery arrives . " At these words the head became heavier ; it slipt through my hands , and fell into the chest again .. . , M .

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LONDON: Article 1
TO OUR READERS, CORRESPONDENTS, &c. Article 2
PRICES OF BINDING PER VOLUME. Article 2
THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE, OR GENERAL AND COMPLETE LIBRARY. Article 3
HUMANITY OF GELO, KING OF SYRACUSE. Article 7
DISSERTATIONS ON THE POLITE ARTS. Article 8
GENEROUS SENTIMENTS ON THE PROSPERITY OF OTHERS, CONDUCIVE TO OUR OWN HAPPINESS. Article 10
BRIEF HISTORY OF THE RELIGIOUS AND MILITARY ORDER OF THE KNIGHTS TEMPLARS OF ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM. Article 12
THE FREEMASON. No. VI. Article 17
THE STAGE. Article 19
ON FRIENDSHIP. Article 22
BASEM; OR, THE BLACKSMITH. AN ORIENTAL APOLOGUE. Article 24
SPECIMEN OF MODERN BIOGRAPHY, Article 33
ANECDOTE. Article 34
TESTIMONY OF N. B. HALHEAD, ESQ. M. P. Article 35
SEMIRAMIS. A VISION. Article 37
DETACHED THOUGHTS. Article 39
RULES FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE SIGHT. Article 43
ON DISCONTENT WITH OUR LOT IN LIFE. Article 45
Untitled Article 47
ESSAY ON JUSTICE. Article 48
ANECDOTE OF SANTEUIL. Article 49
PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. Article 50
ANECDOTE OF WILLIAM THE THIRD. Article 55
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE. Article 56
POETRY. Article 58
TO MISS S****. Article 58
TO Dr. BROWN, WITH A TONQUIN BEAN*. Article 59
VERSES, Article 59
A PARAPHRASE ON THE LAMENTATION OF DAVID, FOR THE DEATH OF SAUL AND JONATHAN. Article 60
THE MASONS' LODGE. Article 61
STRICTURES ON PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS. Article 62
MONTHLY CHRONICLE. Article 63
PROMOTIONS. Article 66
Untitled Article 66
Untitled Article 67
BANKRUPTS. Article 67
INDEX TO THE FOURTH VOLUME. Article 68
ADVERTISEMENT. Article 72
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Semiramis. A Vision.

forwards embalmed , then wrapped round with bandages and hieroglyphics , and sold by those dextrous rogues who laugh at profoundlylearned men . I was not the dupe of those impostors ; I almost knew , by the form of the head , those ancient Egyptians , embalmed in a particular manner , who were anxious to transmit their dried forms to posterity . They were d in order in cabinetand I was delighted with

range my , the thought , that about three thousand years ago they all could speak ; at a time when they little imagined they should be taken out of their catacombs near Grand Cairo , to make a voyage to Europe , aud coma to London to satisfy my curiosity . " Here , " said I , " am I surrounded with the unburied dead , who never suspected I should one day have the sole property of their bodies . "—I enjoyed this idea , and

walked to and fro amidst those embalmed bodies , who had no longer any names but such as my fancy gave them . One day reviewing my antique black treasury , I took up the head of a mummy , and viewing it attentively , —" Who art thou , " said I , softly , " Who art thou ? '' The head moved in my hands on a sudden , and said , — " I am Semiramis . "— " What thou ? wast thou ever handsome ?"—¦ " Yes , I once appeased a sedition by exposing my naked breasts and dishevelled hair . " — " Didst thou raise those magnificent gardens so much extolled ?"— " I erected Babylon , and .

raised superb structures on the hanks of the Tygris and Euphrates . " — " Thou hast done things truly extraordinary !"— " My reign was equal to any great prince ' s ; I blended their talents with their courage . "— " But as to your military expeditions ?"— "I made several conquests in Ethiopia ; I penetrated to the Indies . "—" You were passionately fond of glory , Madam ?"— " I was born for it . "" And those little weaknesses which history takes notice of ?"—

" No matter , the duty I owed the empire did not suffer for it ; I made Assyria happy ; I deserved the honours of an apotheosis . "" Madam , all your ideas were elevated ; I respect you much ; but yet one thing gives me uneasiness ; you were despotic . " — "A woman is very properly placed on a despotic throne . "— " Why so , madam ? " —" Because tlie harshness of such a government is always

softened by the mildness natural to the sex , and by that ascendancy which heaven has granted to women . Pride does not blush to humble itself before them . —Then again , I was fond of the arts , and those who cultivated them ; they were not on a level with the rest of my subjects . "— " But did you refuse , madam , to give up the crown , of which were onlthe trusteeto your son Ninias ? " - —" The

you y , sceptre I field was no deposit . "—" Yet may I take the liberty to ask you , did yo \\ really put your husband Ninias to death ?"— " No . "" History says you did . "—" Plistory lies . "—" But Voltaire has written a tragedy upon the subject , and attributes remorse to you on

the . occasion . "— " Tragedies romance . "— "And the public voice also accuses you . "— '" The public will be undeceived . '— " When ?" " When the appointed day for the discovery arrives . " At these words the head became heavier ; it slipt through my hands , and fell into the chest again .. . , M .

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