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Epilogue.
ty which Hercules mounts the walls —his army enters the city withlirebrands >—Hercules bears away the gates upon his shoulders — the city is seen in flames Hercules pursues the Prince to the summit of a mountain , seizes and dashes him into the sea—he releases . Omphale , and bears her off in triumph . PART II . Hercules enters with Omphale , fatigued with the toils of battle ; she leaves him . to wheh asleep Omphale returnsand kneeling-to a statue of Cupidthe
repose , , figure receives animation—she implores him to inspire the breast of Hercules with love . Cupid changes the club of Hercules for a shepherd's crook , his arrows to wreaths of roses . Cupid calls on the Pleasures—their train surround the sopha of Hercules , bearing vases , medallions , baskets of flowers , wreaths of roses , & c . —they form a group—when Cupid brings forth Omphale , and places her by his side—He then waves his bow , and discovers the Garden of Love ; in which Juno , attended by Mercury and Hymen , descends the stage , and clouds - thehands of Hercules and
dispersing , discover the Temple of Juno . Juno joins . Omphale , and orders Hymen to prepare the marriage ceremony . This is succeeded by a grand Hymeneal procession . Four Amazons , with bows and arrows , Four Nymphs , bearing two cornucopias . Four Giants , bearing rocks , Two white Bulls , decorated for sacrifice ,
Eight Priestesses bearing instruments for sacrifice , Twelve Children playing- on lutes , harps , Sec . The Altar drawn by white Bulls , richly decorated , Sixteen Priests of the Temple of Juno , The High Priest . After which the ceremony commences—this is interspersed with dances by Nymphs , Graces , Loves , & c . Hymen joins their hands , the Cupids crown them with wreaths , and the piece concludes .
Monthly Chronicle.
MONTHLY CHRONICLE .
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE . IT gives us pain to announce the defeat of the gallant General Kosciusko on the 12 th October . With a view to ' prevent a junction of . the . Russian and Prussian armies , Kosciusko advanced from his main body with' 6000 men , and a most dreadful engagement ensued . Twice the Russians attacked with vigour , and- twice they were repulsed ; and here victory would have remained with the Poles , had they contented themselves with having beaten back the enemy ,-butj abandoned the favourable
resolving to pursue their advantage , they position which they had taken , and advanced in their turn to attack ihe Russians . The Russian troops formed themselves anew , aud succeeded in throwing the Polish line into confusion . The route was soon complete . The Polish infantry defended themselves with a valour approaching to fury . The cavalry suffered less , and retreated in good order . During the battle , Kosciusko placed himself where the greatest danger was , and had three horses killed under him . At length a Cossack wounded him from behind with a-lance , without knowing
who he was , till his attendants , when he fell , in their confusion called his name . Kosciusko recovered himself so much that he ran a few yards , when a Russian officer cut him across the head ; he fell a secbnd time to the ground , seemingly iiieless , and was taken prisoner . He wore the dress of a peasant . The ' main body under Prince Pouiatowski , consisting of ifi . ooo men , and other detachments , still guard and defend Warsaw . The Jacobins and other popular societies have been , suppressed , and msierat ' . in daiiv gains ground in France . 3 A 2
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Epilogue.
ty which Hercules mounts the walls —his army enters the city withlirebrands >—Hercules bears away the gates upon his shoulders — the city is seen in flames Hercules pursues the Prince to the summit of a mountain , seizes and dashes him into the sea—he releases . Omphale , and bears her off in triumph . PART II . Hercules enters with Omphale , fatigued with the toils of battle ; she leaves him . to wheh asleep Omphale returnsand kneeling-to a statue of Cupidthe
repose , , figure receives animation—she implores him to inspire the breast of Hercules with love . Cupid changes the club of Hercules for a shepherd's crook , his arrows to wreaths of roses . Cupid calls on the Pleasures—their train surround the sopha of Hercules , bearing vases , medallions , baskets of flowers , wreaths of roses , & c . —they form a group—when Cupid brings forth Omphale , and places her by his side—He then waves his bow , and discovers the Garden of Love ; in which Juno , attended by Mercury and Hymen , descends the stage , and clouds - thehands of Hercules and
dispersing , discover the Temple of Juno . Juno joins . Omphale , and orders Hymen to prepare the marriage ceremony . This is succeeded by a grand Hymeneal procession . Four Amazons , with bows and arrows , Four Nymphs , bearing two cornucopias . Four Giants , bearing rocks , Two white Bulls , decorated for sacrifice ,
Eight Priestesses bearing instruments for sacrifice , Twelve Children playing- on lutes , harps , Sec . The Altar drawn by white Bulls , richly decorated , Sixteen Priests of the Temple of Juno , The High Priest . After which the ceremony commences—this is interspersed with dances by Nymphs , Graces , Loves , & c . Hymen joins their hands , the Cupids crown them with wreaths , and the piece concludes .
Monthly Chronicle.
MONTHLY CHRONICLE .
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE . IT gives us pain to announce the defeat of the gallant General Kosciusko on the 12 th October . With a view to ' prevent a junction of . the . Russian and Prussian armies , Kosciusko advanced from his main body with' 6000 men , and a most dreadful engagement ensued . Twice the Russians attacked with vigour , and- twice they were repulsed ; and here victory would have remained with the Poles , had they contented themselves with having beaten back the enemy ,-butj abandoned the favourable
resolving to pursue their advantage , they position which they had taken , and advanced in their turn to attack ihe Russians . The Russian troops formed themselves anew , aud succeeded in throwing the Polish line into confusion . The route was soon complete . The Polish infantry defended themselves with a valour approaching to fury . The cavalry suffered less , and retreated in good order . During the battle , Kosciusko placed himself where the greatest danger was , and had three horses killed under him . At length a Cossack wounded him from behind with a-lance , without knowing
who he was , till his attendants , when he fell , in their confusion called his name . Kosciusko recovered himself so much that he ran a few yards , when a Russian officer cut him across the head ; he fell a secbnd time to the ground , seemingly iiieless , and was taken prisoner . He wore the dress of a peasant . The ' main body under Prince Pouiatowski , consisting of ifi . ooo men , and other detachments , still guard and defend Warsaw . The Jacobins and other popular societies have been , suppressed , and msierat ' . in daiiv gains ground in France . 3 A 2