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Article THE SLAVE'S FIRST HOUR OF FREEDOM AND HIS LAST. ← Page 2 of 2 Article THE LIBRARY OF THE VATICAN. Page 1 of 4 →
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The Slave's First Hour Of Freedom And His Last.
Soothed were his pains , calmly he sunk to rest , Like a lull'd infant on its mother ' s breast ; But ere his spirit fled its earthly clay , The hight of slavery had passed away—The dial struck . " I AM FREE ! " the old man cried ; " GOD ' S WILL BE DONE ! " then faintly smiled and died .
Each toil and care from him for ever past , THE FIBST SWEET BUEATII OF FREEDOM WAS HIS LAST .
The Library Of The Vatican.
THE LIBRARY OF THE VATICAN .
POPE NICHOLAS the Fifth was the first who commenced this amazing collection , from the recesses of which much ancient learning has been given to the world , and more , it is to be hoped for , will appear . It consisted , at first , but of six thousand volumes of the most scarce and valuable writers . Some have claimed for Sextus Quintus the honour of founding the present library , but undeservedly so ; for although the
collection was undoubtedly dispersed under the pontificate of Calixtus the Third , and again by the army of Charles the Fifth , under the command of the Constable De Bourbon , it was re-established b y Sextus the Fourth and Clement the Seventh , before the reign of Sextus Quintus . Although he cannot be honoured as its founder , Sextus the Fifth , who was a man of consummate learning , certainly not only restored the
library to its former splendour , but augmented it with a great number of books and precious manuscripts . It received a magnificent addition from the Electo-Palatine library , the greater part of which were sent to Rome after Count Tilly had taken Heidelberg , in 1622 . The Vatican library , which Baronius compares to a net that receives bad fish as well as good , is divided into three parts : the first is public ,
and every one is at liberty to consult it for the space of two hours , upon certain days ; the second part , which is more valuable , is kept with greater privacy ; and the third , which may be termed the sanctum sanctorum of the collection , is only shown to distinguished visitors , or on particular occasions . In the time of Sextus the Fifth is was adorned by leading artists ;
first , with a series of emblematical figures , under which are represented the principal actions of his life ; secondly , all the councils , from the first Nicene to that of Trent . Underneath are very curious inscriptions , containing , in a few words , the names of the different popes and emperors under whom the various councils were held , with a summary of their decress and transactions ; thirdly , all the famous libraries in the
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Slave's First Hour Of Freedom And His Last.
Soothed were his pains , calmly he sunk to rest , Like a lull'd infant on its mother ' s breast ; But ere his spirit fled its earthly clay , The hight of slavery had passed away—The dial struck . " I AM FREE ! " the old man cried ; " GOD ' S WILL BE DONE ! " then faintly smiled and died .
Each toil and care from him for ever past , THE FIBST SWEET BUEATII OF FREEDOM WAS HIS LAST .
The Library Of The Vatican.
THE LIBRARY OF THE VATICAN .
POPE NICHOLAS the Fifth was the first who commenced this amazing collection , from the recesses of which much ancient learning has been given to the world , and more , it is to be hoped for , will appear . It consisted , at first , but of six thousand volumes of the most scarce and valuable writers . Some have claimed for Sextus Quintus the honour of founding the present library , but undeservedly so ; for although the
collection was undoubtedly dispersed under the pontificate of Calixtus the Third , and again by the army of Charles the Fifth , under the command of the Constable De Bourbon , it was re-established b y Sextus the Fourth and Clement the Seventh , before the reign of Sextus Quintus . Although he cannot be honoured as its founder , Sextus the Fifth , who was a man of consummate learning , certainly not only restored the
library to its former splendour , but augmented it with a great number of books and precious manuscripts . It received a magnificent addition from the Electo-Palatine library , the greater part of which were sent to Rome after Count Tilly had taken Heidelberg , in 1622 . The Vatican library , which Baronius compares to a net that receives bad fish as well as good , is divided into three parts : the first is public ,
and every one is at liberty to consult it for the space of two hours , upon certain days ; the second part , which is more valuable , is kept with greater privacy ; and the third , which may be termed the sanctum sanctorum of the collection , is only shown to distinguished visitors , or on particular occasions . In the time of Sextus the Fifth is was adorned by leading artists ;
first , with a series of emblematical figures , under which are represented the principal actions of his life ; secondly , all the councils , from the first Nicene to that of Trent . Underneath are very curious inscriptions , containing , in a few words , the names of the different popes and emperors under whom the various councils were held , with a summary of their decress and transactions ; thirdly , all the famous libraries in the