"THOSE HOLY FIELDS," "THE LAND OF THE PHARAOHS," "SPANISH PICTURES,"
"SWISS PICTURES," ETC.

THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY,

56, PATERNOSTER Row; 65, ST. PAUL'S CHURCHYARD;
AND 164, PICCADILLY.

"A LAND

WHICH WAS THE MIGHTIEST IN ITS OLD COMMAND,

AND IS THE LOVELIEST, AND MUST EVER BE

THE MASTER-MOULD OF NATURE'S HEAVENLY HAND; WHEREIN WERE CAST THE HEROIC AND THE FRee, THE BEAUTIFUL, THE BRAVE, the LordS OF EARTH AND SEA,

THE COMMONWEALTH OF KINGS, THE MEN OF ROME!
AND EVEN SINCE, AND NOW, FAIR ITALY!

THOU ART THE GARDEN OF THE WORLD, THE HOME
OF ALL ART YIELDS, AND NATURE CAN DECREE;
EVEN IN THY DESERT, WHAT IS LIKE TO THEE?
THY VERY WEEDS ARE BEAUTIFUL, THY WASTE
MORE RICH THAN OTHER CLIMES' FERTILITY;
THY WRECK A GLORY, AND THY RUIN GRACED
WITH AN IMMACULATE CHARM WHICH CANNOT BE DEFACED."
Childe Harold.

"SED NEQUE MEDORUM SILVÆ, DITISSIMA TERRA,

NEC PULCHER GANGES, ATQUE AURO TURBIDUS HERMIS.
LAUDIBUS ITALIÆ CERTENT; NON BACTRA, NEQUE INDI
HIC VER ADSIDUUM ATQUE ALIENIS MENSIBUS ÆSTAS,
BIS GRAVIDA PECUDES, BIS POMIS UTILIS ARBOR."

Georgics, ii. 135.

"A LAND

WHICH WAS THE MIGHTIEST IN ITS OLD COMMAND,

AND IS THE LOVELIEST, AND MUST EVER BE

THE MASTER-MOULD OF NATURE'S HEAVENLY HAND; WHEREIN WERE CAST THE HEROIC AND THE FREE, THE BEAUTIFUL, THE BRAVE, THE LORDS OF EARTH AND SEA, THE COMMONWEALTH OF KINGS, THE MEN OF ROME! AND EVEN SINCE, AND NOW, FAIR ITALY !

THOU ART THE GARDEN OF THE WORLD, THE home OF ALL ART YIELDS, AND NATURE CAN DECREE; EVEN IN THY DESERT, WHAT IS LIKE TO THEE? THY VERY WEEDS ARE BEAUTIFUL, THY WASTE MORE RICH THAN OTHER CLIMES' FERTILITY; THY WRECK A GLORY, AND THY RUIN GRACED WITH AN IMMACULATE CHARM WHICH CANNOT BE DEFACED." Childe Harold.

"SED NEQUE MEDORUM SILVE, DITISSIMA TERRA,

NEC PULCHER GANGES, ATQUE AURO TURBIDUS HERMUS.
LAUDIBUS ITALIÆ CERTENT; NON BACTRA, neque Indi
HIC VER ADSIDUUM ATQUE ALIENIS MENSIBUS ÆSTAS,
BIS GRAVIDE PECUDES, BIS POMIS UTILIS ARBOR."

Georgics, ii. 135.