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CHAPTER XIII.
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Visit to Rome.—Attractions of its Ruins.—Bayard’s Persistent1 Searches.—His Limited Means.—Sights and Experiences.—Journey to Marseilles.—Walks to Lyons.—Desperate Circumstances.—Stay in Paris.—Employment of his Time.—Departure for London.—Failure to obtain Money or Work.—Seeks a Friend.—Obtains Help from a Stranger.—Voyage to New York.—Arrival Home.
Who has entered the aged2 city of Rome and not felt the power of its thrilling associations? How the doors of history swing open before the traveller, and how sublime3 the panorama4 which unfolds to his view! How swiftly pass the scenes of pomp and the parades of heroes! It cannot be described. It must be felt to be understood. It requires no very active imagination to see again the strong walls, the towers, the gates, the majestic5 temples, and the superb Capitol rising over all. To be able to walk its paved streets, and wend about its Corinthian porches, and through its marvellous arches; to rush with the crowds of Romans to a seat in the Coliseum; to march in the triumphal processions, and to listen to the echo of Cicero’s voice among the pillars of the Forum6, is no very difficult dream, when the same buildings which saw and heard those things are yet before you. One[107] can stand in the shadows of ancient ruins, when the moon gives light enough to see the outline, but not sufficient to show the scars which the ages have given them, and witness again the gatherings7 of the Roman people, and make out the forms of Cincinnatus, of Scipio, of Marius, of C?sar, of Cicero, of Augustus, or of Constantine, as their lumbering8 chariots jolt9 over the pavements and around the palace walls. The Tiber, which rolls on its ceaseless course, and which saw the faces of Livy, Horace, and Virgil, moves by the Tarpeian Rock, and the Campus Martius, with the same
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| 聚集( gathering的名词复数 ); 收集; 采集; 搜集 | |
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dome
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| adj.精美的;敏锐的;剧烈的,感觉强烈的 | |
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labyrinth
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sculptors
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| 雕刻家,雕塑家( sculptor的名词复数 ); [天]玉夫座 | |
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dame
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| 乘船( embark的过去式和过去分词 ); 装载; 从事 | |
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| (厚)木板( plank的名词复数 ); 政纲条目,政策要点 | |
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compassion
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candor
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courageous
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narration
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lodging
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