PUZZUOLI, WITH THE BRIDGE OF

CALIGULA.

Quosque Decarchæi portus, Baianaque mittunt
Littora, qua medicis alte permissus anhelat
Ignis aquis, et aperta domos incendia servant.

STATIUS.

Contracta pisces æquora sentiunt
Jactis in altum molibus.

HOR.

THAT portion of the shore of the Bay of Naples which is included between Pausilipo and the Cape of Misenum, though small in extent, is exceedingly rich in classical associations. Within this short space have emperors, philosophers, statesmen, and heroes, either reposed awhile from the cares of their several stations, or, in their later years, have sought, amidst the charms of a luxuriant solitude, that tranquillity for which they vainly sighed throughout a troubled existence. History makes us acquainted with the events of their lives, while tradition points out the spot where once stood their local habitations,-now their tombs. Although we are indebted to tradition for much that history does not furnish, it should, nevertheless, be received with caution, as embellishment and a love of the marvellous do not decrease with time. Many remains of antiquity have been invested with undue importance from