into his poem. As Solomon was famous for wisdom, so the name
of Alcinous signifies strength of knowledge; as the gardens of
Solomon were celebrated, so are those of Alcinous (Od.
7.112.); as the kingdom of Solomon was distinguished by twelve
tribes under twelve princes (1 Kings, ch. 4.), so that of
Alcinous (Od. 8. 390.) was ruled by an equal number; as the
throne of Solomon was supported by lions of gold (1 Kings, ch.
10.), so that of Alcinous was placed on dogs of silver and
gold (Od, 7. 91.); as the fleets of Solomon were famous, so
were those of Alcinous. It is perhaps worthy of remark, that
Neptune sate on the mountains of the SOLYMI, as he returned
from Æthiopia to Ægæ, while he raised the tempest which threw
Ulysses on the coast of Phæacia; and that the Solymi of
Pamphylia are very considerably distant from the route.--The
suspicious character, also, which Nausicaa attributes to her
countryman agrees precisely with that which the Greeks and
Romans gave of the Jews."

The seventh chapter contains a description of the Monastery of
Kathara, and several adjacent places. The eighth, among other
curiosities, fixes on an imaginary site for the Farm of Laertes: but
this is the agony of conjecture indeed!--and the ninth chapter
mentions another Monastery, and a rock still called the School of
Homer. Some sepulchral inscriptions of a very simple nature are
included.--The tenth and last chapter brings us round to the Port of
Schoenus, near Bathi; after we have completed, seemingly in a very
minute and accurate manner, the tour of the island.

We can certainly recommend a perusal of this volume to every lover of
classical scene and story. If we may indulge the pleasing belief that