Eustace, John Cretwode: A classical tour through Italy An. MDCCCII (Vol. 1) (London: J. Mawman, 1815)

4-28 CLASSICAL TOUR, &c. Ch. XII,
and myrtles are the;·only vestiges of its ex-
istence. U..
Tot decora, artificumque manus; tdlpota sepulchra
Totque pios cineres una ruina prenfot.T.....
Et querimur, cito si nostrae data tenipora vitae '
Diffiigiunt? urbes mors violenta rapit ! '--i ’ <
Nec tu semper eris, quae septem amplecteris arces;
Nec tu quae mediis aemuia surgis aquis
Et te (quis putet hoc ?) altrix mea, durus arator
Vertet; et Urbs, dicet, luce quoque clara fuit.
Sannaz. Eleg. Lib. ii. 9.
The forest which covers Cumce is a royal chace,
extends far beyond the limits of that city, and
borders the lake of JFusaro, the ancient Acheru-
sia pains, lying to the south towards Misenus.
This lake is a long and shallow sheet of water.
It answers very exactly the description of it given
by Strabo, who calls it a muddy irruption of the
sea, and-differs as widely from the splendid pic-
ture of Lycophron, who represents it,
Pcq/Gourt κυραίνουσαν οΑματος χνςιν·
It has a small island with a castle, and terminates
in apool called L'Acqua Morta. We proceeded
along its banks to Bade, ranged once more over
the delicious scenery in its vicinity, and embark-
ing· bent our course to Procida,
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