Eustace, John Cretwode: A classical tour through Italy An. MDCCCII (Vol. 3): 3. ed., rev. and enl (London: J. Mawman, 1815)

22 CLASSICAL TOUR Ch. I.
in the very instance which he selected for its
illustration.
Debemur morti nos nostraque ; sive receptus
Terra Neptunus classes aquilonibus arcet.
Regis opus Hor. D. Arte Poetica.
We passed under Nisida, rising as a theatre
from the sea; its lower part is covered with build-
ings, the upper is crowned as anciently with
wood.
Sylvaque qua? fixam pelago Nesida coronat. Stat.
It was once the rural retreat of Brutus, and
frequently honored with Cicero’s presence when
on a visit to his friend.
On doubling the promontory of Posilipo, we
beheld the bay with boats without number, skim-
ming over its smooth surface, and Naples ex-
tended along the coast in all its glory full before
us. The i mense line of white edifices stretched
along the beach, and spread over the hills behind;
the bold but verdant coasts on either side, glitter-
ing with towns, villages, convents, and villas;
and Mount Vesuvius raising its scorched summit
almost in the centre, form a picture of singular
beauty, and render this view from the sea pre-