There　seems；　however；　only　one　plausible　way　of　accounting　for　them　…
  and　yet　it　is　dreadful　to　believe　in　such　atrocity　as　my　suggestion
  would　imply。　It　is　clear　that　Kidd　…　if　Kidd　indeed　secreted　this
  treasure；　which　I　doubt　not　…　it　is　clear　that　he　must　have　had
  assistance　in　the　labor。　But　this　labor　concluded；　he　may　have
  thought　it　expedient　to　remove　all　participants　in　his　secret。
  Perhaps　a　couple　of　blows　with　a　mattock　were　sufficient；　while　his
  coadjutors　were　busy　in　the　pit；　perhaps　it　required　a　dozen　…　who
  shall　tell？〃
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  FOUR　BEASTS　IN　ONE
  THE　HOMO…CAMELEOPARD
  Chacun　a　ses　vertus。
  _Crebillon's　Xerxes。_
  ANTIOCHUS　EPIPHANES　is　very　generally　looked　upon　as　the　Gog　of　the
  prophet　Ezekiel。　This　honor　is；　however；　more　properly　attributable
  to　Cambyses；　the　son　of　Cyrus。　And；　indeed；　the　character　of　the
  Syrian　monarch　does　by　no　means　stand　in　need　of　any　adventitious
  embellishment。　His　accession　to　the　throne；　or　rather　his　usurpation
  of　the　sovereignty；　a　hundred　and　seventy…one　years　before　the　coming
  of　Christ；　his　attempt　to　plunder　the　temple　of　Diana　at　Ephesus；　his
  implacable　hostility　to　the　Jews；　his　pollution　of　the　Holy　of
  Holies；　and　his　miserable　death　at　Taba；　after　a　tumultuous　reign　of
  eleven　years；　are　circumstances　of　a　prominent　kind；　and　therefore
  more　generally　noticed　by　the　historians　of　his　time　than　the
  impious；　dastardly；　cruel；　silly；　and　whimsical　achievements　which
  make　up　the　sum　total　of　his　private　life　and　reputation。
  Let　us　suppose；　gentle　reader；　that　it　is　now　the　year　of　the　world
  three　thousand　eight　hundred　and　thirty；　and　let　us；　for　a　few
  minutes；　imagine　ourselves　at　that　most　grotesque　habitation　of　man；
  the　remarkable　city　of　Antioch。　To　be　sure　there　were；　in　Syria　and
  other　countries；　sixteen　cities　of　that　appellation；　besides　the　one
  to　which　I　more　particularly　allude。　But　ours　is　that　which　went　by
  the　name　of　Antiochia　Epidaphne；　from　its　vicinity　to　the　little
  village　of　Daphne；　where　stood　a　temple　to　that　divinity。　It　was
  built　（although　about　this　matter　there　is　some　dispute）　by　Seleucus
  Nicanor；　the　first　king　of　the　country　after　Alexander　the　Great；　in
  memory　of　his　father　Antiochus；　and　became　immediately　the　residence
  of　the　Syrian　monarchy。　In　the　flourishing　times　of　the　Roman　Empire；
  it　was　the　ordinary　station　of　the　prefect　of　the　eastern　provinces；
  and　many　of　the　emperors　of　the　queen　city　（among　whom　may　be
  mentioned；　especially；　Verus　and　Valens）　spent　here　the　greater　part
  of　their　time。　But　I　perceive　we　have　arrived　at　the　city　itself。　Let
  us　ascend　this　battlement；　and　throw　our　eyes　upon　the　town　and
  neighboring　country。
  〃What　broad　and　rapid　river　is　that　which　forces　its　way；　with
  innumerable　falls；　through　the　mountainous　wilderness；　and　finally
  through　the　wilderness　of　buildings？〃
  That　is　the　Orontes；　and　it　is　the　only　water　in　sight；　with　the
  exception　of　the　Mediterranean；　which　stretches；　like　a　broad　mirror；
  about　twelve　miles　off　to　the　southward。　Every　one　has　seen　the
  Mediterranean；　but　let　me　tell　you；　there　are　few　who　have　had　a　peep
  at　Antioch。　By　few；　I　mean；　few　who；　like　you　and　me；　have　had；　at
  the　same　time；　the　advantages　of　a　modern　education。　Therefore　cease
  to　regard　that　sea；　and　give　your　whole　attention　to　the　mass　of
  houses　that　lie　beneath　us。　You　will　remember　that　it　is　now　the　year
  of　the　world　three　thousand　eight　hundred　and　thirty。　Were　it　later
  for　example；　were　it　the　year　of　our　Lord　eighteen　hundred　and
  forty…five；　we　should　be　deprived　of　this　extraordinary　spectacle。　In
  the　nineteenth　century　Antioch　is　　that　is　to　say；　Antioch　will　be
  in　a　lamentable　state　of　decay。　It　will　have　been；　by　that　time；
  totally　destroyed；　at　three　different　periods；　by　three　successive
  earthquakes。　Indeed；　to　say　the　truth；　what　little　of　its　former　self
  may　then　remain；　will　be　found　in　so　desolate　and　ruinous　a　state
  that　the　patriarch　shall　have　removed　his　residence　to　Damascus。　This
  is　well。　I　see　you　profit　by　my　advice；　and　are　making　the　most　of
  your　time　in　inspecting　the　premises　　in
  …satisfying　your　eyes
  With　the　memorials　and　the　things　of　fame
  That　most　renown　this　city。…
  I　beg　pardon；　I　had　forgotten　that　Shakespeare　will　not　flourish　for
  seventeen　hundred　and　fifty　years　to　come。　But　does　not　the
  appearance　of　Epidaphne　justify　me　in　calling　it　grotesque？
  〃It　is　well　fortified；　and　in　this　respect　is　as　much　indebted　to
  nature　as　to　art。〃
  Very　true。
  〃There　are　a　prodigious　number　of　stately　palaces。〃
  There　are。
  〃And　the　numerous　temples；　sumptuous　and　magnificent；　may　bear
  comparison　with　the　most　lauded　of　antiquity。〃
  All　this　I　must　acknowledge。　Still　there　is　an　infinity　of　mud　huts；
  and　abominable　hovels。　We　cannot　help　perceiving　abundance　of　filth
  in　every　kennel；　and；　were　it　not　for　the　over…powering　fumes　of
  idolatrous　incense；　I　have　no　doubt　we　should　find　a　most　intolerable
  stench。　Did　you　ever　behold　streets　so　insufferably　narrow；　or　houses
  so　miraculously　tall？　What　gloom　their　shadows　cast　upon　the　ground！
  It　is　well　the　swinging　lamps　in　those　endless　colonnades　are　kept
  burning　throughout　the　day；　we　should　otherwise　have　the　darkness　of
  Egypt　in　the　time　of　her　desolation。
  〃It　is　certainly　a　strange　place！　What　is　the　meaning　of　yonder
  singular　building？　See！　it　towers　above　all　others；　and　lies　to　the
  eastward　of　what　I　take　to　be　the　royal　palace。〃
  That　is　the　new　Temple　of　the　Sun；　who　is　adored　in　Syria　under　the
  title　of　Elah　Gabalah。　Hereafter　a　very　notorious　Roman　Emperor　will
  institute　this　worship　in　Rome；　and　thence　derive　a　cognomen；
  Heliogabalus。　I　dare　say　you　would　like　to　take　a　peep　at　the
  divinity　of　the　temple。　You　need　not　look　up　at　the　heavens；　his
  Sunship　is　not　there　　at　least　not　the　Sunship　adored　by　the
  Syrians。　That　deity　will　be　found　in　the　interior　of　yonder　building。
  He　is　worshipped　under　the　figure　of　a　large　stone　pillar　terminating
  at　the　summit　in　a　cone　or　pyramid；　whereby　is　denoted　Fire。
  〃Hark　　behold！　　who　can　those　ridiculous　beings　be；　half　naked；
  with　their　faces　painted；　shouting　and　gesticulating　to　the　rabble？〃
  Some　few　are　mountebanks。　Others　more　particularly　belong　to　the　race
  of　philosophers。　The　greatest　portion；　however　　those　especially
  who　belabor　the　populace　with　clubs　　are　the　principal　courtiers　of
  the　palace；　executing　as　in　duty　bound；　some　laudable　comicality　of
  the　king's。
  〃But　what　have　we　here？　Heavens！　the　town　is　swarming　with　wild
  beasts！　How　terrible　a　spectacle！　　how　dangerous　a　peculiarity！〃
  Terrible；　if　you　please；　but　not　in　the　least　degree　dangerous。　Each
  animal　if　you　will　take　the　pains　to　observe；　is　following；　very
  quietly；　in　the　wake　of　its　master。　Some　few；　to　be　sure；　are　led
  with　a　rope　about　the　neck；　but　these　are　chiefly　the　lesser　or　timid
  species。　The　lion；　the　tiger；　and　the　leopard　are　entirely　without
  restraint。　They　have　been　trained　without　difficulty　to　their　present
  profession；　and　attend　upon　their　respective　owners　in　the　capacity
  of　valets…de…chambre。　It　is　true；　there　are　occasions　when　Nature
  asserts　her　violated　dominions；　　but　then　the　devouring　of　a
  man…at…arms；　or　the　throttling　of　a　consecrated　bull；　is　a
  circumstance　of　too　little　moment　to　be　more　than　hinted　at　in
  Epidaphne。
  〃But　what　extraordinary　tumult　do　I　hear？　Surely　this　is　a　loud　noise
  even　for　Antioch！　It　argues　some　commotion　of　unusual　interest。〃
  Yes　　undoubtedly。　The　king　has　ordered　some　novel　spectacle　　some
  gladiatorial　exhibition　at　the　hippodrome　　or　perhaps　the　massacre
  of　the　Scythian　prisoners　　or　the　conflagration　of　his　new　palace
  or　the　tearing　down　of　a　handsome　temple　　or；　indeed；　a　bonfire
  of　a　few　Jews。　The　uproar　increases。　Shouts　of　laughter　ascend　the
  skies。　The　air　becomes　dissonant　with　wind　instruments；　and　horrible
  with　clamor　of　a　million　throats。　Let　us　descend；　for　the　love　of
  fun；　and　see　what　is　going　on！　This　way　　be　careful！　Here　we　are　in
  the　principal　street；　which　is　called　the　street　of　Timarchus。　The
  sea　of　people　is　coming　this　way；　and　we　shall　find　a　difficulty　in
  stemming　the　tide。　They　are　pouring　through　the　alley　of　Heraclides；
  which　leads　directly　from　the　palace；　　therefore　the　king　is　most
  probably　among　the　rioters。　Yes；　　I　hear　the　shouts　of　the　herald
  proclaiming　his　approach　in　the　pompous　phraseology　of　the　East。　We
  shall　have　a　glimpse　of　his　person　as　he　passes　by　the　temple　of
  Ashimah。　Let　us　ensconce　ourselves　in　the　vestibule　of　the　sanctuary；
  he　will　be　here　anon。　In　the　meantime　let　us　survey　this　image。　What
  is　it？　Oh！　it　is　the　god　Ashimah　in　proper　person。　You　perceive；
  however；　that　he　is　neither　a　lamb；　nor　a　goat；　nor　a　satyr；　neither
  has　he　much　resemblance　to　the　Pan　of　the　Arcadians。　Yet　all　these
  appearances　have　been　given　　I　beg　pardon　　will　be　given　　by
  the　learned　of　future　ages；　to　the　Ashimah　of　the　Syrians