. Demi-heures avec les meilleurs auteurs étrangers . Ress de Cleopatratthan il a conclu qu'une telle femme, loin d'avoir quelque chose à appréhender du ressentiment d'Antony, wouldcertainement avoir une grande influence sur lui. Il a alors payé sa cour à l'aimable égyptien, et a demandé à herto d'aller, comme Homer dit, dans sa meilleure tenue, dans Cilicia, en lui assurant qu'elle n'avait rien à craindre d'Antony, qui était le plus courtois général du monde. Fascinéepar son invitation, et dans la confiance de ce beautyqui avait déjà touché les cœurs de César et de Pompey, elle ne s'est pas amusée du con

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. Half-hours with the best foreign authors . ress of Cleopatrathan he concluded that such a woman, far from having any-thing to apprehend from the resentment of Antony, wouldcertainly have great influence over him. He thereforepaid his court to the amiable Egyptian, and solicited herto go, as Homer says, in her best attire, into Cilicia, assuring her that she had nothing to fear from Antony, who was the most courtly general in the world. Inducedby his invitation, and in the confidence of that beautywhich had before touched the hearts of Caesar and youngPompey, she entertained no doubt of the conquest ofAntony. When Caesar and Pompey had her favors, shewas young and inexperienced; but she was to meet Antonyat an age when beauty in its full perfection called in thematurity of the understanding to its aid. Prepared, there-fore, with such treasures, ornaments, and presents as weresuitable to the dignity and aflluence of her kingdom, butchiefly relying on her personal charms, she set off forCilicia. HIm o> i—PI - H>. Plutarch] ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA. 307 Though she had received many pressing letters of in-vitation from Antony and his friends, she held him in suchcontempt that she by no means took the most expeditiousmethod of travelling. She sailed along the river Cydnusin a most magnificent galley. The stern was covered withgold, the sails were of purple, and the oars were silver.These, in their motion, kept time to the music of flutesand pipes and harps. The queen, in the dress and charac-ter of Yenus, lay under a canopy embroidered with gold^of the most exquisite workmanship, while boys like paintedCupids stood fanning her on each side of the sofa. Hermaids were of the most distinguished beauty, and, habitedlike the JSTereids and the Graces, assisted in the steerao-eand conduct of the vessel. The frae-rance of burnina- in-cense was diffused along the shores, which were coveredwith multitudes of people. Some followed the procession, and such numbers went down from t

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