Sketches of St Augustine With a View of Its History And Advantages As a Resort
Sketches of St Augustine With a View of Its History And Advantages As a Resort
Rufus King Sewall
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She allures them into the open air, and charms them with the gorgeous magnificence of the nocturnal scene, in which every object, earth, sea, and sky, are made to glow in rich and pure effulgence. Who can restrain himself from the enjoyment of health and exercise, amid such attractions ? and that, too, without peril from evening dews and tainted atmos- phere ? The maiden and her lover, the matron and her spouse, the youth and children, alike participate in the enjoy- ment of these natural luxur...ies ; and make the welkin ring at midnight often, with the merry peal of joy and 66 SKETCHES OF ST. AUGUSTINE. life, or with the notes of music, accompanied with the soft mellifluous strains of the guitar and viol. There are various customs, relics of Popish supersti- tion and Spanish practice, yet prevalent in the city. CARNIVAL. Carnival is here observed, though not with its ancient excess of folly. This is a religious festival, observed in Roman Catholic countries, as a season of feasting, by which another reliirious festival called Lent is introduced.
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