CADIZ. Drawn by Lieut.-Col. Batty. "Adieu, fair Cadiz ! yea, a long adieu ! Who may forget how well thy walls have stood? When all were changing, thou alone wert true, And if amidst a scene, a shock so rude, Some native blood was seen thy streets to die, A traitor only fell beneath the feud : Here all were noble save nobility— None hugg'd a conquerer's chain save fallen chivalry!" Childe Harold, canto i. st. 85. WITH Cadiz Lord Byron expressed his satisfaction in terms of unqualified praise: "Cadiz, sweet Cadiz! -it is the first spot in the creation. The beauty of its streets and mansions is only excelled by the loveliness of its inhabitants." "Cadiz is the most delightful town I ever beheld, very different from our English cities in every respect except cleanliness (and it is as clean as London), but still beautiful, and full of the finest women |