on the portrait of a philosopher that hung opposite to her seat; the happy character of temperance and virtue struck her with so lively an image of her own unworthiness, that she instantly quitted the room, and retiring home, became ever after an example of temperance, as she had before been of debauchery.
PAUSIAS.
Pausias, an eminent Greek painter, was a native
of Sicyon, and flourished about B. C. 450. His
most famous picture was one representing the Sacrifice
of an Ox, which, according to Pliny, decorated
the Hall of Pompey in his time. Pausanias mentions
two of his paintings at Epidaurus—the one a
Cupid with a lyre in his hand; and the other a figure
of Methe, or Drunkenness, drinking out of a
glass vessel, through which his face is seen. These
pictures were held in the highest estimation by the
Sicyonians, but they were compelled to give them
up to M. Scaurus, who took them to Rome.
THE GARLAND TWINER.
Pausias fell in love with a beautiful damsel, a native
of his own city, called Glycera, who gained a
livelihood by making garlands of flowers, and
wreaths of roses. Her skill in this art induced
Pausias, in a loving rivalry, to attempt to compete
with her, and he ultimately became an inimitable
flower painter. A portrait of Glycera with a gar-
