empire
embidiado, quanto la embidia instead of the one that I lost;
es mayor." for greater does the envied one
become when the envy is greater."

By way of a finial, there was displayed on the ball at the center of
the cupola a proud and spirited figure of Monarchy--armed gracefully
but heavily with breastplate, shoulder-plate, greaves, cuisses,
gorgets, and bracelets; and wearing skirts of bronze color edged with
gold. Her head was encased in a morion surmounted by waving plumes
and beautiful crests. Over her breast was a rich sash that hung
loosely with airy grace and splendor. She was clad in a military
cloak, flowing in beautiful lines, and ornamented here and there
with embroidery in silver. In her right hand she gracefully held
a general's baton subduing with it by the jaw a rampant lion of
wonderful fierceness. With the left hand she clasped an escutcheon
of the royal arms, bound about with many spirals of gold edging and
beautiful ornaments. Massed about her feet were various military
instruments, and at her side were the standards and devices of
her glorious triumphs. All that variety composed a collection
of beauties which was the crown of the entire work. Two finely
carved pyramids arose gloriously at the two extremes of the socle,
which they confronted. They were as high as the catafalque, and
were painted in various colors, and spangled with bits of crystal,
and on them were many rows of candle-sockets. There were, besides,
other triumphal obelisks which were erected upon the cupola, and
garlanded the upper structure, which accompanied Monarchy as glorious
monuments. Many escutcheons of the royal arms and of the city were
seen hanging at regular intervals--some of them embroidered and
others in bas-relief, and all with much ornamentation of ribbons
and resplendent in colors. The brilliant display of candles,
(more than one thousand two hundred in number), enhanced all this
splendor. Most of the lights were candles of two, three, four, five,
or six libras, and were placed in their silver candlesticks, sockets,
and holders. Besides, there were a great number of codales, [6] which
were made for that purpose and filled the entire space of the plinth.

The funeral poems and eulogies with which all the royal chapel was
crowned were a glorious acquittance of the Muses, in the happy death
of their illustrious pupil. Some of these wi