Letters from Italy, Describing the Manners, Customs, Etc., of that Country, in the Years 1770 Et 1771 to a Friend Residing in France, Volumen 21777 |
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... palace ( a very fine building ) and a triumphal arch , through which we catch a beautiful glimpse of the sea . On the oppofite fide , the left , is a great church , and in front 1 front the magnificent theatre of St. Carlo , which [ 46 ]
... palace ( a very fine building ) and a triumphal arch , through which we catch a beautiful glimpse of the sea . On the oppofite fide , the left , is a great church , and in front 1 front the magnificent theatre of St. Carlo , which [ 46 ]
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... arch in the middle , with a fmall one on each fide for foot paffengers . I must here make a digreffion to ac- quaint you , that by the time we had reached this part of the town our fpies were so tired of us , and our curiofity , their ...
... arch in the middle , with a fmall one on each fide for foot paffengers . I must here make a digreffion to ac- quaint you , that by the time we had reached this part of the town our fpies were so tired of us , and our curiofity , their ...
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... from behind confifts of five arches , of which the central is higher than the others . In the middle of the temple is a small building like a chapel , with a staircase , ftaircafe , and from beneath rifes a dangerous va- pour [ 96 ]
... from behind confifts of five arches , of which the central is higher than the others . In the middle of the temple is a small building like a chapel , with a staircase , ftaircafe , and from beneath rifes a dangerous va- pour [ 96 ]
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... arches ftill remain entire . It is evident the fea has covered the greater part of this building , as confiderable veftiges , which plainly appear to have been part of the ftructure , are difcernible at low water ; this is Suetonius ...
... arches ftill remain entire . It is evident the fea has covered the greater part of this building , as confiderable veftiges , which plainly appear to have been part of the ftructure , are difcernible at low water ; this is Suetonius ...
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... arches , broken pillars , walls , & c . which the fea had co- : vered over . Above this hole is a very fmall and neat round building , not unlike a narrow well ; through a small perforation we faw part of it . Here our Ciceroni infifted ...
... arches , broken pillars , walls , & c . which the fea had co- : vered over . Above this hole is a very fmall and neat round building , not unlike a narrow well ; through a small perforation we faw part of it . Here our Ciceroni infifted ...
Términos y frases comunes
affured alfo almoſt alſo amongſt antique appears bas reliefs Bauli beautiful beſt Bologna buftos called chapel Church of St cloſe colouring confiderable confifts Corfo Cuma curious defcribed defcription dreffed Engliſh eſteemed extremely fafe faid fame famous fculpture feems feen feet fent feven feveral fhall fhew fhould fide filk filver fineſt finiſhed firſt fituated fize fmall fome foon ftatues ftill ftone fubject fuch fuppofed furniſhed furpriſed gardens grotto Guercino Guido Herculaneum himſelf horfes horſes houſe ibid infcription juft juſt laft laſt leaſt letter mafter marble meaſure miles moft moſt muſt myſelf Naples Narni obferved occafion ornamented paffed paintings palace Pallazzo perfon picture Pietro da Cortona poffible Pope Portici Pozzuoli prefent Raffaello reaſon relievo repreſents road Rome ruins ſee ſeems ſeen ſeveral ſhall ſhe ſmall ſome ſtill taſte temple Terni theatre thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe town Turin uſe vafes Venice Villa Virgin
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Página 27 - His complexion is of the fair tint, his eyes blue, his hair light brown, and the contour of his face a long oval ; he is by no means thin, has a noble person, and a graceful manner.
Página 27 - The pretender is naturally above the middle size, but stoops excessively ; he appears bloated and red in the face ; his countenance heavy and sleepy, which is attributed to his having given into excess of drinking ; but, when a young man, he must have been esteemed handsome. His complexion is of the fair tint, his eyes blue, his hair light brown, and the contour of his face a long oval ; he is by no means thin, has a noble...
Página 28 - Tarrochi, which they were about to play at. I answered in the negative : upon which, taking the pack in his hands, he desired to know if I had ever seen such odd cards ? I replied, that they were very odd indeed. He then displaying them said, Here is everything in the world to be found in these cards — the sun, moon, the stars ; and here...
Página 28 - had ever seen such odd cards ? I replied, that " they were very odd indeed. He then displaying " them said, here is every thing in the world to " be found in these cards — the sun, moon, the
Página 306 - Cafa, built of a kind of ilone which exactly refembles brick ; the outfide is incrufted with marble, as a cafe for it : this cafing is loaded with various ornaments of fculpture, all heavy and ill done. They tell you, that the ftones with which this houfe is built never wear, although rubbed and fcraped continually by the pilgrims ; yet the marble pavement, which is modern, is extremely worn by their knees, continually trailing themfelves round and round it, one after the other. As I was looking...
Página 27 - ... wears the same garter and motto as those of the noble order of St. George in England. Upon the whole, he has a melancholy, mortified appearance.
Página 212 - ... particular aversion. This vast piece of painting is more surprising than pleasing ; the confusion such crowds of figures produce — the variety and strength of design — the powers of imagination, and all the whims of fancy are here united. The back ground, representing an azure sky, all...
Página 209 - M. myself at any hazard ; but figure to yourself the horror that seized me, when, upon attempting to move, I perceived myself forcibly held by my clothes from behind, and all the efforts I made to free myself proved ineffectual. My heart, I believe, ceased to beat for a moment, and it was as much as I could do to sustain myself from falling down upon the ground in a swoon.
Página 211 - You then enter a vast salloon called Sala Regia, painted in fresco, by various artists ; the subjects mostly allegorical and historical. Many of them have been much injured by the painters who were employed, owing to their rivality and private enmities to each other ; blurring over and maliciously spoiling the labours of their brethren from motives of envy and revenge.
Página 26 - French — what diftrefled me was how to ftyle him — I had but a moment for reflection ; it...