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A View of Society and Manners in Italy, Volume 2 (of 2): With Anecdotes Relating to some Eminent Characters

Name: A View of Society and Manners in Italy, Volume 2 (of 2): With Anecdotes Relating to some Eminent Characters
Author: Moore, John

Moore, John

Italy -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800; Italy -- Social life and customs -- Early works to 1800

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                                    A
                                  VIEW
                                   OF
                           SOCIETY AND MANNERS
                                   IN
                                 ITALY:

                                  WITH
             ANECDOTES relating to some EMINENT CHARACTERS.

                           BY JOHN MOORE, M.D.

                                VOL. II.

          Strenua nos exercet inertia: navibus atque
          Quadrigis petimus bene vivere. Quod petis, hic est.

                                                            HOR.

                           THE SECOND EDITION.

      LONDON: Printed for W. STRAHAN; and T. CADELL, in the Strand.
                               MDCCLXXXI.




CONTENTS OF THE SECOND VOLUME.


                           LETTER XLVI. p. 1.

    _Busts and statues of distinguished Romans—of Heathen
    Deities.—Passion of the Greeks and Romans for
    Sculpture.—Farnesian Hercules criticised by a Lady.—Remarks
    on that statue.—On the Flora.—Effect which the sight of the
    statues of Laocoon and his sons had on two spectators of
    opposite characters.—Mr. Lock’s Observations on the same
    group.—The Antinous.—The Apollo._

                          LETTER XLVII. p. 21.

    _The present Pope.—Ganganelli.—A Scotch Presbyterian._

                          LETTER XLVIII. p. 34.

    _Zeal of Pius VI.—Institution of the Jubilee.—Ceremony of
    building up the holy door of St. Peter’s by the present
    Pope.—The ceremony of high mass performed by the Pope on
    Christmas-day.—Character of the present Pope.—He is admired by
    the Roman women.—The Benediction pronounced in the grand area
    before the church of St. Peter’s._

                           LETTER XLIX. p. 48.

    _Presented to the Pope.—Reflections on the situation of
    Sovereigns in general.—The Sovereign Pontiff in particular._

                            LETTER L. p. 63.

    _Modern Romans.—Roman women compared with those of
    England.—Portrait painting in Italy, and elsewhere._

                            LETTER LI. p. 78.

    _Carnival at Rome.—Masquerades and other amusements in the
    Corso.—Horse-races.—Serious Opera.—Great sensibility in a
    young woman.—Extravagant expression of a Roman citizen at the
    Opera.—A Serenade on Christmas morning.—Female performers
    prohibited on the Theatres at Rome.—Eunuchs substituted.—The
    effect on the minds of spectators._

                           LETTER LII. p. 91.

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