(8th of October.) His Death 301 His Tomb 301 MONTI. Arcadian Poetry 303 1754. (19th of February.) His Birth 305 His Parentage 305 Italian Farmers 305 Early Boyhood of Monti 306 Anecdote of him 306 His Studies at Faenza 307 Destined by his Father to Agricultural Labour; his Dislike of this Occupation 307 Ineffectual Attempts of his Father to overcome this 308 His first Italian Poem; he adopts Alighieri as his Model 308 His "Vision of Ezekiel" 308 Cardinal Borghese takes Monti under his Protection; he accompanies the Cardinal to Rome 309 1780. The Arcadians of the Bosco Parrasio celebrate the Quinquenalli of Pius VI. 309 Monti made Secretary to the Duke of Braschi 309 His want of political Integrity 310 His Ode on the Marriage of the Duke of Braschi 311 1779. His Ambition excited by the Emulation inspired by Alfieri 311 1787. His "Aristodemo" acted at Rome with great Success 312 Plot of this Tragedy 312 Marriage of Monti 313 Hugh Basseville 314 Sent by the French to spread their Revolutionary Tenets beyond the Alps 314 His History of the French Revolution 315 1793. His Assassination 315 (January 19th.) Louis XVI. beheaded 315 Monti, his Poem, the "Basvilliana" 315 His Poem on the French Revolution 316 His Plagiarism 316 Spread of French Republicanism 317 Defeat of the Austrians 317 1797. (January 3d.) Cisalpine Republic erected 318 Monti meets General Marmont at Rome 318 He proceeds with him to Florence 318 Monti, his Admiration of Napoleon 318