The Greville Memoirs, Part 1 (of 3), Volume 1 (of 3): A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IVGreville, Charles
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The Greville Memoirs, Part 1 (of 3), Volume 1 (of 3): A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV
Greville, Charles
Great Britain -- History -- George IV, 1820-1830; Great Britain -- History -- William IV, 1830-1837
Chapter of the Bath--The Duc de Dino arrested--A Ball to the
Divan--English Policy in Greece--Sir Thomas Lawrence--
Gallatin--Court of King's Bench--Accident to the Grand Duke
Constantine--Osterley--Young Sidney Herbert--Duke of Wellington
in Office--Stapleton's 'Life of Canning'--Death of Sir Thomas
Lawrence--Leopold and the Throne of Greece--Canning's Answers
to Lord Grey--Distressed State of the Country--Canning's
Greatness and his Failings--Death of Tierney--Sir Martin Shee
President--The Duke of Wellington's Views and Conduct--The
coming Session--Moore's 'Life of Byron'--Character of Byron--
Opening of Parliament--The Fire King--The Duke of Wellington's
Speaking--The English Opera House burnt down--Lord Thurlow on
Kenyon and Buller--Old Rothschild--Lansdowne House--Earl
Stanhope--John Murray--Departure for Italy
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CHAPTER VIII.
Calais--Beau Brummell--Paris--The Polignac Ministry--Polignac and
Charles X.--The Duke of Orleans--State of Parties--Talleyrand--
Lyons--First Impressions of Mountain Scenery--Mont Cenis--
Turin--Marengo--Genoa--Road to Florence--Pisa--Florence--Lord
and Lady Burghersh--Thorwaldsen--Lord Cochrane--Rome--St.
Peter's--Frascati--Grotto Ferrata--Queen Hortense and Louis
Napoleon--Coliseum--Death of Lady Northampton--The Moses--
Gardens--Palm Sunday--Sistine Chapel--The Cardinals--Popes--
Cardinal Albani--The Farnese Palace--A Dead Cardinal--Pasquin--
Statue of Pompey--Galleries and Catacombs--Bunsen--The Papal
Benediction--Ceremonies of the Holy Week--The Grand
Penitentiary--A Confession--Protestant Cemetery--Illumination
of St. Peter's--Torlonia--Bunsen on the Forum
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CHAPTER IX.
Lake of Albano--Velletri--Naples--Rapid Travelling in 1830--A
Trial at Naples--Deciphering Manuscripts--Ball at the Duchesse
d'Eboli's--Matteis's Plot and Trial--Pompeii--Taking the Veil--
Pausilippo--Baiae--La Cava--Salerno--Paestum--Lazaroni--Museum
of Naples--Grotto del Cane--The Camaldoli--Herculaneum--
Vesuvius--Sorrento--Miracle of St. Januarius--Astroni--Farewell
to Naples
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CHAPTER X.
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