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Works of St. Bruno

I readily complied with their request, and, continuing in the same strain, that had so agreeably affected their ears, was soon presented with the works of St. Bruno, whom I so zealously admired. Allegories without end; a theologico‐natural history of birds, beasts, and fishes; several chapters on paradise; the delights of solitude; the glory of Solomon’s temple; the new Jerusalem; and numberless other wonderful subjects, full of the loftiest enthusiasm.

Aminto

We conversed in Italian, and paid the birds that were singing, and the rills that were murmuring, many fine compliments in a sort of prose run mad, borrowed from operas and serenatas, the Aminto of Tasso, and the Adone of Marini.

Adone

Gil Blas

a very slim and sallow-faced apothecary, in deep sables, completely answering in gait and costume the figure one fancies to one’s self of Senhor Apuntador, in Gil Blas, followed by a half-crazed improvisatore

Greek and Roman classics

Several well preserved and richly illuminated first editions of the Greek and Roman classics were handed to me by the father librarian; but my nimble conductor would not allow me much time to examine them.

the tale of the Three Calenders

…I should have thought myself transported to the enchanted courser’s forbidden stable we read of in the tale of the Three Calenders.

Sallust

This was far too good an opportunity of putting in a word to the praise and glory of his own famous translation of Sallust, to be neglected; so I expressed everything he could have wished to hear upon the subject.

Gierusalemme Liberata

A set of twelve small cabinet pictures, touched with admirable spirit by Teniers, the subjects taken from the Gierusalemme Liberata, treated as familiarly as if the boozy painter had been still copying his pot‐companions.

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agreeable little voyage

to live in tents, such as the Chevalier de Parny describes in his agreeable little voyage, and swing in hammocks, or glide over smooth mats surrounded by bands of youthful minstrels

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Zecca, Venice, Italy

"My gondoliers shot off in an instant; but, though they went at a very rapid rate, I wished to advance still faster, and getting into a bark with six oars, swept along the waters, soon left the Zecca and San Marco behind; and, launching into the plains of shining sea, saw turret after turret, and isle after isle, fleeting before me."

San Marco, Venice, Italy

Greece, Europe

"I listened to the conversation they held, with a wind just flown from Greece, and charged, as well as I could understand this airy language, with many affectionate remembrances from their relations on Mount Ida."

Mount Ida, Crete, Greece

Bologna, Italy

"incessantly; so that, between natural and political commotions, the Bolognese must have passed an agreeable summer."

Apennines, Italy

"A chill wind blew from the highest peak of the Apennines, and made a dismal rustle amongst the woods of chesnut that hung on the mountain’s side."

Loretto, Italy

"…and now and then we met a goggle-eyed pilgrim trudging along, and staring about him as if he waited only for night and opportunity to have additional reasons for hurrying to Loretto."

Florence, Italy

"Upon winding a hill we discovered Florence at a distance surrounded with gardens and terraces rising one above another; the full moon seemed to shine with a peculiar charm upon this favoured region."

Arno River, Florence, Italy

"I walked to one of the bridges across the Arno, and from thence to the garden of Boboli…"

Garden of Boboli, Florence, Italy

"…to the garden of Boboli, which lies behind the Grand Duke’s palace, stretched out on the side of a mountain."

Lucca, Italy

"…traveled gaily towards Lucca, along a fertile plain, bounded by rocky hills, and scattered over with towns and villages."

Pistoia, Italy

"We passed Pistoia in haste, and about three in the afternoon entered the Lucchese territory, by a clean paved road, which runs through chestnut copses bordered with broom in blossom…"

Pisa, Italy

"THIS morning we set out for Pisa. No sooner had we passed the highly cultivated garden-grounds about Lucca than we found ourselves in narrow roads, shut in by vines and grassy banks of canes and osiers…"

Duomo, Pisa, Italy

"We were set down immediately before the Duomo, which stands insulated in a vast green area, and is perhaps the most curious edifice my eyes ever viewed."

Assisi, Italy

"he traverses Spain, repairs to Assisi, embraces the rigid order of the great St. Francis"

Baptistery, Pisa, Italy

"On one side you survey the famous tower, as perfectly awry as I expected; on the other the baptistery, a circular edifice distinct from the church and right opposite its principal entrance, crowded with sculptures and topped by the strangest of cupolas."

Campo Santo, Pisa, Italy

"Our next object was the Campo Santo, which forms one side of the area in which the cathedral is situated. The walls, and Gothic tabernacle above the entrance, rising from the level turf and preserving a neat straw colour…"

Leghorn, Italy

"Proceed to Leghorn.—Beauty of the road.—Tower of the Fanale. Leghorn, October 2nd, 1780."

Tower of the Fanale, Leghorn, Italy

"Proceed to Leghorn.—Beauty of the road.—Tower of the Fanale. Leghorn, October 2nd, 1780."

Fortress of Belvedere, Lucca, Italy

"I attained the brow of the eminence, and had nothing but the fortress of Belvedere, and two or three open porticos above me."

Garzoni Castle and Gardens, Lucca, Italy

"…visited a variety of castles and palaces… amongst which hangs the princely castle of the Garzoni, on the very side of a precipice. (Princely Castle and Gardens of the Garzoni Family)"

Grove of Ilex, Lucca, Italy

"(Grove of Ilex)"

Wood of the Marchese Mansi, Lucca, Italy

"(Delightful Wood of the Marchese Mansi)"

Radicofani, Italy

"Leave the gloomy precincts of Radicofani and enter the Papal territory."

Aquapendente, Italy

"Near Aquapendente, which is situated on a ledge of cliffs mantled with chesnut copses and tufted ilex, the country grew varied and picturesque."

St. Lorenzo, Italy

"St. Lorenzo, the next post, built upon a hill, overlooks the lake of Bolsena, whose woody shores conceal many ruined buildings."

Lake Bolsena, Italy

"overlooks the lake of Bolsena, whose woody shores conceal many ruined buildings."

Monte Fiascone, Italy

"Ascend Monte Fiascone."

Viterbo, Italy

"As we drew near Viterbo, the lights in the fields grew less and less frequent; and when we entered the town, all was total darkness."

Lago di Vico, Italy

"Morning dawned over the Lago di Vico; its waters of a deep ultramarine blue, and its surrounding forests catching the rays of the rising sun."

Apennines, Italy

"On the left, afar off, rises the rugged chain of Apennines, and on the other side, a shining expanse of ocean terminates the view."

Ostia, Rome, Italy

"room for that variety of roads and causeways that led from the capital to Ostia."

Rome, Italy

"winding suddenly round the hill, all Rome opened to our view."

Ponte St. Angelo, Rome, Italy

"a troop of guards drawn out upon Ponte St. Angelo."

Porto del Popolo, Rome, Italy

"I entered an avenue between terraces and ornamented gates of villas, which leads to the Porto del Popolo, and beheld the square, the domes, the obelisk, the long perspective of streets and palaces opening beyond, all glowing with the vivid red of sunset."

Tiber River, Rome, Italy

"crossing the bridge over the Tiber;"

Monte Cavallo, Italy

"I shall rise before the sun, that I may see him set from Monte Cavallo."

Vatican City, Italy

"To-morrow I hope to pay my vows before the high altar of St. Peter, and tread the Vatican."

St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, Italy

"To-morrow I hope to pay my vows before the high altar of St. Peter."

Pantheon, Rome, Italy

"I visited the Pantheon late in the evening, and entered with a reverence approaching to superstition."

Villa Medici, Rome, Italy

"I believe, in my way to the Villa Medici, under which I am lodged, fell into a profound repose."

Catacombs, Rome, Italy

"I think I shall wander soon in the Catacombs, which I try lustily to persuade myself communicate with the lower world."

Colosseum, Rome, Italy

"to watch my first glance of the Coliseo:"

Capitol, Rome, Italy

"lead me up the stairs of the Capitol?"

Moles Adriani, Rome, Italy

"Casting a respectful glance upon the Moles Adriani, I moved on till the full sweep of St. Peter’s colonnade opened upon me."

England, United Kingdom

"In the course of our conversation they asked me innumerable questions about England, where formerly, they said, many monasteries had belonged to their order;"

Witham, England

"and principally that of Witham, which they had learnt to be now in my possession."

Paris, France

"A week ago they elected the prior of the Carthusian convent at Paris in his room, and two fathers were now on their route to apprise him of their choice, and to salute him General of the Carthusians."

Grenoble, France

"Stricken to the heart by these reflections, he hurried in a fever of terror and alarm to Grenoble, of which see one of his dearest friends, the venerable Hugo, had lately been appointed bishop."

Rome, Italy

"Being wholly intent on futurity, the bustle and tumults of a busy metropolis became so irksome that he supplicated Urban for leave to retire; and, having obtained it, left Rome, and immediately seeking the wilds of Calabria, there sequestered himself in a lonely hermitage."

Calabria, Italy

"having obtained it, left Rome, and immediately seeking the wilds of Calabria, there sequestered himself in a lonely hermitage, calmly expecting his last moments."

Rheims, France

"not less remarkable for the qualities of his mind, their assiduous cultivation obtained for him the chair of master of the great sciences in the University of Rheims, where he contracted an intimate friendship with Odo, afterwards Pope Urban II."

Venice, Italy

"The Venetian Chartreuse, placed in a woody island; and that of Rome, rising from amongst groups of majestic ruins, struck me as peculiarly pleasing."

Belém, Lisbon, Portugal

"WE passed the day quite en famille at Belem with a whole legion of Marialvas."

Tagus River, Portugal

"It fell dark before I went out at the great porch, and found the wide space before it beginning to catch a vivid gleam from a line of bonfires on the edge of the Tagus."

Sintra, Lisbon, Portugal

"the sun was just diffusing his last rays over the distant rocks of Cintra, the air balsamic, and the paths amongst the vines springing with fresh herbage and a thousand flowers revived by last night’s rain."

Padua, Italy

"I cannot say this edifice recalled to my mind the magnificent sanctuary of Padua, which five years ago on this very day impressed my imagination so forcibly."

Rua d’os Condes, Lisbon, Portugal

"LETTER XIV. Curious succession of visiters.—A Seraphic Doctor.—Monsenhor Aguilar.—Mob of old hags, children, and ragamuffins.—Visit to the Theatre in the Rua d’os Condes.—The Archbishop Confessor.—Brazilian Modinhas.—Bewitching nature of that music.—Nocturnal processions.—Enthusiasm of the young Conde de Villanova.—No accounting for fancies."

Patriarchal Cathedral, Lisbon, Portugal

"LETTER X. Festival of the Corpo de Deos.—Striking decoration of the streets.—The Patriarchal Cathedral.—Coming forth of the Sacrament in awful state.—Gorgeous Procession.—Bewildering confusion of sounds."

The New Church of St. Anthony, Lisbon, Portugal

"LETTER XIII. The New Church of St. Anthony.—Sprightly Music.—Enthusiastic Sermon.—The good Prior of Avis.—Visit to the Carthusian Convent of Cachiez.—Spectres of the Order.—Striking effigy of the Saviour.—A young and melancholy Carthusian.—The Cemetery."

India House, Lisbon, Portugal

"a pestilence seemed to have swept the Great Square and the busy environs of the Exchange and India House; for even vagrants, scavengers, and beggars, in the last state of decrepitude, had all hobbled away to the scene of action."

Marialva Palace, Lisbon, Portugal

"In consequence of this decided predilection, the Marialva Palace became in many cases a sort of rallying point, an asylum for the oppressed; and its master, in more than one instance, a shield against the thunderbolts of a too powerful minister."

Rua d’os Condes, Lisbon, Portugal

"would not let me rest till I went with him to the theatre in the Rua d’os Condes, in order to dissipate by a little profane air the fumes of so much holiness."

Great Square, Lisbon, Portugal

"and the night being serene and pleasant, were tempted to take a ramble in the Great Square, which received a faint gleam from the lights in the apartments of the palace"

Lisbon, Portugal

"LETTER XV. Excessive sultriness of Lisbon.—Night sounds of the city.—Public gala in the garden of the Conde de Villa Nova.—Visit to the Anjeja Palace."

Belém, Lisbon, Portugal

"persuaded me to rise with the sun, and proceed on horseback along the shore of Belem, which appeared in all its morning glory"

Anjeja Palace, Lisbon, Portugal

"I had been long engaged to dine with Don Diego de Noronha, at the Anjeja Palace."

Duke d’Alafoens’s villa, Lisbon, Portugal

"we traversed the city this evening in all its extent in our way to the Duke d’Alafoens’s villa"

Quinta of Marvilla, Lisbon, Portugal

"accompanying us about half-a-mile farther to the quinta of Marvilla, which belongs to his father."

Convent of Savoyard nuns, Belém, Lisbon, Portugal

"and Verdeil and I to a convent of Savoyard nuns, at Belem, the coolest, cleanest retirement in the whole neighbourhood"

Convent of San Josė di Ribamar, Lisbon, Portugal

"we struck out of the common track, and visited the convent of San Josė di Ribamar. The building is irregular and picturesque"

Coimbra, Portugal

"a young oaf of a priest, from I forget what university (I hope not Coimbra)"

Convent of the Visitation, Annecy, France

"in transplanting these blessed sprouts of holiness from the Convent of the Visitation at Annecy to the glowing climate of Portugal."

Utrecht, Netherlands

"the splendid entertainments he gave at the Congress of Utrecht, are amply described in Madame du Noyers"

Clapham, London, England

"eclipses our Clapham and Islington villas in all the attractions of leaden statues, Chinese temples, serpentine rivers, and dusty hermitages"

Islington, London, England

"eclipses our Clapham and Islington villas in all the attractions of leaden statues, Chinese temples, serpentine rivers, and dusty hermitages"

Bemfica, Portugal

"a Mr. de Visme, whose quinta at Bemfica eclipses our Clapham and Islington villas"

Marquis of Penalva’s residence, Lisbon, Portugal

"Breakfast at the Marquis of Penalvas, which was set out in high order, in a pleasant, shady apartment."

Mafra, Portugal

"we descended innumerable stairs, and retired to the Capitan Mor’s, whose jurisdiction extends over the park and district of Mafra."

Lisbon, Portugal

"The furniture being all locked up at Lisbon, a naked sameness universally prevails; not a niche, not a cornice, not a curved moulding breaks the tedious uniformity of dead white walls."

Ponte de Lima, Portugal

"Garden of the Viscount Ponte de Lima."

Mafra, Portugal

"Both Don Pedro and myself were sorry to leave Mafra, and should have had no objection to another race along the cloisters and dormitories with the lay‐brother."

Cintra, Portugal

"It was not half‐past five, when we reached Cintra. The Marchioness, the Abade, and the children, were waiting our arrival."

Lisbon, Portugal

"who had left his native land before the too‐famous earthquake shook more than the half of Lisbon to its foundations"

Convent of the Necessidades, Lisbon, Portugal

"and retired to the convent of the Necessidades."

Hormuz, Iran

"with broad straw‐hats, like bonzes or talapoins, looking as sunburnt, vacant, and listless, as the inhabitants of Ormus or Bengal;"

Bengal, India

"with broad straw‐hats, like bonzes or talapoins, looking as sunburnt, vacant, and listless, as the inhabitants of Ormus or Bengal;"

Convent of the Penha, Cintra, Portugal

"High above the vapours, which were rolling away just as we emerged from the shady avenue, appeared the turret of the convent of the Penha, faintly tinted by the last rays of the sun."

Penha Verde, Cintra, Portugal

"LETTER XXIV. A saloon in the highest style of oriental decoration.—Amusing stories of King John the Fifth and his recluses.—Cheerful funeral.—Refreshing ramble to the heights of Penha Verde."

England, United Kingdom

"…or, to use a less fatal comparison, like the dead-drunk during a contested election in England."

Elvas, Portugal

"As it did not positively rain, but only drizzled… I rode part of the way to Elvas, and traversed boundless wastes of gum‐cistus, whose dark-green casts a melancholy shade over the face of the country."

Fort de la Lippe, Elvas, Portugal

"From one of the bastions to which he conducted us, we had a distinct view of the fort de la Lippe, erected at an enormous expense on the summit of a woody mountain."

Lisbon, Portugal

"…the abade and I drawing close to this hospitable hearth, talked over Lisbon and its inhabitants;"

Badajoz, Spain

"Upon ascending the bank of the rivulet we came in sight of Badajoz and its long narrow bridge over the Guadiana."

Guadiana River, Spain

"…its long narrow bridge over the Guadiana."

Fontenoy, Belgium

"He told me, he had stood the fire of our formidable column at Fontenoy, and never enjoyed himself so much in his life, as in the smoke and havoc of that furious engagement."

Dresden, Germany

"…just such neat little animals as those I remember to have seen in the era of Dresden china, at the feet of smirking shepherdesses."

Lubaon, Spain

"We dined at a village of mud cottages, called Lubaon, situated on some rising ground, about eighteen miles from Badajoz, whose inhabitants seem to have attained the last stage of poverty and wretchedness."

Merida, Spain

"I was hardly awake, when we entered the posada at Merida, and started back, dazzled with an illumination of wax-lights, solemnly stuck in sconces all round a lofty room..."

Madrid, Spain

"It was past eight before we issued out of the gates of Madrid, and rattled along an avenue on the banks of the Mançanares full gallop, which brought us to the Casa del Campo…"

Casa del Campo, Madrid, Spain

"…which brought us to the Casa del Campo, one of the king’s palaces, wrapped up in groves and thickets."

La Sarsuela, Madrid, Spain

"…leaving La Sarsuela, another royal villa, surrounded by shrubby hillocks, on the right, traversed three or four leagues of a wild, naked country…"

El Escurial, Madrid, Spain

"The Escurial, though overhung by melancholy mountains, is placed itself on a very considerable eminence, up which we were full half an hour toiling…"

Manzanares River, Madrid, Spain

"…rattled along an avenue on the banks of the Mançanares full gallop,…"

Pavia, Italy

"…the stalls I have just mentioned are much less ornamented than those I have seen in Pavia, and many other monasteries…"

Florence, Italy

"…his Perseus, at Florence, is tame and laboured in comparison."

Nazareth, Israel

"…or within the walls of the humble tenement at Nazareth;"

Prado, Madrid, Spain

"This morning I only took a listless saunter in the Prado, and returned early to dinner, with a very slight provision of fresh air in my lungs."

Palace of Madrid, Madrid, Spain

"…and so to the palace we went, and it was luckily a bright ruddy afternoon, the sun gilding a grand confusion of mountainous clouds…"

Cruz de Malta, Madrid, Spain

"…before I reached my old quarters at the Cruz de Malta."

San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, Italy

"…surrounded by doric arcades, equal in justness of proportion and architectural terseness to Palladio’s court in the convent of S. Giorgio Maggiore."

Madrid, Spain

"…particularly the blue carnation; we have not such flowers at Madrid; this climate is not like that of Portugal, nor are our views so pleasant; I miss the azure Tagus, and your ships continually sailing up it."

Portugal, Europe

"…did you notice the fine flowers that grow there? particularly the blue carnation; we have not such flowers at Madrid; this climate is not like that of Portugal; I miss the azure Tagus…"

Tagus River, Portugal

"…I miss the azure Tagus, and your ships continually sailing up it."

Church of Atocha, Madrid, Spain

"…I traversed the whole Prado without meeting the object of my pursuit, and found myself almost unconsciously in the court before the ugly front of the church of Atocha."

Toledo Road, Madrid, Spain

"With him I rode out on the Toledo road to see a pompous bridge, or rather viaduct; for the river it spans, even in this season, is scarcely copious enough to turn the model of a mill‐wheel, much less the reality."

Buen Retiro, Madrid, Spain

"I strolled to the gardens of the Buen Retiro, which contains neither statues nor fountains worth describing."

Prado Museum, Madrid, Spain

"KAUFFMAN accompanied me to the Prado this morning, where we met Madame Bendicho and her faithful Expilly, (a famous tactician in war or peace,)"

Valley of Aranjuez, Aranjuez, Spain

"I once more found myself in the valley of Aranjuez. The avenues of poplar and plane have shot up to a striking elevation since I saw them last."

Calle de la Reyna, Madrid, Spain

"I took advantage of a bright sunshine to issue forth on horseback, and explore the extremities of the Calle de la Reyna."

Villatoba, Spain

"…it was on a clear bright morning that we left a wretched place called Villatoba, falling into ruins like almost all the towns and villages I have seen in Spain."

Istanbul, Turkey

"…though he seemed stoutly convinced that in every respect Islembul exceeded it ten times over."

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