IN ITALY. 123 BY THE COUNTESS OF BLESSINGTON. IN THREE VOLUMES. VOL. III. SECOND EDITION. LONDON: HENRY COLBURN, PUBLISHER, GREAT MARLBOROUGH STREET. 1840. CONTENTS ROME.-Villa Palatina-Last Visit-Mr. Mills-Sir William Gell-Mr. and Mrs. Dodwell-Baron Mortier TERNI.-Visit to the Grave of Sir William Drummond-Monument to Miss Bathurst-Count Paul Esterhazy-Waterfall ANCONA.-Position of the Town-Colossal Ship-Female Heroism— RAVENNA.-An Execution-Popish Intolerance-Cardinal Rivarola- Absurd Regulation-Tyranny-Lord Byron-The Palazzo Guic- cioli The Countess - Noblesse of Ravenna - Antiquities and Buildings-Dante-Theodoric-The English in Italy 38-59 FERRARA. -Tomb of Ariosto Library Manuscripts of Ariosto, Tasso and Guarini-Will of Tasso-Prison of 'T'asso-Soliloquy of Tasso-Infirmities of Genius-Character of Ariosto PADUA.-James Carrara-Gianvicenzo Pinelli-Library-Tomb of Livy -Church of St. Antonio-University-Galileo-Columbus VENICE.-Banks of the Brenta-Villa-First View of Venice, Canaletti -Hotel-The Piazza of St. Mark-Enrico Dandolo-The Giants' Stairs-Treasures of Art-Bridge of Sighs- Palazzo Mocenigo, formerly inhabited by Lord Byron-Moore and Byron at Venice- Italian Jew-Marriage of the Doge and the Adriatic-Palaces- Inquisition- Mad-house Fète of Santa Maria Tormosa - Lady Mary Wortley Montagu-Academy of Arts-" Home and Hearth" -Poor Ranieri - Manufacture of Glass-Armenian Convent- VICENZA.-Bad 209-214 Inn-Library-Theatre-Palladio--Churches and Pa- laces-Church of Nostra Signora del Monte-Rotondo 214-222 VERONA.-Shakspeare-Excellent Hotel-Monument of Juliet-Am- 223-241 MILAN.-The Duomo-Splendid Buildings-Triumphal Car-Arco della Grazie—The Last Supper-The Simmonetta-La Scala— Pavia-Boethius-Dr. Scarpa-Battle of Pavia-The Vertosa- Benvenuto Cellini-Theodolinda-Gown of the Virgin 244-282 ARONA.-Colossal Statue of Saint Carlo Borromeo 282-283 283-287 BOLOGNA.-Fête of the Madonna-Church of St. Petronius-Professor Reggio-Birth-place of Ariosto-Cathedral-Church of the Ma- 302-309 PARMA.-Maria Louisa-Ducal Palace-Lord and Lady Burghersh- 309-313 GENOA.-Lord Byron-Mr. Barry-The Public Walks-Ada and Lady 314-324 May 8th, 1828, half-past eleven at night.—The only melancholy hours that I ever passed at the beautiful Villa Palatina, were those which I spent there last evening. Our kind and amiable friend its owner, Mr. Mills, insisted that our last dinner at Rome should be partaken of beneath his roof, and collected some of the persons we most value to meet us. Will the same party ever again meet together? The thought occurred to me more than once during the evening, and added to my tristesse. Alas! who can hope, much less count, on what a short time may bring forth. Death is ever hovering within reach of his prey, and if the grim tyrant spares some, during a few brief years, he may snatch away those whose loss destroys all the happiness of the survivors. VOL. III. B |