A View of Society and Manners in Italy Author:John Moore Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: "of St. Petronius.—Dominican convent.— fyalaces.—Raphael.— Guido. LETTER XXIX. p. 260. Journey from Bologna to Ancona.— The Rubicon. — Julius Ccesar. ... more »— Pesaro. — Fano. — Claudius Nero. — Asdrubal.— Senegalia. LETTER XXX. p. 271. Ancona.—The influence of commerce on the characters of mankind.—-The Mole.— The triumphal arch of the Emperor Tralan. LETTER XXXI. p. 280. . Loretto.—History of the Casa Santa. LETTER XXXII. p. 286. Description of the sacred chapel. — The treasury. LETTER XXXIII. p. 295. Pilgrimages to Loretto.—Manufactures.— Confessionals.—Basso relievos.—'"Zeal of pilgrims.—Iron grates before the chapels — Reflections. ' s LETTER XXXTV;. p. 3oi. Tolenlino.—The Apennines.—A hermit.— , .''.i$- ' ' Umbria.—Spoletto, chapter{Section 4LETTER XLin. p. Character of modern Italians. — Observations on hitman nature in general.—An English Officer.-Causi of the frequency of the crime of murder. LETTER XtlV. p. 4o5. Different kinds of punishment.—Account of - an Execution.—Sanduls in purgatory, LETTER XLV. p. 4i6. The usual course with an antiquarian.— An expeditious course, by A young En- glishman.-7n j?Ma Borghet. LETTER XLVI. p. 433. The morning study of an artist.— Conversation with him un that subject-.—An Italian Lady and her confessor. — The Lady's religious struplis: and precaution. A VIEW Of SOCIETY AND MANNERS. LETTER I. BEAR SIR, Venice. Jj-aving left Vienna, we proceeded through the Duchies of Stiria, Carinthia, and Car- iiiola, to Venice. Notwithftanding the mountainous nature of thofe countries, the Toads are remarkably good. They were formed originally at a vaft expence of labour to the inhabitants, but in fuch a durable manner, that it requires no great trouble to keep them in repai...« less