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 SPOLETTO.— Temple of Concord -- Aqueduct-Church of St. Filippo 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 59-90 PADUA.—James Carrara-Gianvicenzo Pinelli-Library-Tomb of Livy, - Church of St. Antonio-University-Galileo-Columbus 90–99 VENICE.-Banks of the Brenta—Villa- First View of Venice, Canaletti -Hotel The Piazza of St. Mark-Enrico Dandolo—The Giants' -Poor Ranieri - Manufacture of Glass - Armenian Convent Father Pasquali–Palaces—The Michieli-Bianca Capello-Cate- rina Cornaro—The Foscari Palace—The Rialto 100-209 PADUA-House of Petrarch-Boccacio and Petrarch-Byron and the VICENZA.—Bad 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- phitheatre-Principal Palaces and their Treasures Monuments and Churches-Maffei—The Libraries DESENZANO. - The Fortress of Peschieri - Lago di Garda — River MILAN.–The Duomo-Splendid Buildings Triumphal Car-Arco della Pace-Public Garden-Ambrosian Library-Lucretia Borgia — Leonardo da Vinci-Pictures—Saint Carlo Borromeo-Santa Maria 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 LAVENO.--Borromean Islands-- Isola Bella-Isola Madre-Isola Pisca- BOLOGNA.-Fête of the Madonna-Church of St. Petronius-Professor Mezzofanti–Palaces--Fountain of Neptune- The Asinelli Tower -Library-Paintings Campo Santo Tarquinia Molza The Brothers Grillenzone Reggio-Birth-place of Ariosto–Cathedral-Church of the Ma- donna della Ghiara-Library-Theatre 302-309 PARMA.—Maria Louisa—Ducal Palace-Lord and Lady Burghersh- Steccata Church-Palazzo di Giardino 309-313 PIACENZA.--Cathedral and Church of the Madonna della Campagna- Equestrian Statues-Alberoni 313 GENOA.-Lord Byron-Mr. Barry–The Public Walks“Ada and Lady Byron-- Il Paradiso-The Opera-Family Group. 314--324 THE IDLER IN ITALY. -00 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 snatch away those whose loss destroys all the happiness of the survivors. VOL. III. B |