A

VIEW

OF

SOCIETY And MANNERS

1 J 6 IN

ITALY:

WITH

ANECDOTES relating to some EMINENT CHARACTERS.

By JOHN MOORE, M.D.

IN TWO VOLUMES.
VOL. II.

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The SIXTH EDITION, Corrected.

LONDON:
Printed for A. Strahan and T. Cadell:

CONTENTS

OF THE

SECOND, VOLUME.

LETTER XLVII. p. r.

Busts and statues of distinguished Romans—of Heathen

Deities.—Passion of the Greeks and Romans for

sculptor.—Farnesian Hercules criticised by a Lady.

—Remarks on that statue.—On the Flora.—Effect:

which the fight of the statues of Laocoon and his

sons had on two spectators of opposite characters.—

Mr. Locke's Observations on the fame groupe.—The

Antinous.—The Apollo.

LETTER XLVIII. p. 19.

The present Pope.—Ganganelli—A Scotch Presby-
terian.

LETTER XLIX. P. «.

performed by the Pope on Christmas-day.—Charac-
ter of the present Pope.—He is admired by the
Roman women.—The Benediction pronounced in
the grand area- before the church of St. Peter's.

LETTER L. p. 43.

Presented to the Pope.—Reflections on the situation
of Sovereigns in general.—The Sovereign Pontiff in
particular.

LETTER LI. p. 56.

Modern Romans.—Roman women compared with
those of England.—Portrait painting in Italy, and
elsewhere.

LETTER LII. p.69.

Carnival at Rome.—Masquerades and other amuse-

ments in the Corso.—Horse races.—Serious Opera.

—Great sensibility in a young woman.—Ex-

travagant expression of a Roman citizen at the

Opera.—A Serenade on Christmas morning.—

Female performers prohibited on the Theatres at

Rome.—Eunuchs substituted.—The effect on the

minds of spectators.

LETTER LIII. p. 8r.

Journey from Rome to Naples.—Veletri.—Otho.—

Sermonetta.—Peevish Travellers.—Monte Circello.

—Piperno.—Fossa Nuova.

LETTER LIV. p. 93.