This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1831 Excerpt: ...Germans, mingling from a third; and occasional interjections, in every dialect, enlivening the clatter of the knives and forks. After dinner, a neighbouring coffee-house, called the Cafe Greco, is thronged with the mixed multitude of the sons of paint. In the cloud of tobacco smoke, it was difficult to distinguish the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1831 Excerpt: ...Germans, mingling from a third; and occasional interjections, in every dialect, enlivening the clatter of the knives and forks. After dinner, a neighbouring coffee-house, called the Cafe Greco, is thronged with the mixed multitude of the sons of paint. In the cloud of tobacco smoke, it was difficult to distinguish the whiskers, mustachios, and chin tufts of your acquaintance from those of strangers; and the din of voices, that had been reserved all day, made it necessary to bellow into the ear of him who would listen to you. As I found that neither the smoke nor noise were pleasant to my senses, and the increasing din could not be mistaken for conversation, I was always glad to escape after a few minutes' observation of the scene. Charles Bonaparte, the American ornithologist, here better known as the Prince of Musignano, possesses a villa near the Porta Pia, enjoying within the city walls the advantages of a delightful country residence, where he politely receives his American friends. He showed me much kindness, and was willing to render me more service than my leisure and recluse habits permitted mc to enjoy. Though not occupied in any particular work, he gives much of his attention to natural history, which may be perceived in his connexion with Professor Riccioli, a naturalist, who resided with him in America, and who now lives almost packed up with objects of curiosity, through which you can scarcely find him in one corner of his room. Natural history is scarcely known amid the unnatural histories of Rome, and therefore the professor Riccioli is an oracle in his way, and is really an active, intelligent, and obliging man. Preparations for celebrating the merry carnival were commenced shortly after my arrival, and the city was filled with strangers, wh...
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