CONTENTS.

LETTER I. From Lyons, p. 1.

NTRODUCTION. Defcription
of Lifle and its inhabitants. Archbi-

Jhop Fenelon's monument at Cambray.

St. Hubert's church. The cathedral

and church of St. Remi at Rheims.

The holy oil. Reflections on the manners

of the French. Scaliger's epigram on

Lyons.

LETTER II. From Lyons, p. 12.

Defcription of Lyons. Origin and fitua-

tion of the ancient Lugdunum. Cha-

racter of Plancus, its founder. Sub-

Stance of an engraved fpeech of the empe-

ror Claudius. Gratitude of the Lug-

dunenfes to Nero. The Forum Tra-

jani. A church dedicated to St. Tho-

mas Becket.

LET.

LETTER III. From Chamberry, p. 21.
Manufactures and opulence of Lyons. The
prifon. An equeftrian statue of Lewis
XIV. Character of that prince. The
town-house and armory. Obfervations
on France in general. Mention of car-
dinal Tencin. Defcription of Cham-
berry. The palace, or caftle, and chapel.
The revenue ef Savoy. Defcription of
the Savoyards, and their throats.
LETTER IV. From Turin, p. 37.
The afcent of the Alps, particularly Mount
Cenis. Agility of the Alpian chair-
men. Defcription of the chairs of car-
riage, and the profpects. Grand ave-
nue from Rivoli to Turin.

LETTER V. From Turin, p. 44.
Defcription of Turin. Account of the
king and his family. His father's abdi-
cation, marriage, confpiracy, and im-
prifonment. The academy, palace, and
chapel. Mechanism of the court. Oeco-
nomy and grandeur of the Turinefe.

LETTER VI. From Bologna, p. 57.
Opera at Alexandria. Theatre, cathedral,

and palace at Parma. Difunion of the
duke's motley court.
An Italian co-
medy reformed. Theatre at Reggio.
Palace at Modena. Splendor of Bo-
logna. A picture by Guido. Charac-
ter of pope Benedict XIV. St. Petro
nius's church, the cathedral, and uni-
verfity of Bologna. Infcription on an
ancient tablet. Defects in the English
univerfities. Defcription of the library.
LETTER VII. From Florence, p. 71.
New public road between the Apennines.
Hint for public legacies in England.
Water-works and palace of Pratolino.
The Florentine gallery, the Tribune,
and ftatues. Objections to the explanations
of the Whetter. The three Venuses.
LETTER VIII. From Florence, p. 81.
Portraits of eminent painters. Statue and
character of cardinal Leopold de Me-
dici. Three fhocking reprefentations in
coloured wax-work. Head of Oliver
Cromwell. Statue of Marfyas..
LETTER IX. From Pisa, p. 91.
Poverty and defolation of Pifa. The pen-

file tower, and cathedral. Infcription on an ancient marble. Rife and opulence of Leghorn. Pifa, probably, a Grecian colony. The palace, burying-place, aqueduct, and baths.

LETTER X. From Florence, p. 107.

Characters of Mr. [now Sir Horace] Mann and Dr. Cochi. The manners, amusements, and religion of the Florentines. The office and employment of a Chichisbee. LETTER XI. From Florence, p. 118. Reference to Mr. Addison, Mr. Wright, and Mr. Richardfon. Government of Florence. Character of count Richecourt. A triumvirate-regency. Defcription of the Old-Palace. An execution of an archbishop. Difcovery of the inceft of Cofmo I. and his daughter Ifabella. Her tragical catastrophe.. Library of manuscripts. Origin of the Italian language, and of the academy della Crufca. Weakness and effeminacy of that language exemplified.

LETTER XII. From Florence, p. 140. Opera and dancers. The manners of the English

ers.

English contrasted with thofe of foreign. The theatre. Ill difpofition of pictures. Account of the palace Pitti, and its founder. Its difproportion. Caufe of it. Garden of Boboli. Tafte of prince Ferdinand de Medici. Riches and fplendor of the palace Pitti. Reflections on the extinction of the boufe of Medici, and on the prefent ftate of Flo

rence.

LETTER XIII. From Florence, p. 154. Strength of France. Difadvantages of a war with it. The French very different from the Gauls. Criticism on a pallage in Mr. Addison's Travels. Quotation from Q. Curtius. A buft of Alexander the Great defcribed and explained.

LETTER XIV. From Florence, p. 165. The Italian weather. Uncertainty of it. Defcription of the Carnival. Two remarkable changes in the character of the Italians. Aufterity of the monks of La Trappe. Origin of the monkish orders. Thofe monks compared to the priests of Dodona, The mausoleum of

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