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* & the f > lac § whaF ^ tl ^ J&r ^^ i ^ wji , < mo ^ 4 ^ raai ^ rashes & clear and copious stream , whiefe tu&ns ^ x ^ . i ^ i ^ r ^^ m ^^ Blfe We amended this gien fox aboiftJbalf a mU ^ ansl w ? erf tkWu ^^ 1 ^ 4 , wt ^ our walk . The tooling crags rose hjgh . in aii ^ a ^ tJveir sides wpe adorned with all tl& j ^ eeo ^ teusra at their base seemed to be sheltered team alltite l ^ iFy ^ -j ^« jf | ij ^ s ^ TWs apot is so lovely and so retired , that I exclaimed , m If ever I am weary
of ^ he world , and can command Fortunatus-s wishir ^ ca , p to . transfer me hither in an instant , I will come and live at AmalfL" But my reaoliatien was altered before the day was spent , for I found something still more to npy taste . On landing at Scaricatojo , we climbed up , by a most romantic path , to the top of a ridge of hi Us , whence , if the day had not been hazy , we should have enjoyed a magnificent view of the two Gulfe of Naples and Salerno . Thence we descended into the celebrated plain of Sorrento , where
we wound about through more labyrinths than were constructed by Daedalus , ia the midst of gardens , the galdea fruits of which almost templed ua to pluck them as they hung over our heads . This most delightful plain , three miles in length , is completely occupied by vineyards and orchards , and is a very favourite residence during the summer season , not only from the abundance of excellent fruit which it produces , but from its coolness . As viewed from the sea , the coast on which it is situated , and still more thai of Viqo a tittle
to the north , have the most enchanting appearance imaginable . We saw them i ® all their beauty as we sailed from Sorrento to Gastello a Mare . The hold wall of rock which rose above us , was worn , by art or nature into a number of picturesque caves at its base , and was crowned above by a thick succession of orchards and plantations , which were interspersed with churches and villas , and shut in by a fine ridge of hills at the back . The day , too ,
was as lovely as the scenery , and the 4 e " ciQUS breeze played gently around us , as if to add the last inducement to make us stay . 1 was much inclined to remain , but our carriage was waiting for us at da $ place appointed ; ( the money which we had brought with us * wa $ nearly " exhausted , and my companion was to sail for Sicily the next morning , so that we were under the necessity of returning to Naples , where we arrived late in the evening .
? ? * * ? * * * * * * 21 st and 22 nd . Came in one of Angrisani ' s carriages to Rome . As w $ passed through Mola di Gaeta before night , we had the opportunity of adroi--ring Cicero's taste in the choice , of a situation for his villa , of which tjie remafn £ were pointed out to us at the bottom of the rocks ; but they are only the foundations , and the sea was washing over them . It is truly a ,. most lpvely spot , with a nojrie range of Apennines behind , the bay of Qaet ^ in
front , and a sojl anjd a climate capable of producing any thm » Tetracina ^ where we slept , is the most noted place on the roag ( tor tianctytii the wiood y and mountainous character < rf theVcqqntry bein ^ p articularly fayourafrle j to them . We met with no intern !» pti 6 n > thotigh it was ejeven o'clock at ni g ht when we arrived there ; for persons travelling en , vokwiqr are seldom . , attacked , and indeed there is now ' very ljitlef dagger to any body , fbr there are soldiers stationed on the rotfd , and all , br dearly al ^ jtHe ojd"band have - ^ j -, — , : — ¦; .. -: ¦¦ - ¦ ^ ¦ - ¦ '¦ ? , »' v .: ?; , ,. - . ¦¦ ¦¦ » t i . t . „ ,
* The Ranker ?} on the CftntiueuMl ^ coun ^ niU'in silver , Which ia Of co ^ i rse too heavy io cairy mvch of Ita ^ out - I wotikf * advise the trdWller silvy ^ B to . banp / a Na > poleon or two in one corner of frig plnse , though thb may wq * t him a fewiottf per otnt ., aiu \ amy not at all times be easily inm ^ ure ^ . .,.-. .. :: 1 . . .
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Journal of a tyun sii \ the fmtinent . $ 39
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Dec. 2, 1828, page 839, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2567/page/39/
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