Strenua nos exercet inertia: navibus atque
Quadrigis petimus bene vivere. Quod petis, hic eft.

HOR.

LONDON:

Printed for W. STRAHAN; and T. CADELL, in the Strand.

MDCCLXXXI.

LIDERTY

CONTENTS

OF THE

SECOND VOLUME.

LETTER XLVI. p. r.

Bufts and ftatues of diftinguished Romans→

of Heathen Deities.-Paffion of the

Greeks and Romans for fculpture.-Far-

nefian Hercules criticised by a Lady.-

Remarks on that ftatue. On the Flora.

-Effect which the fight of the ftatues of

Laocoon and his fons had on two Spec-

tators of oppofite characters.-Mr. Lock's

Obfervations on the fame group.-The

Antinous.-The Apollo.

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LETTER XLVII. p. 21.

The prefent Pope.-Ganganelli.-A Scotch

Prefbyterian.

LETTER XLVIII. p. 34.

Zeal of Pius VI.-Inftitution of the Jubilee.

-Ceremony of building up the holy door of

St. Peter's by the prefent Pope.-The ce-

remony of high mass performed by the Pope

on Christmas-day.-Character of the pre-

fent Pope. He is admired by the Roman

women.-The Benediction pronounced in

the grand area before the church of St.

Peter's.

LETTER XLIX. p. 48.

Prefented to the Pope.-Reflections on the
fituation of Sovereigns in general.-The
Sovereign Pontiff in particular.

LETTER L. p. 63.

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

LETTER LI.

P. 78. Carnival at Rome.-Mafquerades and other amufements in the Corfo.-Horfe-races.— Serious Opera. Great fenfibility in a young woman.-Extravagant expression of a Roman citizen at the Opera.-A Serenade on Christmas morning.-Female performers prohibited on the Theatres at Rome.-Eunuchs fubftituted.-The effect on the minds of Spectators.

LETTER LII. p. 91.

Journey from Rome to Naples.-Veletri.Otho.-Sermonetta.-Peevish Travellers. -MonteCircello.-Piperno.-Foffa Nuova.

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