Vestiges of Ancient Manners and Customs: Discoverable in Modern Italy and SicilyVestiges of Ancient Manners and Customs, Discoverable in Modern Italy and Sicily by John James Blunt, first published in 1823, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it. |
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... Plautus ' plays ) multa sæpe picta quæ Acherunti fierent Cruciamenta verum enimvero nulla adeoque est Acheruus Atque ubi ego fui in Lapicinis . Captiv . act . 5. sc . 4 . The torments of Tartarus I have often seen expressed in pictures ...
... such persons formed a part of the establishment . By Plautus they are called Flabelliferæ , ' and are enumerated amongst the other domestics : Familia tota Vestispicæ , unctor , auri custos , flabelliferæ 78 OF THE FESTIVAL OF S. AGATHA .
... stage , abounded with adventures of the gods . Wit- ness the Amphitryo of Plautus , in which Ju- piter and Mercury display a variety of feats L little becoming the nature of beings so ex- alted . OF SACRED DRAMAS . 145.
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Vestiges of Ancient Manners and Customs, Discoverable in Modern Italy and Sicily J. j. 1794-1855 Blunt No preview available - 2015 |