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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... common events of life is any thing but an error , yet I could not avoid regretting that , like their heathen ancestors , the modern Italians had supplied the place of one great Master - mover by a countless host of inferior agents . The ...
... not fail to find some sacred appella- tion assigned to three out of four . One will be Sa. Croce ; another S. Paolo ; a third S. Giovanni ; a fourth S. Quirico . By this last saint , Mount Eryx , in common with many 14 OF SAINTS .
... common with many more , has been deprived of its ancient designation : and the old god , thus pushed from his stool by modern usurpation , may reasonably complain in the words of the poet , Ubi nunc nobis Deus ille magister Nequicquam ...
... common attractions that it appeared to pos- sess , induced me to approach and examine it . From a tablet near it , I learned , that many years ago the devil had been doing a great deal of mischief in the vicinity of Naples , under c 2 ...
... common , it remains to notice the several ways in which the figures of both have been employed by a superstitious people , as Lares , Dii Tutelares , charms , and the like . I. The first division of Lares of which I shall speak ...
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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 |