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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... latter period I resided for some months in a native family , for the purpose of prosecuting my plan with greater advantage . The result has been the little book that is here offered to the public ; to which , though popular spec- tacles ...
... It is remarkable , too , that the sex of the par- ties is as carefully adjusted in the former , as in the latter instances . In the places and things over which the gods and the saints have been alike made to preside , 12 OF SAINTS .
... latter descrip- tion ; but it is certain that pictures also were used for the same purpose ; the perishable na- ture of which has alone prevented them from being now generally found in Museums.- However , we learn , from Juvenal , that ...
... latter will be found a Madonna or a saint in wax , wood , or paper , with a lamp suspended before it . In Sicily the smallest boat which is paddled along - shore by a fisherman or porter , would be thought not more ill - appointed ...
... latter has been usually understood to have a symbolical reference to the pro- fession of the possessor of the house ; but I should be disposed to think that in this , as in other cases , the serpent is merely sustaining the character of ...
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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 |