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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... mention any points of conformity between the houses or streets ; neither have I denied myself the full liberty of expressing my own opinion upon their character and propriety . Thus much for the religious portion of my essay . Of the ...
... mention the fountain of Bandusia , to which the Poet promises the sacrifice of a kid ; or that of Egeria , where Umbricius laments that the divinity of the spring should have been insulted with a barbarous profusion of orna- mental ...
... mention in his catalogue of the ship's furniture In proving her to be not sea - worthy , he is not satisfied with showing that her oars are lost , her mast shattered , her cables rotten , her sails rent , but the gods too , who might ...
... mentioning one or two facts which do not strictly belong to the present chapter . The boatmen of Italy and Sicily , instead of sitting and pulling the oar towards them , stand and push it forwards . Now I observed the same method of ...
... Mention has been made of the companies or friendly societies , as bearing a conspicuous part in this festival ; and surely in no coun- tries are such associations of individuals so abundant as in Italy and Sicily . The Italian language ...
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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 |