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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... similar tablet , " that in that house S. Catharine one day felt an amorous longing , ( amorose smanie ) , to see her divine husband ; that two very beautiful angels ap- peared to her to comfort her ; but that she turning to them said ...
... similar instances of modern superstition have their counterpart in ancient times . Thus it is re- corded by Suetonius , that Galba and his ad- herents augured the greatest success to their cause , from the circumstance of a ship of ...
... similar anti - urinal notices are extremely common ; this is one of them- " Respetto P. tutto alla Maria SSa . ed a Jesu . " And to this day , from one end of the country to the other , the common means of preventing pollution is to ...
... similar manner : Vidi ego , ( says Tyndarus , in one of 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 ...
... similar class of persons into the service of the church of Italy ; persons which the canons of that church itself do not permit to enter into holy orders ? And surely the mere improvement of its music does not seem an adequate cause to ...
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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 |