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    nradishrfitbe / glasses , b&nftfemiarble / counter * iwhicb frants ^ hesteet ^ wbkli iixeoQ ^ sijted f i > yrithe supposition , that on this slab the cups or glasses were pJattdfeirofds ^ when . / nit actually in use , and that the draughts \ BbiWthey had contained ^ and some drops of which were still left , were of a GG ^ vosive ; quality .-: f ?< Qf tombsltbeee is a considerable number on the side next toiffitocufenenini ;! that of the Gladiatdrs is particularly interesting , for its

    intferieitji&rpetfeek It is a small vaulted chamber above ground , with a grated entraiiee onlone side , a kind of altar or table in the middle , and cinerary urns in niches in the walls . Of the temples , that of Isis is in excellent preservation , the three altars , the well for the refuse of the sacrifices , and the sanctum sanctorum , whence the priests spoke in the name of the goddess , being nearly perfect . Here also is the refectory , in which the priests were dining at the moment of the eruption , as appears from the skeletons , and the remains of eatables , which were there discovered . In the theatres , the

    benches for the spectators , the seats for the proconsuls , the orchestra , the the proscenium , the scena , and the postscenium , have scarcely suffered by the lapse of nearly 1800 years ; and in the amphitheatre , the arena , or ring , the dens for the wild beasts , and the four sets of seats , namely , those for the magistrates , the higher orders , the plebeians , and the ladies , are perfectly distinguishable . The streets of the town are narrow , the widest not being jnore than about fifteen feet in breadth—so that , deducting the space for the causeways , there was barely room for two carriages to pass ; and this they could not have done , did not the wheel-marks denote that the Roman

    carriages were not so broad as ours . * We spent more thap four hours in this most interesting place , and should have gladly remained longer had our time allowed ; but we had more than fifteen mites of the way to Salerno still to travel . Re-entering our carriage , we continued our journey along the Via Appia , which lay for miles before us as straight as an arrow , planted on each side with poplars , and traversing a

    rich'district : of country , which bore marks of the industry of its inhabitants . Before and on jeaefo side of us was a magnificent amphitheatre of mountains , and On ^ e ^ ng frqm these , we came in sight of the bay of Salerno , st * elC&i » g iwi < te with its pea-green waves , and bounded to the eastward by a ridge cf tbeiApBRpinesf on the highest part of which there was still snow . Wje&wifidiAawprsettyi good inn at Salerno , and were glad to repose ourselves aftecdheiifaligues of the day .

    >] v $ ? e , set ? out , early thes ; next morning for P ^ estum . For the first ten miles tb $ ? ( mjuftny was even more rich and beautiful than that through which we ha < J > $ a $ s « d > tfae , <* lay before . The corn was almost shooting into ear , the vinfe »/ andi : theifig-traes were putting forth their first green leaves , and every thing about us looked fresh and flourishing * But after approaching within thing about us looked fresh and flourishing * But after approaching within

    a , mite $ j ; 4 iW < K *> £ , -EWv we turned off , into a very different tract of country ^ pafct u © ljprbatfi « g bfcerl jredaimefi tfroni estate of bog or forest . One reason , doubk ]| efie ^ fbr ) ilt 3 « bj 3 ing teft ito uthis state , is to afford cover to the game , for thfcrmWl&fafintin ^^ other s ide of thte river . 3 itefo ;/ iiWJbePLWe baa « profceede ^ about five miles through this Wi ) di ; Jd ^^ s ^ Mr ! j ^ - ' ¦ ' itnniii . iin ' m ifUi ^ f . r f , 'n ; > . \\ ) >¦>' ¦ ¦ >)<\ - \ t- ¦ ¦ ' >¦ . , — ,

    * They who wish to read a fuller account of Poinncu , may have their curiosity jnirply ^ ai ^ fied ^ rjriVfrs . Sta rkeV ** hrftrriiTati ^ ti and Dh-cctions for Travellers on tlie <>« u tineMC' ¦ , 'Whjffe , ( co » tfti «/ 8 | ft-4 wdpjJ !» tt » 'Pl < wy thiugiwhwh Is ther « found > and to the accuracy of which I ciuMiweak ^ iattJ had it with wi \ vi \ tthe ^ spot .

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    S&& 6 Journal 4 f a fTour < mihe Continent .

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Dec. 2, 1828, page 836, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2567/page/36/