A CLASSICAL TOUR THROUGH ITALY. CHAP. I. Bay and Castle of Procida-Evening Hymn Beautiful View, Observations-the Island of Vivara -Ischia, its Mountains, Eruptions, Appearance, and PopulationNisida-Vesuvius. As we passed the bay of Misenus we observed the fine appearance of that promontory; it is separated by the harbor, and by Mare morto with the flat shore beyond, from the neck of land which it terminates, and thus it forms an insulated eminence, remarkable for its shape, its boldness, and its aerial elevation. After having doubled the cape, we crossed the strait which flows between it and the island of Procida. Here I landed, while VOL. III. B |