A Journey to Rome and Naples, Performed In 1817: Giving an Account of the Present State of Society in Italy, and Containing Observations on the Fine Arts (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from A Journey to Rome and Naples, Performed in 1817: Giving an Account of the Present State of Society in Italy, and Containing Observations on the Fine Arts

Dieppe, its general appearance - French women - Anecdote of an interesting girl - Feelings of an Englishman, on his first visit to France - General courtesy of the French - French dili gences compared with English stage coaches - English rage for neatness - Its consequences - Comparison of the English and French higher and lower classes Causesof the inferiori ty of the higher classes of the French - The despotism of the government - Government influence, the cause of onehdynas ty so easily succeeding another - Rouen - Ludicrous appear ance in French travelling - Anecdote - Idle tales of the French women - First sight of Paris - Fine character of the present race in France - owing to the revolution-z - Emigrant nobility - General character of the French women. Page 36' to'klo.

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