The recorder, or, Lady's and gentleman's miscellany. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1801-1802, 1802-03-13
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>''i''lS Va Aifti oits d'il S8tN4NiSQ iiltO CEESe
-arge naves, befdes the aines. E;r
chat which furpriles the ffaoit is, the
Fork Of the outhac, the quantity OF
inches, and the countlefs nl,nber of mar
be itatucs ofeyery lize, with which the
walls arc charged from the bottom 70
top. One may conliGcr the delign of
this church as she height offoilY in Go
thic architcctiire and, perhaps, there
exits no where llic in the world, build
ing 70 loaded with ufeleis ornament.
The Atnbro1an library is tie thing
the mott ttriking in Milan, after tbe
cathedral. Ihe buildings which are
appropriated TO it, have DorE.ing very
rnaghi.ite0t abcut them but the room
Of che library, which is an obiong iquarc
li1ly festby twenty four. and thirty tx
in height, is very fine one. a Wind
ing gallery affords the greateft facility
of reaching the books which are in The
iheives above. There wcrr formerly
reckoned 10 DC Forty tIloldand volumes
OF printed BOOKS and fifteen tl,ouhnd
alianuicttpcs In the library but OF lare
ttic number has coniidcrably diininifhcd.
Among the rnanulcriprs were fo,-le
uacommonly beautiful; aid in theie
we've ieverai precious oncs Of the Greek
posts, i0ch IS tIeiiod, 1Efchylus, So
phocles, EGripides, P;ntar, Iycobhro1,
Moiehus, AnAophanes, Theocritus
Ssc. The dome can only be compared
20 the French Panti,son, for It's lize ard
Architecture. Unayrresth the gallery
IS placed fhe famous Madona.
Flow lhail exorefs the fatisfaaion /
experienced at the view Of the irngncnfc
iFace which prelented i1iclf to my en-
chanted eyes Chcnce could contem-
plate the Alps, which are difcoverahlc
along their whole extent, among which
we caliiy dittinguilh the Cold Tende,
Mount Blanc (vhoic najefic fumm;r
yeensso fuleain the f}ey), Mordt Gems,
Mount 0enieYre, the Sirnplon, Saint
Goddard cgolled by Suwarrow. and
the Great Saint Bernard. which has
born on is lefty fronr an HANNIBAL and
Buohaparle,
The GritoAs are next belleid and we
only fec, as through thick cloud, the
deiItrs Of Fyrol. Nearer 10 ray obicr-
vatoly d.!coyered, without difficulty,
she Citalp.he Republic, Piedmont and
alarae part Of l.iguria. 7Thar cities,
whag tow}s, what villages, what .lartsr-
cd hai1itations did ] rot view, which
brought TO my mind the recollection OF
great events 4 rnultiru3s Of 3attles won
and loft long lit If both v;rtuo,ts
men and famous fascalS! cf whom this
Oe&Rltiful and unhappy ccjuaery, has, for
Jnorc thar thirty centuries, been TIE
theatre and the tofi>}o.
AlV. Ens,Nnee a5o Pa41A.
We l}3id fever days in Milan, where
pltaf3fos Of every kind were within tbs
reach of al thoic who had the means OF
Puschaftg them, and t,ereby indem-
n;fying chcntelves for their pa1t inter
ruprions. There was no fear OF MILAN
becoming a Cepaa TO the French foldi-
ers, under the command of General
Buonaplrte. The ditribution Of the
raci9ns was good and regular, and We
could NOT have yill1ed for better duar-
tef5. Nc were ronte nted with what
fell 60 OH lot being more ccvctous Of
g'oiY than plealufe, without being en-
'l2ls Of thoie better able TO procurcir.
While the dividoh Of Lotion took
tAe ioad to Lodi, the Ctlalpine Legion
matched toward. Brefcia TO have an eye
upon dat beautiful country, which had
changed It's matters fcven timps In
t4enty eight years. General Iannes,
al"aJ IN tae 2draaced guard, took poi
ieiIloa q Pelta, on the 5th Of June;
where he tot0d comfortable magazines