A Classical Tour Through Italy, An. 1802, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)

Angebote / Angebote:

Excerpt from A Classical Tour Through Italy, An. 1802, Vol. 1The Preliminary Discourse is intended chie¿y for the information of young and in ex penen ced travellers, and points out the qualities and accomplishments requisite to' enable them to derive from an Italian Tour, its full advantages. The Reader then comes to the Tour itself.The epithet Classical sufficiently points out its peculiar character, which is to trace the resemblance between Modern and Ari-l. Dent Italy, and to take for guides and companions in. The beginning of the nine teenth centur y, the writers that preceded or adorned the first. Conformably to aim character, the Author may be allowed to dwell with complacency on the incidents of ancient history, to admit every poetical recollection, and to claim indulgence, if in describing Objects so often alluded to by the Latin writers, he should frequently borrow their expressions.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.