Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the Abate Metastasio, Vol. 3 of 3

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Excerpt from Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the Abate Metastasio, Vol. 3 of 3: In Which Are Incorporated, Translations of His Principal LettersAbout the time that Signor Mattei opened a correfpondence with our bard, he had many letters to write of mere compliment to authors who fent him their works, and 'of civility to others who had praifed his own'. Except the letters to the Ramam'mz and his brother, thofe to Farinelli, Saverio Matter, and his old friend Sig. Filippa? Of Turin, are the mofi confidential. However, there are frequently paftages infhis letters to others, which merit prefervation, either for their wit, ingenuity, politencfs, or, for, the fentiments they contain on fubjeé'ts of literature, and of thefe we {hall {elect a few.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.