The Greville Memoirs, Part 1 (of 3), Volume 1 (of 3) A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV

CHAPTER X.

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Moladi Gaeta--Capua--Lines on leaving Naples--Return to Rome--The Aqueducts--'Domine, quo vadis?'--St. Peter's--The Scala Santa-- Reasons in Favour of San Gennaro--Ascent of St. Peter's-- Library of the Vatican--A racing _ex voto_--Illness of George IV.--Approaching _Coup d'État_ in France--The Villa Mills--The Malaria--Duc and Duchesse de Dalberg--The Emperor Nicholas on his Accession--Cardinal Albani--A _Columbarium_--Maii--Sir William Gell--Tivoli--Hadrian's Villa--The Adventures of Miss Kelly and Mr. Swift--Audience of the Pope--Gibson's Studio--End of Miss Kelly's Marriage--A Great Function--The Jesuits-- Saint-making--San Lorenzo in Lucina--The Flagellants--Statues by Torchlight--Bunsen on the State of Rome--Frascati--Relations of Protestant States with Rome--The French Ministry--M. de Villèle--The Coliseum--Excommunication of a Thief--The Passionists--The Corpus Domini--A Rash Marriage--Farewell to Rome--Falls of Terni--Statue at Pratolino--Bologna-- Mezzofanti--Ferrara--Venice--Padua--Vicenza--Brescia--Verona-- Milan--Lago Maggiore--The Simplon--Geneva--Paris Page 350

NOTE.

Mr. Greville's Connexion with the Turf.

A JOURNAL of the REIGN OF KING GEORGE THE FOURTH