CHAP.
State of the stationary Society Qf Rome.
Causes which
rendered the City a delightfful temporary residence.
Ill.
fects of the Academical methods Qf study.
His introduc-
tion
Robinson.
Anecdote
of
Cardinal
Allumi.
The Cardinal's method of fnding Resemblances,
and cu-
rious mistake qf the Italians.
VII.
The Artist's first visit to
the Works of Art.
DURING
the
pontificate
of
Pope Rezzo-
nico,
the society of Rome had attained
a pitch of
elegance
and
a liberality of
sentiment superior to
that
of
any
other
citY
of
Christendom.
The
theocratic
nature
of
the
government
induced
an
exterior decorum
in the public form of politeness,
which,
to
who
strangers
took
HU
interest
in
the
abuses of the state,
was so highly agreeable,
that
it
tended
BVGH
to
aPP9-Hse
their
indignation
against
the
private morals.
laxity of
If
the tra-
veller would
forget that the name of
Christianity
WHS
employed
in
3
baneful
adminis-