Addison, Joseph: Remarks on several parts of Italy: &c. in the years 1701, 1702, 1703 (London: Tonson, 1718)

Monaco* Genoa, &c» 7
Allies. The Palace has handsome Apart*
> meats, that are many of them hung with
Pictures of the reigning Beauties in the
ie' Court of France. But the best of the
Furniture was at^osre, where the Prince
ht' of Monaco refided at that time Ambassia-
dor. We here took a little Boat to creep
along the Sea-shorc as far as Genoa j but
wn at Savona, finding rhe Sea too rough,
the we were forced to make the belt of our
ihll way by Land, over very rugged Motin-
ihy; tains and Precipices? For this Road is
much more difficult than that over
Mount Cennis.
,n.6, The Genocfe arc eftecmed extremely
Cunning, Industrious, and inur’d to
t Hardship above the ressi of the Italians j
which was likewise the Charafterof rhe
vhid ^.Ligurians. And indeed it is no won-
I sor; dcr, while theBarrenncss of their Coun-
iy UR. try continues, that the Manners of the
I Inhabitants do not change: Since there is
nothing makes Men Ihrrper, and sets
their Hands and Wits more at work than
,pjUIS. Want, The Italian Proverb says of the
' tj]C Genoefg) that they have a Sea without
Land 1 ut Trees, and Men
tdcaloS without Faith. The Chara&er the
KissJ Latin Poets have given of them is nos
Mch different.
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