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

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Carriage, but have a kind of Mechani-
cal Operation on the Mind, by keeping
the Animal Spirits always awake and in
Motion. But what contributes most
to this light airy Humour of the French^
is the free Convention that is allowed
them wsth their Women, which does
not only communicate to them a certain
Vivacity of Temper, but makes them
endeavour after such a Behaviour as is
moil: taking with the Sex.
TheZtator, on the contrary, who arc
excluded from making their Court this
way, are for recommending themselves
to those they Converse with by their
Gravity and Wisdom. In Spain there-
fore, where there are fewer Liberties
of this Nature allowed, there is some-
thing still more serious and composed in
the manner of the Inhabitants, But
as Mirth is more apt to make Proselytes
than Melancholy, it isobserved that the
Italians have many of them for these late
Years given very far into the Modes
and Freedoms of theFw^y which pre-
vail more or less in the Courts of Italp^
as they lye at a smaller or greater Di-
stance from France. It may be here
worth while to consider how it comes
topass, that the Common People of ltd*
ly have in general so very great an Averlion
to