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17o A TOUR THROUGH
tabernacle of lapis lazuli. It is about fif-
teen feet high, and finely ornamented.
Some of the presents made to St. Rosolia,
are by no means contemptible. A cross
of very large brilliants, from the king
of Spain, is, I think, the most consider-
able.
The Sachristie too is very rich: There
are some robes embroidered with Oriental
pearl, that are near four hundred years
old, and yet look as fresh as if done yester-
day.
The Jesuits church is equal in magni-
ficence to any thing I have seen in Italy.—
The genius of those fathers appears strong
in all their works; one is never at a
loss to find them out. They have been
grossly calumniated; for they certainly
had less hypocrisy than any other order of
monks.
The
tabernacle of lapis lazuli. It is about fif-
teen feet high, and finely ornamented.
Some of the presents made to St. Rosolia,
are by no means contemptible. A cross
of very large brilliants, from the king
of Spain, is, I think, the most consider-
able.
The Sachristie too is very rich: There
are some robes embroidered with Oriental
pearl, that are near four hundred years
old, and yet look as fresh as if done yester-
day.
The Jesuits church is equal in magni-
ficence to any thing I have seen in Italy.—
The genius of those fathers appears strong
in all their works; one is never at a
loss to find them out. They have been
grossly calumniated; for they certainly
had less hypocrisy than any other order of
monks.
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