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Brydone, Patrick; Beckford, William
A Tour Through Sicily And Malta: in a series of letters to William Beckford ; in 2 vol. (Band 2) — 1775

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178 A TOUR THROUGH
never finer than is St. Rosolia.—The peo-
ple are lying yonder in crowds before her,
praying with all their might.—I dare say,
for one petition offered to God Almighty,
she has at lead an hundred.
We were just now remarking, with how
little respect they pass the chapels dedicated
to God ; they hardly deign to give a little
inclination of the head ; but when they
come near those of their favourite saints,
they bow down to the very ground : Ig-
norance and supcrstition have ever been
inseparable :—I believe in their hearts they
think he has already reigned long enough ;
and Would be glad to have a change in the
government:—and every one of them (like
the poor Welchman who thought he should
be succeeded by Sir Watkin Williams) is
fully persuaded, that his own favourite
saint is the true heir apparent. Indeed
they already give them the precedency on
most occasions; not in procelhons and
asfairs
 
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