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SICILY AND MALTA. 225
minations representing a variety of trophies,
the arms of Spain, those of Naples, Sicily,
and the city of Palermo, with their guar-
dian geniuses, &c.
The conversation of the nobles was held
in the viceroy's palace; and the entertain-
ment was sull more magnificent than any
of the former. The great fireworks oppo-
site to the front os the palace began at ten
o'clock, and ended at midnight; after
which we went to the Corso, which lasted,
as usual, till two in the morning. This
part of the entertainment slill pleases us
the most; it is indeed the only part of it
that reaches the heart; and where this is
not the case, a puppet-show is just as good
as a coronation.—We have now got ac-
quainted almost with every countenance;
and from that air of goodness and benig-
nity that animates them, and which seems
to be mutually reflected from one to
the other, we are inclined to form the
Vol, II. CL moil
minations representing a variety of trophies,
the arms of Spain, those of Naples, Sicily,
and the city of Palermo, with their guar-
dian geniuses, &c.
The conversation of the nobles was held
in the viceroy's palace; and the entertain-
ment was sull more magnificent than any
of the former. The great fireworks oppo-
site to the front os the palace began at ten
o'clock, and ended at midnight; after
which we went to the Corso, which lasted,
as usual, till two in the morning. This
part of the entertainment slill pleases us
the most; it is indeed the only part of it
that reaches the heart; and where this is
not the case, a puppet-show is just as good
as a coronation.—We have now got ac-
quainted almost with every countenance;
and from that air of goodness and benig-
nity that animates them, and which seems
to be mutually reflected from one to
the other, we are inclined to form the
Vol, II. CL moil