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SICILY AND MALTA. 229
of this splendid scene.—I own it did greatly
exceed my expectations, although, from the
descriptions we had of it, they were raised
very high.—When we recovered from our
first surprise, which had produced, un-
known to ourselves, many exclamations of
astonishment, I observed that all the eyes of
the nobility were fixed upon us ; and that
they enjoyed exceedingly the amazement
into which we were thrown.—Indeed this
scene, in my opinion, greatly exceeds all
the rest of the mow.
I have often heard the illumination of
St. Peter's spoken of as a wondersul fine
thing : so indeed it is ; but it is certainly
no more to be compared to this, than the
planet Venus is to the sun.—The effects
indeed are of a different kind, and cannot
well be compared together.
This scene was too glaring to bear any
considerable time ; and the heat occasioned
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of this splendid scene.—I own it did greatly
exceed my expectations, although, from the
descriptions we had of it, they were raised
very high.—When we recovered from our
first surprise, which had produced, un-
known to ourselves, many exclamations of
astonishment, I observed that all the eyes of
the nobility were fixed upon us ; and that
they enjoyed exceedingly the amazement
into which we were thrown.—Indeed this
scene, in my opinion, greatly exceeds all
the rest of the mow.
I have often heard the illumination of
St. Peter's spoken of as a wondersul fine
thing : so indeed it is ; but it is certainly
no more to be compared to this, than the
planet Venus is to the sun.—The effects
indeed are of a different kind, and cannot
well be compared together.
This scene was too glaring to bear any
considerable time ; and the heat occasioned
CL3 by