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Chap. I: Bay and Castle of Procida - Evening Hymn - Beautiful View, Observations - the Island of Vivara - Ischia, its Mountains, Eruptions, Appearance, and Population - Nisida - Vesuvius
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A CLASSICAL TOUR
THROUGH ITALY.
CHAP. I.
Bay and Castle of Procida—Evening Hymn-
Beautiful View, Observations—the Island of
Vivara—Ischia, its Mountains, Eruptions,
Appearance, and Population — Nisida — Ve-
suvius.
As we passed the bay of Misenus we observed
the fine appearance of that promontory \ it is
separated by the harbor, and by Mare morto
with the flat shore beyond, from the neck of land
which it terminates, and thus it forms an insulated
eminence, remarkable for its shape, its boldness,
and its aerial elevation. After having’ doubled
the cape, we crossed the strait which flows be-
tween it and the island of Procida. Here Ϊ
VOL. III. B
THROUGH ITALY.
CHAP. I.
Bay and Castle of Procida—Evening Hymn-
Beautiful View, Observations—the Island of
Vivara—Ischia, its Mountains, Eruptions,
Appearance, and Population — Nisida — Ve-
suvius.
As we passed the bay of Misenus we observed
the fine appearance of that promontory \ it is
separated by the harbor, and by Mare morto
with the flat shore beyond, from the neck of land
which it terminates, and thus it forms an insulated
eminence, remarkable for its shape, its boldness,
and its aerial elevation. After having’ doubled
the cape, we crossed the strait which flows be-
tween it and the island of Procida. Here Ϊ
VOL. III. B