Eustace, John Cretwode: A classical tour through Italy An. MDCCCII (Vol. 3): 3. ed., rev. and enl (London: J. Mawman, 1815)

Ch. XIV. THROUGH ITALY.

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stood conspicuous in the great court of the ducal
palace, and were thrown down and demolished
by the French. Perhaps the inscription pro-
voked their fury. Andrees Dorics, quod rempub-
licam diutius oppressam pristinam in libertalem
vindicaverit .... Never did ancient
tyrants shew more hatred to the restorers of li-
berty, than the French republican. Brutal
violence is his delight, as it is that of the lion or
the tiger: but to the calm, the generous courage
that prompts the patriot to fight and to die for
justice, for liberty, for his country—to this noble
principle, at once the cause and the effect of free-
dom, he is an utter stranger.
We now pass to the church called Di Carig-
nano. In his way to this edifice, the traveller
will behold with astonishment a bridge of the
same name thrown over, not a river, but a deep
dell now a street; and looking over the parapet
he will see with surprise the roofs of several
houses of six stories high, lying far beneath him.
This bridge consists of three wide arches, but
its boldness and elevation are its only merit, for
beauty, it possesses none. Full in front, on the
swell of the hill of Carignano, stands the church
with a little grove around it. The situation is
commanding, and well adapted to display a
magnificent edifice to advantage, especially if