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"Now I must tell you, my dear Maria, that I am re-
ally in love with His Holiness. I am sure, if there is any
truth in physiognomy, he must be an amicable man ...
I never saw a more benignant countenance in my
life, and I was so near him, and that so for a considerable time
that I could mark it well and make it a study ... He has a fine
person, and an excellent expression; altogether he is quite
a man, so far as appearances go, to my mind. Of their
Eminences the Cardinals, I say nothing; certainly the Holy
Father suffers nothing by ^ [added above] (a) comparison with them. But O!
The fatigue of this exhibitton [exhibition]! Four mortal hours did I
stand in the midst of a crowd to see it, but it was worth
all the toil; it amply repaid me.

In the afternoon I heard the Miserere
in the chapel at St Peter's; that was at the close of a long previous
Service. I can only say it was most ravishing. There was
one voice that I never can forget; I could scarcely believe
that it was the voice of a man. But these things cannot
be described; they must be heard and seen, and then their
impression can never be lost.

....................................... Life of Dr Raffles

From the Coliseum [sic] I passed slowly through the Forum,
first renewing my acquaintance with the arch of Con-
stantine, by far the finest and most perfect of all, though not
the most interesting to me, for the deepest interest attaches to
that of Titus ................ I sat for some time on a stone
by the Arch of Titus, and made a little sketch of the
seven branched golden candlestick, as borne [crossed out] (by the cap)
in the procession of the captive Jews, along with the silver
trinkets, the golden table, &c., still preserved in the bas-
reliefs on the sides of the piers under the arch.
What can be more interesting of all the monu-
ments of antiquity than this? How can in-
fidelity account for [crossed out] (this) its [crossed out] (antiquity) exist-