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Italy we have met with very fine ones. Padua, 
Verona, Parma, and Milan, although we found 
ourselves gowng down the hill, were not quite desti- 
tute of amusement for us, even with respect to 
works of art. The theatre of Parma is the finest 
in the world, so large and magnificent is it as to be 
useless; it costs too much to light it up, and it is 
only studied by architects and admired by travellers. 
I have seen no collections of natural history 
worth mentioning, compared to what we have in 
England. At Bologna are some things, and at 
Pavia more; but the latter has been so plundered 
by Spallanzani as to be diminished one-third of its 
value. We spent four days at Pavia with Scopoli, 
whose civility was very great. We heard Spallan- 
zani lecture; the composition was admirable, but 
his manner supercilious and affected. Here my 
friend Younge, in whose company I had been per- 
fectly happy all through my tour, left me; and I, 
wishing to enjoy all the summer abroad, continued 
my journey alone to Genoa, to spend a little time 
with my friends here, for whom I have a great re- 
gard. These are pleasures which never cloy: and I 
hope to enjoy them in their full extent at the end 
of this journey, as I rely on them to make old age 
comfortable at the conclusion of the journey of life. 
I am always, with sincerest regard, 
Dear Sir, most faithfully yours, 
; J. E. Suirn. 
