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cide was far superigr to any mole acting I ever had 

 seen. Bather effeminately dressed ; arms and neck 

 shown naked, and his part a little over-acted. Accent 

 said to be foreignish. The action rather more than 

 just, but a foreigner can't judge well in the country of 

 gesture. Women, gods, and ^Egisthus and Pylades 

 excellent ; latter 's concealment of his friend first-rate. 

 I never felt so animated as by the applause and 

 bravos. 



Oct. 16. Day very bad. Spent it in St Mark's, 

 and had a long spell from three to half-past twelve at 

 night. 



Oct. 1 7. St Mark's. Learnt that Venturi is now 

 ambassador from Italian Eepublic to Berne. Went to 

 Sassi's collection now on sale; some fine sketches, some 

 good pictures, especially two Schiavones advertised as 

 Titians, and a noble Correggio. 



At night, the weather being as usual divine and 

 moon bright, went to Square of St Mark, and saw the 

 resort which holds here nightly. All nations here 

 meet; you have Jews, Poles, Turks, Greeks, all in 

 their costumes ; the Turks elegantly dressed, always 

 smoking long pipes and sitting at doors and on low 

 seats under piazzas. One coffee-house called Florian 

 is the resort of all the fashion and English ; they sit 

 in the rooms and drink coffee, lemonade, &c. 



Some have long collections of seats standing 

 under an awning and extending to the Place. Busy 

 scene. 



Went on the water in an open gondola, and enjoyed 



