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curious rocks, hydraulic organs, and all sorts of singing 

 birds moving and chirping by force of the water, with 

 severall other pageants and surprising inventions. In 

 the center of one of these roomes rises a coper ball that 

 continually daunces about 3 foote above the pavement 

 by virtue of a wind conveyed secretely to a hole 

 beneath it; with many other devices to wett the unwary 

 spectators, so that one can hardly step without wetting 

 to the skin. In one of these theaters of water is an 

 Atlas spouting up the streame to a very great height ; 

 and another monster makes a terrible roaring with an 

 horn ; but, above all, the representation of a storm is 

 most naturall, with such fury of raine, wind, and 

 thunder, as one would imagine ones self in some 

 extreame tempest. The garden has excellent walkes 

 and shady groves, abundance of rare fruit, oranges, 

 lemons, &c. and the goodly prospect of Rome, above 

 all description, so as I do not wonder that Cicero 

 and others have celebrated this place with such 

 encomiums. 



Arriv'd at Tivoli we went first to see the Palace 

 d'Este erected on a plaine, but where was formerly an 

 hill. The palace is very ample and stately. In the 



