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chap, of the Russian government, and the adoration 
. ; of Saints the whole of their religion. The 
Sovereign is disregarded in the obeisance offered 
to his parasites ; and the Creator entirely for- 
gotten in the idolatrous worship of his creatures. 
Rcsem- As we lived in some degree of intimacy with 
tween the many of the Russian nobility, their manners and 
and Nea. opinions could not escape our notice. Ot all 
pMtom. the Eur0 peans, they bear the greatest resem- 
blance to the Neapolitans. The nobles of 
Naples and Palermo are exactly like those of 
Moscoiv ; and even the peasants of the two 
countries have a certain degree of resemblance 
This similitude may arise from a similarity of 
government, — vicious and despotic, ignorant 
and superstitious. The same character prevails 
in their national dances, and in their mode of 
dress. The barina differs little from the taran- 
tula ; and the female peasants of the Campagna 
Felice dress like the women near Moscow, — with 
the same sort of shoes ; the same kind of head- 
dress; the same embroidered suits; in short, 
the same load of finery. May not this lie thus 
explained : the costume of Magna Greecia came 
from the Archipelago ; and the art of dress was 
introduced into Russia from Constantinople. It 
has been before mentioned, that, in then spoi ts, 
the Russians and the Neapolitans are alike. In 
