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tive of Brescia; was welcomed home by a band of music, at the inn, the night of his arrival, and by another the night be- fore his and my departure, consisting of two violins, a mandoline, french horn, trumpet, and violoncello; and, though in the dark, they played long concertos, with solo parts for the mandoline. I was surprised at the memory of these per- formers; in short, it was excellent street music, and such as we are not accus- tomed to; but ours is not a climate for serenades. The famous Venetian dancer, La Colonna, was likewise just arrived from Russia, and in the same house; they were all going to Venice.
VERONA.
There was no opera in this city, se- rious or comic, when I arrived in it, July 28; however, I was conducted to the famous amphitheatre, said to have been built by Augustus, or, at least, about his time; perhaps by Vitruvius,
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