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this prince to have operas, which were a great relief to him: he was appointed sole director of those spectacles; and had from Italy, the best composers and singers of the time, and Metastasio to write. He shewed me in his house four of the principal scenes in Didone and Nitetti, painted by Amiconi, who accompanied him first into England, and then into Spain, where he died.
When the present king of Spain as- cended the throne, he was obliged to quit that kingdom, but a good pension is still continued, and he was allowed to bring away all his effects. The furniture of his house is very rich, as it is almost en- tirely composed of the presents he receiv- ed from great personages. He seems very much to regret the being obliged to seek a new habitation, after having lived twenty-four years in Spain, where he had formed many friendships and connections that were dear to him; and it is a great proof of the prudence and moderation of
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