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ed with moss, is so interesting, that his
curiosity is not to be satisfied but by a
most minute examination of it; lest the
precious fragments of some venerable
pile, or the memorial of some some illus-
trious atchievement, [sic] should be passed
unnoticed.
Though my views and expectations,
on arriving in this city, were chiefly con-
fined to antiquities, and the inedited ma-
terials with which the Vatican and other
libraries might furnish me, relative to
ancient music, yet I received great pleasure
from the modern.
September 21. The day after my arri-
val, at his Grace the Duke of Dorset's, I
heard Signor Celestini, the principal vio-
lin here, who is a very neat, and expres-
sive performer: he was seconded by Sig-
nor Corri, who is an ingenious composer,
and sings in a very good taste; there
was likewise a good performer on the
violoncello.
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