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tacle to the inhabitants of Rome, not to be equalled in the universe. And in the balconies, next to the street, at the pa- laces of most of the Cardinals, besides illuminations, there were concerts of very numerous bands of instrumental per- formers; but chiefly at the residence of the Portuguese Ambassador, where the hands employed amounted to above a hundred, and these continued their per- formance all night. However, this mu- sic, though in the open air, was too noisy for me, and I retreated from it early, in order to have my ears soothed with more placid sounds at the Duke of Dorset's concert.
Tuesday 25. I had this morning the honour of being presenting to Cardinal Alexander Albani, principal librarian to the Vatican, and Prefetto, or Governor of the Pope's chapel. His eminence re- ceived me in the most obliging and con- descending manner imaginable, taking me
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