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able, both in point of language and
information, to mix with the natives.
But at Rome and Naples I met with so
many English, and found them all so
ready to countenance and assist me in my
enquiries, that I had no occasion, or,
indeed, time, to deliver several letters,
with which I was furnished, to eminent
persons, in the literary and musical world,
at those two capitals.
However, among the Romans I must
distinguish il Cavalier Piranesi, who gave
me several drawings, and pointed out
proper objects for others, of such ancient
instruments as still subsist entire, among
the best remains of antiquity; the A-
bate Orsini, a great collector of musical
compositions and tracts, who, among
other useful materials for my intended
work, furnished me with a sight and ca-
talogue of all the musical dramas that
have been performed at Rome, from the
beginning of the last century to the pre-
sent time; Counsellor Reiffenstein, who,
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