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furnish me with several of these glass
globules for my own use.
From hence I went to the house of
Lord Fortrose, to meet Caffarelli; and
now I have mentioned his name for the
last time, it affords me an opportunity
of acquainting my reader, that this ce-
lebrated singer has bought a duke-
dom for his nephew, after his own de-
cease, the title is Duca di Santi Dorato.
He is very rich, yet often sings for hire
at convents and at churches. He has
built himself a magnificent house, and
over the door is this inscription:
AMPHION THEBAS, EGO DOMVM*.
To-day I was favoured at dinner with
the company of Signor Fabio, the first
violin of the opera of San Carlo; he was
so obliging and so humble as to bring
with him his violin. It is very com-
mon in the great cities of Italy to see
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