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in seeking curious things for me during my absence at Naples, but had employed several persons in transcribing them; the Abate Elie had done the same at the Vatican; and the Cavalier Piranesi, my English friends, and several eminent an- tiquaries and artists had been active in searching ancient instruments, among the bassi relievi the best sculpture of antiqui- ty, and copying them ready for me at my return to Rome. Signor Santarelli was so obliging as to accompany me to the Cavalier Battoni's, where his scholar the Signorina Battoni, sung with noble sim- plicity, and a truly pathetic expression, several songs of Hasse, Galuppi, Traetta, and Piccini.
From hence I went to a great con- cert, at the house of M. Schuvaloff, the Moscovite general; and there I al- most fancied myself in London; for, except three or four, the whole company, consisting of near thirty noblemen, gentle- men, and ladies, was English. The
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