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not very interesting in themselves, might
be tiresome even in spight of variety:
all I have to urge in my defence, is, that
the relation is faithful; and that, if the
places, through which I passed had af-
forded more entertaining incidents, they
would have been given to the public.
After a very fatiguing and dangerous
journey over the tremendous mountains of
Genoa, and through Provence and Lan-
guedoc, during incessant rains which had
rendered the roads intolerable, I arrived
at Lyons in my way home, Dec. 3d,
where, in visiting the theatre, I was more
disgusted than ever, at hearing French
music, after the exquisite performances to
which I had been accustomed in Italy.
Eugenie, a pretty comedy, preceded Sil-
vain, an opera by M. Gretry: there were
many pretty passages in the music, but
so ill sung, with so false an expression,
such screaming, forcing, and trilling, as
quite made me sick.
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