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Memoire upon that subject, just publish- ed, has gained him great reputation here. He seems to have discovered, in the Triple progression, the true foundation of all the Greek Systems *. I undertook, at his request, to carry two of his books to Bologna, one for Padre Martini, and one for the Institute.
At dinner to-day I again met with M. L' Abbé Arnaud. M. Gretry, and the fa- mous Liotard, the painter of Geneva, were of the party. M. Gretry, the best, and, at present, the most fashionable composer of comic operas, has lived eight years in Italy, and is author of the Huron, Lucile, Le Tableau parlant, and Sylvain; all pieces that have had great success, how deservedly I could not at this time pretend to say, not having either heard or seen them; but from the character given them, by persons of good taste and sound judgment, I expected them to be
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