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Title: William Callow, R. W. S., F. R. G. S.
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Callow, William, 1812-1908 Cundall, H. M. (Herbert Minton), 1848-1940
Subjects: Callow, William, 1812-1908 Painting, British
Publisher: London, A. and C. Black
Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute
Digitizing Sponsor: Getty Research Institute

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vetturato Rome. The journey took six days. Stoppedthe first night at Arezzo, the birthplace of Petrarch,then quitted the Tuscan States and entered thoseof the Pope. From the Custom-house there is abeautiful view over Lake Trasimeno, near to whichHannibal obtained a famous victory over theRomans. Arrived at Perugia on the third day andvisited the cathedral; afterwards took a carriageto Assisi and saw the famous convent of St.Francis, remarkable for the three churches builtone above the other. We then proceeded to Foligno,and then on to Spoleto, where I made a sketch ofthe town and gateway where Hannibals progressreceived a check from the inhabitants. Nextreached Terni, where I saw the cascade and thevilla where Queen Caroline resided. Continuedthe journey, passing Narni, with the Roman bridgebuilt by Augustus Caesar, and along a splendid roadacross the mountains and arrived at Nepi. Onthe last day we crossed the Campagna, beautiful inits barrenness—no trees, no water, nor cultivation
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LIFE IN PARIS 79 of any kind, and not even a house, but howmany reflections it causes in ones mind—andarrived at last at Rome, entering it by the Portadel Popolo. Here I remained for ten days enjoy-ing all the wonderful sights of that marvellous city.Afterwards I left for Naples, stopping a night atTerracina by the way, and reached Naples on thefollowing day, visiting Herculaneum and Vesuvius.Next I took the railway to Castellamare andwalked to Torre del Greco, where I hired adonkey and went to Castel Lettere and Gragnano ;afterwards to Pompeii, in which place I was greatlyinterested. From there I proceeded to Torre delGreco, and then back by rail to Naples. On thenext day I took the steamer Francisco Primo forMarseilles. It came on to blow so hard during themiddle of the first night that the steamer wasnearly swamped by the heavy seas, which stovein two deck cabins, carried away some of theboats, and filled the main cabin half full with water.We stopped at Leghorn and Genoa, and, a

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