Excerpt from A Tour of Inquiry Through France and Italy, Vol. 1 of 2: Illustrating Their Present Social, Political The present state of Italy has especially engaged his attention; and it is chiefly to plead her cause at the bar of public opinion that the following pages have been written, trusting that, notwithstanding the feebleness of the advocate, they may advance the interests of so noble a people. In this hope, he confidently leaves his work to the enlightened and impartial reader, certain that every indulgence will be accorded to a writer whose only aim is to enlist the sympathies of the generous sons of free England in favour of a country - once the cradle of the arts, the home of science. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from A Tour of Inquiry Through France and Italy, Vol. 2 of 2: Illustrating Their Present Social, Political and Religious Condition France, ever restless France! So long the hot bed from whence spring those delusive notions respecting the rights of man equality, fraternity, and other fantastic fancies, equally Visionary, was bound in chains, and the event was hailed by these men of the past, as one of the most important that had occurred since the advent of Christianity. How the times are changed! The same man who was excommu nicated in 1831, for having impiously taken up arms, with the intention of deposing the Pope, and taking possession of his throne as King of Rome, in right of his uncle, was now admitted to be the saviour of the Church! Equally worthy as Saint Louis to be sovereign of France! Equally worthy of canonization! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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