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SECOND VOLUME.

LETTER XVII. p. 1.

SAIL for Agrigentum.— Island of Gozzo.—Coast

of Sicily.—American aloes.--City of Agrigentum,

LETTER XVIII. p. 7.

Antiquities of Agrigentum.-Temples of VenusOf Concord--Of Hercules--Of Jupiter Olympus, &c.-Celebrated picture of Zeuxis.—Statue of Apollo.—Catacombs and fepulchreș.-Mountain of Agrigentum.

LETTER XIX. p. 14.

Luxury of the ancient Agrigentini.-Hofpitality.Anecdote.-Humanity and gratitude to their borfes.-Agrigentum lang fubject to tyrants.-Phalaris, anecdote of him.--Melanippus and Cariton, their friendship.-Death of Phalaris.

LETTER XX. p. 25:

Country around Agrigentum.--A feaft.- Hofpitality of the Agrigentini -Their character.— The bishop.-Departure for Trapani. Sea

form.-Driven back to Agrigentum.—Journey

by land to Palermo.-Richness and beauty of the

country. Poverty and oppreffion of the peasants.

LETTER XXI. p. 40.

Conclufion of the Journey to Palermo.- Contraft
betwixt Sicily and Switzerland-Inns, &c.

LETTER XXII. p. 49.

City of Palermo.-Marino-Converfations where

held.-Sicilian ladies.-Reflections.

LETTER XXIII. p. 56.

The viceroy-His table-Nobility.—Their tempe-
rance-Gallantry-Young ladies-Their edu-

cation.

LETTER XXIV. p. 62.

Bagaria-Palace of the Prince Patagonia.

LETTER XXV. p. 69.

Sirocc wind. Convent of capuchins-Their bu-

rial place.-Method of preferving the dead.-

Anecdote. Address of a Sicilian fervant.

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LETTER XXVI. p. 91.

Account of a comet.-Reflections.

LETTER XXVII. p. 109,.

Cathedral of Palermo.-Jefuits church.—Cathe
drale of Monreale.-The archbishop.-Prepara-
tions for a festival.~Superftition of the people.

LETTER XXVIII. p. 117.

St. Rofolia.-Subject of an Epic poem.-Some as-

count of her-St. Viar.-Reflections.

LETTER XXIX. p. 124.

Sirocc wind.-Review of a Swiss Regiment.-
Entertainment.-Difference of education bere
and on the continent.-Prince of Refuttana.

LETTER XXX. p. 137.

Feast of St. Rofolia.

LETTER XXXI. p. 158.

Antiquities.- Camefena.-Temple of Ceres at
Enna.-Temple of Venus Erecina.-Difference
of Homer and Virgil in their accounts of Sicily.

LETTER XXXII. p. 168.

Monte Pelegrino-St. Rofolia.-Ancient fortress.
-Situation of Palermo.-Antiquity of that
city.-Infcriptions.

LETTER

XXXIII. p. 180.

Utility of ices in a hot climate.-Sicilian fisheries.
-The Tunny fifh.-The Pefce Spada, or Sword
fifb.-Method of fishing in the night.-Coral
fishing.-Oppreffion of the government.-Foun-
dation of the feudal fyftem in Sicily.—Parlia-
ment.-Inquifition.-Power of the viceroy-
Military force.-Bandiere men.