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Memoirs Of The Celebrated Farinelli.
ceived from great personages . He seemed veiy much to regret the being obliged to seek a new habitation , after having lived twentyfour years in Spain , where he had formedmanv friendships and connections that were dear to him ; and it is a great proof of the prudence and moderation of his character , that in a country and co ' urt , where jealousy and pride are so predominant , he continued so hang to be the
King ' s chief favorite , a distinction odious to every people , without the least quarrel or difference with any of the Spaniards . When he returned into Italy in 17 61 , all his old friends , relations ,, and acquaintances , we ' re either dead or removed from the places where he had left them ; so that he had a second life to begin , without the charms of youth to attract new friends , or his former talents " to gain new protectors .
The Evils Of War.
THE EVILS OF WAR .
THE genius of Rome being" formed for war , the Roman ' s ' pushed their conquests over nations the most remote : but ? alas ! the Ouirites , the body of the people , were so far from reaping any advantage from their triumphs , that they generally found themselves to be poorer at the end of their most glorious wars than before they begun them . At the close of each successful war it to divide
was customary a part of the lands of the vanquished among the veteran soldiers , and to grant them a dismission in order to cultivate their new acquisitions . But such estates being still more distant from the city , became in fact so much the less valuable ; and the new proprietor had less inclination than ever to forsake the capital and to banish himself to these distant provinces :
for Rome by this time , was become the theatre of pleasure , as well as the seat of the Empire ; where all who wished to act a part on ' the stage of ambition , popularity , or politics ; all who wanted to be engaged in scenes of debauchery , or intrigues of state ; all , in short , who had any thing to spend , or any thing to expect , made Rome their rendezvous , and resorted thither as to a common mart .
This being the case , it is not at all surprizing ; that these late acquisitions were deserted and sold for a very trifle ; nor is it any wonder , that the mass of the Roman people should be so immersed in debt ; as we find by their own historians they continually were , when we reflect that their military life indisposed them for agriculture or manufacturesand that their notions of conquests ° or of
, , glorv , rendered them extravagant , prodigal , and vain . However , in this manner they went on , continuing to extend their victories and their triumphs ; and after such triumphs , subsisting for a while by the sale of lauds above mentioned , or by theit
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Memoirs Of The Celebrated Farinelli.
ceived from great personages . He seemed veiy much to regret the being obliged to seek a new habitation , after having lived twentyfour years in Spain , where he had formedmanv friendships and connections that were dear to him ; and it is a great proof of the prudence and moderation of his character , that in a country and co ' urt , where jealousy and pride are so predominant , he continued so hang to be the
King ' s chief favorite , a distinction odious to every people , without the least quarrel or difference with any of the Spaniards . When he returned into Italy in 17 61 , all his old friends , relations ,, and acquaintances , we ' re either dead or removed from the places where he had left them ; so that he had a second life to begin , without the charms of youth to attract new friends , or his former talents " to gain new protectors .
The Evils Of War.
THE EVILS OF WAR .
THE genius of Rome being" formed for war , the Roman ' s ' pushed their conquests over nations the most remote : but ? alas ! the Ouirites , the body of the people , were so far from reaping any advantage from their triumphs , that they generally found themselves to be poorer at the end of their most glorious wars than before they begun them . At the close of each successful war it to divide
was customary a part of the lands of the vanquished among the veteran soldiers , and to grant them a dismission in order to cultivate their new acquisitions . But such estates being still more distant from the city , became in fact so much the less valuable ; and the new proprietor had less inclination than ever to forsake the capital and to banish himself to these distant provinces :
for Rome by this time , was become the theatre of pleasure , as well as the seat of the Empire ; where all who wished to act a part on ' the stage of ambition , popularity , or politics ; all who wanted to be engaged in scenes of debauchery , or intrigues of state ; all , in short , who had any thing to spend , or any thing to expect , made Rome their rendezvous , and resorted thither as to a common mart .
This being the case , it is not at all surprizing ; that these late acquisitions were deserted and sold for a very trifle ; nor is it any wonder , that the mass of the Roman people should be so immersed in debt ; as we find by their own historians they continually were , when we reflect that their military life indisposed them for agriculture or manufacturesand that their notions of conquests ° or of
, , glorv , rendered them extravagant , prodigal , and vain . However , in this manner they went on , continuing to extend their victories and their triumphs ; and after such triumphs , subsisting for a while by the sale of lauds above mentioned , or by theit