(233) Italian singers. [Angelo Maria Monticelli, a celebrated singer of the same class as Veluti, was born at Milan in 1715, and first attained the celebrity which he enjoyed by singing with Mingotti at the Royal Opera at Naples in 1746.  After visiting most of the cities of the Continent, he was induced by the favour with which he was received at Dresden to make that city his residence, until his death in 1764.  Is the name of Amorevoli, borne by one of the first singers of that day, an assumed one, or an instance of name fatality?  Certain it is,that Amorevole is a technical term in music somewhat analogous in its signification with Amabile and Amoroso.]

(234) An Italian abb`e, who directed and wrote the operas under the protection of Lord Middlesex.

(235) The motion in both houses of Parliament, 1740, for removing Sir Robert Walpole from the King’s councils. [See ante, p. 169 (Letter 30).)

(236) ("On!  On! through meadows, managed like a garden,
A paradise of hops and high production;
For, after years of travel by a bard in
Countries of greater heat, but lesser suction,
A green field is a sight which makes him pardon
The absence of that more sublime construction,
Which mixes up vines, olives, precipices,
Glaciers, volcanos, oranges, and ices."-Byron, 1823.)

(237) John Chute and Francis Whithed, Esqrs. two great friendls of Mr. W.’s, whom he had left at Florence, where he had been himself thirteen months, in the house of Mr. Mann, his relation and particular friend.

174 Letter 33 To Sir Horace Mann. [The beginning of this letter is lost.)

****I had written and sealed my letter, but have since received another from you, dated Sept. 24.  I read Sir Robert your account of Corsica; he seems to like hearing any account sent this way-indeed, they seem to have more superficial relations in general than I could have believed!  You will oblige me, too, with any farther account of Bianca Colonna:  (238) it is romantic, her history!

I am infinitely obliged to Mr. Chute for his kindness to me, and still more for his friendship to you.  You cannot think how happy I am to hear that you are to keep him longer.  You do not mention his having received my letter from Paris:  I directed it to him, recommended to you.  I would not have him think me capable of neglecting to answer his letter, which obliged me so much.  I will deliver Amorevoli his letter the first time I see him.

Lord Islay (239) dined here; I mentioned Stosch’s (240) Maltese cats.  Lord Islay begged I would write to Florence to have the largest male and female that can be got.  If you will speak to Stosch, you will oblige me:  they may come by sea.  You cannot imagine my amazement at your not being invited to Riccardi’s ball; do tell me, when you know, what can be the meaning of it; it could not be inadvertence-nay, that were as bad!  Adieu my dear child, once more!