'A voyage from England to India, in the year 1754, and an historical narrative of the operations of the squadron and army in India, under the command of Vice-Admiral Watson and Colonel Clive, in the years 1755, 1756, 1757 ... Also a journey from Persia to England by an unusual route. With an appendix, containing an account of the diseases prevalent in Admiral Watson's squadron, etc.' [‎423] (476/562)

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rl'rV^ ''fT" 1 "?' We , our beds ' a nd accompanied by
Count Lvdwue Uztfc, a otcaycd man of quality, but a celebrated antiqua-
n* r?''" a l , r^ ney : CUaCh u'o vi ? w the ruins of ^ triumphal February^
arch before which, (lands another of a more modern date, of the doric
order, done by Michael SanMucheli. The pillars of this laft, are wirhout
either pedetlal or bafe, and are made to reft upon rude, large ftones only.
You lee fome fymbolical figures on the gate, which I could make nothintr
or, but a fwan and a boar's head are very difcernible. We afterwards^
went to fee St. Bernard's chmch, and its beautiful rotunda chapel de-^
figned by the fame San Miccheli. Its pillars are of the finefl marble of the*
Corinthian order, and held in the higheft eftimation. Some of them are
fluted, others fpirally worked, and others beautifully cut into foliao-es. We
next took a view o. a brick bridge of three arches, which is burit over the
rivzxAdige. The firft of thefe arches meafures 142 Italian ^ at the bafe;
the fecond 82, and the third 70. This bridge, and an oldcaftle that (lands-
near it, were both built in the year 1354. The principal arch is reputed^
to be the wideft in the known world, that of the Riako at Venke makinsr
only a fpan of 86 feet^ ■
We were then fhewn the ruins of the Area built by Vitruvlus, A
D. 145. This (according to the accounts given us) was the entrance to
the fepulchre of the Gavian family. We were afterwards led to the hofpitali
di Mifericordia^ to fee a much admired piece of painting of a Saviour
juft taken down from the crofs, done by Alexandrino Veronefe. The"
bleffed virgin, wringing her hands, and in an agony of grief,, ftands look
ing on the bloody corpfe, which is fupported by Nicodemus. Our Saviour
is repieienced of a fhorter fiature in this pidlure, than in any other painting
ever faw of him.—The laft piece of antiquity we took a view of at
Verona^ was the famous Roman amphitheatre,- the infide of which is ftill
complete, but the outfide-work has iuffered. ib much from time and wea
ther, that a very- fmaii part of the old, original wall, is now remaining,-
There are in all three walls, beginning from the flreet, and ending at the
centre or area for the fports. Within thefe walls, are ftages of feats for four
different ranks of people^ and fixty portals for their entrance, it being
cuftomary among the RjMnans fov each order or tribe to go up by its owns
refpedtive ftair-calK The Patricians fat on the firft row of feats from the
area or field of combat, and the Plebeians on the higheft of all. There are
forty-five of theie feats, ranged: circularly one above another, and will
hold 22184 peribns. In the- feco»d wall from the ftreet, are feveral dif-
tindt apartments for^ keeping, the wild beafts, and in the third, or inner
wall,' are twenty eight prifons, . four of which are entirely dark. Here the •
malefacftors were confined, who were fentenced to give diverfion to the
Roman citizens, by combating the beafts. Little channels of water run^
quite through the building, and were undoubtedly defigned to carry off evtryv
kind of filth to the.common-fhore,,
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