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The poor girl fell asleep, and I followed her example. We were awoke by the vetturino who informed us, greatly to our astonishment, that we were at Monterosi. We had slept for six hours, and had done eighteen miles. We had to stay at Monterosi till four o'clock, and we were glad of it, for we needed time for reflection.
A painter might find numerous models among them, if canvas had not already been more than sufficiently covered with their style of the picturesque. There is a certain brick-dust colored cloak worn in Viterbo, not exclusively by beggars, which, when ragged enough, is exceedingly artistic. 68 Piazza Poli, October 17th. We left Viterbo on the 15th, and proceeded, through Monterosi, to Sette Verse.
The cavalcade was thirteen days on the way from Ferrara to Rome a journey which can now be made in a few hours. Finally, on December 22d, it reached Monterosi, a wretched castle fifteen miles from Rome. All were in a deplorable condition, wet to the skin by winter rains, and covered with mud; and men and horses completely tired out.
There, according to Burchard, she hoped to recover from the perturbation which the death of the Duke of Biselli had caused her. Travelers from Rome to Nepi, then as now, followed the Via Cassia, passing Isola Farnese, Baccano, and Monterosi. The road consisted in part of the ancient highway, but it was in the worst possible condition.
Near Monterosi the traveler turned into the Via Amerina, much of the pavement of which is still preserved, even up to the walls of Nepi. The bare cliffs of tuff constituted a natural means of defense, and where they were low, walls were built.
The poor girl fell asleep, and I followed her example. We were awoke by the vetturino who informed us, greatly to our astonishment, that we were at Monterosi. We had slept for six hours, and had done eighteen miles. We had to stay at Monterosi till four o'clock, and we were glad of it, for we needed time for reflection.
A painter might find numerous models among them, if canvas had not already been more than sufficiently covered with their style of the picturesque. There is a certain brick-dust colored cloak worn in Viterbo, not exclusively by beggars, which, when ragged enough, is exceedingly artistic. 68 Piazza Poli, October 17th. We left Viterbo on the 15th, and proceeded, through Monterosi, to Sette Verse.
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