An Italian Campaign, or the Evangelical Movement in Italy, 1845-1887

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Excerpt from An Italian Campaign, or the Evangelical Movement in Italy, 1845-1887: From the Letters of the Late Rev. R. W. Stewart, D.D., Of LeghornT the end of one of the streets of Leghorn - the Via degli Elisi, or Paradise Row, as we might call it - and near the square which bears the name and effigy of Cavour, there stands a great block of building no larger nor loftier perhaps than its neighbours, yet distinct from them by the more ornate style of its design, the Gothic arch above the door, and the narrow lancets of its-windows. Some, as they passed by, struck no doubt by these pecu liarities, have been heard to name it Il Convento but the British traveller has a key to the mystery in the significant words Scotch - Church, which he may read engraved in zinc, one on each side of the ample forte cocke're leading to the garden. This gate stands hospitably Open of a Sabbath morning and entering, we gain access to a handsome Church, which occupies in a surprising way the rear of the building. Once within the door which Shuts out the garden with its oranges, its fig and pomegranate trees.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.