...s of Alfieri, the principal dramas of Metastasio —some six vols.,—the Storia Pittorica of Lanzi, the Principe of Macchiavelli, the Aminta of Tasso, the Pastor Fido of Guarini; and much of Monti , of Pindemonte, Parini, the histories of Botta, the Corbaccio and Fiammetta of Boccaccio, &c. Since I left Rome I have continued my studies; have read the Promessi Sposi by Manzoni,—the fin...