[38] In Catania, the veil of St. Agatha is the only antidote to
Etna.
[39] Allusion to the torches, before which the Colosseum and the
Antiques and the glaciers, which are both, are seen magically
gleaming.
[40] As the Queen of Heaven, Juno is always, by the ancients,
clothed in a blue veil.--_Hagedorn on Painting._
[41] An old machine that fires many shots at once.
[42] In Italy the stars look not silvery, but golden.
[43] In a tempestuous atmosphere, little flames are emitted by
orange-lilies, gold-flowers, sunflowers, Indian pinks, &c.
[44] Probably on fluttering gold plates after the birds.