Arcadian Poetry 303
1754. (19th of February.) His Birth 305
His Parentage 305
Italian Farmers 305
Early Boyhood of Monti 306
Anecdote of him 306
His Studies at Faenza 307
Destined by his Father to Agricultural Labour; his Dislike of
this Occupation 307
Ineffectual Attempts of his Father to overcome this 308
His first Italian Poem; he adopts Alighieri as his Model 308
His "Vision of Ezekiel" 308
Cardinal Borghese takes Monti under his Protection; he
accompanies the Cardinal to Rome 309
1780. The Arcadians of the Bosco Parrasio celebrate the Quinquenalli
of Pius VI. 309
Monti made Secretary to the Duke of Braschi 309
His want of political Integrity 310
His Ode on the Marriage of the Duke of Braschi 311
1779. His Ambition excited by the Emulation inspired by Alfieri 311
1787. His "Aristodemo" acted at Rome with great Success 312
Plot of this Tragedy 312
Marriage of Monti 313
Hugh Basseville 314
Sent by the French to spread their Revolutionary Tenets
beyond the Alps 314
His History of the French Revolution 315
1793. His Assassination 315
(January 19th.) Louis XVI. beheaded 315
Monti, his Poem, the "Basvilliana" 315
His Poem on the French Revolution 316
His Plagiarism 316
Spread of French Republicanism 317
Defeat of the Austrians 317
1797. (January 3d.) Cisalpine Republic erected 318
Monti meets General Marmont at Rome 318
He proceeds with him to Florence 318
Monti, his Admiration of Napoleon 318
Made Secretary of Foreign Affairs at Milan 319
He suffers Persecution 319
A Law passed by the Cisalpine Republic 319
Monti loses his Situation in consequence 319
His "Musogonia" 319
Subject of his Poem entitled "Prometeo" 320
He obtains the Professor's Chair of Belles Lettres in Brera 321
1799. Suvaroff and the Austrians drive the French from Italy 321
End of the Italian Republics 321
Deplorable Destitution of Monti during his Exile 321
Goes to Pans on the Invitation of Mareschalchi 322
He composes a Hymn and an Ode on the Victory of Marengo 322
He returns to Italy 323
His Poem, the "Mascheroniana" 323
His Tragedy, "Caius Gracchus" 325
1802. The Cisalpine Congress meet at Lyons 326
Bonaparte made President 326
Monti, his Ode to Napoleon in the Name of the Congress 326
He obtains a Professorship at Pavia 327
Goes to Milan, where a Number of Offices are conferred on him 327
1805. Napoleon crowned King of Italy 327
Monti commanded to celebrate the Event 327
He composes his "Il Benificio" 328
His "Spada di Federico" 329
His "Palingenesi" 329
His "Jerogamia" 331
Remarks on "the Winged Horse of Arsinoe" 332
Translation of the Iliad 332
Visconti, his Praise of Monti's Iliad 333
1814. Overthrow of Napoleon 333
Monti loses all his public Employments 333
Pensions bestowed on him by the Emperor of Austria 333
He composes the "Mistico Omaggio" 334
His other Works 335
1812. Marriage of his Daughter 335
Her Poem "On a Rose" 335
The Della Crusca Controversy 336
Different Dialects of Italy 336
Bocca Romana 337
Florentine Dialect 337
Dispute of Monti with the Tuscans 338
Extracts from his Letters to his Friend Mustoxidi 338
Monti resides at Milan 340
Beauty of his Recitation 341
Extract of his Letters to a Friend on the Classic and Romantic
Schools 341
1821-1822. Monti resides with his Daughter and Son-in-law, at
Pesaro 343
1821. Monti, his Letter to his Wife 343
Another Letter to his Wife 344
1822. His Letter, giving a Picture of Italian Manners 345
His Visit to Pesaro on the Death of his Son-in-law 347
His Letter to his Friend Mustoxidi 347
1823. His Illness 348
1828. (13th of October.) His Death 350
His Character 350
His Person 351