Are effected through the assistance of go-betweens, who enjoy, however,
a very different repute from those of Europe, inasmuch as, among the
former, the employ is of the most honourable character.
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There are 300 palaces at Rome, of which 65 only are worth seeing, and
these are defined to be houses which have arched gateways into which
carriages can drive. Some of these palaces contain pictures and statues
worth 130 or 160,000_l_., but with scarce a window whose panes are all
whole, or a clean staircase.
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