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 colour much affected here by all women.

The Streets are very narrow: so that they use here few coaches, but many Sedans and Litters. This makes the noise in the streets less, and the expence in the purse smaller. But, for want of ground and earth, they make heaven pay for it; taking it out in the height of their houses, what they want in breadth or length. So that Genua looked in my eye like a proud young Lady in a straight-body'd flower'd Gown, which makes her look tall indeed and fine, but hinders her from being at her ease, and taking breath freely.

Yet I must except the Strada Nova here, which for a spirt, surpasseth all the streets I ever saw any where else for neatness and proportion; and, if it had but breath enough to hold out at the same rate, a little longer, it would be the true Queen-street of Europe: Ordinary houses are so out of countenance here, that they dare not appear in this street where there's nothing but Pal-