BRA

OF THE

LITERATURE

OF THE

SOUTH OF EUROPE;

BY

J. C. L. SIMONDE DE SISMONDI :

OF THE ACADEMY AND SOCIETY OF ARTS OF GENEVA,

HONORARY MEMBER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WILNA, OF THE ITALIAN ACADEMY,

ETC. ETC.

TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL,

WITH NOTES, AND A LIFE OF THE AUTHOR,

BY THOMAS ROSCOE.

From the Last London Edition,

INCLUDING ALL THE NOTES FROM THE LAST PARIS EDITION.

VOL. II.

NEW YORK:

HARPER & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS.

ASTOR 1848.

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