ABSTRACT
As the travellers advanced along the plain, the spires of Bologna became every moment more distinct: the rich assemblage of splendid objects, the tower of the Garisenda,45 and the spacious roofs of the different buildings, all tinged with the glow of evening, by turns claimed their admiration, till they reached the gates of the city, which commanded the beauties of Lombardy, extending as far as the eye could trace towards the north, giving a shadowy and indistinct view of Romagna, and the rich track of country leading towards Padua and Venice.
