Autobiography, a Collection of the Most Instructive and Amusing Lives Ever Published (Volume 23, pt. 1) - Tapa blanda

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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1828. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... rapid sketch of the most cruel moments of my life. The loss was keenly felt by me, and it occasioned an essential change in my situation and family. I endeavoured to console my mother, and she in turn endeavoured to comfort me: we required the assistance of each other. Our first care was to leave the place and return to my maternal aunt at Venice, and we lodged with her in the house of one of our relations, where fortunately there were apartments to let. During the whole journey from Romagna to Venice my mother did nothing but speak of my chanceryemployment on the main land, which she called a gipsy occupation, for it was necessary to be on the spot, and to be perpetually changing from country to country. She wished to live along with me, to see me occupied sedentarily beside her, and she conjured and solicited me with tears in her eyes to embrace the profession of an advocate. On my arrival at Venice, all our friends joined my mother in the same wish; 1 resisted as long as' I could, but was at last obliged to yield. Did I act wisely? Will my mother long enjoy her son?--She had every reason to think so; but my stars perpetually thwarted every one of my projects. Thalia expected me in her temple, she led me to it through many a crooked path, and made me endure the thorns and the briars before yielding me any of the flowers. As I was on the point of appearing in my gown in the courts of law, where a few years before I appeared without one, I called on my uncle Indric, with whom I acquired my knowledge of law-practice. He was glad to see me again, and assured me of his endeavours in my behalf. I had great difficulties however to surmount. To be received advocate at Venice, the first step is obtain the license, a course of civil law in that town to be licensed by th...