Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the Abate Metastasio, in which are Incorporated Transl. of His Principal Letters, Volume 3

G. G. Robunsin, 1796

To the fame Flattered by his friendſhip	14

LETTER 6 Dialogues of Phocion tranflated and fent	21

Extracts of other letters to this correfpondentDeclines	30

To PADRE PAZZONI Maeftro di	37

Reflections on the injury done to mufical dramas by	43

TO SIGNORA MARIA FORTUNA	53

To the fame Felicitations on her mar	55

TO SIGNORA DONNA ELEONORA DI	61

juftice to thoſe of FarinelliRemem	248

Character of this PrincefsAnecdotes concerning	254

To the fame Glad that in ſpite of earth	261

TO LEOPOLD CAMILLO VOLTA Ery	268

acquainted with the chief part of	273

LETTER TO THE CAVALIER FARINELLI from	281

long attachment to the Martinetz family	288

Reflections on the publication of private letters in which	294

TO SIGNORA DONNA CATTERINA MAG	68

To SIGNOR FILIPPONI Difpleafed	76

To THE PRINCESS DI BELMONTE	82

His correfpondence with Farinelli refumed	89

To the fame Full of kindneſs and for	95

TO PADRE MARTINI On an accident	103

TO SIGNOR D GIACOMO MARTOREL	109

TO THE MARQUIS CARLO VALENTI	114

Notes on two articles in this letter Note and u	120

To the fame Additional remarks	128

TO SIGNOR SAVERIO MATTEI Impa	138

To the fame Praifes his arrangement	147

Extracts of letters to the Abate MAZZIEncomiums	153

To the fame Eloge of Count Scarnafigi	160

the death of his father	163

Introduction to a Letter in reply to one by the exJefuit	171

To the fame On his Differtation	182

To the fame Afcribes all the favour	190

To the fame Cardinal Buoncompagnis	198

Extracts from other letters to Farinelli	208

To the fame Forms hopes of his health	211

TO THE ABATE LUCA SALVINI	217

To the fame Encomiums on an Epitha	224

TO THE ADVOCATE LEOPOLDO	225

To the fame Thanks for a beautiful	231

Reflection on the comparative fhortnefs of the Poets	236

To the fame Further thanks and enco	243

The favour of his writings all over Europe Aill continues	301

Difadvantages under which fome of his dramas were	308

Reflections on the Mufical Drama or OPERA	325

Reflections on the fame fubject	333

Reflections on his feftal Dramas	341

TERMEZZI	347

with remarks	353

On Mufic being an imitative art	361

On the Unities	367

On confining all tragedy to terror and compaſſion	374

Planellis reafons for the latter	382

Gravinas Tragedies infupportable from being too Gres	384

Extracts tranflated from Obfervations on the Tragedies	394

Character of ESCHYLUS	406

Account of the Letters and Poetical Pieces in the	412

To the fame On her defiring him to pre

To the fame Flattered with the favour

To the fame Congratulation on the fafe

To the fame Further encomiums on

To an Abate at Rome who wiſhed

TO THE CAVALIER FARINELLI

SECTION

To the fame Tired of talking of his

To the fame Returns cordial wifhes

Character of Farinelli who furvived his friend but

Reflections

TO THE CAVALIER ANTONFILIPPI

Title	Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the Abate Metastasio, in which are Incorporated Transl. of His Principal Letters, Volume 3 Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the Abate Metastasio, in which are Incorporated Transl. of His Principal Letters, Charles Burney
Author	Charles Burney
Publisher	G. G. Robunsin, 1796
Original from	Austrian National Library
Digitized	Jul 6, 2011

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