... just as the sun was setting, we descended upon tbe town of Genoa. Tbe crescent moon hung like a vapour in tbe cloudless sky ; the night was clear and starry, and the lights of the town, reflected in the waters of the bay, were most lovely. The Carnival was ...

... when, by magic, fires from almost every mountain peak or eminence w ithin view suddenly burst out against the evening sky. The night was deliciously calm and tranquil, with a ruddy glow in the north, and a clearness of the atmosphere that enabled the ...