within the dominions of the Most Serene Republic. He, however, still continued to enjoy the friendship of several patricians; and among others, of Pisani, a man, whose mind seemed cast in an ancient mould; and who had projected the hopeless task of restoring the Venetian government to its original constitution. The other nobles, and the inquisitors, became alarmed; but as they did not think it yet time to strike one of their own body, they began by poor Da Ponte, who was already obnoxious to them; and whom they frightened out of the Venetian territory. He retired to the frontier town of Goritz, on the Austrian states, and there he learned, some months after, that his patron, Pisani, had been cast into the dungeons of the Ducal Palace, where he afterwards remained till the fall of the Venetian government, caused by the French invasion.

Our author, meantime, proceeded to Dresden, and afterwards to Vienna; where, after Metastasio's death, Casti, a clever, but licentious writer, was aspiring to the vacant post of poete cesareo, or court poet. But Joseph II. had conceived a liking for Da Ponte, who wrote several plays for the Italian Opera, to the Emperor's satisfaction. Casti, in a fit of jealousy, presented the Emperor with a MS. copy of his "Tartar poem," which he had just completed. Joseph II. soon perceived it to be a satire against Catharine of Russia, whom he greatly admired. A few evenings after, Casti was sent for to the Emperor's box at the Opera, where Joseph gave him 600 sequins, saying, it was" for his travelling expences." Casti took the hint, and obeyed the command implied in it, by departing from Vienna. Our author, being now without a rival, continued to write for the Opera, and the play of Don Giovanni was his next composition, which Mozart set to music. The Emperor, however, began to find, that the Italian theatre was a very expensive amusement; he complained to Da Ponte, that it cost him 80,000 florins a year; that, moreover, the singers were continually squabbling among themselves. That one of them, La Coltellini, had even written to him an impertinent letter; and he said, in short, that he would no longer support the establishment.

Our author then proposed a subscription, and his plan being approved of, he saved the Italian theatre from destruction. But the performers, far from being grateful for his services, annoyed him in various ways; and supported by some persons about court, raised such an outcry against him, that Leopold, who had then succeeded his brother on the throne; and who had, at the time, more serious business on hand, than the concerns of the Opera; teazed by his continual complaints of the musical belligerents, ordered the poor poet to be sent away as a disturber of the public tranquillity. Da Ponte repaired to Trieste, where he obtained an audience of Leopold, who being satisfied of his innocence, promised him redress and protection. He, some months after, returned to Vienna; but scarcely had he arrived in that capital, when Leopold unexpectedly died. Da Ponte, disheartened, set off for Paris, in 1792, and after several vicissitudes, found at last his way to America, where he has since lived in peace, still enjoying, it seems, a healthy and merry old age.

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DR. GRANVILLE'S RUSSIA.-We wish to modify an expression which appeared in the review of this work in our last Number. The illustrations were said to be execrable;' and it must be confessed that they appeared to great disadvantage in the imperfect copy which was first sent to us. We have since seen the two volumes in the state in which they are delivered to the public, and we are bound, in justice to the liberal and enterprising publisher to say, that they are among the best 'got up' books which the trade has witnessed for some time. The illustrations appear much clearer than those which we had previously seen, and are really deserving of our commendation. In thus drawing attention to the work again, we hope that we have repaired any little injury which our ' untoward' expression may have done it.

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