the devil's tail. The woes of several fat luxurious souls are
rendered in the highest gusto. Satan's dispute with some brawny
concubines, whom he is lugging off in spite of all their resistance,
cannot be too much admired by those who approve this class of
subject, and think such strange imbroglios in the least calculated to
raise a sublime or a religious idea.

For my own part, I turned from them with disgust, and hastened to
contemplate a Holy Family by Camillo Procaccini, in another
apartment. The brightest imagination can never conceive any figure
more graceful than that of the young Jesus; and if ever I beheld an
inspired countenance or celestial features, it was here: but to
attempt conveying in words what colours alone can express, would be
only reversing the absurdity of many a master in the gallery, who
aims to represent those ideas by colours which language alone is able
to describe. Should you admit this opinion, you won't be surprised
at my passing such a multitude of renowned pictures unnoticed; nor at
my bringing you out of the cabinet without deluging ten pages with
criticisms in the style of the ingenious Lady M---.

As I had spent so much time in gazing at Camillo's divinity, the day
was too far advanced to think of travelling to Cologne; I was
therefore obliged to put myself once more under the dominion of the
most inveterate bugs in the universe. This government, like many
others, made but an indifferent use of its power, and the subject
suffering accordingly was extremely rejoiced at flying from his
persecutors to Cologne.

July 10th.--Clouds of dust hindered my making any remarks on the
exterior of this celebrated city; but if its appearance be not more