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[[Padua]]

Our Guide conducted us to See the
Trojan Horse, as he call'd [called] it, made in
Imitation of that described in Homer w'ch [which]
was carry'd [carried] into Troy filled with arm'd [armed men -
The City of [[Padua]] is said to have been
founded by Antenor who came from
Troy & there is a Stone ^ Sarcophagus set up in the
a Street of Padua dedicated to Antenor

This Horse is very large, made of
Planks like a Ship's Sides; a kind of rudder
passes thro' [through] the neck w'ch [which] people within the
Belly of the Horse could direct ye [the] Head by -
It was made formerly by orders of a noble
family at [[Padua]] at the celebration of a
great festival -

The two principal Churches of
this City - are that of St. Anthony & St. Justina,
the latter is was built by Palladio & is as
handsome as well as large building -
The other is gothic -

They have both some good paintings
in them by Carlo Lot, Julio Romano, Paul
Veronese & others; but do not require a
particular Description -
The University is a handsome building
but in time of Vacancy as at present is shut up -

The

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