As a concentration of every
refined amusement and luxurious comfort which the taste of the times can
dictate, the Colosseum will doubtless be without a rival in Europe. The
charms of useful and elegant literature will here alternate with the
exquisite masterpieces of modern art--and to aid these attractions, the
pure pleasures of the garden and green-house, and studies from the wild
and wonderful of sublime nature--will be superadded. The extent occupied
by the requisite buildings, &c. is, as we were informed, little short of
five acres.
To conclude, the Colosseum will very shortly be opened to the public. In
the meantime, such persons as wish, may be gratified with a private view
of the works in their present state, on terms which have already been
announced by the proprietor.
[2] It may be a test of the length of the reader's acquaintance
with the MIRROR--but at page 450, vol. i. he will find a brief
account of the means by which Mr. Hornor completed his sketches
for the Panorama--his erection of an observatory--and a faint
idea of the extreme perils, all which did not daunt the fearless
mind of this aspiring artist.
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