He was the only descendant of an illustrious house of Venice.
He has been devoted from his childhood to the acquisition of knowledge and the practice of virtue.

He came hither as an enlightened observer; and, after traversing the country, conversing with all the men in it eminent for their talents or their office, and collecting a fund of observations whose solidity and justice have seldom been paralleled, he embarked, three months ago, for Europe.
"Previously to his departure, he formed a tender connection with the eldest daughter of this family.

The mother and her children had recently arrived from England.

So many faultless women, both mentally and personally considered, it was not my fortune to meet with before.

This youth well deserved to be adopted into this family.