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Only Connect - Charles Burney <> Sir William Hamilton

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In Naples, in sight of the volcano Vesuvius, Charles Burney had ‘a long dish of musical talk’ with William Hamilton and ‘Mrs H.’ He noted: ‘-the Mountain was very turbulent all night.’

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