[Footnote 71: The genius of Cardinal de Retz had a right to
paint a conclave, (of 1665,) in which he was a spectator and
an actor, (Memoires, tom. iv. p. 15 - 57;) but I am at a
loss to appreciate the knowledge or authority of an
anonymous Italian, whose history (Conclavi de' Pontifici
Romani, in 4to. 1667) has been continued since the reign of
Alexander VII. The accidental form of the work furnishes a
lesson, though not an antidote, to ambition. From a
labyrinth of intrigues, we emerge to the adoration of the
successful candidate; but the next page opens with his
funeral.]