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  • While Mr. R — went to mass, I desired the cameriere to bid his master bring the bill, and to tell him that if it was not reasonable, I would carry him before the commandant.

    Travels through France and Italy 2004

  • Our fare was equally wretched: the master of the house was a surly assassin, and his cameriere or waiter, stark-staring mad.

    Travels through France and Italy 2004

  • He replied, that he would have saved me the trouble of beating him, had not the cameriere, who was a very sensible fellow, assured him the padrone was out of his senses, and if roughly handled, might commit some extravagance.

    Travels through France and Italy 2004

  • Where we in Italy would, at the most, say to the _cameriere_, "_Portaci una tazza di caffè_," and think ourselves lucky to get it, he lures the London waiter to invite a disquistion on the precious berry.

    Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, April 11, 1917 Various

  • Reduced to a simple cameriere, de Mérode was not forgotten by Pius IX on Hohenlohe's promotion to the cardinalate, he was given the vacant place of papal almoner and (22 June, 1866) consecrated titular Archbishop of

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913

  • French garrison of Viterbo, he was being pressed by his family to return to Belgium when Pius IX, with a view to attach him permanently to his court, made him cameriere segreto (1850), an office which entailed the direction of the Roman prisons.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913

  • When Cappellari became a cardinal, he made Moroni his cameriere: and when he became pope as Gregory XVI, he took Moroni for primo aiutante di camera, employing him also as private secretary, in which capacity Moroni wrote over 100,000 letters.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913

  • In Jan., 1805, he was made a cameriere d'onore to the pope.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913

  • The secretary for Latin letters is also a prelate or private chamberlain (cameriere segreto), his duties being to write the letters of less solemnity which the sovereign pontiff addresses to different personages.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913

  • He was of handsome person and engaging manners and, soon after his ordination, attracted the notice of Pius VII, who was visiting the Accademia, and by him was raised to the prelature as cameriere segreto.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913

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