The Englishwoman in Italy: Impressions of Life in the Roman States and Sardinia, During a Ten Years' Residence, Volum 1Hurst and Blackett, 1860 - 333 sider This book contains impressions of life in Italy during a ten years' residence. While this may sound dry, the author's writing style is quite delightful: "I had never travelled in a vettura before, and I thought the lumbering, crazy old vehicle with its ... small windows, hard seats, and peculiar smell of mouldering straw, quite novel and refreshing." |
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The Englishwoman in Italy: Impressions of Life in the Roman States ..., Volum 1 Mrs. G. Gretton Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1860 |
The Englishwoman in Italy: Impressions of life in the Roman states and ... G. Mrs. Gretton Begrenset visning - 2019 |
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Side 333 - Mr. Warburton has fulfilled the promise of his title-page. The 'Realities of Eastern Travel ' are described with a vividness which invests them with deep and abiding interest; while the
Side 234 - Fifteen days,' answered the more than Roman matron, ' have passed, during which my life has been barely supported by loathsome sustenance, and a mother's stores are beginning to be dried up from my babe: place your lips, however, upon this bosom, and, if aught yet remains there, drink it, and recover strength for the defence of our Country!
Side 223 - Jesi is an interesting little town of some 5000 inhabitants, tracing its origin to an indefinite number of centuries before the foundation of Rome, and famed in the middle ages as the birthplace of Frederick the Second, the great Emperor of Germany, whose constant wars with the Roman Pontiffs, and encouragement of literature, render his memory very popular amongst Italian writers. A thriving trade in silk has preserved it from the squalid misery discernible in most of the inland towns of the March,...
Side 223 - ... Frederick the Second, the Great Emperor of Germany, whose constant wars with the Roman Pontiffs, and encouragement of literature, render his memory very popular amongst Italian writers. A thriving trade in silk has preserved it from the squalid misery discernible in most of the inland towns of the March, and it can boast of some palaces in tolerable preservation, a casino, a very pretty theatre, and several churches.