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Page 19
... party ; and all laughed too heartily , I am sure , ever to forget it . I sigh when I reflect that the advanced age of some of these estimable individuals precludes the hope of their being left long to adorn the society of which they are ...
... party ; and all laughed too heartily , I am sure , ever to forget it . I sigh when I reflect that the advanced age of some of these estimable individuals precludes the hope of their being left long to adorn the society of which they are ...
Page 25
... party of the actors of the Decameron , -tales whose licentious- ness not even their merit as literary compositions can redeem . Yet even the licentiousness may not have been without its advantages , for , by exposing the vices which ...
... party of the actors of the Decameron , -tales whose licentious- ness not even their merit as literary compositions can redeem . Yet even the licentiousness may not have been without its advantages , for , by exposing the vices which ...
Page 40
... party made this remark aloud ; on which our cicerone with naïveté replied , that pro- bably the sculptor had copied a model who had only lately begun to repent . If , however , the Magdalene shows little marks of mortification in the ...
... party made this remark aloud ; on which our cicerone with naïveté replied , that pro- bably the sculptor had copied a model who had only lately begun to repent . If , however , the Magdalene shows little marks of mortification in the ...
Page 44
... party urging the beneficial effect of their wine on the stomach , and the other the good to be derived to the soul from charity . At Montefiascone , also celebrated for its vintage , similar entreaties to buy assailed us ; and our ...
... party urging the beneficial effect of their wine on the stomach , and the other the good to be derived to the soul from charity . At Montefiascone , also celebrated for its vintage , similar entreaties to buy assailed us ; and our ...
Page 50
... party seemed impressed with the magic of the scene , and the few words spoken were uttered in whispers ; as if we feared to disturb the holy calm of the place , or to awaken a profane echo in such a spot . To how many reflections did ...
... party seemed impressed with the magic of the scene , and the few words spoken were uttered in whispers ; as if we feared to disturb the holy calm of the place , or to awaken a profane echo in such a spot . To how many reflections did ...
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