. Portrait gallery of eminent men and women of Europe and America : embracing history, statesmanship, naval and military life, philosophy, the drama, science, literature and art, with biographies . s andcharity. Nay, even the very Austriannewspapers paid a generous tribute tothe genius of a great statesman whohad passed away. The day after hisdeath the Count lay in state. Thewhole population came to gaze for thelast time upon that familiar face. Menof every rank followed the body as itwas borne to the parish church throughstreets hung with black and deep infuneral flowers. It was deposited the
. Portrait gallery of eminent men and women of Europe and America : embracing history, statesmanship, naval and military life, philosophy, the drama, science, literature and art, with biographies . s andcharity. Nay, even the very Austriannewspapers paid a generous tribute tothe genius of a great statesman whohad passed away. The day after hisdeath the Count lay in state. Thewhole population came to gaze for thelast time upon that familiar face. Menof every rank followed the body as itwas borne to the parish church throughstreets hung with black and deep infuneral flowers. It was deposited thereonly for a time. His native city de-sired that his remains should be con-fided to it, to be placed beneath amonument worthy of the man, and ofthe capital which he had made thecradle of Italys freedom. The Kingasked that they should be borne to theSuperga, that he himself might oneday be near the servant to whose geniusand devotion he owed his unexampledprosperity. But Cavours own wishAvas fulfilled. He rests in the smallniche he had himself pointed out, be-neath the old church of Santena, inthe land which belonged to his fore-fathers, and where his kin have forgenerations lain before
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