. The Italy of the Italians. ll IHINIIIIItlllKIUIIMIlJii. The Italy of the Italians By Helen Zimmern Author of Schopenhauer, his Life and Philosophy, Leasing, his Life and Works, The Epic of Kings, etc., etc. NEW YORK CHARLES SCRIBNERS SONS 153-157 Fifth Avenue 1906 Italy, my Italy /Queen Marys saying serves for me {When fortunes malice Lost her Calais),Open my heart afid you will seeGraved inside of it, lovers old are I and she,So it always was, so shall ever be I FOREWORD Since that memorable year, 1870, Italy has, happily, ceasedto be a geographical expression, as Prince Metterni
. The Italy of the Italians. ll IHINIIIIItlllKIUIIMIlJii. The Italy of the Italians By Helen Zimmern Author of Schopenhauer, his Life and Philosophy, Leasing, his Life and Works, The Epic of Kings, etc., etc. NEW YORK CHARLES SCRIBNERS SONS 153-157 Fifth Avenue 1906 Italy, my Italy /Queen Marys saying serves for me {When fortunes malice Lost her Calais),Open my heart afid you will seeGraved inside of it, lovers old are I and she,So it always was, so shall ever be I FOREWORD Since that memorable year, 1870, Italy has, happily, ceasedto be a geographical expression, as Prince Metternichcontemptuously phrased it. Nevertheless, though thousandsof travellers over-run her fair borders in the course of eachyear, in ever increasing numbers, to the greater proportionshe still remains little else than a geographical expression,and her citizens are regarded either as the staffage to a lovelylandscape or as the custodians of her artistic treasures. Thesetravellers, too, seldom know the language of the land andhence are apt to get their informcu31924028420366
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