Italy from the Alps to Mount Etna . -day we celebrate a yet nobler one : the festivalof the Venti Settembre,—the 20th of September, the date on which this ancient seven-hilled city after long waiting and hope deferred, was placed as the noblest jewel in theroyal diadem with its hundred pearls of Italian cities. Not only seven hills, but allmountains and valleys, from the distant Alps to the Adriatic, rejoice upon this day. ThePresent shines with a bright and wondrous light, and sky and sun, land and sea, seem tosympathise with its gladness. Lo, there, an aged, venerable priest descends the tem
Italy from the Alps to Mount Etna . -day we celebrate a yet nobler one : the festivalof the Venti Settembre,—the 20th of September, the date on which this ancient seven-hilled city after long waiting and hope deferred, was placed as the noblest jewel in theroyal diadem with its hundred pearls of Italian cities. Not only seven hills, but allmountains and valleys, from the distant Alps to the Adriatic, rejoice upon this day. ThePresent shines with a bright and wondrous light, and sky and sun, land and sea, seem tosympathise with its gladness. Lo, there, an aged, venerable priest descends the temple steps ; he unlooses the sacredfillet from his silver hair, and disappears with bowed head, and lingering step. But on the Capitol is seen once more the purple-bordered toga, and it is worn by theKing of Italy. No sacrifice smokes on the altars, but the shouts of the people ascendto the vault of Heaven. They shout and exult manfully, Evviva la Roma miova! Andhigh in the clear firmament shines a radiant star, la Stella dltalia!. ROMAN GIRL. THE ETERNAL CITY IN A MODERN TOGA. 231
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