. Plain-towns of Italy : the cities of old Venetia. pporting pillars. The formerstone bridge was destroyed by the French on thatmemorable occasion of 1796. Across the worn plank-ing was coming a steady procession of peasantry, afoot,on mule-back, and in little two-wheeled vehicles, —packed like sardines, six in a box, seated upon thefloor with legs dangling over; all doubtless eager tobehold the wonders of the bicycle-meet. Advancingupon the bridge I gazed delightedly, amidst the hub-bub, at the brightly colored groups of women washing 1 So charming is this landscape that it quite carried away
. Plain-towns of Italy : the cities of old Venetia. pporting pillars. The formerstone bridge was destroyed by the French on thatmemorable occasion of 1796. Across the worn plank-ing was coming a steady procession of peasantry, afoot,on mule-back, and in little two-wheeled vehicles, —packed like sardines, six in a box, seated upon thefloor with legs dangling over; all doubtless eager tobehold the wonders of the bicycle-meet. Advancingupon the bridge I gazed delightedly, amidst the hub-bub, at the brightly colored groups of women washing 1 So charming is this landscape that it quite carried away the imagina-tion of Mr. William Beckford, when he descended through the SuganaPass. It was now I beheld, he wrote, groves of olives, and vines cluster-ing the summits of the tallest elms; pomegranates in every garden, andvases of citron and orange before almost every door. — I felt sensations ofjoy and novelty run through my veins, on beholding this smiling land ofgroves and verdure. — W. Rockford, Italy, with Sketches of Spain
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