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Gondola Days
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If I have given to Venice a prominent place among the cities of the earth it is be cause in this selfish, materialistic, money-get ting age, it is a joy to live, if only for a day, where a song is more prized than a soldo; where the poorest pauper laughingly shares his scanty crust where to be kind to a child is a habit, to be neglectful of old age a shame; a city the relics of whose past are the lessons of our future whose every canvas, stone, and bronze bear witness to a grandeur, luxury, and taste that took a thousand years of en ergy to perfect, and will take a thousand years of neglect to destroy.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
If I have given to Venice a prominent place among the cities of the earth it is be cause in this selfish, materialistic, money-get ting age, it is a joy to live, if only for a day, where a song is more prized than a soldo; where the poorest pauper laughingly shares his scanty crust where to be kind to a child is a habit, to be neglectful of old age a shame; a city the relics of whose past are the lessons of our future whose every canvas, stone, and bronze bear witness to a grandeur, luxury, and taste that took a thousand years of en ergy to perfect, and will take a thousand years of neglect to destroy.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
276 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1897
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Francis Hopkinson Smith
400 books6 followersFrancis Hopkinson Smith (October 23, 1838 – April 7, 1915) was a United States author, artist and engineer. He built the foundation for the Statue of Liberty, wrote many famous stories and received awards for his paintings.
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March 9, 2017
this was a travelogue and so very well written but it did become a bit of a bore for me. If you plan to travel to Venice or did so many years ago, then this is your book. It was not a page turner, I had to force myself to keep at it but am glad to have read it.
December 1, 2017
Un libro meraviglioso, nel quale ad essere protagonista è, soprattutto, la Serenissima. Qui Venezia è ritratta in una serie di schizzi che ne immortalano vari aspetti con uno stile poetico. Tra non molto disponibile nella prima traduzione italiana.
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