The Stones of Venice, Volume II
The decay of the city of Venice is, in many respects, like that of an outwearied and aged human frame; the cause of its decrepitude is indeed at the heart, but the outward appearances of it are first at the extremities. In the centre of the city there are still places where some evidence of vitality remains, and where, with kind closing of the eyes to signs, too manifest even there, of distress and declining fortune, the stranger may succeed in imagining, for a little while, what must have been the aspect of Venice in her prime. But this lingering pulsation has not force enough any more to penetrate into the suburbs and outskirts of the city;…
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- ISBN: 978-3-7481-3906-5
- EAN: 9783748139065
- Produktnummer: 29509274
- Verlag: Books on Demand
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
- Seitenangabe: 561 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 3'876 KB
- Auflage: 1. Auflage
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