Pleasure of RuinsHudson, 1953 - 466 pages |
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Page 165
... Rome . Rome is accessible ; its progressive ruining has been observed closely , and without intermission , by citizens and travellers for nearly two thousand years . Rome's fame , her power and glory , her secular and religious ...
... Rome . Rome is accessible ; its progressive ruining has been observed closely , and without intermission , by citizens and travellers for nearly two thousand years . Rome's fame , her power and glory , her secular and religious ...
Page 179
... Rome less evident than formerly , a Rome whose ancient remains were more shattered and gone to earth . Montaigne , later in the century , declared that nothing was to be seen of ancient Rome but its sky and the outline of its form ...
... Rome less evident than formerly , a Rome whose ancient remains were more shattered and gone to earth . Montaigne , later in the century , declared that nothing was to be seen of ancient Rome but its sky and the outline of its form ...
Page 180
... Rome de Rome est le seul monument , Et Rome a vaincu seulement . Le Tybre seul , qui vers la mer s'enfuit , Reste à Rome . O mondaine inconstance ! Ce qui est ferme , est par le temps détruit , Et ce qui fuit , au temps fait resistance ...
... Rome de Rome est le seul monument , Et Rome a vaincu seulement . Le Tybre seul , qui vers la mer s'enfuit , Reste à Rome . O mondaine inconstance ! Ce qui est ferme , est par le temps détruit , Et ce qui fuit , au temps fait resistance ...
Contents
THE STUPENDOUS PAST | 40 |
GHOSTLY STREETS | 255 |
THE HAUNTING GODS 311 | 313 |
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