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... young man , rich , beloved , much spoilt by Pope Pius IV . , his uncle , of whom he was a Secretary of State , the dispenser of every favour , the man to whom everyone - ambassadors , cardinals , prelates - all address themselves ...
... young man , rich , beloved , much spoilt by Pope Pius IV . , his uncle , of whom he was a Secretary of State , the dispenser of every favour , the man to whom everyone - ambassadors , cardinals , prelates - all address themselves ...
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... young girls with smiles on their lips and a spindle in the hand . Their freshness and their colour , their carefully netted hair , their engaging appearance , were pleasanter to remember than to look at the classic profile , the dull ...
... young girls with smiles on their lips and a spindle in the hand . Their freshness and their colour , their carefully netted hair , their engaging appearance , were pleasanter to remember than to look at the classic profile , the dull ...
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... Young girls were condemned to absolute retirement , and could never appear at them . Betrothed persons could see each other only when about to be married . Foreigners of dis- tinction were invited to these ridottis , but never the am ...
... Young girls were condemned to absolute retirement , and could never appear at them . Betrothed persons could see each other only when about to be married . Foreigners of dis- tinction were invited to these ridottis , but never the am ...
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... young women , richly adorned , were seen dancing to the sounds of the music which followed them in gondolas . Lines from Ariosto or from Tasso , whose poem , barely published , had already become popular , were sung , and certainly the ...
... young women , richly adorned , were seen dancing to the sounds of the music which followed them in gondolas . Lines from Ariosto or from Tasso , whose poem , barely published , had already become popular , were sung , and certainly the ...
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... young girls of the nobility and the middle classes could go into the streets and appear in public . Towards night , the Grand - Duke ascended a platform erected against the walls of his palace , which were hung with rich stuffs . The ...
... young girls of the nobility and the middle classes could go into the streets and appear in public . Towards night , the Grand - Duke ascended a platform erected against the walls of his palace , which were hung with rich stuffs . The ...
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