 Rome was his passion — not the Rome of the Caesars, but the Rome of the Popes — not the Rome of the triumphal Arches, the Forums, the Baths, but the Rome of the Villas, the Fountains, the Churches. He would have given all the Colosseums in the world...  The Child of Pleasure - Page 16by Gabriele D'Annunzio - 2006 - 198 pagesLimited preview - About this book
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...and forums, but the Rome of villas, fountains and churches. He would have given the whole Colosseum for the Villa Medici, the Campo Vaccino for the Piazza...Arch of Titus for the Fountain of the Tortoises." In his latest book D'Annunzio reiterates his faith in the Eternal City : " She alone — whose rocky... | |
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