Alps and sanctuaries of Piedmont and the canton Ticino (1913)
Butler, Samuel, 1835-1902, Streatfeild, R. A. (Richard Alexander), 1866-1919 · New York, E. P. Dutton & company · leaf 261
vidently neitherunderstood them nor liked them, and could never getbeyond silliness ; but the artist who has lately done 2 54 Alps and Sanctuaries them up has made them still weaker and sillier by givingthem all pink noses. Shortly after the sixth chapel has been passed the roadturns a corner, and… … SACRO MONTE OF VARESE, NEARER VIEW like any building that is on the top of a hill; it is aninstinct in our nature to do so ; it is a remnant of thesame instinct which makes sheep like to camp at thetop of a hill; it gives a remote sense of security andvantage-ground against an enemy. The Italians…
Monasteries
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