Collins, W. W., 1862- · London : W. Heinemann ; New York : Dodd, Mead · leaf 158
uous suite of magnificent apartments throughwhich the visitor wanders seem full of emptinessand sadly want the stately figures and quaint dress,the sonorous voices and courtly manners of thebygone age that once peopled them and madethem live. The gorgeously gilded and colouredceilings become not… … VENICE within these chambers, it is with a sigh of reliefthat one steps out on to the balcony where Justiceholds the Scales above our head, and drinks inthe balmy air that floats in over the lagoonskeeping Venice pure and sweet. Outside on the Riva at the end of the Piazzettaare two columns of…
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