Hewlett, Maurice Henry, 1861-1923 · New York : Scribner's · leaf 53
tream outof the east. We were stealing into a cityasleep. Tall flat houses rose in the chillmist to our left and stared blankly downupon us with close-barred green eyelids. i6 EYE OF ITALY Gas-lamps in swept streets flickered dirtyyellow in the garish light. A great purpledome lay ahead, flanked by… … bottles of milk for the Florentine markets.So we were nearing. And soon we ran inbetween lines of white and pink villasedged with rows of planes drenched stillwith dews and the night mists, among bul-lock-carts and queer shabby little vetture,everything looking light and elfin in thebrisk sunshine…
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