Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937, Parrish, Maxfield, 1870-1966 · New York : The Century Co. · leaf 37
ground athome, will ask himself, in wandering under the umbrella-pines of the Villa Borghese, or through the box-par-terres of the Villa Lante: What can I bring away fromhere ? And the more he studies and compares, themore inevitably will the answer be: Not this or thatamputated statue, or broken… … FLORENTINE VILLAS FOR centuries Florence has been celebrated forher villa-clad hills. According to an old chron-icler, the country houses were more splendidthan those in the town, and stood so close-set amongtheir olive-orchards and vineyards that the travellerthought himself in Florence three…
